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Update – May 2010

Elle — Sat, 01 May 2010 14:03:25 +0000

Once again I have left it far too long before keeping people abreast of what’s been going on in “Elle World”. We’ve been extremely busy with work (which is obviously fantastic) and of course our priorities must always be with our clients. So… without further ado… a quick round-up then?

Pepper

I guess the big news is that we now have a new four-legged member of the family. His name is Pepper, and he’s a black labrador. He has settled into life at the Gandy-Draper household extremely well… albeit with a few things chewed that shouldn’t have been. Guido is happy to have a new friend – and they get on great – most of the time. Yes, he’s an amazing fella… is growing up big and strong… and is very much loved! He loves to watch television too – his favourite seems to be Cesar Millan (he really should try and learn something) and he’s also a fan of Talent Shows. Hmmm… do we have a potential saxophone playing doggie on Spain’s Got Talent? Perhaps not.

From left to right... Kate, me, Tina, and Fiona

In other news, I squeezed in a trip to the UK in January – my first in almost 3 years. I had a wonderful time, and got to spend some quality time with my Mum… long overdo for so many reasons. The beautiful Kate also organised a surprise for my friends in the UK – Tina and Fiona. Kate, Fiona, Tina and myself were extremely close back when I lived in Blighty… so it was natural to have a night out with the ladies whilst over. Little did Tina and Fiona know that Kate had got them out under false pretences…. and that I was going to walk in behind them. Yes you could hear the squeals of delight for miles! It was lovely to spend some time with my ladies!

Right – until the next time then! Elle xx

Another magazine article

Elle — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 18:07:43 +0000

We’ve done it again…. this time we managed to get our faces in to “Spain” magazine which is freely available in Britain.

For more info – visit our Relocation Website – link below, which will take you straight to the article.

Spain Magazine Article

October 2008

Elle — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 14:39:21 +0000

Here we are again with the time flying by. It seems I hardly have time to come in and update my personal blog these days… so i guess I should share a little of what we’ve been doing!

No – we don’t spend all our time lazing by the pool, or sipping cold drinks on the seafront (chance would be a fine thing).

CanaryNightlife has been going from strength to strength here in Lanzarote, and we have recently expanded into Fuerteventura too. The forum gets very busy nowadays, with plenty of new members joining in on the general chat… or asking questions against the relevant Islands and Resorts.

We’ve also been busy building new websites too… I won’t list them all, but a couple worthy of a mention are www.fumiguard.com , www.canaryislandsdreamvillas.com, www.geckopoolheaters.com and www.irishanvilbar.com There’s more coming all the time too! We’ve also released a free Lanzarote business directory, albeit under the radar for now.

Right, well I’ll let you all go for now… but if you fancy a chatter… and want to see what’s happening in the Canaries – then come and visit us in the forum at www.canarynightlife.net/forum

See you again soon!

Elle xx

Moving House

Elle — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 10:53:14 +0000

Hello guys – once again I’ve left it far too long before nattering to you and letting you know what’s been going on.

Work is keeping us very busy, which is excellent… and we have more clients coming on board all the time. So what else has been happening to keep me away from this blog? Well… we’ve finally moved. With almost 2 years of Lanzarote under our belt, we decided to take the plunge and jump onto the property ladder. So we’re buying a place closer to the Rubicon Marina.

We’ve been settled in for 2 weeks now – and it feels very homelike already.

Now if we could only get 5 minutes to ourselves, we might have be able to relax and enjoy it!

The weather is fantastic at the moment, and despite neither Alan nor myself sunbathing… those tans still seem to be creeping on. So for anyone headed out to Playa Blanca in the coming days… don’t forget that suncream!

Elle xx

It’s March already!

Elle — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 17:09:24 +0000

Well, where has the year started disappearing to eh? Can’t belive it’s March already!

Lots has been happening in the world of Lanzarote Web Design with more sites going live… and more coming over the next couple of weeks.

We managed a couple of days in Madrid during January – and loved it, despite the cold. We’re just not used to those low temperatures anymore (and long may THAT continue!).

So what little gems have I stumbled across recently?

Some e cards – a cracking site for sending e-cards. Similar humour to those black and white greetings cards we used to send back in the UK. Love it!

Live Angler – ok… didn’t stumble upon this one – it was built by my better half. Go have a look, and if you or anyone is into fishing… you’ll love it!

B3ta – one of my favourite sites… although it’s already gone 5pm, and no sign of my newsletter. Arrrgghhh… how will I cope? Go have a look… check out their links section of the message board. oodles of fun stuff. And do sign up for their newsletter… it’ll kick off your weekend nicely. But it’s not for kids!

Anyway, I’m going to log off now… and go post in a couple of forums. Speak to you soon!