WEDNESDAY 28th/ FEBRUARY 2018.
“ ANDALUCIA DAY & GLOBAL SCOUSE DAY “ !
Just a little lie in this morning, before
freshening up and having our regular light breakfast of fresh fruit, toast
& tea, in ‘ Doggy World Heaven’ ‘ Scooby’ is back with us at lunchtime, he’s
with us until Sunday, ‘ Reina’ is back tomorrow for her normal day and then on
Friday ‘ Charlie’ arrives for his short-break weekend, ‘Chispa’ will no doubt
be in & out all the time before we take her on Monday morning to be groomed!
See below ‘ Scooby’ as he dried-off after
arriving!
This morning it’s very mild, the sky is
clearing slowly and there is no breeze, yesterday stayed dry and in the
afternoon we even had some sunshine, not forecast, so we will have to wait and
see if the damp stuff arrives later, at the moment it’s spitting, the rest of
the week and over the weekend is looking wet & windy, next week is also not
looking very good, with more of the same to come, overall the temperatures are
hovering on the 16/17 degs+ overnight 12/13 degs, watch this space.
See below Colwyn Bay as the snow arrived, overnight, and the work on dismantling the roof of the old Pier started.
Today is ‘ The Day of Andalucia – Dia de Andalucia ‘ marking the anniversary of the referendum held on February 28TH 1980. Usually all the celebrations take place on a stage in front of the Town Hall when all the Civic Dignitaries sing the ‘Andalucia’ Anthem, The Manilva Brass Band parades, they rise the Flag, then it’s followed by singing and dancing, sadly not this year as ‘ Calle Mar’ is being remodelled!
It has all been moved down to the ‘ Pabellon- the village’s multi-purpose centre, down by the sports complex, which has no atmosphere, the sound is terrible, as its built with bare breeze block walls, and at this time of the year it’s cold, we won’t be going down, I will try and post some pictures later! Watch this space.
See below;
At the same time it’s “ Global Scouse Day “ when all ‘ Scousers’ all over the World celebrate the great city of Liverpool and of course eat ‘ Scouse’- wherever they are!
Today is ‘ The Day of Andalucia – Dia de Andalucia ‘ marking the anniversary of the referendum held on February 28TH 1980. Usually all the celebrations take place on a stage in front of the Town Hall when all the Civic Dignitaries sing the ‘Andalucia’ Anthem, The Manilva Brass Band parades, they rise the Flag, then it’s followed by singing and dancing, sadly not this year as ‘ Calle Mar’ is being remodelled!
It has all been moved down to the ‘ Pabellon- the village’s multi-purpose centre, down by the sports complex, which has no atmosphere, the sound is terrible, as its built with bare breeze block walls, and at this time of the year it’s cold, we won’t be going down, I will try and post some pictures later! Watch this space.
See below;
At the same time it’s “ Global Scouse Day “ when all ‘ Scousers’ all over the World celebrate the great city of Liverpool and of course eat ‘ Scouse’- wherever they are!
I have just made, with the help of the ‘
Second Chef’ a large pan of the traditional stew to my mother’s classic recipe, with a few extras! I tossed
the dice Beef, the local ‘Butchers’ best, in seasoned flour and then browned it
off, I then made the stew with diced Onions & a little Garlic, Carrots,
Turnips, Leeks & Celery and cubed Potatoes, a dash of ‘ Lea & Perrins’
and ‘Tabasco’ with a tea-spoon of Curry powder! Then the rich Beef &
Vegetables stock is added before finally the browned-off Beef, the seasoning is
adjusted and it’s left to cook-out under the eagle eye of the ‘ Second Chef’ –
the aromas are wafting up to the office/studio as I’m typing/ posting the Blog!
We will re-heat it this evening and have it
with Diamond-Cut Green Beans & Baby Beetroot and some crusty Bread, then
tomorrow we will have it again as it goes even better left overnight!
This week in the afternoons we have been
watching ‘ James Martin’s American Adventure’ – as he arrived in New Orleans in
a ‘ Fire-Red Mustang ‘! – a city that we know very well, we had friends who lived
there, Mike was a local ‘Louisiana Cowboy’ and his wife Beverly was a local
girl from Colwyn Bay!, we spent five memorable days with them as we crossed America
from Miami to Los Angeles, back in the early 80s! On the menu have been ‘ Creole
Shrimps, Cajun Red Fish, Gumbo, Jambalya etc’ - he is also going to visit the
home of ‘Tabasco’- ‘ Avery Island’
Last night after supper we caught up with
the third episode of “ Collateral ‘ – it’s the final episode next week, another
murder, ‘MI5’ up to no good, the trafficking ring is seen for the first time,
led a by a creepy ex-Officer in the Army, a double-agent was exposed, more
details of the killers past came out, the wife of the MP is a gambling addict
as well as liking dope, the Lesbian clergywoman is having problems with the Gay
Bishop and at the end the lady killer is about to shoot her superior office,
who raped her! Watch this space!!
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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