Memory Lane
Did you ever take a trip down Memory Lane and wonder what is happening in your life? Of course you did…if not in reality I’m sure your mind has been there. Well I am here on the Andalucía Coast in a pretty little Spanish town called La Cala. I know this place so well and walked these streets with regularity 10 years ago. Now that sounds rather ominous doesn’t it? But what I meant is I used to have a holiday home here and frequented the bars and coffee shops. Ha! Now it sounds like I’m an alcoholic, or was. Uhm! Not so, but I have fond memories of family holidays here and nights out with the girls. I do remember actually, one day when I was trundling up the hill towards our apartment – both me and my children laden with shopping bags – and one of the flimsy plastic bags burst. I didn’t care about the eggs nor the ketchup, but I was furious when my bottle of martini smashed and screamed furiously because the diet coke was still intact and all the martini gone.
This little town has changed somewhat, as of course you would expect, but in many ways it remains unchanged. I see they now boast one of the best Spanish markets ever and a new hotel has sprung up on the coastline, but in many ways it still has the same unspoilt ambience. The town is clearly a favourite spot for the Spanish holiday makers and though the sixty plus brigade seem to be here in full force I’m pleased that I scheduled this visit before the real holiday season has begun. Thankfully it is not too busy as no doubt it will be in July and August.
So why the trip down Memory Lane? Well I had to see a few people on this coast – one or two potential business contacts –sounds exciting eh? And I am making the most of the opportunity to catch up with old friends. ‘Less of the old’, I can almost hear them say.
So here for a few days the leading question is;- do I want to swim? Quite frankly, no! Delightful as it may be, I’m no water baby. Do I want to walk for miles along this prettiest of coastlines early morning? Yes, absolutely. Wish Butler and Gracie were here to walk with me. Am I glad the school holidays have not started yet and there are very few kids? Most certainly! Oh My Gosh! What did I say? I thought children were my life? Yes indeed, but how lovely to have that quiet time to think, to plan and to enjoy those trips down Memory Lane. Our lives are like the pages of a book and as each page turns, each chapter concludes, it’s almost essential I think to see what we have learnt along the way. Most importantly we need to take time out as we contemplate our direction for the future. What do they say about decisions made in haste?
I will enjoy the sunshine, so hope it is nice where you are.
Besos
Anna
