WARM AND STILL BREEZY SUNNY MANILVA ON THURSDAY;

THURSDAY 15^th/ MAY 2014.

As forecast today has started a little cooler but still sunny down here on the ‘Costa Del Sol’ – it’s more of the same for the next two days before it picks up again on Sunday; which is good new as we have arranged to go out for lunch with Claus & Doreen to ‘Victor’s Restaurant’( Brenda’s Dentist!) which is now situated in the ‘Manilva Green Aparthotel’ Doreen rang yesterday to thank us for ‘Sunday Lunch’ and also to let Brenda know that she had picked Brenda’s watch up for her from the jewelers in Estapona – she offered on Sunday as they were going shopping there one day this week, it’s ‘Feria – Fair’ week in Estepona so the shops only open in the morning or not at all! Thanks – we are looking forward to seeing you on Sunday!

Last night after supper we watched the final of the ‘UEFA Europa League Cup’ at the ‘Juventus’ stadium in Turin; Sevilla beat Benfica on penalties after extra time 4-2 when ‘Beto’ the goalkeeper saved two! They have now won this cup for the third time in nine years, Benfica have lost in their seven previous European finals!! At the same time on ‘TDP’ we also watched an exciting tennis match over in Rome as Nadal won, Brenda watches the tennis all the time – all I hear when I’ am up in the office is her moaning,shouting,grunting and ‘Cooing!’

This morning we have found ourselves in a ‘Gas Bottle War!’ – over the past two week a new lorry has been coming down our street blowing his siren! Our regular ‘Repsol’ driver with the Orange bottles is also still calling twice a week – the new man is ‘Cepsa’ with very posh Silver bottles, three time a week – they are the same price( Government Controlled!) and also the same fitting – we are making enquires about what to do!!

As we were out for our walk with the dog we bumped into two people walking their two 'Highland Terriers' - 'Daisy and Noah' - we started chatting to them,they are English and have just moved up to Manilva and are living down in the valley by the 'Roman Oasis; we then stopped at Bar Rojas for a chat and a cool drink - 'Mark,who is a professional singer and knows some people that we know and Kelly who is a dancer,nice to meet them and we no doubt will see them again walking the dogs!

Just on ‘Facebook’ Lyn has posted an update on their travels around Australia; they have reached Eden going up the East coast and are moving on to Ulladulla near Canberra and then passing Wollongong up to Sydney – we are following them on our very large wall –map up in the office! Thanks for the update, safe traveling and watch out for the ‘Kangaroos!’

The very late movie last night was the ‘Cult’ film about the underground world of high-stakes ‘Texas hold-em’ poker in New York; “ Rounders ” from 1998 stars Matt Damon and Ed Norton with John Malkovich as a weird Russian gambler,Femke Janssen, and Martin Landau – the title come from the term ‘Rounder’ – a person traveling from game to game, city to city seeking and  playing in high stakes cash games! Watch it to find out what happens!

Thought for the Day; See above.

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