De Perros y Limones

With the end of Ramadan we thought that we might see a little bit of loosening of the restrictions that we face here in Rabat.  Alas, it did not last long.  A few days after we joyously bought some beer from the offy once again, we were faced with heavy artillery on the cliffs near…

Bindi is our youngest dog even though Luna acts like she is  the one.  She was named after the Indian forehead jewel because of prominent birthmark just above her eyes that shone out when she was a puppy.  We took her and her brother together after Sonalee had been smitten by a video that the…

Another blog about one subject.  Hmm.   What to do? Well, we’re all playing the waiting game, I guess.  The lockdown here is even tighter that it was.  Now I have to take my permission paper into the supermarche where they stamp the date.  Apparently locals have taken to going shopping simply to go and have…

The lockdown of Morocco continues apace here and with no sign of restrictions being lifted soon.  The authorities really are not going at this half-heartedly – quite the opposite.  It is as if the kingdom has transitioned into full on authoritarianism with practised ease and an efficiency that others can only envy.  I am allowed…

Well, that escalated quickly.  Last Friday we were teaching as normal, go home and are then told that all schools will be shut.  A week later we are told that we are on total lockdown and only one of us can go out to go shopping – we can still walk the dogs on the…

The world is in flux and, apparently, running out of toilet paper at the moment.  Sporting and cultural events are being cancelled or postponed and the country of Italy is becoming the cradle of worry and panic in Europe.   And taking a cruise is seemingly no longer the decadent choice of the wealthy and privileged. …

Honestly, it does.  My grade nine class actually had a debate about it when one muppet told me I had spelt it wrongly.  Even now, after being thoroughly explained to, I’m not sure he believes me or most of his class. To be fair, many of the children that we teach are fluent in three…

It’s January, still.  Just.  It means that it is dark when we leave the house to go to work, which means it is really hard to see the endless cyclists and motorcyclists who have never heard of lights or if they have then have decided that they are a ‘new fangled idea’.  It is also…

Happy New Year!  We hope that 2020 brings you all that you deserve, all that you need and all the Halloumi cheese you can eat. As I type this, we are ‘back home’ in Spain, in very sunny Fuente Tojar and preparing for our journey back to Morocco so that Sonalee can return to her…

So, let’s start with an apology for the length of time between blogs – sorry but we’ve had a lot going on recently.  Now, let’s get to the shitty part where I describe why our lives have been made to feel a bit empty. I was called into work to cover for a day, came…