MANILVA YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

SUNDAY 27th MAY 2012.

This Sunday turned out to be one “ Helluva ” day ! After a little lie in we got things on the go for dinner, Lamb Cutlets baked on Boulangere Potatoes and then freshened our selves up before we set off out for a walk; it was too hot and with no breeze it gets very oppressive and close now so we have brought all the fans out,large and small rotating stacks in the bedroom and office,a small fan in the kitchen and a large one in the lounge but we don't use the Air Conditioning unit as it takes a lot of getting to used to and also costs a lot to run, so we ended up just walking up to Bar Rojas for a ‘ Paella ’ Tapas lunch and cool drink sat under the Sonbrajo,Brenda to start had a couple of small glasses of Lumy’s ‘ Gazpacho ’ made to her own recipe. We then watched the start of the Grand Prix from Monaco on the large screen in the Bar and saw the finish back at home later. We were then just about to settle down for the afternoon with Brenda going up on the roof terrace and me in the office to watch ‘ Saturday Morning Kitchen ’on the IPlayer when the phone went ; it was Mano asking us to come down to his house to crack open a bottle of Pink Champagne that he and Anna had been saving for a special day, we have not heard from them for three weeks since Anna arrived back from Tenerife and had been keeping a low profile. Last weekend Sally Ann and Dylan also arrived and are starting to plan and settle into their new life over here; when we got down to the house Carlos was also there with Fabio so the place was full of laughter with the kids running wild, we sat out on the patio over looking the view down to the Mediterranean and opened the bottle of fizz, we had taken down a bottle of chilled Cava and some Cassis so we had that to follow as we toasted to ‘ Health, Wealth and Happiness ’for the future along with the ‘ Family ’ Sally Ann had a Chicken ready to roast so Mano and Carlos popped out down to Sabinillas to a take-a-way restaurant and picked up a cooked Roast Chicken with Rice and Chips to go with the other Chicken; we then sat down around the large family table for an impromptu dinner and devoured the meal amongst much shouting and laughing – ‘ Spanish Style ’The ‘ Guerrero’s are back in business – watch this space ! My mobile rang during the meal, it was Carolyn over in Gaudalmina asking if we could look after the villa and animals for a couple of days next weekend, so we said yes and had to re-arrange out next Sunday Lunch for another day with all the family; we have saved two legs and a shoulder of local lamb for this special ‘ Welcome to the rest of your Life ’occasion ! Anna Mari Carlos’s wife picked us up later and dropped us off back at the top of our street feeling no pain.We then caught the late film a ‘ Neo-Noir Psychological Thriller ’ so it says ! It starred Halle Berry and Bruce Willis and was called “ Perfect Stranger ” and there is a big twist at the end !!

PS; We are having the Lamb Cutlet's Boulangere this evening.

PPS; I've just had a call from Carolyn to ask us if we can look after the villa on Tuesday evening as they wan't to go over to Fuengirola for the night on business so we are going over at lunchtime tomorrow after we come back from La Inea with Andy after we have hopefully registerd the car !


Thought for the Day;


Sometimes Goodbye is a second chance.


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