Masha Lloyd's blog

This is a diary of my life today for friends and family, past and present. For those who know me and those who don't, hi, cheers, welcome. Born in the UK to an English Father and Russian emigré Mother I married a Spaniard and have lived in Spain since 1981. Mother and grandmother, I was a PR professional in the telecoms sector until retiring in 2022. I'm passionate about my family, my new job as a successful Airbnb host, Pippa our dog, travel, food, news, the outdoors, reading and this blog.

Friday, March 31, 2006

Sold!

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Hiya Yes, it's true. We have finally sold our house. It happened very quickly, from one day to the other. We had 3 visits on Wednesda...
Sunday, March 26, 2006

Volver - "Coming Back"

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On Saturday night we went to see Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film, Volver. I love Spanish films but somehow, I have always been a bit skeptica...
Monday, March 20, 2006

Fathers' Day Bank Holiday

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Hello again I had just started work again and one week later it was Bank Holiday. So I am writing from home in my pyjamas at nearly mi...
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Thursday, March 16, 2006

Back to the world of work. Tired but happy!

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Hiya again Well we had a great time at the weekend by the beach. Great is relative really, cos, out of 3 days, 2 were spent packing, trav...
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Thursday, March 09, 2006

New project and off to the seaside

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Hello my friends I have a small piece of good news to share with you which I'm sure you will be happy to hear. From next Monday until t...
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Tuesday, March 07, 2006

The first signs of Spring

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Hello again Now the snow has gone and the temperatures are climbing it seems Spring may be on its way. Actually there are less than 3 weeks...
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Saturday, March 04, 2006

Playing Cupid

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Hiya again, Last night we went to an Indian restaurant in Madrid (The Ganges) with some friends. The hidden agenda was that we were playing...
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Friday, March 03, 2006

New look

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Hiya again So today we went to the hairdressers, Susi, Oli and me. It was time for tending to my dark roots (oh age, what a terrible thing!...
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Monday, February 27, 2006

Dinner at Bice

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Hiya again Last night we went out for a family dinner to Bice in Madrid (as commented in my post about the snow). Lovely dinner and nice to...
Sunday, February 26, 2006

Snow on a Sunday in Madrid

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Hello again There has been snow all over Spain, quite bad weather and many new warnings of snow, even here in Madrid. However, snow is so un...
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Monday, February 20, 2006

What's up this week?

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After my birthday celebrations and St. Valentine's day, life has been quite quiet. My 3 projects are ticking along but not one is yet c...
Wednesday, February 15, 2006

St. Valentines day is on the 14th Feb isn't it?

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Valentines day was different this year. Truth to tell, neither Eladio nor I have ever paid much attention to it but now that the girls ar...
Sunday, February 12, 2006

A family gathering and the last of the birthday celebrations

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Hiya again Today, Sunday 10th February, Eladio's brother, José Antonio, and family came to lunch. The gathering was quite important for...
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Saturday, February 11, 2006

The birthday party (The Nokia Connection)

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Hiya again Yesterday we celebrated my now annual birthday dinner party. There were some new faces: Jill, Paco and Paola, Manuel's new gi...
Wednesday, February 08, 2006

My latest bits of news and activities and, by the way, today is my Birthday.

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Hello again. I just realised that my last post disappeared from my blog. It was about all my bits and pieces of news since after Christmas a...
Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Rome was great but very cold.

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Hiya Yeah Rome was terrific, despite the freezing temperatures. So, of course we all caught colds. But, well, Rome was worth it, definitely ...
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Saturday, January 21, 2006

So we went to the theatre

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Hello again. On Friday we were invited by friends of ours (Pedro Delgado and Ludy Blanco) to the theatre. We went to see the most famous Spa...
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Thursday, January 12, 2006

Family outing to El Pardo

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Today we drove to El Pardo, a town 7km from Madrid to see the Palace. It was the first time since my Father has been here that we have been ...
Tuesday, January 10, 2006

A Roman Holiday in January

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Well, I'm not exactly Audrey Hepburn (nor a Princess) and Eladio is not Gregory Peck but we are still going to enjoy a short holiday in ...
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Saturday, January 07, 2006

The last day of Christmas

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Yesterday was the last day of Christmas, "Reyes" or Epiphany. It went off with a bang, although the Kings didn't bring anythin...
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