Today felt hopeful. It has been a long hard winter. It is a long hard winter still. Hopeful yet knowing. The air was warm and the sun was strong.  More so at half our elevation down where we went to the weekly mercadillo, hitting the organic food shops and less noteworthy errands like checking on our chainsaw which is being repaired. Still waiting for a part. Not surprising. This is Spain after all.  Told to come back next week. Which is just as well as we really did not want to pay for it today. This is Spain after all. Like I said, it has been and continues to be a long hard winter. Read more →