Friday, May 31, 2013
SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND
FRIDAY 31st/
MAY 2013.
Another
early morning as I had an appointment at the surgery; this time we had a very
positive result as our new doctor, our old one has moved down to
Sabinillas,arrived and I was first on the list to see her, Maria! She updated
all my details from the three consultants, adjusted my prescriptions, gave me
the once over and then sorted Brenda out at the same time, she is having the
full works checked out next week, Blood and Urine tests and Blood pressure
taken – then she is going back for a review as she has not had one for a while.
I then called into our chemists in Calle Mar and picked up the new tablet’s, I
also had my Blood Pressure taken, which was fine and then my weight checked –
I’ am down again ! In fact I have lost 1 stone in old terms !! So good news all round.
We then
shot down to Sabinillas for the weekend shopping at both supermarkets, called
into the bank and the ‘Ferretaria’for some light bulbs, collected the papers
from the English bookshop, exchanged our books for two more ‘Patterson’s’ and
posted another birthday card( Watch out in North Wales!) The pictures above
show that Bank Street has had it’s first coat of Ashphelt,next week they are
doing the garden work and painting the road markings; After getting back to the
house we unpacked and then went down to the our butchers were we picked up the
Steak for Saturday evening, I also got some ‘Calves Liver’ for next week and
Chicken wings for Tapas.
Today is
definitely the hottest so far as the breeze has dropped and the forecast for
the weekend and into next week is even better – we will be reaching the 30s and
higher!
Tonight for
supper we are having ‘Goujons of Hake’ made with fresh Breadcrumbs from the
local Bakery with Garden Peas, square Chips, Homemade Tartar sauce and lots of
Lemon juice! One of our neighbor’s has just dropped off some fresh ‘Campo’ Eggs
that still have the Chicken ---- on them !
We will then catch a good film as Friday is the best night on lots of
the main channels.-- " Terminator 2 Judgement Day " from 1991 with Arnold Schwarzenegger ( Hasta La Vista - Baby ! ) Linda Hamilton,Edward Furlong and Robert Patrick as the other one !
Thought for
the Day; See above.
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Thursday, May 30, 2013
MANILVA TODAY
THURSDAY 30th/
MAY 2013.
We had a
long lie in this morning after our early start yesterday; I then made a large
pan of Chicken Curry for supper this evening, you can smell it at the top of
our street! We have just come back from a long walk around the village with
Chispa as you can see in the pictures above; we met Mano and Anna in ‘Bodega
Augustin’ for a coffee and catch up – watch this space as we might have some
startling news about the ‘Guerrero’s’ plans! Just
opposite the new Plaza Vendimia there is a new IT shop opened ‘ Informatica CQ’
run by Gabriel and Christina, they helped Gillian the other day so we called in
and made ourselves known !
The weather
is now how it should be, hot and sunny with clear blue skies and the
temperature is climbing every day; Brenda is now back into her afternoon
routine up on the roof terrace, reading and relaxing in her Bikini !!
This
evening after supper we will find a film to watch,last night I watched upstairs
in the office on the PC the England England Brazil
Thought for
the Day; See above.
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Wednesday, May 29, 2013
SUNNY MANILVA ESTEPONA AND MARBELLA
WEDNESDAY
29th/ MAY 2013.
We were up
with the birds this morning and shot across to Estepona first; we called into
our bank to see our new Manager, then we had coffee and tostado at a very busy
and efficient café/bar frequented by lots of regulars and served by a very
pleasant and busy waitress in the center of the main shopping area. Brenda then
went off, with her card, to get the cosmetics that she can only get in
Estepona, she returned with no other purchases she tried on some things but
resisted! Meanwhile I went to my barber, Manuel for the full works; trim and
cut, beard trim, shave with a cut throat razor, wash and shampoo. blow-dry and
style and finally a face massage! You come out feeling like a new man!! We then
stopped back at the café/bar for some fresh Orange juice before heading over to
the hospital on the far side of Marbella.
The
Dermatology consultant gave me practically the all clear, my readings and test
were fine, and I had some ‘Cortisone’ injections in my right leg to help clear
up the end of the blood infection, also he prescribed some more creams if
needed – my next appointment for a check up is in October!
It was a
glorious drive back along the N340 coast road as the sun was out, clear blue
skies and just a little breeze, one of the best times of the year down here on
the Costa
del Sol !
