GUADALMINA ALTA LA CASA DEL ABUELO.

WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY/FRIDAY 3RD/4TH/5TH NOVEMBER 2010.

We came across to Guadalmina on Wednesday lunchtime to La Casa Del Abuelo to take over from Clive and Carolyn as they went on their five week holiday; they stayed on Wednesday evening at a hotel in the old part of Malaga before they joined the cruise liner on Thursday lunchtime for the two week cruise to Barbados. I tried to log on to a web cam on the " Silver Cloud " to follow then as they started off and went through the Staites of Gibraltar but sadly it does not have one !The three dogs are fine and are not a problem to look after as they have a large pound and kennel in the grounds of the very large garden’ the two house cats come and go as they please but the five/six wild cats are a pain in the neck ! The fish in the pond have grown and at feeding time the pond becomes like as if there is a shoal of Piranhas – hopefully not!! Joan, Clive’s mum. has her own flat in the old part of the villa and she has a home help in three times a week, as well as a hairdresser and chiropodist calling in so she is easy to look after. The gardener is in once a week to keep the garden, terrace and pool up to scratch and the cleaner does all the washing and ironing as well as looking after the villa on the same day. We are expecting the builders to call in next week, as arranged, to work on the outside drains and gully’s before we have any rain; the weather is beautiful at the moment with clear blue skies, hot sun and no breeze but the pool is not hot enough as we dipped our toes in it this morning! In the evening we had the last of the Scouse that we brought across for supper and then settled down to watch the large screen TV and catch up with all our old favorites.

On Thursday we were up early for the gardener and cleaner and have now settled down to a routine in the villa with the feeding of the animals. We popped out to pick up some essentials from down in Guadalmina and in the evening; we had Pan Fried Flattened Chicken Breast with Balsamic Vinegar and Sauté Potatoes with Green Beans for dinner. We then watched the football, sadly Manchester City lost in Poland but Liverpool won in Italy after a second half hat trick from Steven Gerrard!

This morning we have been down to find the Mercadona supermarket in San Pedro and stock up for the weekend, tonight we are having Pan Fried Baby Lemon Soles with New Potatoes and Garden Peas for supper and we are going out for our Sunday Lunch, for a change, to Tricky Ricky’s in Guadalmina.Tomorrow is a TV day as the International Rugby starts with Wales playing the Australians and England against the New Zealand All Blacks!!

Thought for the Day;

Silent gratitude isn’t very much use to anyone.


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