MANILVA.

Wednesday/Thursday 3rd/4th June.

Wednesday 3rd.

First thing in the morning we called into the surgery to collect a prescription for the testing tabs for the blood testing machine, the regular receptionist was on holiday so it took a little time to find it in the files and whilst I was there the doctor took me in for a quick check up and arranged for me to call back later to take my blood pressure; at the same time he adjusted the tablets and gave me another prescription for more tablets, my blood pressure was down,later,so now we are waiting for the results of the scan the week after next! All the medical attention is on the Spanish health system, as we are now fully registered and all the prescriptions are free also! We then called into the English butchers to order the Leg of Pork for our Sunday lunch and at the same time we finished off the shopping ready for the arrival of the folks on Friday. In the evening after supper Brenda made her regular phone call to her sister Jenny to check on her husband John, he is still very poorly and has now been in hospital for over nine weeks; she then called her other sister Norah to catch up with Jack and Lyn who are staying with her, they have been up to Carlisle to see her son David and his wife Claire and their two daughters and they had a smashing time in the Lake District over the weekend. We then made the arrangements to pick them up from the airport in Malaga on Friday morning, they have an early flight so they are staying at an airport hotel on Thursday evening.

Thursday 4th

This morning the car hire people brought the Fiat Punto,four door to the top of our street outside the town hall and we then shot out after lunch to pick up the Pork from the butchers and at the same time we cleaned the car and topped up the petrol, ready for tomorrow morning. Brenda has cleaned, washed, ironed,mopped,polished and refurbished everything that moves; the outside plants have been renewed and the fresh flowers,white lily’s are on show in the corner of the lounge. We are ready for the visit of the year, so far, and are very excited to see Lyn and Jack and welcome them to Sunny Manilva!! This evening we are having pan fried flattened Breast of Chicken with Baked Potato for supper, they are both on the diet list, honest !