A COLD BUT DRY SUNNY MANILVA ON WEDNESDAY.

TUESDAY 30^th/ JANUARY 2018.

We were both up early this morning, ‘Reina’ has not been dropped off as Daniela’ is not feeling very well, we then freshened ourselves up and grabbed a quick toast & tea before setting off to the ‘ Costa Del Sol Hospital’ past Marbella, along the coast road with a stormy & grey Mediterranean crashing onto the beaches, for Brenda’s appointment with the ‘ Kidney’ consultant, at the hospital both the lift into the hospital and the one up to the department were not working, which meant a lot of stairs!

The regular lady consultant, who has been in charge of Brenda’s health for a few years, is very thorough, she checks Brenda’s weight, her blood pressure and heart beat before reading all the test results, she checks all Brenda’s prescription tablets and adjusts them, if required, she confirmed our Doctor, Natalia’s response, that everything is looking settled and better than last times check up, six months ago, so she has another check up/review in six months time!

We then set back off to a not so sunny Manilva, this morning the wind has dropped a little but it was grey & overcast as we set off, a least for now the rain has kept away, in fact by late lunchtime the sun has broken through, hovering on the 15 degs mark, over in Marbella is was not so cold & windy, as usual, it’s more of the same tomorrow before it picks up into the weekend, back up to 16 degs+ - on Sunday we could have more of the wet stuff and then next week is now looking dry one day, rain on another and so on, watch this space.

See below the beach down in Sabinillas this morning.

Meanwhile up in sunny Mojacar Thea is celebrating her 60^th birthday, we had a nice catch up/chat with them yesterday evening and caught up with all their news, Thea has just received all her cards in the afternoon post, our arrived early, as we now take no chances! They have all their friends off the site, joining them for a grand party, later, we wish Thea a very “ Happy Birthday – Feliz Cumpleaños “ – Have a ‘ Helluva’ Day  and thanks for your friendship over all the years, with your family, Lots of Love Malcolm & Brenda in sunny Manilva, just down the coast ( 400 kms!) !!  “ CHEERS “

This evening for our supper we are having ‘ Pan-Seared Lambs Liver’ – thinly sliced & lightly dusted in seasoned flour, garnished with Crispy Smoked ‘Back’ Bacon ( English) & Button Mushrooms, with Cabbage with Acelgas & Glazed Carrot Batons, the rest of the ‘ Boulangere Potatoes’ and a sauceboat of finger-licking Pan Gravy! Tomorrow I’m making a large pan of my famous ‘ Chicken Curry ‘ along with Brenda’s equally famous ‘ Basmati Rice ‘

Yesterday afternoon/evening we watched all the ‘Quiz’ shows, ‘ Countdown, Pointless, Eggheads, Only Connect  & University Challenge ‘ before watching the next two-part episodes of the excellent ‘ Silent Witness ‘

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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