SUNNY AND BREEZY MANILVA ON THURSDAY

THURSDAY 10^th/ OCTOBER 2103.

Well this morning it was the delivery man sliding down the good on pallets to the local shop that woke us up! It’s another fine day down here in sunny Manilva  and the forecast for the next week is more of the same, its very pleasant as the little breeze makes the temperature’s hover at around 24/25degs!

After breakfast we went round to the opticians in Calle Mar and selected some glasses for Brenda, the lenses are for everything,reading,driving,walking and watching TV so they are anti-glare and umbramatic, they will be ready on Monday – very good service and attention!

As we were passing the Town Hall at the top of our street the Mayor, Antonia was coming out and asked me what I thought about the Mosaic Mural behind the Grape Press, I thanked her and said that I would be in Manilva for posterity!  She introduced me to the lady with her who it turns out is the lady who designs and makes the Mosaic Murals – so I thanked her as well !

When we came back to the house I have just made another batch of my famous ‘Tomato and Red Pepper Salsa’ which we use all the time, it keeps very well in the fridge and the deep freeze, a very simple recipe – Chopped Plumb Tomatoes and Onions, lots of crushed Garlic and diced Red Peppers, Tomato Frito and Tomato Ketchup, my secret ingredients and a slug of White Wine and a good Vegetable stock, boil and season then blend ! Anna has just called in and has taken a small tub which she is going to toss her pasta in for Mano’s supper this evening!

At the start of the week we had a surprise E-mail from some old customers from the ‘Hotel Seventy Degrees’ days. They had seen my comments on a Face book page that I follow about pictures from old Abergele in North Wales; Terry and Alma were very good and loyal customer’s who used to sit on the same table (10) in the restaurant every Monday lunchtime – Terry loved his fine wine and I used to get wines in for him to try and appreciate – they are now living in the ‘Mayenne’ region of the ‘Pays de la Loire’They are 45mins from St.Malo on the border of Brittany and Normandy!

We once did a function for them for their wedding anniversary and the comedian Bernard Manning was booked as a surprise for their guests, he arrived in his trade-mark Blue Silver Cadillac and sat in my chair in my office waiting to be paid( In cash) before he went on! As it turns out Terry who was from Stockport outside Manchester played football for ‘Stockport County’ with Anna’s uncle – it’s a small world as they say!! Great times and many happy memories, Terry is reading the blog and he is going to send another E-mail with all the details of where they live and what they have been up to in France for the last six years !! We can’t wait !!

Tonight for supper we are having the ‘Sexton Mixed Grill’ with wait for it; Steak,Gammon,Lamb Cutlets, English Pork Sausags,Smoked Bacon,Mushrooms,Tomato and fried Egg along with dry-sautéed sliced Baked Potatoes ! That should set us up for the weekend ahead! See the picture above!

Thought for the Day; See above.

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