A CLEAR AND CRISP SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND;

FRIDAY 16^th/ JANUARY 2015.

We were up bright and early this morning and after grabbing a quick breakfast we shot around to the local market for some fresh flowers and I made an appointment at the surgery to update my prescriptions; we then carried on down to Sabinillas and called into the English Bookshop for the newspapers and some birthday cards, I also found some new postcards to have ready when somebody sends one to us here in sunny Manilva!

It’s a bit colder today, as forecast, the sun is just braking through and the skies are clearing and no sign of any of the wet stuff, so far, over night we had a short severe rain storm and we could have more of the same sometime over the weekend, the it will start to pick up at the start of next week, hopefully!

The ‘Queen’ has set off on her journey early this morning from ‘up North’ in Skelton, she was photographed at Saltburn station at 7-30am by the local ‘Paparazzi’ -  we are picking her up from the airport in Gibraltar this evening at 19-15pm.See the picture below;

And 12 hours later at Gibraltar,safe and sound!

So we have unpacked back at the house and are getting ready for the dog groomer, Ann Smith, to arrive to take on ‘Chispa’at lunchtime, it will be rather interesting to see how she goes on, watch this space.Well you can see the results below,Ann looks after 'Scruffy' and 'Charlie'( the dog!) also and knows the village quiet well,so 'Chispa' has had the full works including cutting her nails! What a result!!

We have no plans today with the menu’s, we are taking things as they come as this evening after we return from Gibraltar we are then going across to the airport in Malaga, in Andy’s car, to pick him and Maria up at 22-45pm!

Andy & Maria at Malaga Airport;

Tomorrow evening we are having our usual ‘Entrecote Steak’ with a Baked Potato and a nice Mixed salad, on Sunday we are planning to ask Josie around for a light supper of ‘Escalope of Chicken Breast’ cooked on the griddle, on the side we will have some finely sliced Green Beans and just a few dry-sautéed thick-cut Baked Potato along with some of my famous Tomato Salsa, the ‘Queen’ has requested a light meal as she is watching her weight, not that she has too, after a very busy Xmas schedule with all their family!

Thoughts for Day; See above.

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