MANILVA TODAY

THURSDAY 11^th/ APRIL 2013

This morning the weather is still sunny and warm but a little breeze has got up, the forecast is the same for over the weekend and into next week; we have just come back from our walk around the village with the dog, at what is going to be the new ‘Plaza Vendimia’ it is full steam ahead with 8 workmen on the go, when I took the pictures they were on their coffee break! At the church there is no sign of any action, they must be waiting for the concrete to dry! Still a lot of finishing work to be done on the ‘Plaza Pozo del Rey’around the outside and what we think are going to be the entrance and exits to the car park, the play area and park are shooting up as you can see in all the pictures above.

Last nights game at Barcelona was very gripping and when Messi came on as a sub the change in the team and the crowd was amazing, one interesting fact – Xavi made history by completing 96 passes out of 96( Yes, that’s 100%) – the draw for the semi-finals is on Friday at lunchtime – very interesting, I can’t wait to see who plays who! Spain v Germany !!

After the match it was time on TVE1 for the first ever “ Master Chef ”on Spanish TV; it is very ‘Glossy’ and over produced with lots of moving camera shots, which I hate and the details flash up very quickly, not giving you the time to read them; they have spent a fortune on the studio kitchens and have been promoting it for months. It was the programme when they choose the final 16 last night and in the end eliminated the first one; it got very loud with lots of shouting, wailing and crying – and that was just the men! The food was nothing special and in fact it was surprising that it was so Spanish – Black Paella? The studio test was to produce a dish from the whole large ‘Rodaballo ”-see the picture above, in front of them; not one of them new how to fillet the Turbot and they all left the Black skin on! Most of then just pan-fried the fillets, badly and garnished them with Cockles and Gambas!! Not a good start. How the ‘Celebrity ?’ judges could distinguish between them was hard to see!  Watch this space.


PS; The sole English representives in the Europa League semi-finals are Chelsea after Newcastle and Spurs went out in the 2nd leg of the quarter finals tonight.

Thoughts for the Day;

Imagination is more important than knowledge.  Knowledge speaks but wisdom listens.  Genius is 1% inspiration, and 99% perspiration.

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