THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM A STILL DRY & SUNNY MANILVA;

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A STILL DRY & SUNNY MANILVA, AT THE MOMENT, ON SUNDAY.

SUNDAY 4^th/ MARCH 2018.

We had a little lie in this morning before taking ‘ Charlie & Scooby’ for their first walk of the day, yesterday evening ‘ ‘Scruffy’ was collected by Rose, he’s back with us on Monday for the day, when little princess ‘ Reina’ is joining us, we had a surprise guest in ‘Doggy World Heaven’ last night, for a sleep-over, ‘Reina’ was back with us, so we ended up with three dogs spending the night, ‘ Charlie’ grabbed the prime spot, ‘Reina’ went into her duvet and little ‘ Scooby’ was on his comfort blanket, they all slept very well, ‘Reina’ is being collected later this morning and ‘ Scooby at lunchtime, tomorrow lunchtime it’s ‘ Charlie’s’ turn to be picked up! On Monday morning I’m taking ‘ Chispa’ down to Sabinillas for the full-works at ‘ Groomers ‘ – oh and ‘ Chico’ is then back with us for another holiday the following week! Are you paying attention, I will ask questions later!!

For our breakfast, after we returned from walking the dogs, we had Brenda's famous ' Campo' Poached Eggs on Toast with mugs of steaming Tea, Brenda is now washing/shampooing her hair and as you can see I'm up in the office/ studio on the ' WWW' before typing/ posting today's Blog.

Sadly there is no change in the weather forecast, over night we had another severe rain storm, this morning, as we went for the first walk with the dogs it was dry, the sky is grey & overcast with more black clouds on the horizon, there is just a slight breeze, so it’s still hovering on the 16/17 degs mark during the day, overnight down to 12/14 degs, our normal temperatures for the time of the year, but without the wet stuff, where’s the sunshine?! Next week is staying the same with at the moment no sign of it changing for the better, watch this space.

See below ‘ Snowy’ Liverpool yesterday.

At lunchtime after our walk with the two dogs we ended up sat outside ' Bar Rojas ' in the warm sunshine, for a nice drink and some Tapas, 'Pincho de Gambas - Prawns on a skewer and 'Empanada's - made with Mince & Boiled Egg - Pastry slices ' -  both our favourites! 

This evening for our supper, for a change, I’m cooking to order my famous ‘ Smoked Chicken & Three Green Bean Risotto ‘ – using Spanish’ Arborio’ Rice – finally diced Onions & Shallots with Garlic, sweated-off with glass of White Wine, with a dash of Lea & Perrins & Tabasco, then slowly adding the hot Chicken & Vegetable Stock, stirring all the time, then the cooked Broad Beans, French Beans & Runner Beans are added, before the diced Smoked Chicken & juices, the seasoning adjusted and finally a touch of double Cream, chopped Parsley and grated Parmesan, with the top decorated with Asparagus Spears!


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Just a quick update on the football results; Everton lost 2-1 & Liverpool won 2-0, with two superb goals and Real Madrid won 3-1. In the afternoon we watched the ‘ Track Cycling World Championships’ from Holland, my sport, that I was brought up with by my Dad, Tommy Sexton, a life-long member of the ‘Mersey Road Club’!

Later after supper we caught the last two, back to back, episodes of “ Modus “ over on ‘BBC Four’ – the Swedish crime drama series with sub-titles, about the hunt for the missing  ‘ US’ lady President, only to say that a Russian assassin was shot dead, the plotters were un-masked, a knife to a throat was stopped and a prosecution for rape was reported! Catch it to find out what happened and too who?!

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM A MILD & DRY SUNNY MANILVA;

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A DRY & MILD SUNNY MANILVA, AT THE MOMENT, ON SATURDAY.

SATURDAY 3rd/ MARCH 2018.

We were both up early this morning and after a quick freshen up we took ‘ Charlie & Scooby’ out for their first walk of the day, thankfully the rain has gone away, for now ,as forecast, they slept in our bedroom last night, ‘ Charlie’ went on ‘ Scooby’s comfort jumper to start but it all changed later, we had a message from Rose, overnight, asking us if we could have ‘ Scruffy’ for the day, as sadly Adrian is back in Hospital, with more problems after his hip-replacement operation, I collected ‘ Scruffy’ after I had put the car away in the underground car park, after my travels!

I then set off on my travels down to Sabinillas for the weekly shopping, I did the main shop in ‘ Mercadona ‘ and then collected the local newspapers from the ‘ English Bookshop’ before stopping at ‘ Super Sol ‘ for the ‘ English’ essentials, I then shot back up the hill through the bare vine fields to unload back at the house, Brenda had waiting for me a steaming mug of tea & toast.

This morning it’s still grey & overcast but at the moment the rain has stopped, the forecast is more of the wet stuff later, it’s still the same tomorrow and next week has not changed also, with a grey & overcast sky, windy with rain everyday but keeping the temperatures up, hovering on the 17/18 degs mark, overnight down to 13/14 degs! Watch this space.

This evening for our supper we are having a large ‘ Rib of Beef’ on the bone, cooked on a very hot griddle-plate ‘ Med-Rare’ then left to rest, before taking it off the bone and slicing it into fingers ‘ French’ style, garnished with seared Asparagus Spears & Button Mushrooms and shallow-fried Onion Rings ( Milk & Flour ) with a sauceboat of ‘ Bearnaise’ sauce on the side, served with Whole Baby French Green Beans and of course twice-cooked ‘ Frits’ as well!

