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Notes From an Amateur Writer #39
ALL THE WORLD'S A BEACH

This Blog series is an exercise in creative writing. Sometimes expressed in short story form, sometimes as a journal, or just my thoughts written down. This is my attempt to help coalesce my writing ideas and knowledge into usable form. It is a nursery of sorts for the stories that are on their way, or yet to be written.

No Matter the Weather

I've just lived through what would probably be the sunniest month before winter I have ever experienced. I know weather is a funny thing. It does fluctuate, and one year, or even one season, won't necessarily correlate with previous years. But I have been reliably informed that November in Spain is the rainy month. And having seen photos from last year, I can confirm – at least for last year's version of November – it knows how to rain, even if not very often.

But we only got one day this year. And every other day has been sunny, and after a usually chilly start to the day each day has become reasonably warm. Warm enough for some to go swimming at the local beaches.

Even in it's current inconsistency, it has provided a very consistent weather – every day has been sunny. Okay, well maybe 95% of the days, with a few cloudy days, for at least some of it.

I've been warned to prepare for a cold January, possibly even Christmas, which would make for a change, having lived through Australian Christmas' all my life, and they usually fall on warm to hot summer days. Given that it is Spain, and I am on the coast, I doubt I will see my first white Christmas, but I suppose anything is possible. It snowed one day here last winter, which was a first in about 80 years, I am told.

Quiero Habla Español

I finally started to take Spanish lessons, having just spoken my version of broken Spanish as best I can. A few words here and there. But I am serious about learning the language, and being able to communicate with others.

And the problem with language here is that there are so many of them. Our neigbours are Finnish, and we helped celebrate the Finnish national day last weekend, which marked Finland’s 100th birthday. I got invited to play a game of hockey with them (which was played last night, and I survived) so now I think I may need to brush up on my Finnish, as I may play a weekly game with them.

And given that there is currently six foot of snow back in Finland, our neigbours are some of those frequenting the beaches at the moment, just one week out from winter. And who can blame them?

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