“My true love said to me: four calling birds…..”
I must have mis-heard, I thought it was “calling four birds”. I did call four birds (ie women), cos I was "de Rodríguez" and feeling a bit lonely.
Who were these “birds”?
First of all, I tried a divorced/widowed English lady who has a house in Montejaque, but she’s not resident here and was in the UK.
Shame, as I really fancy her and she knows it.
She says that if she had been in Spain she would have accepted my invitation….. Mmmm!
Next, I tried a divorced Irish lady, who IS resident in Ronda. She had written on Facebook that she would be on her own on Christmas Day. But she politely declined my invitation.
That’s also a shame because I fancy her too and I told her so some while ago over a coffee. She said she was flattered, but nothing ever came of it.
I guess I’m too old for her. 10 years age difference isn’t much though, is it?
My third attempt was with a Spanish neighbour who has broken up with her fellah. He prefers to live in Madrid with his mother (who mentioned Oedipus?). So, they are no longer an item.
She’s a teacher, so well-to-do here in Spain. She’s spending Christmas Eve with her family in Grazalema (Cádiz), where she is from, but said she’d be back in Fuente de la Higuera for Christmas Day and could perhaps come.
Trouble is, I don’t have her phone number to confirm it. She is not aware that I fancy her.
My fourth possible Christmas Dinner companion is my next-door-neighbour-but-one. She’s been a widow for some dozen years following the premature death of her husband after an accident at work. Her name is Mercedes. [I always wanted to have a Mercedes – Behave yourself! I’m talking about a Mercedes-Benz car. I worked as a translator for the luxury car company in Stuttgart 50-odd years ago]. Being local, she told me she will be spending Christmas with family in Ronda.
A fifth possibility to invite for Christmas Lunch is a Geordie divorcee who has lived for many years in Spain, including Cantabria and Benalmádena. She has now fetched up in Ronda.
I’ve met her for coffee a few times and we get on really well. There is no sexual attraction between us, but we’re aligned politically, and we enjoy each other’s company.
I haven’t rung her yet.
All the other women I fancy are:
- Married
- Much younger than I am
- Don’t fancy me back
- Are Hollywood stars and therefore out of my league
Plan "B"
I’ve invited two “new” Spaniards to join me. They are employees at my local, where they live in, in the hotel.
This hotel is going to close its restaurant on Christmas Day, so this couple have nowhere to eat and no kitchen where they could prepare something. Most restaurants round here don’t open on Christmas Day.
“New” Spaniards?
She is from Uruguay and he is from Argentina. They’ve been in Europe a while and have no desire to return to South America, where many countries, including Argentina, are problematic, if not downright dangerous.
I helped them apply for Spanish nationality earlier in the year and their Spanish passports came through this week. So, we have something to celebrate – and not just Christmas.
Sadly, they have declined my invitation.
A Spanner in the Works
I learned yesterday that my English pal who has half shares in an Estate Agency here, although he lives in England, is coming out on Boxing Day.
He’s booked into the local hotel. He could stay at my place, surely?
Endword
It looks like I shall definitely be “home alone” on Christmas Day.
The first time in 74 years.
But it’ll be good. I’ll make sure of that!
Check out my planned Christmas Meal (link below).
Roast turkey with all the trimmings?
Nope!
© Diary of a nobody
Links:
Advent - in Spain
Christmas Parties in Spain 2024
De Rodríguez – at Christmas?
Wham! - Last Christmas (Official Video)
Photos and Images:
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Hotel Ronda Valley
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