MONDAY 24th/
TUESDAY 25TH / DECEMBER 2012.
We had a
nice relaxing day at home on Monday and took things easy; later in the morning
we went for a walk and stopped at Bodega Augustin for a coffee and took in the noon day sunshine. Later in the
afternoon we made contact with the ‘ Moffatt’s over in Old Colwyn on the Skype
Video, Ben was home from university and Tim, later Thea came in after being
caught in the rain shopping in Llandudno,Jo was working at ‘ Clinton Cards’ so
we were able to wish them all the best for the Xmas festivities. In the evening
for dinner we had the two steaks that we picked up from the English Butchers;
Brenda had a very succulent Sirloin with sweet fat and I had very good T-Bone,
I finished them with foaming butter as a treat, I normally dry pan-fry them,
Mushrooms,sliced Green Beans and crisp Chips along with a fine Rioja all helped
as we had an indulgent evening.
On Xmas
morning we were awoken by a very loud thunder clap at 8-15am; what followed was
what you could only call a ‘ Cloudburst ’with severe rain for half an hour( Not
forecast) As you can see in the pictures below everything returned to normal by
lunchtime as we walked to the Manilva Green Aparthotel for our Christmas Lunch;
the Santa picture needs no comment! The whole ‘ Guerreros’clan arrived as we
got into the Xmas spirit in the bar/lounge overlooking the Manilva valley;
Bucks Fizz to start with a prawn salad soon had us in the mood, for our main
course we had Roast Turkey, Roast Pork and Roast Beef, all from our butchers in
the village. They were served with fresh Sprouts,Carrotts and Garden Peas, very
good Mashed Potato and fine proper Roast Potatoes and on the side Stuffing and
Yorkshire pudding –along with ‘OK Gravy! This was produced by a Spanish Chef
that had not cooked a Xmas Lunch before, Carlos had arranged it and worked very
hard to make things go, at one time Mano,Ana Mari and Sally Ann all dived in to
help serve and clear! Xmas Pudding with Brandy sauce made by Sally Ann and
Mince Pies finished off the meal. We retired to the bar as you can see in the
picture below to end a very nice family Christmas Day. The pictures above have
just come in and show Jack and Lyn on Christmas Day over in Melbourne and David
Jane at one of their pubs! We were dropped back up to the village and settled
down for the evening in front of the TV.As you can see Cheta came visiting in
the evening and joined us in front of the TV with Charlie!
Thoughts
for Christmas;
Christmas
is not a date. It is a state of mind.
The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree; the presence of a happy
family all wrapped up in each other.
…
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