WEDNESDAY 18th/ MARCH 2020. “ STATE OF ALARM DAY 4 “
We are now into the routine of getting up
when we wake up, so it’s not a lie in any more, just normal, after freshening
up I masked (basic) & gloved up and went down to the ‘ Suma’ supermarket to
check it out, before the rain starts again, it’s well stocked with everything,
including Water & Toilet Rolls, so I bought some more essentials to keep us
going as well as ( Bacardi & Wines!!)
When I returned Brenda then masked &
gloved up and went along to our local Chemists
in ‘Calle Mar’ to see if the ‘ Hand Sanitizer’ had arrived, it hadn’t – so we
are going to ring them – they now have a glass-screen in front of the counter!
She then went down to our local shop at the
bottom of our street to pick up some more stock/fresh essentials, so as we only
need a minimal shop from ‘ Mercadona’! ( Possibly) Watch this space.
It
was then time for a quick, well earned, toast and tea, before getting the day
on the go.
Just as we were getting ready to go to bed
last night we had a heavy ‘ cloud-burst’ which only lasted a few minutes, it
then has not started again, so far, but no doubt we are in for more of the ‘
Wet-Stuff’ later as well as ‘ gale-force’ winds, still reaching 17/18 degs+ - at
the moment the sun has broken though, overnight down to 13/14 degs+ - basically
it’s forecast to stay like this for the rest of the week and over the weekend,
with the wind dropping to a stiff breeze, next week we are in for a wet, windy
and cold time, lasting all week again! Watch this space.
“ CORONAVIRUS UPDATE – COVID 19 “
We are now into a daily routine, which in
fact is not much different to our normal, except for not having the dogs with
us, so we are missing going for walks around the village ( only one person up
to 50 metres!) and of course having a nice cool drink sat outside in the
sunshine!
We are balancing out stocks of everything
and have cut down on the size of the portions, a little, as well as planning
ahead, on next week’s menus will have ‘Turkey’ as we have 2/3 Legs/Thighs, in
the bottom of the deep freezer, so a ‘ Curry or Pie’ will be on the menu!
Our friends locally ( Leah & Brian) are
keeping in touch, Leah is now off work until the end of the month so can pick things
up for us- when needed, as we are now able to find things in the local shops (
good!) I will not be going down to ‘
Mercadona’ at the moment, as its still ‘MAD’!
We had a nice ‘E-Mail from our dear friends
Kelvin & Gaye, over in Denbigh, North Wales, asking after our ‘health’ etc,
they had booked to go to Budapest ( cancelled)
at the end of the month and also are booked to come down to the hotel on ‘Sotogrande
Marina’ in September, watch this space!
PS; We have just had a nice call on the ‘
Skype’ video from our dear friends Tim & Thea, up in magical Mojacar, with
all their news and updating us about their life in general, they are both well
(Red Wine!) as they try to move?! At
their ‘ Mercadona’ they have no problems and everything is well stocked except
for ‘ Pasta’!
“ STAY SAFE & SOUND EVERYBODY “
“ STAY SAFE & SOUND EVERYBODY “
For our supper this evening we are having ‘ Stir-Fried Beef & Mixed Peppers’ – cooked
to order in a very hot ‘ Wok’ – thinly sliced Onion, Shallots, Mushrooms, with
Red, Green & Yellow Peppers and Baby Whole Green Beans, all tossed in very
hot Vegetable Oil, with a little Garlic & Lea & Perrins with Tabasco, the
strips of ‘ Beef’ marinated in Balsamic Vinegar, then stir-fried ! Broccoli
Florets on the side with ‘Rissolees ‘ Potatoes.
We are as usual under the ‘ Lock-Down’ –
staying inside, relaxing and taking things very easy – being ‘Patient ‘
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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