On the sports front this weekend; this afternoon the ‘ National Hunt Racing’ is from Newbury & Kelso, there is no ‘ Six Nations Rugby Union’ this weekend, over in the ‘ Premier League’ Burnley welcome Everton and Liverpool are at home to Newcastle Utd, tomorrow Manchester City welcome Chelsea, over here in ‘ La Liga’ Real Madrid are at home to Getafe and on Sunday Barcelona welcome Atletico Madrid in the ‘ match of the day’

At the moment the ‘TV’ System is not working, again, it must be the weekend, I’ve tried re-setting it and the online update, all with no luck, so at the moment we will have to do with Spanish TV & BBC only! Watch this space.

NB; Daniela is popping around to have a look at the system as her's is working fine?!

NBB; It's now working !! Thank's Daniela !! 

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM A STILL VERY WET & WINDY SUNNY MANILVA;

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A VERY WET & WINDY SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

FRIDAY 2^nd/ MARCH 2018.

We had a little lie in this morning as I decided not to go out on my travels down to Sabinillas for the weekly shopping, I will go tomorrow morning instead, when hopefully, as forecast, it’s not so bad! After a quick freshen up I wrapped up in the waterproofs and braved the elements as I took ‘ ‘Scooby’ out for his first walk of the day, when we returned ‘ Scooby ‘ was rubbed-down by Brenda, on the large bath towel, with vigour, meanwhile I was dripping onto the marble-tiled floor!

The only consolation was that Brenda welcomed me back with a ‘ Toasted Crispy Smoked Bacon Butty’ and a mug of steaming tea! This afternoon ‘ Charlie’ is due to be dropped off, for his short break, until Monday, perfect weather for him, as he’s a ‘ Water Dog ‘!

Overnight the rain and storms returned, with a vengeance, the wind is very strong and has not stopped since, it’s grey & overcast with stormy clouds overhead, the rain is lashing in, it’s the second ‘Atlantic’ weather front to hit us, the first one, ‘Emma’ is now hitting the UK after the ‘ Beast from the East’ – the whole region, as well as Spain in on ‘Yellow/Orange’ alert, as you can see in the map below; the weekend is not looking as bad, but next week we are in for more of the same, with no sign of the sunshine returning, for now, it’s still hovering on the 12/13 degs mark during the night and the day time temperatures are 16/17 degs mark, so we can’t complain, watch this space.

For our supper this evening we are having ‘ Deep-Fried Goujon’s of Hake Fillet ‘ – using breadcrumbs from the local Bakery, with homemade ‘ Tartar’ sauce on the side, with lots of Lemon Wedges, served with ‘Mushy Green Peas ‘ and of course twice-cooked ‘ Chips’

On Saturday evening it’s going to a ‘ Steak’ night and then on Sunday, for a change, I’m making my famous ‘ Smoked Chicken & Three Green Bean Risotto ‘

Last night we channel hopped and later watched the ‘ live’ football as Arsenal welcomed Manchester City, this time in the ‘Premier League’ – ‘ City’ won, again, 0-3, for the second time in less than a week, and played sublime ‘ team football ‘

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM A VERY WET SUNNY MANILVA;

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A VERY WET & WINDY SUNNY MANILVA ON THURSDAY.

THURSDAY 1st/ MARCH 2018.       “ ST DAVID’S DAY “ 

I was up early this morning to welcome back little princess ‘ Reina’ for the last time this week, sadly Lee called to say that he was not going into work today, as the storm was just too bad, it was thunder & lightening, with a cloud burst along with strong winds, at one time the rain was flowing up our street, not down as usual!

‘Reina’ could be back with us tomorrow and sometime over the weekend, as Daniela is due to fly back from London later today, weather permitting, as over in the UK they are in the middle of a ‘Siberian’ winter, with the heaviest snow fall in over 30 years! Watch this space.

‘Charlie’ is due to arrive tomorrow for another short break until Monday.

‘Scooby’ has settled in very well, he’s eating everything, he’s a real character and good company, he slept all night, by the side of our bed on his ‘ Comfort Jumper’ on top of ‘ Reina’s’ duvet, this morning I took him out for his first walk of the day after breakfast, as the rain had stopped, it’s a ‘ Toasted Crispy Smoked Bacon Butty ‘ day with mugs of steaming tea! When I returned ‘ Chispa’ was outside our house to welcome us back, as well as Brenda, with the towel. 


Overnight the forecasted bad weather, hit us, this morning it’s grey, cold, overcast and very wet & windy, down here on the ‘ Costa Del Sol’ in sunny Manilva! It looks like it’s with us for the rest of the week and over the weekend, next week is looking the same, for now, its’ still hovering on the 16/17 degs mark during the day and the overnight temperatures are still 12/14 degs! Watch this space.

See below the beach down in Sabinillas this morning.

This evening for our supper we are having the rest of the ‘ Scouse’ with Baby Beetroot, tomorrow it’s a ‘ Fish’n’Chips’ night and on Saturday we are having a ‘ Steak Night’ – then on Sunday it’s my famous ‘ Smoked Chicken & Three Green Bean Risotto’

I’m waiting to see how the weather is tomorrow, before I go down to Sabinillas on my travels for the weekly shopping, it could be Saturday morning instead, watch this space.

PS; It's looking it's its going to be Saturday!

Last night after supper we caught up with the next episode of ‘ Shetland’ – as the murder enquiry took the detectives to Norway, back in Shetland more details came out, then things started to get dangerous over in Norway as they investigated the far-right extremists party, at the end the two main detectives were surrounded by a mob of baddies! Watch this space.

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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