THURSDAY 26th/ MARCH 2020. “
STATE OF ALARM – DAY 12 “
After a good night sleep we freshened up
and as I was the breakfast rota I raided the fridge and I had a large ( local
bread ) ‘ Toasted Crispy Smoked Bacon, Sausage & Mushroom Butty’ –
smothered in ‘ HP’ Brown sauce – open on the local bread, also, for Brenda,
with mugs of hot/strong tea, to set us up for the day ahead (12) of being in ‘
Lockdown’!
We have for the first time in a while a
beautiful sunny day, with a clear blue sky and just a light breeze, so by
lunchtime it’s due to reach 20 degs+ - overnight down to 11 degs+ - sadly tomorrow
and on Saturday the ‘ Wet-Stuff’ is due to return, as the breeze stiffens,
going a little cooler also, on Sunday the Sun is forecast to back all the time
still hovering in the mid/high ‘ teens’ –
next week is now looking unsettled, as the next wet, windy & cold ‘ Atlantic’
front comes in, bringing with it more Rain showers, later in the week sunshine!
Watch this space.
“
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE – COVID 19 “
As it’s such a nice day we are taking
advantage of the fine weather, Brenda down to our local shop ( Salvador &
Belli ) after masking/gloving up, for some fresh essentials, I then masked/gloved
up and went along Calle Mar’ to the local Bank, for some cash from the machine,
on the way ‘Padre Jose’ came out of the ‘
Church House’ at the top of our street and ‘ Blessed’ me!
I was then stopped by two very large ‘
Guardia Civil’ officers in the street, that were checking all the traffic and
people out! Finally Brenda, still masked/gloved up, popped along to the ‘Chemists’
for our prescription tablets etc.
The ‘Policia Local ‘ – who mostly live in
the village, are now out in force all the time checking the dog walkers ( 50
meters) – people out at any time, making sure that they keep their distance ( 2
meters) and where they are going, all the traffic is being stooped ( 1 person
only) – especially checking and only allowing them to go to the nearest ‘ Supermarket’ – with heavy fines- on the
spot- ( 400/600 Euros) for those who are
not obeying the ‘ LOCKDOWN’ rules!!
See below Sabinillas this morning.
All the time the ‘ Council’ workers are out
& about in all the streets here in the village and down in Sabinillas, as
well as the local urbanizations in the area, washing down, sanitizing/ humidifing!
See below yesterday;
This evening we are having ‘ Omelettes of
Choice ‘ – using 3 ‘ Campo Eggs’ - two cheese ( Cheddar/Parmesan) for Brenda and ‘Paysanne’ for me! ( small
diced/fried Shallot, Bacon, Mushrooms & Potato) Served with finely sliced ‘ French’ Green
Beans and a Baked Potato.
I have a dedicated Omelette/Pancake’ pan
that I heat and de-glaze with a little Vegetables Oil, the Campo Eggs (3) are seasoned
with salt and white pepper, then beaten with a large fork, a knob of butter is tossed
into the hot pan and the beaten mixture added, left to settle for a few
seconds, then stirred vigorously, turned into the corner of the pan, the
fillings are then added and the ‘Omelette’ shape formed – before turning out (
up-side down) onto a warm plate, so the top of the Omelette is perfect! ( adjust with a paper towel )
I was shown how to make the perfect ‘Omelette’
back in Liverpool in 1962 by the “ Head Chef “ of a city-centre restaurant ‘Paul
Bruchet’ - who had trained in a ‘Lyons Corner House’ kitchens back pre-war! He
cooked on a coal-fired solid top stove, making up to 12 Omelettes at a time!! (
Honest)
See below the Pier Head over in Liverpool
last night!
Meanwhile over in Everett, Ontario, Canada,
Sandra & Bill had for their supper last night, as you can see below, the
classic ‘ Butter Chicken – Murgh Makhani ‘
“ STAY
SAFE & SOUND INSIDE AT ALL TIMES “
Thoughts for the Day; See above
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