Kitchen Closed!
Well, as you can see from the photo, I've made a good start on demolishing the present kitchen so there is no turning back now! I spent about 7 hours stripping tiles off the wall and removing some of the old cupboards- hard work on my own! It should have taken less time to accomplish but for an unwelcome surprise. Whoever tiled the kitchen several decades ago used two different kinds of adhesive. Where they used white adhesive, the tiles peel away easily but where they used grey the tiles are stuck firmly and only come away in little bits with lots of hammering! And it's dangerous work! At one point, I noticed my arms were flecked with blood where little bits of tile 'shrapnel' pierced my skin! It's not that bad really. I'm just being dramatic! Tomorrow, however, I shall force myself to wear a long sleeved shirt in spite of the heat.
Work at the bar continues to be good fun and I love the comaraderie, although I must admit to looking forward to my four-week holiday beginning in mid-July. Sunday night, Antonio, one of the managers was in the mood for practical jokes. I had seized a rare opportunity to sit down for a few minutes to refill some sirvillette dispensers. Suddenly, there was what felt like an explosion under my bottom! I literally leapt out of my chair to see Antonio with a CO2 cylinder and hose screaming with laughter! I roared with laughter too and soon we were slapping each other on the back. I'm always up for a joke, and I think that's one of the reasons we get on so well. A while later we were drinking a beer and Antonio told me his favourite British TV programme of all time is 'Benny Hill' Strange, I know! Well, I started humming the theme music and for some reason he found it so amusing he was soon laughing so hard he had tears in his eyes!
I talked to my daughters, Ellie and Imogen, on the phone this evening. They're both so excited about coming to Spain, which makes me feel really happy. Ellie asked if we'd get to go to the park and to the swimming pool and was thrilled when I said I reckoned we'd go every day! I told her I've taken holiday from the bar job while they're here and she was almost disappointed. Apparently she'd had visions of coming to the bar and helping out!
As usual, I was on the verge of tears when we ended the phonecall so I decided getting out of the house and going to the bar for a meal was a good idea (especially as I had no food in the fridge!). I wandered down to Rio de Oro and Vale, one of my workmates from El Parque was there. We sat together and chatted about work, the house he's buying, his girlfriend and my house renovation. It was a very enjoyable time and my meal of chicken wings and salad washed down with a couple ice cold lagers was good as well!
Well, it's 1am and I must get some sleep so I can rise early and carry on with work in the kitchen. Goodnight!
- Posted by bobinspain on 03/07/2007.
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