MANILVA.

THURSDAY/TUESDAY 5th/ 10th APRIL 2012.

After the tragic news hit us early on Thursday morning we went around to Mano and Ann’s and took them off to the airport; we then sorted ourselves out, we are staying at their house but coming back up to ours at lunchtime and in the evening so we cooking here and also doing the washing and cleaning and changing clothes. The animals are no problem, Derrick comes with us everywhere while Feria stays at Mano’s,she is a doll, the two cats come and go as they please, Bella the Siamese is out at night and Fish the black and white is out all day ! We are enjoying sleeping at Ann’s, the bed is very comfortable and of course the views during the day and at night are to die for; the weather has changed and we are now back to clear blue skies and warm sunshine since Sunday. The actual news did not break until Saturday lunchtime when Sally Ann posted a message on her Facebook page; since then we have been approached by loads of the locals, the Mayor, the Chief of Police, the Chemist and so on. We did not make the processions on Thursday, Friday and Saturday but on Sunday after getting our Sunday Roast on the go we went up to Bar Rojas to watch the Easter Sunday procession which is the last of the Semana Santa week. As you can see it was a glorious day and the village was at its best; the pictures below show the ‘ Tronos ’ ( Tableau ) as it made it way up and down Calle Mar; Francisco ( Ringo/Paco ) was given the honour of conducting and leading the band. We had lunch afterwards at Bar Rojas with Paella and skewers of Garlic baby Prawns as more people came up to us to offer their condolences to pass on to all the family. The reaction on Facebook has been amazing including two particular messages, one from North Wales and one from the USA! who contacted us to update them on the news and pass on their thoughts when we see Sally Ann next -all old friends of Sally Ann’s and the family from back in Colwyn Bay. The funeral took place on Monday in Tenerife, Carlos and Anna Mari went over on Saturday and we are now waiting to hear what is happening next. Our thoughts are with them all at this tragic time.

Now a little catch up on what we have been up to; over the weekend is was of course sport as we have Mano and Anna’s large screen TV to watch, the Boat Race was exciting for a change after being stopped and restarted for the first time in its history – Cambridge won. I was able to watch all the Premier games on Match of the Day, meanwhile over here Barcelona closed the gap behind Real Madrid to four points when they won but Real could only manage a goal less draw ! My favourite ‘ Saturday Morning Kitchen’ was very good and on Sunday I was able to follow the World Track Cycling Championship live from Melbourne, this is my sport and the racing was electrifying and the British won lots of medals which is very good for Olympics later this year ! At the end in the last race, the ‘ Keiron ’Sir Chris Hoy came from four back in the last 50 meters and found a gap on the inside and won ! After speaking to Tim in Old Colwyn he told us that Ben his son who is 18 later this month has achieved his Gold Medal for the Duke of Edinburgh awards and will receive it later in the year at Buckingham Palace – well done Ben we are very proud and thinks that it is a marvelous achievement ! On the TV we have been watching some of the current series and even saw ‘ Just a Minute ’my favourite Radio programme on BBC2 ! The two concerts that we have seen where very good, Lionel Ritchie live in the TV studio and Adele live at the Albert Hall – I like her singing but not her personality ! On the food front we picked up some Pork Chops and Sirloin Steaks from the English butchers on the way back from the airport which were tasty, succulent and full of flavor, the Shoulder of Lamb studded with Garlic along with Boulangere potatoes was delicious and yesterday we had some Calves Liver with Smoked Bacon and Sausage !! So that’s it for now – back to updating the blog daily !

PS; Liverpool finally won at Blackburn 2-3 with a Andy Carroll header in stoppage time ! Over here Barcelona won 4-0 and are now only 1 point behind Real who have a game in hand and play on Wednesday night in a derby clash at Atl Madrid.

PPS; Real Madrid won 1-4 with a hatrick from Ronaldo,his seventh of the season so they are still five points clear as Manchester Utd. lost at Wigan 1-0 Sir Alex was not happy as they were totally outplayed as Manchester City won 4-0 against West Brom.and so are only five points behind Utd !

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Thought for the Day;


Our chief want in life is someone who will make us do what we can;


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