Category Archives: News

This was a rather scrappy week, with weather again a limiting factor and further aggravated by having no car, until Friday night. One of the most notable things about this time of year here are the migrating birds passing through … Continue reading →

After a gap of more than four weeks, we have been reunited with our little car. It was picked up form our house on Tuesday 29th March and arrived safely in Rabat, Malta on Friday 29th April. In between, it … Continue reading →

Monday This week begins on Monday, with a trip to Mosta market. Mosta is our neighbouring town and the main church boasts the third largest unsupported dome in the world, being larger than St Paul’s by 22ft, and only surpassed … Continue reading →

In the very first post to this blog, where we announced our plans to move abroad, I mentioned that I wanted to cut back seriously on the amount of time spent in front of the computer and in dabbling with … Continue reading →

A friend has asked for an update on Kingston the cat who was planned to be with us here in Malta by now. We got his rabies injections and other inoculations done, and applied for and obtained his “pet passport” … Continue reading →

Sunday A day of “holiday” for the Maltese who go out to lunch, and often have their festas on that day. Today was the Festa Fawli or strawberry festa held in Mgarr, a town whose church has a silver dome. … Continue reading →

Well, we have been here for a week now and are getting impatient to be getting on with familiarising ourselves with the island’s wonderful historical sites, but are being handicapped by having to get our infrastructure in place. Sounds very … Continue reading →

It was a strange feeling to be tidying the house prior to a trip but knowing that we were actually leaving for good. I don’t suppose that many people move house or emigrate by Ryanair! Actually it turned out to … Continue reading →

Only two weeks to go! March has been a very busy month with lots of admin jobs related to the move and the tying up of many loose ends. We have decided to ship our car to Malta. This involves … Continue reading →

We have just returned from an enjoyable week house-hunting in Malta. This time we made a break with tradition and stayed at a different hotel than usual, the Radisson overlooking Golden Bay in the Northwest of the island. The rooms … Continue reading →

January has been a very busy month, making preparations for the move abroad. We spent New Year’s Eve in Malta with an excellent, gourmet seven-course meal at the Phoenicia Hotel after which we joined the Valetta street party. The atmosphere … Continue reading →

Big time. In 2011 Jaqui and I will both reach the milestone of 60 years of age. Recently we have had an increasing feeling that our lives are drifting along, mainly under the influence of forces outside of our immediate … Continue reading →