Day 49:

Things are bad.  We are breaking into the really good stuff.  The saved for a special occasion stuff.  Tonight we had this:   https://www.masxarot.com/en/cava-gran-reserva/
Great wine.  Special occasion.  Wednesday.

Our desperation has also led us to giving nicknames to the regulars we see on our furtive walks into the countryside behind the condos.  We have the Anchovy, the Farmer, the Wall guy and Ryanair. 

The Anchovy is a woman jogger who does in fact resemble some sort of bluefish.  I said Mackerel, GP Anchovy.  He won.  She has a very narrow face with pale protruding eyes.  Her hair is silver and blue/gray and tied back tightly.  She has no lips.  Bluefish.  When we pass her GP says "Ciao Anchovy" in a mumbley sort of voice.  She has never stopped and slapped him so I assume she only gets the "Ciao".

The Farmer is a nice old guy with an extremely energetic little black and white shepherd of some sort who lives in a lovely old farmhouse on our walk.  The house is a gorgeous salmon painted old place and is surrounded by fields and orchards so we assume he is/was a farmer but possibly not. 

Then there is the Wall guy.  The Wall guy is a lithe young guy that obviously is a free climber when not stuck at home.  Along the dirt tractor tracks we walk there is a stone wall that backs onto a monastery/retirement home.   The wall is about 7 feet high and takes about 3 minutes of brisk walking to pass.  I have no space and time intelligence so this is how I measure.  Wall guy grips the protruding stones with bare fingers and special shoes and crab walks back and forth along the wall.  I cannot even hold myself up.  I've tried.

Ryanair is actually a neighbor of ours.  She lives over our across the hall neighbors.  She's Venezuelan, multilingual-ed, lovely woman and a complete hypochondriac.  Not that there isn't reason to be in this day and age.  But she takes it to a new height.  When she sneaks out for a walk she not only wears a mask but a scarf wrapped around her head, a hood to keep it all in place and sunglasses even on a cloudy day.  She looks like a terrorist. 

One must find amusement where one can....

Stay well.  xxoo me