Saturday 6/6/09: Back to dreary weather !$$

I think we were totally spoiled this week by the fabulous t-shirt weather. I have spent an awful lot of money and time in the last 10 days visiting various garden centres and buying lots of flowers and bulbs. Especially on a good day its great to see a garden full of colour. There is something special about spending only €10 and getting a living breathing thing that is very appealing. I think though, that I was the only person in Woddies today buying more flowers. Hopefully the good weather is going to return soon.

This is one of the reason I love the Spanish lifestyle so much. They seem to be so over-used to the sun, and in a lot of cases don't even appreciate it, because they turn their houses into caves blocking out all the natural light. For me, its great to be in Spain, even on a practical level, tee-shirt, shorts and shoes and your dressed for the day. Whereas in this climate you have to spend ages in the morning layering. I came back from Dublin early, as there really is only so much window shopping you can do . I can totally understand how some people get themselves into terrible credit card debt. On a day like today, there is nothing else to do, only to window shop and spend money on things that you don't really need.

I was going to buy a Kodak camera, which I thought was great value for €99, but on closer inspection today, it does'nt have image stabilization , which would be an essential component for me. I love my gadgets!

I am a big fan of Susan Boyle. I watched her audition on YouTube countless times. I know that the papers said that she was pouting because she was only a runner-up, but honestly she's going to make millions and has far out grown a small talent competition. The ugly photos the papers printed were nothing but her normal expression, so I would'nt read too much into them. Think I am going to France in September. I found a great company through the internet, which supplies everything disability related but without charging an exorbitant price. The great difficulty for me at the moment is finding somewhere to go for a break that does'nt cost the earth. When you need help the associated costs tend to escalate, and I end up not being able to justify spending so much money for a few days break. I dont really want to go with a family member, as to be honest we all need a break from each other. I know a lot of people in my situation have a mononous, tedious existence, which I am in no hurry to embrace. I often think to myself how crazy life is , that years ago i was physically more independent and stronger, but I just did'nt have the money to travel, now I have the money but I am much more physically beat