A WARM & SUNNY MANILVA ON TUESDAY.

TUESDAY 29^th/ MAY 2018.

I was up first this morning to see little princess ‘ Reina’ back with us for the day, she shot upstairs, as usual, and joined Brenda on the bed for a little lie in before going into her duvet for the rest of the morning, we then freshened up and had a quick toast & tea before going down to Sabinillas to the main ‘ Medical Centre’ for Brenda’s appointment with our Doctor, Natalia, I shot along to ‘McGuiness’ Irish Bar ‘ for a ‘ Bacon & Egg Bap ‘ with a mug of strong tea!

Brenda then called to say that she was not there, there was a relief Doctor, so she has re-arranged her appointment for next Monday morning, watch this space.

This morning the sun has broken through, earlier than yesterday, and the sky is clearing as there is a light breeze, keeping it a little cooler in the shade, by lunchtime it will be hovering on the 21/22 degs+ mark,  over the next few days it’s staying the same, getting warmer at times, the weekend is also looking dry, settled and warmer, in the mid 20s, next week on most of the forecasts it’s now showing sunny & bright weather for all the week, in the high 20s+! I use three forecasts as well as the main ‘ TVE 1’ to make the weather Blog as accurate as possible!

See below the famous “ Laburnum Arch “ in full bloom, at ‘ Bodnant Gardens ‘ in the Conwy valley, North Wales.

Next week on Thursday is when our very old friends Jason & Donna, from the ‘Wirral Peninsula’ are flying in, we have booked then into the ‘Master Suite’ at ‘ Bar Ocana’ in Calle Mar, for the night, we are going to welcome them to sunny Manilva with a nice glass of ‘ Rose Champagne’ at ‘ Casa Sexton’ – then pop along to the ‘Sotogrande Marina’ for a light ‘ Tapas’ lunch at the famous ‘ K ‘ Bar – in the evening we have booked a window table at our favourite ‘ Celebration’ restaurant ‘ Restaurante Macues’ down in the ‘Puerto de la Duquesa Marina’ On Friday morning they are moving along the coast back to ‘La Cala’ for a friends 50^th birthday celebrations.

We are looking forward to a good catch up with all their news, the last time we saw them was when they were married nearly 28 years ago! They have two daughters now living & working in Auckland, New Zealand, where Donna was born. We were great friends with his parents Bill & Stella, and have known Jason, his brother Richard & sister Rachel, for nearly 50 years, back in the old days at the famous ‘ Bridge Inn’ in Port Sunlight, on the Wirral, where of course I met and then married ‘Lady’ Brenda !! 

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For our supper this evening we are having ‘ Grilled Gammon Steaks ‘ from the ‘English Butchers’ in Puerto de la Duquesa, topped with seared Pineapple Rings & ‘ Campo’ Fried Eggs, with Broccoli Florets & Garden Peas and of course some twice-cooked ‘ Frits ‘

On Wednesday evening Lee is now joining us for supper, as Daniela is away on business over in the ‘UK’- when it’s going to be ‘Braised Steak in a Mushroom & Onion Salsa’ with Brenda’s famous ‘ Mashed Potato’ and a selection of fresh local ‘Vegetables’ that she bought from the local ‘Market Garden’ shop at the start of ‘Calle Mar’ this morning, on our back from the Medical Centre.

The ‘ Contractors’ workmen are finishing laying the small central flag stones, down to the main junction, this morning, then all we need is all the ‘ finishing touches ‘ to be completed ‘ ASAP’  - when the new ‘ Calle Mar’ will then look spectacular! Watch this space.


See below the proposed development back in 2016, with trees & palms, seats and waste bins etc !?

This afternoon ‘Paddy’ is now calling in with some of his ‘ stuff’ as he’s due to join us in ‘ Doggy World Heaven ‘ next Monday for his two-month extended holiday, ‘Reina’ is here and will no doubt welcome him as will ‘ Chispa’ when she come crashing in to see her friends! Watch this space.

This evening after supper we will be channel hopping to find something to watch.

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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