It's been a cool and cloudy day, even though the temperature is reported as twenty degrees. My first task, to find a new pair of sandals as the ones I bought in Fuengirola market last October have a sole that's not long or think enough for me and can't be tightened adequately to feel secure in since they'd stretched with use. I had no difficulty finding exactly the pair I should have bought first time around. They'll be good for some tough walking in the months ahead.
I walked around town and visited the church shop to see if I could pick up some tea towels, as there were none to be found in house linen stocks. None in the church shop either, but the volunteer in charge told me where I could find a shop nearby, and I bought a couple of cheery coloured ones for a euro each. I also needed to buy some plastic food storage boxes, as the kitchen cupboards lack these too. I found just what I wanted in the Iranzo supermarket.
It's an unusual shop specialising in selling scores of different Spanish wines from all regions and spirit, but also sells fruit, veg, meat and cheese, plus an extraordinary variety of international speciality foods, herbs, spices and sauces. Is is a booze shop with a rich delicatessen counter, or a delicatessen with an especially large booze section? One way or another, there's no better place to find the herbs and spices other supermarkets don't stock.
Before supper, I went for a walk from the house along the terrace overlooking the Chillar river valley. At the far end, there's a large old people's home run by a Catholic order, Las Hermanas del Buen Samaritano. I saw a people standing in an open door on to a terrace, and heard sounds of music and applause coming from within, a concert for the residents. Spring flowers here are amazingly colourful and prolific, in addition to flowers that bloom for most of the year. It's just another dimension of rich diversity in this environment.
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