MANILVA TODAY.

MONDAY/TUESDAY 1ST/2ND NOVEMBER 2010.


This weekend was a bank holiday here in Spain; it was one of the many saints day on Sunday, in fact it was “ All Saints Day “ which is a rather special because it is the weekend when family’s get together to celebrate the dead ! On Friday and Saturday all the locals were buying large and very expensive bunches of flowers which they take to the cemetery on Sunday and they decorate the family walled mausoleum’s as you can see in the picture below, the “ Cementerio “ is next to the church in the centre of the village and as you would expect it is very quiet and tranquil. The weather is still warm and sunny and today was the best day so far in November ! The sky was clear and blue, the mountains had a clear green vista and the Mediterranean was a sparkling blue and green, no breeze and by mid afternoon it had reached 25degs.unlike the rest of Spain which has rain storms, high winds and the first snow on the high Sierra above Malaga.

On Monday there was a wonderful aroma in the house and up the street ; I made a Beef Stew ! Made with Onions,Carrots,Celery,Leeks,and Baby Turnips. Green Beans, Mushrooms and Dice Potatoes together with my secret ingredients – SCOUSE !! We had it for dinner with fresh garden Peas and shredded Beetroot.
Today we had planned to pack this morning but it is so gorgeous we went and picked Cheta up and went for a long walk with her, her last for five weeks until we get back in December ! We then sat outside Bar Rojas and had our final drink with them – Manolo gave me the biggest Barcardi and Coke ever as you can see in the last picture ! Tonight we are having Pork Cutlets for supper after the packing,Brenda is at this moment on the roof terrace taking in the sun and working herself up for the task ahead ! The next Blog will be from Casa Del Abuelo in Guadalmina Alta on Wednesday.

Thought for the Day;

If you tell the truth you don’t have to remember anything.


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