A VERY HOT SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND;

FRIDAY 19^th/ JUNE 2015.

We were up before the workmen arrived this morning and after a quick breakfast we shot down to Sabinillas for the weekly shopping; today is the hottest day this week as we are braking the 30degs mark later, the weekend looks good and its more of the same next week and getting a littler warmer.

Yesterday afternoon we were hit with the concrete being delivered on the site as they had gone full pelt again in the morning on finishing the shuttering around the pillars, so this morning it’s the usual knocking down with the most noise as possible!

See the pictures above of the exposed new pillars,next it will be the walls/ceiling before the roof!!

As were out of the roof terrace for the start of our ‘Happy Hour’ I asked the foreman Diego about the air vents from our new back kitchen, he jumped over the balcony and came down to check them out and then took me into the new building, with a hard hat on, to show me where they come out and that it’s a clear space with none of the new building against it! A small result!!

So we hit Sabinillas, our first stop was at the bank, then the ‘Ferraterias’ for some light bulbs and a igniter for the gas hob, we then called into the ‘English Bookshop’ for the newspapers, exchanged some books and I found Brenda’s birthday card. We then did our main shop in ‘Mercadona’ – on the large fish counter they had some lovely fresh whole ‘Rodaballo – Turbot’ which was not expensive and also some local fresh ‘Langoustines’ – so that’s tonight’ supper sorted! We then shot along the promenade to the market at the far end for the fresh flowers & some plants.

After unpacking I went along to the chemists for some of my prescription tablets, Brenda has just now shot along as I had a problem, it seems the relief Doctor has not posted them correctly, so Brenda is checking hers out to be sure! Hers are ‘OK’ but mine needs sorting!

At lunchtime ‘Scruffy’ is due for the afternoon & ‘Chispa’ is at the moment running in and out as she is playing in the street.

In Brenda’s birthday cards that arrived yesterday Brenda’s sister Norah had been on Anglesey over in North Wales so she has enclosed the ‘ultimate’ post card from, wait for it!  All together now!!  

             “ LLANFAIRPWLLGWYLLGOGERYCHWYRNDROBWLLLLANTYSILIOGOGGOGH ”

See the postcard on my latest board below – keep them coming!

So after our special ‘Fish Supper’ of ‘Baked Rodaballo’ with Garden Peas and a few Saffron New Potatoes this evening, we are going down to watch the ‘Manilva School of Music’ end of term concert on the large roof terrace on top of the police station.

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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