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Just thought I would introduce us, me Graham the boss Rosemary. We moved to Corbera, 30 Kms south of Valencia last year. My work was shipped off to India so we decided to take early retirement. After the last fifteen years spent in the middle of an estate in Eastbourne, waking up each morning looking up at our view of the castle is rather refreshing to say the least.
Rosemary is into crafts I seem to be into renovating two bathrooms like it or not.
Are the Spaniards always so friendly? We were lucky if we had a grudging "morning" from our neighbours in Eastbourne here it's bon dia from virtually everyone that passes. Our ration of oranges arrive once or twice a week and then yesterday a neighbour arrived with armsful of kale. I know everyone says give it two years then decide but so far it is looking good.
regards

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Hi Graham and Rosemary :) Welcome to the site :thumbup:

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Welcome to the forum, glad all going well for you :)

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Hello both ..... I'm just a little further South than you

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HI Graham

Nice to type you , nice that its all going well ,but tell me what if anything are you missing in your life out there ?

oh and what is kale ?

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Big Pete,
What is kale? It is a brassica, delicious if you like cabbage type greens but the armful that we were given boiled to a few tablespoonsful.
What do we miss? Rosemary,(the Boss), says lemon meringue pie, clotted cream, She is from Devon. Family and friends obviously. Chatting, our Spanish is not up to this level yet and we are the only English living here. We did not watch much tv in England so that is not a problem. Ten minutes on this reply so far and we are struggling. We cannot think of anything else that is important, we have been here seven months and so far appears to be one of the best decisions we have made.
Today in our little town of 3077 inhabitants we have watched a parade in full fallas regalia, the road blocked for dancing, bangers and fireworks at least 10/12 times including I might add during dinner. Compare this to the silence we lived in back in England and this is why we are so happy here. I am now a regular pain in the rear end to people back in England, they must be sick and tired of hearing about the day to day life in Corbera.
Electrical engineering was my background until it moved to India. Do I miss it NO.

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mmmmmm lemon meringue lovely ,,, Good to hear you are enjoying your new life :thumbup:

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So, one cook book and that bit's sorted:D

I do envy your lovely position.

Good luck.

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Pleased everything is going good for you,it sounds promising as we are hoping to make the move as well.Best of luck :thumbup:

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Where are you thinking of going to?

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We are hoping to move to the andalucia region,not quite sure yet,I quite like the area around Competa,it all depends on various things,and how far the old money will stretch.But we hope to make the move in the next months.:thumbup:

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jandy, you have probably answered this already but can you humour me please?

What will you do to earn money to ensure that the stretched money doesnt run out please?

Thats my dilema:D

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Weeeeeell Ill think of something,could go lemon picking ,got a few things in mind watch this space :thumbup: at the end of the day, and as a last resort
I could double up with hubby and drive a truck,dont worry aint starved yet,
I could buy a fishing rod ,eat fruit ,grow veg,make marmalade,who knows its all a journey!!!:thumbup:

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Hi all Bill & I are moving to Gandia in a few months time so looking forward to it very much is anyone from this area on the forum also Rosemary my friend is moving to Villalonga in May and she is in to Crafts in a big way must start a club.

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You say that your friend is into crafts are you too? Craft club sounds like a good idea to me so keep in touch.

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Hi yes im into them in a small way but enjoy it a another friend is thinking of starting craft holidays as a business what do you think but would like to keep in touch

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Craft holidays? Would that be similar to the cooking and painting holidays that have been set up in France? If so I think it may well work especially during the cooler months.

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What an excellent idea. You go for it.:D

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Hi,
Would like to wish you a warm welcome,
I found in my very short time in spain i was saying hola every minute or so.
I found the locals very friendly and to be honest i also found the brits were very happy and friendly.xxxxxx:)

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Hi Miss Naughty, did you blog your experience by any chance please?

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Jandy I wish I could chuck it all in and do what you are doing... I really wish you luck. Soometimes I think the more assets one has the harder it is to take a risk, for fear of losing it all. I still remember my carefree penniless days in London, cycling everywhere, blagging everywhere. Glad I have a house in Spain to return the favours of the friends who were friends.
Watching this weeks episode of Desperate Housewives on E4.. repeated next week on Channel 4, Weds. I know it's a bit of American nonsense, but there are nuggets of truth in between the convoluted storylines. We all fear change, but one has to use it to one's advantage, as there comes a time when everything has ended and no more change is possible.
Graham I think the Spanish really celebrate life in a way people in Britain have forgotten, and of course they have the long hot summers which help. They are already getting excited about the ferias, Semana Santa etc etc
The numerous Bank Holidays, the zest for living, not always having to be fuelled by copious amounts of alcohol.
Here in London they have cancelled all the outdoor concerts at Kenwood because of complaints by local residents about the noise. At Garsington, a country house opera festival, they also have complaints from the locals.
And go for the craft workshops...I think you may find others are doing them as well. A friend is running flamenco orientated holidays to Seville and Jerez in small groups, and she is also expanding to cover the major festivals.:thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

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Huh

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Did you ever write down your experiences in spain seeing as it was such a short time as something made you leave.

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Hi,
I have done to some, always check facts before you go out and make sure you really trust someone before you go ahead with anything.

My experience of going out was based on what we were told by friends and what actually happened was not the same.

Ours was also lack of planning even though it was 3 years worth but things happened that we did not foresee.

In some ways i am glad as we have learnt valuable lessons but also a part of me was gutted.
It is all fate and it was not our turn this time and maybe next time it will be.
xxxxxx

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Hi thanks for you reply,I dont watch desperate housewives,I think life is to short to get bogged down with materilistic things,you have only one go on this planet as we know it,and sometimes its better to take risks,I think a favorite quote of mine is ( if you dont change it, things stay the same )and if your not happy with your lot move on.I lost some one very close to me five years ago and that has changed my veiws on life, I think you just have to work with what youv got,Im looking foward to moving to Spain,Im not expecting everything to be a bed of roses,but at the end of the day we just have to take that chance.Its not me who is going to be doing craft workshops.You are right the more you have the less chance your likely to risk it,but if your happy with what you have why change it .At the end of the day we are bogged down in a rat race,no quality time ect.Anyway we will see how the next few months pan out :thumbup:

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Hi , The Biggest Little Craft Shop is for sale in Javea , Freehold been trading for three years,central location phone:0034 637 147 497,dont know whether your friend interested in crafts would be interested.

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I do hope it works out for you before you get (like me) too old to get t where you really want:frown:


Jandy. Do you know if the Biggest Littlte Craft shop has a good turn over please?

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aaawwww as my dad says never too old for anything :D and to be honest my dad is 55 and he always going for another goal xxxxxxxxx:wub:

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Where did he migrate to:D

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thailand with my step mother she is a buyer, my dad has retired and plays tennis everyday partys hard so step mum says.
He can be a pain in the ass to try and tame but loves every minute of life.
i just wish i had his energy, must be more like my mother :(

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All respect to your dad.

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Hi,Im sorry I dont know what the turn over is,I just happened to see the advert for the sale,Im sure it said it had been trading for sometime,I just thought that has there has been some interest in crafts that it may be a bit of useful info.for someone.Did I post the phone no.I seem to recall that I did.Goodness knows which site I saw it on,Iv looked at them many .Cheers

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Never mind:D It's good to talk:D

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Yes you did include the phone number it is a few posts back on this thread.

Rosemary

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Iv just had another thought,I am quite sure that a member called Mananaman lives in that area,I just wondered if anyone was interested in the shop whether you could contact him and ask if he wouldnt mind having a look,just a thought,Cheers