MANILVA DURING THE WEEK.

THURSDAY/FRIDAY 30th/31st AUGUST 2012.


BRIAN AND LILLI HERE IN SUNNY MANILVA DAY 4/5.


On Thursday morning we went up to Bar Rojas for our Spanish breakfast again ; Andy joined us as it was his 50th birthday ! So a few beers went down – he was working later in the evening at the restaurant. Later I made my famous Braised Steak and Onions with Brenda’s equally famous Mashed Potato with Cabbage with Alselgas.Brian and Lilli had an at home day taking it easy up on the roof terrace. Just as I was putting the Braised Steak in the oven Mano phoned and asked us to join him and all the family including the six visitors from Manchester down at Bodega Agustin for a drink as it was their last night here; so the steak was left to finish cooking and we decamped down to the ‘ Office ’ – all 18 of us ! Late we had supper up at Bar Rojas as it had gone past time for the Braised steak ! We got in very late as it developed into a session as Lilli had her ‘ Drinking Boots On ’ !!

PS; I have now got ‘ Viber ’ and ‘ Whatsapp ’on my mobile phone, thanks to Brian so please join both ,it is very easy and of course you then can phone,text.sms and send pictures for free !! Watch out for the call !!!

As we got up on Friday morning we cold smell the burning and the house, terrace and the streets were covered in ash – the very large fire over above Marbella had been raging during the night and the ‘ Lavente ’ wind had brought it this way along with the smoke clouds ! The pictures above show how bad it was ! We then went down to Sabiillas to do or weekend shopping and stock up; Brian and Lilli joined us as we walked down to the market and called into the butchers, we then had a late breakfast at Bar Rojas and then ended up down at Bodega Augustin for a lunchtime session and some Tapas.The pictures below show how quick the work on the underground car park is progressing and that the wine press in now ready. Meanwhile over in Cheshire the work at ‘ The Old Sessions House Pub and Kitchen ’is well on the way for the opening on the 10th September ?! as you can see. I rang in the afternoon and arranged for a hire car from my regular contact in Marbella for three days next week on our special winter rate; they are dropping it off up here in the village on Monday afternoon so we are having a half day free as well ! Brian and Lilli have just booked their flights back to Finland very early on the morning of the 12th September !

In the evening we finally had our Braised Steak and Onions for dinner as you can also see in the pictures below; just before we sat down ‘ Cheta ’came crashing in through the shutters, she has had the full works in the morning, Pedicure with painted toe nails, trimmed and styled and smelling like a little ‘ Tart ’ She is looking like her old self when we first saw her a couple of years ago ! More pictures to follow. We then went up to Bar Rojas for a nightcap or three to end another “ Helluva “ day.



Thought for the Day;



Perfection is attained by slow degrees; it requires the hand of time.




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