MANILVA.

Sunday 14th. September.

After the night before we had a long lie in and then a late brunch as usual on a Sunday;We had got our information wrong about the “ Cierro Verano Cultural” the Karoake was it! on Saturday. In the afternoon I watched the Grand Prix and the Motorcycling GP as Brenda caught up with her book on the roof terrace in the afternoon sunshine,next week on the ten day forecast there is some rain due-the first in five months!Later in the evening we walked to Bar Castillo for some Tapas including their excellent Croquettes.

Monday 15th September.

We went for a walk in the morning around the village and called into the butchers for some Pork Cutlets for dinner;we also bumped into Mano at the office,Bar Augustine, and had a coffee with him before he went to a meeting about the Aparthotel with two of the owners.In the evening Brenda called her two sisters in England on the Skype phone to catch up with all the news,Jenny in Claughton village and Norah in Runcorn.Norah is the oldest of the four sisters with Lyn in Australia the next,Norah has just been on an IT course and has her first computer and had just been on our blog-page for the first time ! Well done Norah!! In the evening we had a late supper with the Pork Cutlets in our favourite Lemon butter sauce with Lyonnaise potatoes and Brenda’s selection of fresh vegetables!

Tuesday 16th September.

Today it is sunny and warm as we went down to Sabinillas for some shopping and on the way back we called into Mano and Anna’s to see how the house is coming on,it’s typical Anna style and is looking very different all ready,the new floor and the computer area especially;at lunchtime Anna called in with Carlos and Fabio as they walked through the village to say hello.In the post this morning Brenda’s medical card arrived and mine is in the system to finish off our Spanish documents to become resident in Spain,also there was a letter with some wedding pictures from one of Brenda’s old work mates from before we were married,Irene,who made contact with us fairly recently and told us all about her family growing up and the wedding of her daughter.Thanks for the pictures Irene and Pete! As I was typing this Ben called with the latest news about our very dear friend Carol,Im’afraid it’s not good news,
Carol has not improved and the doctors have prepared the family for the worst,so our thoughts go out to Ben,Yola and Michelle and Carol’s brother Dave in Canada as well as her mother Dorothy in England at this very worrying time.