I feel we are quite lucky to have survived this winter!! The worst on record here in Asturias and Gus and I living in Luanco in the house from hell. It seemed to want to kill us!! The house or the unbelievable landlady!! I know landlords and ladies are internationally reknown for fleecing tennants and ignoring problems but this one wins all the prizes. I´ve even caught her with her nose pressed against the window, blatantly spying into the house!! Water pouring down the walls, ("That´s impossible", she said!), electric shocks, constant power cuts from dodgy wiring, fire that didn´t draw, mould, heating that didn´t heat...top moments like watching tv dressed to ski and falling in a hole no-one told me had been dug in the middle of the yard that afternoon. Of course, I couldn´t see it as there was (another) blackout. The gas leak that nearly killed us was the final straw!! My friend, Mar, kindly left us her house in Gijón, on the market but as nothing´s selling at the moment, we should be ok for a while. So, back to Gijón. Still nice...got lambs in the field next door but just a few minutes from the centre.

So, my non-stop "proper" flu has cleared up, although energy levels are still pretty low.

Have had 2 individual expos in bars...2 great places which I strongly recommend if you´re ever in Asturias
cafedam.net in Gijón
and
Olivar in Oviedo
www.20alolivar.org

Zero sales. Not even the little sketches I was practically giving away. And the lady at the nearby local "trendy" picture framing gallery place was most condescending about the work I offered her :(

Oh well. I´m made of pretty tough stuff but could use a heads up at the moment!!!

I´m working alot, though. And getting my ideas together...