A WARM & SUNNY MANILVA ON SUNDAY.

SUNDAY 29^th/ OCTOBER 2017.

No lie in this morning as ‘ Charlie’ missed the hour going back and came and jumped on the bed at his regular time, ‘ Lolo’ then got up from his bed and joined in, we took them for their first walk of the day around the bottom of the village, they are both very good sleepers, so we can’t complain, when we returned we had a quick toast & tea, both the dogs also had their meal, they both have good appetites, especially ‘ Lolo’ – we then got today’s ‘ Sunday Roast’ on the go.

Today it’s a little cloudy but the sun is still breaking through, there is also a light breeze, so its hovering on the 21/22 degs mark for now, tomorrow , at the start of the week, it’s the same, then for the next three days we are in for some of the wet stuff, before it picks up again, going into next weekend, when it will be back to warm & sunny, watch this space.

I first got the ‘ Roast Top Side of Beef ‘ into the oven, I seasoned the joint and laid it on a ‘Trivet’ of assorted vegetables, it’s then roasted in a very hot oven, covered in tin foil, for the first part, before taking it off and finishing the roasting until the blood runs, after testing with along skewer, then left to rest. I make my famous finger-licking pan gravy in the traditional way, de-glazing the roast tray/ flour & a strong Beef & Vegetables stock added, adjusting the seasoning to taste and the colour with Gravy Browning.

Meanwhile the ‘ Second/Vegetables Chef ‘ was preparing the Cabbage with Acelgas, Crushed Carrots & Turnips, Broccoli & Cauliflower Florets in a three Cheese sauce, Garden Peas and Parsley New Potatoes, finally she par-boiled the potatoes for the ‘ Goose Fat Roasties ’- after draining them I shook the pan and tossed then in the ‘Goose Fat’ ready to go in the oven this evening!

   

Lee & Daniela are joining us for supper this evening, we are having a small selection of Tapas to start and the dessert is ‘ Creme Caramel ‘ with Strawberries, Aperitifs,  Fine White & Red Wines will be served & a cocktail, for a change, on departure! Watch this space.

After showing we are taking the dogs out for their main walk of the day. later we go out before supper and the finally late at night before going to bed, they are both into the routine.

On the way back, at lunchtime, we called into ' Bar Castillo' for a cool drink and Tapas, sat in the warm sunshine under a bright blue sky.

Our new/updated TV system is working so this evening we will be watching the  ‘Grand Prix of Mexico ‘ live on ‘Sky Sports’ and then later catching up with all the news/sports results, as well as finding something to watch from the selection of over 500 programme channels!

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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