Thursday, July 31, 2014
A VERY HOT AND SUNNY MANILVA ON THURSDAY;
THURSDAY 31st/JULY
2014.
Yesterday
by lunchtime the sun had broken through and the breeze as forecast dropped; by
the afternoon is was very hot and in the evening it stayed warm and close which
meant that we had a long and warm night ahead!
‘Scruffy’ has
settled in very well and is eating all his food and drinking water, when he
goes to the large bowl he puts one foot in and then drinks! We walk him four
times a day, just short walks along Calle Mar and back so he has his spots to
leave messages!( Bagged!) At night he prefers to sleep under our bed on the
marble floor instead of in his executive bed.
This
morning ‘Reina’ was dropped off for the day before she comes back tomorrow for
her sleep-over weekend; they are no problem together now that they know one
another, at the moment Reina is sat in my secretaries chair by the side of my
desk as I’ am typing the Blog and ‘Scruffy’ is sat under my feet in his
favorite spot!
We have
just come back from a walk along Calle Mar on the shady side of the street; we
sat on one of the benches and took in the sights, sounds and smells, the ‘Rotisserie
Chicken’ shop was just starting up so we have ordered one for later!
At lunchtime we had a nice surprise as we had a call from Kathrin to say that she was on her way over to Manilva with her husband Bruno who we have not met and would we like to join them for a little late lunch; we ended up down at 'Bodegon Andaluz'where we had a very nice tapas lunch and drink looked after by Andreas - so we have had a good catch up and chat and are looking forward to seeing them again tomorrow evening.They brought their dog 'Alfie' along so we ended up with the three dogs sat under our feet ,all behaving very well!
At lunchtime we had a nice surprise as we had a call from Kathrin to say that she was on her way over to Manilva with her husband Bruno who we have not met and would we like to join them for a little late lunch; we ended up down at 'Bodegon Andaluz'where we had a very nice tapas lunch and drink looked after by Andreas - so we have had a good catch up and chat and are looking forward to seeing them again tomorrow evening.They brought their dog 'Alfie' along so we ended up with the three dogs sat under our feet ,all behaving very well!
This
morning after breakfast I had a quick shave & shower, as I opened the
shower curtains I had a little surprise; three dogs sat waiting to see me, not
two as ‘Chispa’ had come calling, left to right in size - ‘Reina,Chispa &
Scruffy’!!! “ Doggy World Heaven ” is open for business!
So today we
are having a nice relaxing day at home catching up with the chores about the house,
Brenda is pottering and I’ am up in the office taking in the WWW as you can
see.This evening for supper it's 'Omelet's' as we are saving ourselves to tomorrow nights "Meat Extravaganza" with Claus & Doreen down at their villa with Bruno & Kathrin.
Last night
after supper we had the choice of three films to watch; “ A Perfect Murder”
from 1998 with Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow & Viggo Morteensen – “ What
Lies Beneath ” from 2000 with Harrison Ford & Michelle Pfeiffer and “ Guilty
As Sin ”from 1993 with Rebecca De Mornay & Don Johnson !!! You wait all
week and then three come along - typical! We watched the first one and then the
ends of the other two!! All murder's at the ends !!!
Thoughts
for the Day;See above.
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Wednesday, July 30, 2014
A VERY STICKY AND CLOSE SUNNY MANILVA ON WEDNESDAY;
WEDNESDAY
30th/ JULY 2014.
We were up
sharp this morning and shot down to Sabinillas to do the weekly shop after a
quick breakfast; we then came back up to the house to unload and then shot down
again to Sabinillas to go to the bank and then drop Brenda off at the
hairdressers for the ‘Full Works’
Today is
starting overcast and rather clammy but no doubt the sun will break through
later as forecast; the weather over the weekend and into next week is getting
hotter especially during the night.
‘Scruffy’
is due later after I have picked Brenda up from the hairdressers, for a two day
sleep-over which we are looking forward too, he’s no problem and very good
company; ‘Reina’ is here on Thursday and then returns on Friday morning for her
two day sleep-over as it’s Lee & Daniela’s wedding weekend!
