FRIDAY 15th/ JUNE 2018.
I was up early this morning and after a
very quick freshen up I shot off on my travels down to Sabinillas for the
weekly shopping. Back at the house Brenda and ‘Paddy’ had a little lie in,
after a very hot night, the hottest so far this year, we had the quiet ‘stack-
fan’ on by the side of the bed, ‘Paddy’ started on the bed but ended up on the
marble floor! Brenda then took him for his first walk of the day around the bottom
of the village before it gets too hot, he’s a very good ‘ boy’ and has settled
in very well, he’s eating everything that we are giving him as well as his dog
food & some biscuits, at lunchtime we will take him out with us for a nice
cool drink( water!) sat outside ‘ Bar
Castillo’ in the shade.
I had a quick toast & tea in ‘ itZabar’
before ‘ Mercadona’ opened, I then called into the ‘ Chinese Bazaar’ for some
ice-trays, before going to the ‘English Bookshop’ for the local newspapers and
three post cards, watch out it could be you! I then went along to the far end
of the promenade to the local market for our fresh flowers and some new wall
plants, before on the way back up the hill, calling into ‘ Super Sol’ for the English
essentials. I un-loaded back at the house and then put the car away in the
garage.
This evening for our supper we are having
my now famous, classic version of “ Fish Pie “ – which I’m preparing later, using
Salmon, Hake & Cod Fillets with Prawns & Mussels, I sweat-off the
finely chopped ‘ Macedoine’ of Vegetables, Carrots, Leeks, Celery etc, in White
Wine and then make a creamy ‘Bechamel’ sauce using the poaching liquor from the
fish, which is then flaked and added to the sauce along with the Prawns and Mussels,
the seasoning & consistency is then adjusted before the ‘ Second/Vegetables
Chef’ tops the dish with her famous ‘ Mashed Potato! I will go in the oven this
evening to cook-off and will be served with Broccoli Florets & Garden Peas.
See below;
See below;
After our very hot night, this morning
there was a very gentle ‘welcome’ breeze making it just about bearable as I set
off down to Sabinillas with the ‘ Mediterranean’ sparkling below the vine
fields, the sun was out early and the sky is bright blue, by lunchtime it’s due
to reach 28 degs+ - over the weekend we are in for more of the same, next week
is going to hot & sunny hovering in the high 20s, by next weekend going up
to 32 degs+ - no duvet, just a light sheet, on the bed, with all the fans on
when required, watch this space.
See below the beach this morning down in
Sabinillas before the holiday ‘ crowds’ hit us!
This weekend here in sunny Manilva, based
down in Puerto de la Duquesa ‘ it’s the annual “ Manilva Pride Festival “ with
three days of partying!
See below;
Over in Russia at the “ World Cup ‘ later today the ‘ Match of the Day ‘ is when Spain play Portugal in the first round, all the flags are out in the village, come on Spain you can do it, despite the ‘ Manager’ problems!
Later we will channel hop and find something
to watch.
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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