A VERY HOT & SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND;

FRIDAY 5^th/ JUNE 2015.

This morning our plans have changed as yesterday evening Rose called to say that her appointment at the hospital over in Malaga for today has been moved forward to Monday so no ‘Scruffy’ being dropped off first thing today! Which means that we were able to go down to Sabinillas for our regular weekly shopping instead of tomorrow after grabbing a quick breakfast.

Just as we were leaving the council water truck arrived and washed down on our street, it came back later and finished the job in the street next to the site, the workers were rather impressed as I had told them that it was due – it pays to still have a friend in ‘high places’ – thanks Mario – a RESULT!

I don't believe it - the concrete pumping system is back and they are staring to fill the floor pillars that they put up yesterday!! So by this evening the street will be back to like it was at the start of the day!! See below;

We called into the ‘English Bookshop’ to exchange some book, select some birthday cards and collect the newspapers, we then did our main shop in ‘Mercadona’ before calling into the local Charity Shop were Brenda found two tops and a pair of slip-on shoes; we the stopped at the local market at the far end of the promenade to pick up some fresh flowers & plants before shooting back up the hill to unload.

After unloading back at the house we then carried on down to the surgery in the car for our appointments to have our prescription updated, at the same time we asked the helpful relief Doctor if she could chase up Brenda’s Heart check-up appointment at the hospital over in Marbella as we have been waiting for a the call for a couple of months at least. Watch this space. Fingers crossed!

The sun is out, the sky is blue and there is just a little cooling breeze to make it rather pleasant to say the least, the forecast for the weekend is for more of the same and next week is also looking settled and hot! This means that on Sunday morning the ‘Corpus Christi’ Festival will have nice settled weather for the flower displays along the streets.

This evening for our supper in honor of “National Fish & Chip Day” we are having ‘Fish & Chips’ served in today’s paper! It’s going to be a large ‘Fillet of Hake in Cruzcampo Batter’ with a pot of Mushy Peas and of course my famous twice-cooked ‘Chips’ – sprinkled with Sea Salt and Malt Vinegar! I can smell it now!! See the pictures below later.

We will be going up on the roof terrace later this afternoon, the workmen on the site will soon be up to our level, if not above, at the rate that they are going! I could get rather interesting. Our ‘Happy Hour’ will survive, one way or another – it’s the Dunkirk’ spirit in us!

Last night after our supper we had to watch “The Godfather” – the one when he is shot, as there was nothing else on the ‘TV’ worth watching. Tonight, hopefully, we will find something more up to date.

Thoughts for the Day; See above.