THURSDAY 3rd/ JANUARY 2019.
Just a little lie in this morning for
all of us, ‘Chico’ who is still with us, slept all night on his rug at the foot
of the bed, while ‘ Charlie’ was downstairs on the settees, they then wait,
very patiently for us to freshen up, Brenda took them out for their first walk
of the day, meanwhile I was on the breakfast rota so we had my famous ‘ Toasted
Crispy Smoked Bacon Butties’ - open on brown for Brenda, with mugs of hot tea,
for when Brenda and the dogs returned,’ Chico’ will no doubt be picked up
later, we then put together the shopping list ( a short one!) for tomorrow
morning when I’m out on my travels down to Sabinillas for the weekly shopping.
This morning has started a little grey
& overcast, with a light/cold breeze, making it very ‘ Crisp’ to say the
least, by lunchtime the sun is due to break through and it’s going to only
reach 16 degs+ - down to single figures over-night 9 degs, tomorrow and over
the “ Three Kings “ weekend we are in for more of the same, but hopefully the
sun will be out earlier in the days, by the time the parade reaches us up here
in sunny Manilva it will all ready be dark! Next week is now looking settled,
cooler at times, with patchy clouds and on one of the forecasts ‘ RAIN ‘! –
Watch this space.
On Saturday evening we will be out to
watch the traditional “ Three Kings “ parade and celebrations as it comes along
the new ‘ Calle Mar’ for the first time, the actual ‘Dia De Los Reyes’ is actually
on Sunday 6th! Here in Spain
it’s there ‘ Christmas ‘ as all the children give the ‘Three Kings’ – Melchor,
Gasper & Baltasar’ – the ‘ Three Wise Men ‘ there letters of request for
presents, at the ‘ Iglesia Santa Ana ’ Church tomorrow evening ( see below ) - then on
Saturday night they leave out water ( for the Camels!) – ‘Turron’ ( a typical
Xmas Nougat) & milk for the ‘Reyes’!
I’m collecting our traditional “ Rosca
de Reyes “ – ‘ Holiday Cake ‘ from the local Bakery/Supermarket in ‘Calle Mar’ –
opposite ‘Bar Castillo’ on Saturday
morning, it’s a ‘ Brioche’ dough in the shape of a hollow ring, filled with
whipped Double Cream, coated in Sugar Icing & Candied Fruits, with a paper
crown topping, baked inside, by tradition, is a small figurine ‘ Feve’ of the
Baby Jesus, a Bean & Candy, to be found for luck!
See below;
At lunchtime on our walk along ' Call Mar' we ended up back at ' Bar Rojas' sat outside in the warm sunshine for a nice cool drink, our friend Andy came along and joined us, he's is due to fly off to Thailand next Wednesday for 4 weeks, I was taking him to the airport in Malaga in his car, but now things have all changed, he's not coming back, his brother over in Australia has put him in touch with friends in the Philippines, who have a Bar, so he's going to move on and work for them! He's going to rent his house and sell his car, another friend is taking him to the airport and his two Parrots have found a new home with his neighbour! All the very best to him for 2019, watch this space.
For our supper this evening we are
having ‘ Omelette’s of Choice’ – Cheese ( grated Cheddar & Parmesan) for Brenda
and a ‘Paysanne’ filling for me ( diced/cooked Vegetables & Potatoes)
served with finally sliced Green Beans and Baked Potato, the three ‘ Campo’
Eggs are beaten and seasoned, then cooked in a hot Omelette Pan, vigorously
stirring with a large fork, the fillings placed in and then shaped and turned
out onto a warm plate!
Last night after supper we settled down
to watch episode two of the excellent ‘Luther’ – as his ‘ Lady Friend’ from his
past ‘ Alice’ a psychopath killer ( using Hat Pins!) slumped at his door after
being shot by the gangster, who’s son she had kidnapped, in the last series she
was presumed drowned, after a diamond heist went wrong with the same gangster!
( 4 killings) She then hides in her parent’s house, where she had committed a
double ‘ parricide’ in the past, not forgetting the ‘Luther’ is a serving Detective!
( with a hidden gun!)
Meanwhile the masked killer who slit his
own throat(?) was not the killer, the ‘Nutjob’ husband, a ‘Heart Surgeon’ with impulse control issues (1 killing & 1
kidnapping in this episode) - of the psychoanalyst
ice maiden played by ‘Hermione Norris’ is still being controlled by her! Finally
‘ Alice ‘ is out again with her ‘ Hat Pin’ and kills the gangster’s son, who
has been given back by ‘ Luther’ – in the gangsters home, where he has
kidnapped a Detective friend of Luther’s and is beating and electrocuting him
for information about ‘ Alice’!! Two more episodes to go, watch this space.
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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