LA CASA DEL ABUELO THIS WEEKEND.

SATURDAY/SUNDAY/MONDAY 6TH/7TH/8TH NOVEMBER 2010.

The weather is staying dry and sunny but it is getting a little cooler at night; On Saturday morning we settled all the animals down, in particular the three dogs,Bruno,Abbie and Vinnie who are very good and are not a problem to look after, the two house cats, Sam and Tiger just come and go as they please and they are now starting to become more friendly. Saturday was sports day on the TV; it was the qualifying for the Grand Prix in Brazil and the Motorcycling GP in Valencia;England,Wales and Ireland all lost in the Rugby Union and there was some FA cup football on as well during the day. In the evening we had Minute Steak with Baked Potatoes and salad for dinner; later we watched the Robert Plant evening on BBC2,it started with a documentary about the early days and Led Zeppelin, then a live concert from the Roundhouse in London with his current backing group the Band of Joy; who were very good, the band was made up of seasoned professional session musicians with an excellent female singer who harmonized with him, in typical Robert Plant style the whole show rocked ! Later it showed all the times that he had appeared on the Jools Holland show and the collaborations with other artists

We had a little lie in on Sunday morning and took things easy as we got ready to go out for lunch; we went down to Guadalmina to Tricky Ricky’s and had as usual an excellent lunch; Brenda had the Roast Pork and Roast Lamb and I had the Roast Beef, they come with Roast and Mashed potatoes, Crackling and Homemade stuffing all on the plate and the vegetables are served on a side dish Cabbage,Cauilflower,Broccoli and puree of Carrots and Swede together with a sauce boat of proper gravy ! I also picked up a Sunday paper as a treat to read over the next few days. The pictures below were taken just before we went out and show how good the garden is looking and also the Banana tree which this year has actually got Bananas growing on it ! When we got back the Grand Prix had just started and the Motorcycling GP was nearly finished; we then watched the Manchester City match, they won and then the high light of the day when Liverpool beat Chelsea and Torres scored two goals, the second one was out of this world !

Yesterday after the gardener and home help had settled in we shot out to stock up with some essentials; the weather forecast over the next couple of days is a little windy and some rain, it’s the tail of what is hitting England at the moment but we have been lucky as I am typing this as it has passed us by; we are then back to normal, warm and sunny ! Last night we had Pan Fried flattened Chicken Breast with Baked Potatoes and salad for supper and then watched QI,one of our favorites. During the day I caught up with the Clive and Carolyn’s cruise; after Casablanca, Morocco they have stopped at Las Palmas in the Canary Islands and Santa Cruz on Tenerife before six days at sea, from today to Roseau on Dominica, next Monday, they then call at Castries,St Lucia before they get to Bridgetown ,Barbados on Wednesday the 17th !

Thought for the Day;


The wise person questions himself, the fool others.



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