Then the rains came.

This weekend the winds have brought massive amount of devastation including the spread of a fire from one of the local schools. For days the fire spread to the surrounding areas and the mountain above and beyond - pictured below under the heading view from my window.
All the emergencies services, including the air emergencies service, worked around the clock. This is a picture of one of the helicopters searching for remnants of the fire amongst residents as most of them have been evacuated. Then the rains came a day late but welcomed.

Lulu

Well that sorted out one of my Christmas present choices, my neighbour came up with a puppy at the weekend and told me she had a sister up for grabs, so subject to the usual parent permission (which was easy I just walked in with her in my arms) I have just settled her in. Her name is Lulu above is a photo - she is a Boxer and she is two months old.

Altea

View from my window

Trip to the Theatre

Spanish Dogs

Roxey
Now is this dog cute or what!

School life

Junior school
Schools in Spain start at 8:45 and a lot of students take the bus, you can not have packed lunch so you either stay for school dinners or go home. Lunch break last 3 hours in Spain so if you do stay for school dinner you have a lot of play time in the play ground.

Before you start a new year you have to go and get a list of books and buy them.
Some schools give you a voucher with 50% off the books which judging by the look on my mums face in the past can be expensive.

Senor school
Starts at 0800 and finishes at 2 or 3 but you must continue your studies at home usual until the early evening.