A VERY HOT & SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

FRIDAY 10^th/ MAY 2019.

I was up early, for the last time this week, and after a quick freshen up I shot off on my travels down to Sabinillas for the weekly shopping, I had my usual toast & tea in ‘ ItZabar’ before going along to a still quiet ‘ Mercadona’ – I then popped along to the ‘ English Bookshop ‘ for the local newspapers and a birthday card, I also went into a local ‘Opticians’ for two new cords for our glasses, next I went down to the ‘Puerto de la Duquesa Marina’ to the ‘English Butchers’ to stock up, before coming back along to the far-end of the promenade to the local market for some fresh wall plants. 

I then came back up the very steep back road, through the newly planted vine fields, to unload back at the house, I then put the car away in the underground car park for the weekend.

The sun was out first thing and the sky was bright blue & clear, the breeze has dropped, making it very warm & sunny, by lunchtime it will be 30 degs+ - overnight down to 18 degs, time for all the fans to come out, the office/studio fan is on, the bedroom stack/fan is ready, the small kitchen fan will be on later and the main lounge fan is ready for action! The summer duvet is being aired along with the light cotton sheets. Tomorrow is going to be very hot & sunny and then on Sunday as the breeze come back it’s going a little cooler, next week it’s hovering in the mid 20s, with sunshine and patchy clouds at times, sadly be next weekend, on one of the forecasts, it’s showing the ‘wet-stuff’ returning, as a new ‘Atlantic’ front comes in, watch this space.

Last night after supper we watched more football; it was the second-leg semi-finals of the “ UEFA Europa League “ – as Arsenal beat Valencia in front of a very hostile Spanish crowd, 2-4, on aggregate 3-7, with ‘Aubameyang’ scoring a hat-trick, meanwhile Chelsea were at home to Eintract Frankfurt, it ended 2-2 on aggregate, Chelsea won on penalties 4-3 after their young Spanish goalkeeper ‘ Kepa Arrizabalaga’ saved two penalties!! 

This sets up another all-English Cup Final, this time in the very difficult to reach ‘Baku’ the capital of ‘Azerbaijan’ with a very late ‘ kick-off, at the end of the month?!

For our supper this evening we are having ‘ Goujon’s of Hake Fillet’- coated in breadcrumbs from the local Bakery, shallow-fried in Vegetable Oil, until crisp & golden, served with homemade ‘ Tartar’ sauce and lots of Lemon Wedges, with Mushy Peas and ‘ triple’ cooked ‘ Chips’

On Saturday it’s ‘Grilled Fillet Steaks ‘ – then on Sunday for our ‘ Roast’ I bought a small joint of Boned & Rolled ‘ Topside of Beef ‘ from the English Butchers ‘ this morning, which we will have with all the trimmings including ‘ Goose-Fat Roast Potatoes’!

This evening we will be channel hopping to find something to watch after catching up with all the news earlier.

Thoughts for the Day ; See above.

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