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

FRIDAY 26^th/ JUNE 2015.

We were up as normal this morning despite the workmen and the delivery men making as much noise as possible, after a quick breakfast we collected Josie and set off on our travels; first we called into the surgery to make our appointments for a check up, next Wednesday morning, which fits in with our plans.

We then shot down to Sabinillas and called into the ‘English Bookshop’ for the papers and some more books, I’m reading at the moment ‘Simon Kernick’ It was then the main shop in ‘Mercadona’ for all of us before going along to local market at the end of the promenade for some more plants and fresh flowers, Josie also picked up some plants before we called into the large ‘Chinese Bazaar’ for Josie.

It was then time to come back up the hill through the vine fields with the ‘Red Limousine’ on full throttle! Its another hot one today and the weekend is getting hotter and by Monday some parts of the region & Spain will be up to 42degs or more – see the map below;

For our supper this evening we are having again, as it’s so cheap and plentiful at the moment, “ A whole Baked Rodaballo – Turbot” – fresh in this morning, Garden Peas & a few Saffron Potatoes, simple but nice! Tomorrow evening its plain ‘Grilled Entrecote Steak’ and salad then on Sunday dry pan-fried ‘Turkey Escalope

We don’t know if we will make it to the roof terrace this afternoon for our ‘Happy Hour’ as the workmen(6) are going flat out, we suspect that they will try to lay the concrete later in the day for the walls and ceiling TBC  -which then means that they will be back in the morning with a vegenence! Watch this space.

In the lunchtime post there was a very large postcard from our Swedish friend Lillemor up in Gothenburg - one 'Helluva' postcard as you you can see below! Thanks Lillemor,your's is in the post! Also there was a birthday card from our friend Penny in Bridgnorth, which had got lost in the post! Thanks & love Penny xxxx

‘Scruffy’ is due back for a surprise sleep over early this evening, we didn’t think that we would see him back so soon! Of course ‘Chispa’ was waiting for us when we came back from the shopping and is playing around my feet as I’m typing the Blog.

On Saturday evening we are collecting Den off the same flight that Josie came on, so it will be either Marbella or Estepona depending on when it arrives in Malaga! ‘Ryan Air’ always aims to arrive early!!

This evening is film night on lots of the channels so we will find one to watch later.

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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