FRIDAY 20th/FEBRUARY
2015.
No lie in
this morning as we are going down to Sabinillas for our weekly shopping after
having our breakfast, this morning the sun was out first thing and the sky is
blue, the breeze has dropped and it’s the most beautiful day here in sunny
Manilva, the weekend is looking even better and at the start of next week its
getting warmer.
On the way
down through the vine fields they are burning off the old branches which
creates a lovely ‘Smokey’ aroma, you can’t believe that the very old and knar’
led vine bushes which hug the ground will be in a couple of months all green
with their leaves.
We called
into the bank for some cash and then Brenda said that we needed petrol as the
gauge was down to zero, I glanced and so stopped at the garage for petrol, we
now have a full tank as she had read the wrong gauge and was reading the
temperature gauge!! The co-driver/navigator has been spoken too!
Our first
stop was at ‘Mercadona’ and then next at ‘Super Sol’ before shooting back up
the hills to unload; we were greeted by ‘Chispa’ as usual she always wants to
get in the car! I shot along to the chemist for my tablets while Brenda was
packing away the goods.
We then
went for a nice long walk around the village with the dog, as you can see in
the pictures above, no coats or scarves needed, they have started to clear the
old masonry away from the Casa de Torres, in the Plaza de la Vendimia the
council workmen are re-placing the tiles of the large mural that have come down
in the last couple of months, the village is looking in pristine condition, all
the plant pots are looked after and watered regularly.
This
evening, for a change, I’m making a ‘Seafood Risotto’ using Prawns, Gambas,
Langustinos, Mussels, Cockles, Octopus & Cod; I’m using ‘Saffron Rice’ for
a change along with finely diced Red & Green Peppers,Garden Peas & Baby Broad Beans and a good Fish stock! See below;
After
supper we will as usual catch up with all the news, sport and weather details
before settling down to find a film to watch.
PS; We have just found out that earlier this morning Lumy's mother has died in hospital suddenly, we were told by Isobel when Brenda took 'Chispa' home but we could not work out which 'Ana;' she was talking about; after making enquiries around our neighbors we realized it was Lumy's ( Bar Rojas) dear mother.Our thoughts go out to all the family at this very sad time.
PS; We have just found out that earlier this morning Lumy's mother has died in hospital suddenly, we were told by Isobel when Brenda took 'Chispa' home but we could not work out which 'Ana;' she was talking about; after making enquiries around our neighbors we realized it was Lumy's ( Bar Rojas) dear mother.Our thoughts go out to all the family at this very sad time.
Thoughts
for the Day; See above.
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