A GREY, COLD & OVERCAST AND WET SUNNY MANILVA ON TUESDAY.

TUESDAY 27^th/ FEBRUARY 2018.

I was up early this morning to see ‘ Reina’ back with us for the day, she shot upstairs and we then all had a nice lie in, she then goes in her duvet, she’s back on Thursday morning, ‘ Scooby’ is arriving back with us tomorrow for a five day break, then on Friday ‘ Charlie’ is now with us, also, for a weekend break until Monday, no doubt ‘ Chispa’ will be in & out in between the showers!

After a quick breakfast of fresh fruit, toast & tea we sorted out this evenings ‘ Gourmet Banquet ‘ as Lee and his father–in-law Antonio are joining us, as Daniela is snow-bound in London on business and Sharon, Antonio’s wife is over in the USA, in the sunshine! - looking after her sister, after an operation.

To start we are offering a selection of light ‘ Tapas’ – sliced local ‘Chorizo, Iberica Ham, Manchego Cheese & Boquerones en Vinagre ‘

For the main course it’s ‘ Grilled Medallions of Pork Fillet ‘ garnished with seared Asparagus Spear & Button Mushrooms, accompanied with a sauceboat of a creamy ‘Green Peppercorn Salsa’ with Broccoli & Cauliflower Florets in a Cheese sauce, Glazed Baby Carrot Batons & Baby Whole Green Beans and a large dish of my ‘ Breton’ style Potatoes, boiled/diced new potatoes tossed in foaming butter with diced, Onions & Shallots and Red, Green & Yellow Peppers!

The dessert is ‘ Crepes’ served with local Strawberries and Vanilla Ice Cream. A selection of Beers, Soft drinks, fine White & Red Wines will be offered along with a Liquors!

As forecast today is grey & overcast, with a slight breeze, it’s cold & damp, with showers threatened later, the rest of the week is the same and over the weekend and into next week we are in for more of the ‘ wet stuff’ – the only bit of good news is that the overall temperatures are hovering on the 16/17degs mark!  It’s the tail-end of the Siberian ‘ Beast from the East ‘ that is hitting all of Europe and the UK, I’m getting the wet-proofs out as we are in for some wet walks with the dogs, especially ‘ Charlie’ – after all he is a ‘ Water Dog ‘ !!

See below a picture of sunny Manilva as is should be at this time of the year!

Last night after supper we caught the next episode of “ Marcella’ with Anna Friel in the title role as a Detective in Metropolitan Murder Squad hunting  an occultist, paedophilic child killer, round two gave us more corpses ( three human, one mouse!) The plot thickens, with a historical disappearance of a female fan, of one of the suspects, a possible victim who is still alive, paralysed in a home and at the end of one of her colleagues in the Murder Squad is spying on Anna Friel via her webcam?!  Watch this space.

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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