We shot back to Sabinillas to call at the charity shop and pick up the two
bedside cabinets before anybody else spotted them, we had marked sold on them
and the owner had marked the price on them, 25euros for the pair! They are now
in Norah’s room looking rather smart and matching the bed furniture. The
picture above shows ‘Playa Paraiso’ just below us this lunchtime – thanks to
the Manilva web-page!
Brenda is
retiring to the roof terrace this afternoon to read and top up her colour ready
for the folks coming in June – 24 days and counting to the big day! They arrive
at Gibraltar on the 19th!
This
evening we are having for supper Minute Steak and chips, and then I will follow
the ‘International Friendlies Football’ on the PC as England
Thought for
the Day; See the picture above.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
MANILVA ON TUESDAY
TUESDAY 28th/
MAY 2013.
We have
just come back from Sabinillas after going down this morning on the bus for a
couple of messages; I called into the bank,as you can see in the pictures above
they are starting to finish the work, they had just laid the concrete base
along the parking area. Brenda went to the English bookshop for a card for
Gillian and to post another card to North Wales – watch out it could be you!
We then
popped into the charity shop next door and found two bedside lamps and two very
good small bedside cabinets for Norah’s room! We then went for some flowers but
the only shop now in Sabinillas is not very good, mainly artificial! We had a
coffee and tea next to the Ceramic/Tile workshop where I took the picture above
of the staff in the workshop; outside Marcus our local Financial Councilor was
just going off on his vintage ‘Vespa’ scooter, which we have been admiring, as
you can see!
The weather
is glorious today and for the rest of the week; the sun is hot but there is a
little breeze and it is getting hotter by Friday - 28/30degs! This afternoon
Brenda will be up on the roof terrace for a while, I will be serving the
‘Cocktails’ early as we are going down to Gillian’s in the early evening for
her little ‘Birthday Soirée’ Later we are having for supper ‘Omelet’s’ to
choice with a Baked Potato before we watch on TVE1 the Spanish Master Chef. Brenda had a Cheese Omelet and I had a Mushroom Omelet - see the pictures above !!
Thought for
the Day; See above.
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Monday, May 27, 2013
MANILVA ON MONDAY MORNING
MONDAY 27th/
MAY 2013.
I was up
bright and early as I had an appointment at the surgery for a update and check
up; I’ am not a very ‘Happy Bunny’ as for the first time the Spanish medical
system let me down, it is usually very efficient and on time but this morning
the relief doctor did not arrive, Emilio, the main village doctor and the
Deputy Mayor also arrived late and confronted with the problem shrugged his
shoulders! I was also upset as I really wanted to speak to our own doctor not a
stand in; to cap it when I went to the reception desk to book another appointment
the computer system was not working!!
The
forecast for the week is looking settled and getting warmer, which is late for
us in sunny Manilva; this week I have an appointment with my Dermatology
consultant on Wednesday lunchtime so we are going to Estepona first thing in
the morning ( 10-00am opening!) as Brenda needs some cosmetics and I need a cut
and trim at my barber’s. Tomorrow our friend Gillian has asked us down, quite
literally, as her house it a the bottom of some very steep steps on the side of
the valley, at ‘6ish’ for drinks as it is her birthday and she is having some
friends and neighbors around.
Just about
now the dog usually comes crashing in; to put the record straight her name is
actually “ Chispa ” – ‘Little One’ not Cheta as we have always called her, we
found out a little while ago when we saw her passport and birth certificate for
the first time; we had miss- understood her owner Isabel who is rather old and
speaks a very traditional and old Spanish with a speech impediment! She
responds to both names now as she is multi-lingual, ie. she has learned English
from us and so when we call or tell her things we can do it in both languages! –
The dog not Isabel !!
We have finished
our latest ‘Patterson’s’ and have started on two more books that Anna brought
with her; the TV is back to normal so we will catch a film this evening.
Tonight for supper we are having Cold Chicken with leftover vegetables and
Potatoes from last night; Mano and Anna really enjoyed the Chicken,Mano loves
his vegetables, we had a good catch up and Mano was on a ‘High’ after the
wedding on Saturday went exceptionally well!
The late film was a 'Cracker' - " Fast and Furious 5 " from 2011 - filmed in Rio De Janeiro ! It's the first one of the series that we have seen,the car action/chases/crashes are spectacular and stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker?! in the main roles,Jordena Brester is the love interest,Dwyne Johsnson has bigger shoulders,arms and muscles than Vin Diesel! The baddie is Joaquim De Almeida and the girl on the 'Ducati Streetfighter' is Gal Gadot!!
