A VERY WARM & SUNNY MANILVA ON WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY 3^rd/ JANUARY 2018.

As usual I was up early this morning to see ‘Reina’ back with us for the day, she shot upstairs and joined us for a little lie in, before going into her duvet, I had a call  from Lucy asking if we could look after ‘ Chico’ for another week, starting next Tuesday, which we are delighted to, we then got the day on the go, after our regular breakfast of ‘Weetabix’ toast & tea, I made a rich ‘Red Wine Onion Gravy’ to go with this evenings supper.

Brenda popped along to the local Chemists for our prescription tablets, on the way back she called into the shop at the bottom of our street for some essentials, local workmen are in the old ‘ Bodega Andaluz’ - two doors down from our house, getting it ready for the official opening next Wednesday as a ‘ Pizzeria ‘

I then put the old gas bottle out to be exchanged later, the car is being dropped off at lunchtime by Pedro Jnr. - fingers crossed that that’s it for the last time this year?! I called our dear friend Joyce ( Baby) over in Alhaurain el Grande to wish her ‘ Happy New Year’ – we have arranged to meet her this coming Sunday for lunch at one of our favourite restaurants ‘Kokomo ‘ for their excellent ‘Sunday Roast Lunch’

This morning the sun was out early and the sky has cleared and is now bright blue, there is no breeze so it’s very hot in the sun, warm on the other side of the street, by lunchtime it’s due to reach 21/22 degs+ - the forecast is for some of the wet stuff on Friday before the ‘Atlantic front come in, over the weekend, and hits us with cold & wet weather next week, watch this space.

The promenade & beach down in Sabinillas at lunchtime today.

At lunchtime we ended up outside 'Bar Rojas ' for a cool drink sat in the very hot sunshine!

For our supper this evening we are having ‘ Pan-Seared Calves Liver’ dusted in seasoned flour, with grilled English Smoked Back Bacon & English Pork Sausages, the Red Wine Onion Gravy in a sauceboat, the ‘Vegetable Chef’ is preparing her famous ‘ Mashed Potato’ & whole Baby French Green Beans.

Last night after supper we watched the second episode of “ McMafia “ – the crime drama remains an irresistibly intriguing and decidedly moreish affair; it all kicked-off in Egypt, with a Russian girl was kidnapped and over a series of brutal scenes was sold as a sex  worker/slave, the plot thickened around the World, a  dodgy Polish gangster was thrown off a balcony to his death, the main characters ex Russian gangster farther, had a failed suicide attempt, back in London, then at the end the Russian girl re-appeared in Israel at the home of the shadowy investor played by David Strathairn, watch this space.

Thoughts for the Day ;  See above.

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