The news
from the folks in Seville is that they have had a very good time exploring the
side streets, viewing Art Galleries etc.and taking in the sights and sounds
including a visit to the oldest Bull Ring in the World( See the pictures below) and watching a very fine
and exciting ‘Flamenco Show’ at the ‘Flamenco Museum’ last night,see the pictures above, their hotel
was in the centre of the old part of city, no reports as of yet on the Food
& Drink?! It shows what their priororaties are as opposed to ours!!
Tonight for
supper we having the ‘Chicken Wings’ pan-fried on the griddle and served with
Baked Potato, Mixed salad and a dipping sauce on the side. We will then catch
up with all the news, sport and weather updates before settling down to find
something to watch.
Thoughts
for the Day; See above.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014
A VERY WINDY BUT STILL HOT AND SUNNY MANILVA ON TUESDAY;
TUESDAY 29th/
JULY 2014.
We had a
nice roll-over lie in this morning as it’s our last chance this week as we are
busy with ‘Doggy World Heaven’ right up to Sunday; yesterday evening and then
later during the night an un-forecasted strong wind got up which rattled the
shutters and generally made a lot of noise down our street which acts as a
funnel in either direction.
It’s still
warm and sunny which is the most important thing, the stiff breeze makes it
rather pleasant. The forecast for the rest of the week is more of the same and
as the wind drops it’s getting hotter again; yesterday up in the Barcelona England
So today
it’s an at home day getting ourselves up to date, Brenda is washing, drying and
ironing as well as cleaning, polishing and tidying – it’s another ‘Ing!’ day in
sunny Manilva; meanwhile I’ am up in the office on the WWW. putting the world
to rights! We had our weekly menu planning meeting this morning, the ‘Ing’s!’
have started again!
I’ve just
come back from the butchers and greengrocers with some very nice ‘Pork Chops’
cut English style and fresh local Campo Red and Green Peppers; I’ am grilling
the Pork Chops and making ‘Breton style Potatoes with the peppers, the
vegetable department is producing Cabbage with fresh local Campo Alselgas and
Carrot Batons with Ginger to go with the chops, on the side will be some of
yesterdays Tomato salsa. Tomorrow night we are having pan-fried Chicken Wings with
a dipping sauce, Baked Potato and Mixed salad.
On Thursday
its ‘Omelet’ night and then on Friday we are out for an early dinner at Claus
& Doreen’s villa with Bruno & Kathrin joining the party as they have
arrived from England after a memorable journey down to the ‘Costa Del Sol’ – on
the menu is “ Tapfelspitz mit Meerrettichsosse ” – we can’t wait – it’s meat as
they have ordered it from their butchers in Estepona market!
At lunchtime Mano & Anna called in for a chat and gossip.
At lunchtime Mano & Anna called in for a chat and gossip.
At the
moment ‘Chispa’ is playing around my feet up in the office, she comes calling
most days and at this time of the year she also comes crashing in later on in
the evening when we least expect it, the door is always open so she rushes in
and jumps across the two settees onto our laps – without us hearing her coming!
Sadly we are not able to take her for long walks around the village at the
moment but she does join us with ‘Scruffy’ or ‘Reina’ for their walks. See the
pictures below of the three dogs in our life here in “ Doggy World Heaven ” !!
Thoughts
for the Day; See above.
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Monday, July 28, 2014
A VERY HOT AN SUNNY MANILVA ON MONDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEK;
MONDAY 28th
/ JULY 2014.
No lie in
this morning for the wicked as we have things to do and places to go; ‘Reina’
was dropped off for the day so after breakfast we went for a walk along Calle
Mar and Brenda called into the chemists to collect all her heart prescription
tablets.
This
morning after typing and posting the Blog I’ am making a fresh batch of my
famous ‘Tomato Salsa’
Last night
after supper which we all really enjoyed and after we had cleared up we went up
to watch the start of the local senior ‘Theater Group’s’ production on the
stage in front of the whole village; our local councilor Mario and his sister
in law, her husband and their daughter Marta, all from our street were in the
play, see the pictures above thanks to Antonia the Mayor.