The late film was a 'Cracker' - " Fast and Furious 5 " from 2011 - filmed in Rio De Janeiro ! It's the first one of the series that we have seen,the car action/chases/crashes are spectacular and stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker?! in the main roles,Jordena Brester is the love interest,Dwyne Johsnson has bigger shoulders,arms and muscles than Vin Diesel! The baddie is Joaquim De Almeida and the girl on the 'Ducati Streetfighter' is Gal Gadot!!
Thought for
the Week; see above as it is a picture
one.
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Sunday, May 26, 2013
MANILVA ON SUNDAY
SUNDAY 26th/
MAY 2013.
We had a
nice lie in this morning, which is a luxury that we enjoy more and more! After
our tea and toast we got the Sunday Roast on the go, a rather large Chicken as
you can see in the picture above! For a change I rubbed the Chicken with Lemon
juice and filled the inside with all the Lemon bits, the stuffing is a mixed
Herb and in another change we are having ‘Chunks’ of Tarragon Roast Potatoes
cooked in Goose Fat; Brenda has all the usual vegetables and I have made a
finger licking/coating pan gravy – Mano called at lunchtime to say that he is
not having to work today after the wedding reception yesterday so he and Anna
are joining us later for dinner.
We then
freshened ourselves up and went for a walk with the dog; it is very hot today, if a
little overcast as the breeze has dropped. This afternoon I have the Grand Prix
from Monaco
PS; The Monaco Grand Prix has just finished - Nico Rosberg is the winner.
PPS; Mark Cavendish has just won the Red Jersey at the leading points scorer so now he is going for his 5th sprint in this years tour on a very fast and dangerous circuit race around Brescia.
MARK CAVENDISH has just won the 21st stage through the narrow streets of Brescia in one of the most exciting stage finishes ever !!! I've lost my voice - Brenda has come down to check that I'am all right!! Oh yes,I nearly forgot, Vincenzo Nibali has won the race and the Pink Jersey.
PS; The Monaco Grand Prix has just finished - Nico Rosberg is the winner.
PPS; Mark Cavendish has just won the Red Jersey at the leading points scorer so now he is going for his 5th sprint in this years tour on a very fast and dangerous circuit race around Brescia.
MARK CAVENDISH has just won the 21st stage through the narrow streets of Brescia in one of the most exciting stage finishes ever !!! I've lost my voice - Brenda has come down to check that I'am all right!! Oh yes,I nearly forgot, Vincenzo Nibali has won the race and the Pink Jersey.
Last night
over in England the Boxing was very good as Carl Froch beat Mikkez Kessel over
12 rounds with a unanimous points win in IBF Super-middleweight fight and the
Liverpool boxer Tony Bellow also won – I ‘am talking boxing as Anna is a bit of
an ‘Boxing Expert’so I have read up on
last nights fights !
In the early evening Peter and Barbara called in and Peter fixed my mobile,I'am back on-line and all my 'Aps' working ! Thanks to both of them for their very kind attention !!
In the early evening Peter and Barbara called in and Peter fixed my mobile,I'am back on-line and all my 'Aps' working ! Thanks to both of them for their very kind attention !!
This
evening we are looking forward to seeing Mano and Anna and catching up with all
the news and gossip;
Thought for
the Day;
Greatness
lies not in being strong, but in the right use of strength.
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Saturday, May 25, 2013
SUNNY MANILVA OVER THE WEEKEND
SATURDAY 25th/
MAY 2013.
This
morning is another glorious day in sunny Manilva as we look forward to the
weekend; it is not a ‘Bank Holiday’ here in Spain Costa Del Sol ’
The sports
agenda for today is the qualifying for the ‘Monaco Grand Prix’ – the next to
last stage of the ‘Giro d’Italia’ –weather permitting, ‘La Liga’ football and
tonight the all German Final of the ‘Champions League’ from Wembley. At the
moment on the other PC as I’ am typing this I have ‘Saturday Morning Kitchen’
on!
PS; Rosberg on pole position with his team mate Hamilton second in Monaco.
PPS; Stage 20 of the 'Giro' has just been won by Vincenzo Nibali,the Pink Jersey race leader, as he broke away on the final climb of the tour up the 'Tre De Cavareno' at 2403m ! The pictures of todays racing are spectacular in the high Dolomites. See above!
