A BEAUTIFUL CRISP DAY IN SUNNY MANILVA AT THE START OF THE WEEK;

MONDAY 20^th/ JANUARY 2014.

This morning the sun was shinning through the shutters and the forecast is for more of the same this week, it’s a little cool ‘Crisp’ but still around 15/16 degs! We can’t complain as we are still the warmest spot in Europe, the rest of Spain has heavy snow in the North and storms and tornadoes around the coast by Portugal!

After out tea & toast I shot around to the butchers for tonight’s supper – ‘Baked English style-cut Pork Chops’- with glazed/caramelized ‘Fuji’ Apple slices, Cabbage with Alcelgas, Carrots in Ginger, Garden Peas and the rest of last nights ‘Boulangere Potatoes; the menu for the rest of the week is sorted, tomorrow night we are having ‘Minute’ steak smeared with Dijon Mustard then on Wednesday I’ am making my now famous ‘Chicken & Mushroom Tarragon Pie’ as Mano is joining us for supper, Thursday is a leftover day and then on Friday it will be Hake fillets in Cruz Campo batter!

As I was out the councils ‘Parks Department’ was delivering new large Plant Pots all down Calle Inglasia – all the local residents in the street were out arguing where the pots were to be placed in typical Spanish style, all shouting at once ! Pictures later/above as I have an appointment at the surgery with my Doctor for and update etc. At the same time Brenda is coming for a walk with the dog.The Doctor was called out on a emergency so I've re-booked for Wednesday morning.

Last night on the TV it was the old story, you wait for one and two come along! Two good films on at the same time “Absolute Power ”from 1997 – a political/murder thriller produced,directed and starring Clint Eastwood with Gene Hackman,Ed Harris,Scott Glenn,Laura Linney,Judy Davies and E.G. Marshall or “ The Ghost and the Darkness” from 1996 with Val Kilmer,Michael Douglas,Tom Wilkinson,Bernard Hill( ‘Give us a Job!’) and Emily Mortimer in a great tale that takes part in Africa back in the early 1900s about the early railway builders as they struggle to build a bridge with two killer Lions on the rampage! We choose the second – don’t miss it !!

PS; In ‘La Liga’ last night Barcelona could only manage a surprise draw 1-1 at Levente so they are still top on goal difference with Atl.Madrid with Real Madrds one point behind!

Thought for the Day;See above.

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