My first blog! A warm and sunny day. A quick visit to San Miguel market this morning to buy my favourite flowers - White perfumed lilies, and only €7 for a huge bunch. They'll last at least 10 days and will fill the house with an amazing fragrance. Good job my dad's not here. He won't let my poor mum have Lilies in the house. Associates them with death. Whilst I'm superstitious about some things that's one I choose not to adopt.
Got back home to find the council has attempted to kill the cockroaches that live in the drains. The road in front of the house has at least 2 or 3 hundred of the little buggers. Most lying on their backs kicking their legs. Husband spent the next hour or so monitoring their progress to ensure that none came close to the house. He has been around the house putting in all the plugs in the sinks and baths to ensure none invade us that way. He is currently patrolling and has just reported that the local Sparrows are now having a feast on dead poisoned roaches. So, if you have a home here which is unattended then I suggest you leave in all your plugs whilst you are away to prevent them invading. By the way, you will know if the council have done your area has they have sprayed fluorescent paint on the drainhole cover.
"Living the dream." An up to date account of life on the Costa Blanca. I will tell it as it is. The highs and the lows of an English expats life. Local information, restaurant reviews, places to visit and things to do, plus much more.Also a little of life in the UK.
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Welcome to the Blogosphere! Where is Orihuela Costa? Generally, that is.
I sympathize the cockroach problem. We have roaches here in east Georgia, USA that are pituitary giants, if roaches have pituitary glands, that is. 3 inches long and greasy. Ugh.
Thanks for the welcome!
Orihuela Costa is on the South East coast of Spain. On the map half way down on the coast line is a pointy bit. Just below is a smaller pointy bit.That's us! Or to be specific Alicante is just north of us.
These roaches ranged from itsy bitsy babes to ones 2 inches long.Yuk
I firmly believe roaches are demons from hell sent to torment those of us with delicate, feminine sensibilities. I had one fly down the front of my shirt once. I'm still suffering. So are my kids as they witnessed their mother stripping and screaming.
I'll be really happy if I never see one ever again. They have all vanished this morning. I'm sure there will be a lot of birds with belly ache.
Ducks love roaches, and will hunt them down. We had ducks once and they completely eradicated the roaches in 6 months.
The only ducks I've seen around here are on the menus at the local Chinese restaurants. Husband didn't look to happy at the thought of duck poo on the patio. For now I think we will make do with industrial strength roach spray. None have appeared today.Hopefully that will be the end of them.
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