PPPS; Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 1- 2 in the UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley.
PS; Rosberg on pole position with his team mate Hamilton second in Monaco.
PPS; Stage 20 of the 'Giro' has just been won by Vincenzo Nibali,the Pink Jersey race leader, as he broke away on the final climb of the tour up the 'Tre De Cavareno' at 2403m ! The pictures of todays racing are spectacular in the high Dolomites. See above!
PPPS; Bayern Munich beat Borussia Dortmund 1- 2 in the UEFA Champions League Final at Wembley.
Mano has a
private wedding at the villa today from the ceremony to the night’s festivities
so we don’t know if he will be able to come around tomorrow night for our
Sunday ‘Roast Chicken’
Meanwhile this afternoon Brenda is up on the roof terrace taking in the warm sunshine ( 28degs ) I will join her in the early evening for our 'Pre-Dinner Cocktails' !!
Meanwhile this afternoon Brenda is up on the roof terrace taking in the warm sunshine ( 28degs ) I will join her in the early evening for our 'Pre-Dinner Cocktails' !!
For supper
we are having ‘Steak a la Plancha’ with sautéed Mushrooms and Onions, finely
sliced Green Beans and my now famous ‘Twice cooked’ chips! Then it’s time to
find a film!!
Thought for
the Day;
Never argue
with a fool, onlookers may not know the difference.
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Friday, May 24, 2013
SUNNY MANILVA AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND
FRIDAY 24th/
MAY 2013.
As usual on
a Friday morning we were up bright and early and shot down to Sabinillas for
the shopping; I called into the bank and then we went to ‘Mercadona’ and
finally to the English bookshop for the papers, the work in Bank Street is
starting to take shape as you can see in the pictures above, after dropping off
the goods we walked around the village with dog to the local market for some
fresh flowers. It was the ‘Schools Sports Day’ at the Football Stadium for the
Junior School as you can see, on the way we called into the ‘Pensioners Club’
that it being refurbished, inside and out, and no we are not members – yet!! At
the new car park and play area in ‘Plaza Pozo Del Rey’ the railings are
starting to go up and the Mural in the new ‘Plaza Vendimia’ is looking finished
for now, we think that there are going to be more on the rest of the wall –
watch this space.
At
lunchtime we treated ourselves to a light Tapas lunch and drinks up at Bar
Rojas as it is hot again today, yesterday it reached 30degs and today, out of
the breeze it is 26 degs! – the weekend and into next week is also fine.
This
afternoon I was going to follow the ‘Giro d’Italai’ stage 19 from Ponte di
Legno to Val Martello in the Dolomites over 139kms but it has been cancelled
due to the heavy snow and temperatures below -20c! Tomorrow stage 20 has been
re-routed and two of the great climbs over the ‘Gavia and Stervio’ pass’s that
were the high spot of the tour - 2783m
have been dropped, so the route now, at the moment, is from Silandro to Tre
Cime di Lavaredo over 203kms!
This
morning our TV would not turn on, new batteries in the remote did not work so
we are waiting for the engineer to come early this evening; also my mobile will
not connect to the Wi-Fi so Peter is going to call in over the weekend to have
a look.
Tonight for
supper we are having some Griddled Fillets of Pink Trout with Hollandaise sauce,
Garden Peas and ‘Bretonne’ Potatoes that I made this morning; it is then Friday
‘Movie’ night so we will find something to watch, hopefully, as the last two
nights the films have been ‘Dogs! ‘That is if the TV has been sorted!!
PS; The TV engineer did not arrive so it was back to the good old radio for the evening; later I retired to the office and watched on the PC on my live TV channel BBC 1 - first 'Have I got News for you' then the 'News' and after 'The Graham Norton Show' !
PPS; He has just arrived this morning,Saturday, and fixed it in a five seconds by un-plugging it !! Then plugging it in again !!!
PS; The TV engineer did not arrive so it was back to the good old radio for the evening; later I retired to the office and watched on the PC on my live TV channel BBC 1 - first 'Have I got News for you' then the 'News' and after 'The Graham Norton Show' !
PPS; He has just arrived this morning,Saturday, and fixed it in a five seconds by un-plugging it !! Then plugging it in again !!!
Thought for
the Day;
Life is
like photography. You need the negatives to develop.
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