FRIDAY 13th/ MARCH 2020 !
I was up very early this morning and after
a quick freshen up I first popped down to the local shop ( Salvador ) - at the
bottom of our street, to see if he had any ‘ Toilet Rolls’ – he did, so I
grabbed a few packs and Brenda went back later for some more! ( Result!)
I then shot down to Sabinillas and found a
spot to park, right in front of the entrance of ‘ Mercadona’ – ready for when
it opened – by 9-00 am there was over a hundred people waiting outside, in the
next half hour it was full, ( all of Sabinillas & Manilva!) - all 11
check-outs had queues backing up to the back of the store ( 30/40 deep, all
with full trolleys!) It was everyman & women for them-selves! The shelves
were empty by the time I reached the check-out – I managed to find most of our
regular goods, except of course bottled water and toilet rolls!
See below;
I then picked up the local newspapers from
the ‘ English Bookshop’ before going along to check if the local market was
open, it was not, ( no fresh flowers & wall plants) - after yesterdays closure,
by the ‘ Council’ – which now also includes all the schools, the sports centre
and all the sports fixtures!
Meanwhile back at the house Brenda had
taken ‘ Lolo’ for his first walk of the day, when I returned she had cooked
some ‘ English Pork Sausages’ so as I could have a well-earned ‘ Toasted
Sausage Butty’ – smothered in ‘ HP’ Brown sauce – open on brown for herself,
with mugs of hot/strong tea!
Late last night as were going to bed, just
after mid-night, we had a very nice surprise ‘ Skype’ video call from Sandra
& Bill over in Everett, Ontario, Canada, it was just after 7-00 pm over
there, they were in fine spirits, Bill was preparing their supper of ‘ Buffalo
Wings - Grilled Chicken Wings ’ with his famous ‘ Buffalo’ sauce! Sandra was
feeling a lot better, after visiting an ‘ Osteopathy Clinic’ for treatment for
her ‘ Sciatica’ – she is hoping that she will now not need an operation, she
has been off work for six weeks.
Yesterday her sisters daughter, who is
pregnant and expecting her second baby in the next few days, was in a traffic
accident, when she was ‘T-Boned’ in her car, at traffic lights, when a young
boy-racer went through the ‘Red Lights’! She and the soon to be born baby are
fine!!
Sandra & Bill are ‘self-quarantining’ (
two weeks) - after their visit to Florida over last weekend, as they passed
through a very busy and packed ‘Toronto International Airport’ on Monday
morning, they had a nice relaxing weekend with their friends, taking in the
sights of ‘ Fort Meade’ – most of the ‘ Natives’ were friendly!
See below!! “ ALLIGATOR ALERT “!
This morning as I set off the sun was just
rising above the choppy Mediterranean, as
there was a stiff breeze, the sky was cloudless and blue, so by lunchtime it’s
forecast to still reach 21/22 degs – overnight down to 12/13 degs, staying warm
and sunny, tomorrow a little cooler, but still warm & sunny, before the
wet, windy & cold ‘ Atlantic’ front hits us on Sunday, bringing with it a
spell of very wet and colder weather, with very strong winds, all of next week
and over next weekend, ‘ Gale force’ by next Thursday, when it’s already on the ‘ Yellow Alert’ for
storms ! Hovering in the mid ‘Teens’ with moderate to heavy rain, thunder at
times, watch this space.
For our supper this evening we are having ‘
Grilled Salmon Steaks ‘ garnished with seared Asparagus Spears & Prawns,
accompanied with a classic ‘ Hollandaise’ sauce, served with whole Baby ‘
French’ Green Beans, Broccoli Florets and ‘ Pomme de Terre Rissolee ‘ – Baby New
Potatoes, boiled in their skins and then tossed in foaming Parsley Butter until
crisp & golden.
On Saturday it’s a large ‘ Grilled Rib of
Beef’ – on the bone, then after resting sliced into fingers ‘ French’ style and
served with triple-cooked ‘ Pont Neuf’ chips, on Sunday it’s going to be ‘
Pan-Seared Marinated Spanish Lamb Cutlets’ resting on a bed of my classic ‘
Boulangere’ Potatoes, with a ‘ Minted Gravy ‘!
This afternoon we will be watching the
final day of the ‘ National Hunt Racing’ from the ‘ Cheltenham Festival’ on ‘Gold
Cup’ day, sadly over the weekend, on the sports front, is now been mostly cancelled,
postponed or moved to later in the year, watch this space.
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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