FRIDAY 14th/ FEBRUARY 2020. “ VALENTINES DAY “
I was up early this morning and after a
quick freshen up I shot off on my travels down to Sabinillas as the blinding
sun was coming up above a sparkling Mediterranean.
I started at a quiet ‘ Mercadona’ for our
main shop, before going along to the ‘ Ferreterias’ for glue & batteries, next
calling into the ‘ English Bookshop’ for the local newspapers, then shooting
along to the far-end of the promenade to the local market for fresh flowers
& wall plants, finally calling into ‘ Super Sol’ for the English essentials.
Meanwhile back at the house Brenda took out
‘ Scruffy’ and ‘ Chico’ for their first walk of the day, we had a call from Lucy,
yesterday morning, asking us if we could have ‘Chico’ two days early, as their
flight had been brought forward, by the Airline, to beat ‘ Storm Dennis’ that
is due to hit the UK anytime, they are flying to the USA on Sunday, ‘Chico’ is
now with us for 3 weeks, as her young son, Alfred’s operation, at the ‘ Great
Ormond Street Hospital’ has been brought
forward when they return also, ‘Scruffy’ is due to collected this evening.
As I arrived home to unload Brenda was
preparing a ‘Toasted English Pork Sausage Butty’ – smothered in ‘HP’ Brown
sauce – open on brown for herself, with mugs of hot/strong tea, to set us up
for the day and weekend ahead.
We have yet another beautiful day here in
sunny Manilva, down on the ‘ Costa Del Sol’ – the sun was out very early and
the sky is bright blue & cloudless, there is a light breeze, so by
lunchtime it’s due to reach 19/20 degs+ - overnight down to 12/13 degs, the
weekend is staying the same, warm & sunny, next week it’s starting warm
& settled but on Wednesday, as the next cold, wet & windy ‘ Atlantic’
front comes in, bringing with it more cloudy weather and the ‘Wet-Stuff’ as
well as strong storm winds, hovering in the mid ‘ teens’ – back down to only 8/9
degs at night, by next weekend, watch this space.
We are going to have our ‘ Suchi & Seafood
Platter’ at lunchtime, the ‘Suchi’ selection ( Smoked Salmon & Sticky Rice
roll) is from the new counter in ‘Mercadona’
– with fresh Langustines ( peeled) from the ‘Fish Market’ and Crab, with
homemade ‘ Marie Rose sauce ( Brenda)
For our ‘ Valentines Supper’ I’m preparing ‘Paupiettes
of Hake Fillet’ – rolled and secured with a cocktail stick( taken out after
cooking) - poached in a Fish stock/Veloute,
then coated in a rich creamy ‘Lobster & Prawn’ sauce, accompanied with Broccoli Florets & Sugar
Snap Peas and Parsley New Potatoes.
To drink we are having ‘Mini bottles (
Benjamins) of Cava Codorniu’ to start –
a ‘Vina Sol Rosado’ to follow and then a very special half-bottle of ‘ Burnt
Ship Bay’ Ice Wine Vidal Grapes from the ‘Niagara’ wine region of Canada! (
flown in especially) !!
For our dessert I’m cooking to order my
special ‘ Crepes’ a la Mode ‘ – very thin pancakes served with local
Strawberries and Vanilla Ice Cream!
After supper we will settle down to watch
the regular programmes that we follow on Friday ‘ A Question of Sport, Would I
Lie to You & QI’ – later the ‘ Graham Norton Show’
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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