CLEAR CRISP SUNNY MANILVA ON TUESDAY

TUESDAY 3^rd/ DECEMBER 2013.

We were up bright and early this morning to take our friend Gillian over to the bus station in Marbella so as she could catch the bus to the airport in Malaga for her flight home to the UK; see the picture above. On the way back we called into the English butchers and got a tin of Duck Fat for the Xmas roasting, Cranberry sauce and some sweets to go in our Xmas selection tin from the English supermarket!

When we got back to the house I sorted our supper out for this evening, ‘Mixed Grill’ – griddled Lamb cutlets, Calves liver, English Pork sausage, Smoked Bacon,Burger,Chorizo, Mushroom & Tomato, fried Egg with dry sautéed thick cut Baked Potatoes – Mano has just called in as he was out for a walk with ‘Feria’- I had cooked off his Mixed Grill ready for him to collect as he is back in work tonight!

The menu for the rest of the week is looking like ‘Braised Steak’ tomorrow, Omelets on Thursday, Fried Fish for Friday,’ Steak night’ on Saturday and a Roast Chicken for Sunday.

This week on Friday it’s a bank holiday “ Dia de la Constitucion’ – ‘Constitution Day’ when back in 1978 the new era of Spanish democracy was started. The government has already dropped some of the saint’s days and next year they are cutting out more of the bank holidays including December 6^th! So this means that we will have to do our shopping on Thursday this week but won’t be able to pick up the papers.

The weather forecast for the rest of the week is looking good, clear, sun, little wind and crisp but no rain – yesterday in Northern Spain and Majorca they had severe floods – we are still hanging in with the temperatures hovering around the 18/19 degs mark!

After supper this evening it will be film time after watching the news and weather updates;

Thought for the Day; See above.

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