A RATHER GREY & OVERCAST AND NOW WET SUNNY MANILVA ON SUNDAY.

SUNDAY 31^st/ MAY 2020.   “ STATE OF ALARM – DAY 78 “

No lie in this morning, so after a quick freshen up we had our regular fresh fruit ( sliced Banana ) toast and tea before getting today’s roast on the go.

We are having a  “ Roast Leg of ‘Spanish’ Lamb “ – studded with Garlic Cloves & Rosemary, cooked on a bed of assorted Vegetable ‘ Trivets’ with a few ‘ Roast Potatoes’ – as you can see below;

Before;

And after coming out of the oven!

I then made, with the help of the ‘ Second Chef’ ( peeled Potatoes) my now famous ‘ Boulangere’ Potatoes – sliced Onions, with three layers of hand-cut Potato, seasoned and topped up with a rich ‘ Meat & Vegetable’ stock, ready to go in the oven this evening.



See below;

Meanwhile the ‘ Second/Vegetable Chef’ was preparing ‘Broccoli & Cauliflower Florets in a three Cheese sauce, Crushed Carrot & Turnips, Creamed Braised Baby Leeks, Wilted Alcelgas & Garden Peas’

Finally I made my famous ‘ Finger-Licking’ Pan Gravy, using the roasting juices, with a flour ‘ Roux’ – a rich Meat & Vegetable’ stock, before adjusting the seasoning to taste, then a dash of ‘ Crosse & Blackwell’s Gravy Browning’ for the colour!

As forecast, it’s still rather grey & overcast, as the clouds are still hanging around, despite a light breeze, only reaching 23 degs+ - overnight down to 17 degs+ -  with the threat of the ‘ Wet-Stuff’ in the air, the area is on ‘ Yellow Alert’ later, watch this space.

PS; At the moment we have bright lightening and loud thunder !  Now ' heavy' RAIN !!

Next week is looking a little more settled, staying partly cloudy, with light breezes all week, going a little warmer on Tuesday/Wednesday – 26/27 degs+ hovering in the mid 20s mainly, with warm sunshine, then sadly towards next weekend we could have more of the ‘ Wet-Stuff’ returning, very unseasonal for the time of the year – ‘June’!  The following week is now looking dry, very warm & sunny!! Watch this space.

Yesterday evening, before our supper we managed to catch up with Leah, on the ‘Facebook’ video, for a good catch up with all her news after the first week in her new apartment in Gibraltar, she & her son Deemy are loving it, he has made friends locally and registered for school, she has a five minute walk into work, and little ‘ Miss Bella’ is now an official resident of Gibraltar, after being registered, tested, her ‘DNA’ taken & jabs etc for Rabies! She is now ‘ Blue Badged’ and they can take her out for walks, on the lead, without being arrested!

“ CORANAVIRUS UPDATE – COVID 19 PANDEMIC “

The main news today is that the ‘Prime Minister’ – Pedro Sanchez – has secured support for his ‘ Majority National Government’ – next Wednesday, in the ‘ Congress-Parliament’ up in Madrid, for the sixth and final extension to the ‘ State of Alarm’ – which will then expire on June 21^st!

This evening after supper we will settle down to watch the very exciting & gripping  ‘Killing Eve’ as series 3 is coming to an end ( 2 more episodes?) Watch this space.

Last night the late film was “ Live Free or Die Hard “ or “ Die Hard 4 “! With Bruce Willis as Detective John McClane, the New York cop, facing the ‘ Baddis’ as usual, up to his eyes in bullets etc!

                            “ STAY SAFE AND WELL INSIDE AT ALL TIMES “

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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