CLEAR CRISP AND WARM IN SUNNY MANILVA ON BOXING DAY;

THURSDAY 26^th/ DECEMBER 2013.  BOXING DAY.

This morning we all slept in until 9-0am – thank god! Today as forecast it has totally changed so the first walk of the day with Charlie was fine, clear and crisp with a blue sky and no wind!! Today we are having a ‘Derby & Joan’ day at home after yesterdays festivities; after our breakfast of tea and toast we got our ‘Boxing Day’ supper on the go; Roast Entrecote on the Bone’ – see the picture above as it came out of the oven – cooked ‘Rare’!!

Brenda’s vegetables are Brussels Sprouts with Smoked Bacon snippets, crushed Carrots & Baby Turnips, Roast Parsnips in local Honey, Garden Peas and Baby New Poatatoes,the Duck fat Roast Potatoes are today rough cut into chunks for a change! A rich pan-gravy and giant Yorkshire puddings will also help with our special Boxing Day supper; while we getting things read Chispa came crashing in as she had missed not being able to get out yesterday.

Later at lunchtime we all went for a nice walk in the noon-day sunshine around the village; everything is normal today here in sunny Manilva as its not a ‘Bank Holiday’ here in Spain; the bin wagon was collecting the rubbish last night as I took Charlie on his late walk, this morning the street cleaners are busy, the shops and some of the bars are open and the workmen are out on all the latest projects around the village.The postman also delivered some more cards- they are starting to mount up! See the pictures above of the New ‘Plaza Pozo Del Rey’ including the water feature working.

This afternoon later I will watch on the large PC the big match of the day over in England Man City v Liverpool as it’s the late kick-off; at the moment Everton are hosting Sunderland as well as Big Brian, his family and mates!! See the picture above of the famous ‘Gwladys Street’end at Goodison in which as a very young boy I used to go on my bike to my Auntie’s!

Oh dear - Big Bri will not be happy this evening and will no doubt be out drowning his sorrows!! Everton 0 - Sunderland 1 The late result was a fine win for; Manchester City 2 - Liverpool 1 - it takes then to second position in the Premiere League behind Arsenal after their nine out of nine wins at home for City!! 

This evening after our special supper that we are looking forward to we will settle down to watch the news and then find a film to watch; see the picture above of the table creaking under the weight,I could not fit the Gravy Boat on ! The Beef was to die for,very tasty and tender and cooked to perfection - even if I do say so myself !! A very fine Rioja helped make it a meal to remember.

PS; the answer to the Christmas Picture is; ‘Gwrych Castle – Abergele’ the Grade listed 19^th century Country House built in 1819!!

Thought for the Day; See above.

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