At the
‘Hungarian Grand Prix’ yesterday it was one of the most thrilling races so far
this season as Lewis Hamilton stole the headlines after he started in the pit
lane, last, hit the wall on his first lap and ignored team orders to let
Rosberg pass him ( rightly so!) to end up third!! Daniel Ricciardo (Australian)
won after a passing Alonso with three laps to go.
Over in Paris Spain France
No plans so
far this week as we are waiting to hear when ‘Reina’ is with us again this week,it's going to be Thursday before the wedding at the weekend when she is with us on a sleep-over on Friday
and Saturday and also when ‘Scruffy’ is coming back?! Rose has just called and he's coming for a sleep-over on Wednesday and Thursday. Brenda has an appointment
at the hairdressers down in Sabinillas on Wednesday morning so we are going to do the shopping before.
The weather
forecast is still looking good, what else could it be at this time of the year,
with lots of sunshine and very hot over the coming weekend.
The late
film when we came back from watching a little of the play was the epic ‘Civic
War’ drama written and directed by Anthony Minghelia “Cold Mountain” from 2003
with a mega-cast of stars, Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Rene Zellweger, who won an
‘Oscar’ for ‘Best Supporting Actress’ Natalie Portman, the late Phillip Seymour
Hoffman, Donald Sutherland, Brenden Gleeson, Ray Winstone, Kath Baker and Jack
White (The White Stripes!) Don’t miss
it!!
For tonight’ supper we are using all the left
over from last night’s extravaganza to make an ‘Hors’d'oeuvre Platter!’ – Now
that reminds us of our very famous ‘Hors,d’oeuvre Trolley’back in the days of the
‘Hotel Seventy Degrees!!’ See the picture above. Later we will catch up with all the news, sport and
weather updates.
Thoughts
for the Day; See above.
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Sunday, July 27, 2014
A VERY HOT AND SUNNY MANILVA ON SUNDAY ( HANG - OVER - DAY ! )
SUNDAY 27th/
JULY 2014.
I was up
first this morning and took Scruffy for his morning ‘Constitutional’ as the
Council Cleansing Department were staring the big task of cleaning Calle Mar;
the party went on until 4-00am this morning when the band stopped playing on
the stage at the top of our street!
Scruffy is
being collected this morning and will no doubt be back some time next week,
meanwhile ‘Reina’ is here on Monday, possibly another day and then on Friday
for the weekend as Lee & Daneila get married! Last night on his final walk
of the day I bumped into Jan & Brian and asked after ‘Charlie’ who is on
some medication to help him feel better, he’s going to be back with us in
September for a few days which is great news!
The weather
forecast for the week ahead is very good with more of the same, very hot and
sunny with no breeze and warm during the night, so no difference then to
normal! No plans for the week ahead at the moment so it’s back to our regular
routine of sleeping, eating and drinking in our life down here on the ‘Costa Del Sol !’- It’s a hard life but we will
survive!!
Meanwhile
down in the ‘Work House’ ( kitchen!) my very able assistant is busy preparing
the ingredients for another batch of our famous ‘Ensaladilla Rusa’ – then
tomorrow morning its time for me to make my equally famous ‘Tomato Salsa’
This
evening Den & Josie are joining us for an early supper as they are ‘jetting-off’
- well bus & ‘shanks pony’ to Seville for a couple of days to take in the
sights,sounds,food and cultures of the hottest city in Spain – 38degs and
rising! So this evening we are having some light Tapas to start with and I will
then disappear to the kitchen to make to order ( non-stop stirring!) another of
our classics “ Smoked Chicken & Broad Bean Risotto”
This
afternoon it’s the final stage 21 of the ‘Tour De France’ ( Thank God says
Josie!) as it goes from ‘Evry to Paris and the Champs Elysees’ – barring an
accident the Italian rider Nibali has won to add to his third win of a ‘Grand Tour’
– Spain & Italy also! Over in Hungary
PS; This evening on the main stage in front of the Town Hall at the top of our street there is performance by the senior local 'Theater Group' at 10-00pm to bring the week to a close.
PS; This evening on the main stage in front of the Town Hall at the top of our street there is performance by the senior local 'Theater Group' at 10-00pm to bring the week to a close.
Thoughts
for the Day; See above.
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Saturday, July 26, 2014
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