MAKING YOUR HOME AN ORIGINAL WORK OF ART
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
You’ve bought your lovely new home in the sun, but as you look around your pristine urbanisation it occurs to you that the properties are a bit ‘uniform’. Or maybe you’ve bought a character-filled old “cortijo” in the countryside and want to enhance its appearance in a way which is a bit different.
A beautiful […]
REMINDERS! - WINTERIZING YOUR POOL
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
strong>By Alison Langdon
Some reminders for you as by now you should have already winterized your pool. If you haven’t, heed the warning!
In a standard sized pool you will have around seven bags of sand in the sand filter which will harbour all sorts of bacteria as well as algae. If this goes untreated throughout the […]
MOVING TO SPAIN - THE “DIY” OPTION?
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
By Gary Fenwick
Sometimes moving costs can be brought down by doing it yourself, but often this is not the case. Aside from the cost of vehicle hire, diesel, and tolls, there are the ‘hidden costs’ to be factored in: taking time off work, ‘paying’ for relatives to assist, (food, beer/wine, etc.), the bruised fingers, the […]
ARE YOU “READY TO RENT”?
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
By Adele Land
Christmas is coming… and that’s pretty much all that we’re thinking about at the moment.
Tis the season of endless festive TV advertising, but watch this space - we will soon be bombarded by relentless holiday commercials depicting idyllic images of paradise beaches, tempting us to drift off and imagine ourselves basking in […]
GARDENING OVER CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
By Elizabeth Ward
The best time to be working in the garden at this time of the year seems to be in the late morning. If you can manage one or two hours a day out in the sun you’ll get some healthy exercise, also a regular dose of Vitamin D to boost your immune system […]
