what's new/big jim's birthday

My apologies for the infrequent posts of late. Have been working to transfer the blog here (http://mylifeinspain.typepad.com/), so if you see the formatting has gone a wacky here, that is why. The next site should be up by the end of the week...will keep you posted. :-) For those of you who don't know, it's Big Jim's birthday this coming Sunday. Have been a tad flummoxed for gift ideas---the man has so much stuff, especially so soon after Christmas and the US shopping opportunities. But as I was perusing the latest issue of the Sur, I saw that Cirque du Soleil (http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/)was on in Seville. Couldn't get tickets for this weekend, but I could for the following. Yay! Just the remedy needed for the winter drearies. :-) The village is so bloody quiet these days. I miss the abuelas sitting on the benches gabbing all afternoon. Alas, they only venture out in January, bundled with their scarves, to buy bread and then hurry back to the warmth of the estufas. Will have to wait a few months for the chatting to resume. Hasta pronto, mylifeinspain