THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM SUNNY MANILVA;

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A CRISP & DRY SUNNY MANILVA ON WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY 30^th/ NOVEMBER 2016.

I was up first to welcome little princess ‘ Reina’ back with us for the day here in ‘ Doggy World Heaven’ Brenda had a little lie in as her feet are still giving her ‘ Jip’ – I’m taking her at lunchtime to see our Doctor, she can hardly walk on them and is in some pain, her feet ankles and legs are swollen, again, watch this space.

Our Doctor, Natalia, gave Brenda a very good check over, she checked all her reports, blood tests & yesterdays ' ECG' - her breathlessness is due to her ' Arrhythmia' heart beat picking up a bit due to some of the other medications she is on, she's adjusted them and added another, she has to go back on Monday lunchtime for a check up to make sure that all is OK! 

I also confirmed that we have three methods of responding to any problems, our local ambulance service via our 'Green Card' ( the new village Ambulance has just been delivered!) - our private medical assistance with ' Helicopteros Sanitarios' and also our online ' Live' emergency ' Red Button' to the 'Junta De Andalucia' heart response team! This was arranged by our old friend, Antonia, the ex Mayor!!  

She then checked Brenda's feet, ankles & legs, she has confirmed that it's ' Gout ' - a little Arthritis - again due to the various medications/prescription tablets that she is on, once again she has prescribed some changes as well two new tablets to help with her pain etc, watch this space.

For breakfast we had ‘ Smoked Bacon Butties’ with mugs of steaming tea, yesterday afternoon I put out some more washing to dry up on the roof ‘patio in the sky’ – later I will bring it all in, we have no plans for the rest of the week so Brenda is going to take things very easy after she come back from the surgery, on Friday I will be out on my travels down in Sabinillas for the weekly shopping.

It’s started grey & overcast this morning but the sun is just now breaking through, by lunchtime it’s due to pick up, there is no wind and its will reach nearly 20 degs by this afternoon, normal for this time of the year, tomorrow we are due for some of the wet stuff but then on Friday and over the weekend it’s looking dry & settled into next week.

See the picture below, taken this morning, of the view across the vine fields towards the mountains behind Marbella.

For our supper this evening we are having ‘ Grilled Gammon Steaks’ garnished with Button Mushrooms and topped with a Fried Egg ( still not Campo!)  with Garden Peas & twice-cooked ‘ Frits’ Tomorrow I’m going to make a pan of ‘ Lob Scouse’

Late last night our online banking system was finally updated and now shows all the accounts, it only took five weeks! This evening we are looking forward to watching the final episode of ‘ The Missing’  - it will be very gripping as all the secrets, plots, clues etc come together, as promised by the writers, watch this space!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM SUNNY MANILVA;

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A VERY CRISP & SUNNY MANILVA ON TUESDAY;

TUESDAY 29^th / NOVEMBER 2016.

OUR 45th " WEDDING ANNIVERSARY "



THEN;

AND NOW! - 45 YEARS LATER!!

We were both up early this morning, before sunrise, we shot down to the surgery in the car, I left it in the ‘ Mayor’s’  spot in front of the Town Hall at the top of our street, overnight! Brenda had her appointment for a ‘ECG’ – she went straight in and we were back in time to see ‘ Reina’ back with us for the day. Brenda is taking things very easy today as her legs are acting up, they are swollen and giving her ‘Jip’ – she has her appointment with our Doctor tomorrow lunchtime, we think it’s a change in her prescription tablets, Natalia, our Doctor, will sort it out, watch this space.

This morning it's back to normal in sunny Manilva; there was a brilliant red sunrise over the Mediterranean, the sky is blue and the white clouds are high, the sun is out and it's crisp & warm, by lunchtime it's due to reach nearly 20degs, - tomorrow we could have some of the wet stuff but then on Friday and over the weekend into next week it's looking dry & sunny again.

Yesterday evening we had a very nice supper with Gillian down at ‘ Restaurant La Choza’ – the staff are very attentive, the place is tastefully decorated for Xmas, to start Brenda had ‘ Grilled Asparagus Spears with Serrano Ham & a light Cheese sauce’ – Gillian chose the ‘ Scrambled Egg with Spinach & Prawns’ and I had their excellent ‘ Seafood Crepe in the light Cheese sauce’

For our main course Brenda selected the ‘ Baked Tranche of Rodaballo – Turbot’ resting on a bed of garlic sliced Potatoes, Gillian fancied a ‘Grilled Entrecote Steak’ with seasonal vegetables & potatoes and I had their large ‘ Grilled T-Bone Steak’ with ‘ Frits’! See the pictures below;

I chose an excellent  bottle of ‘Rueda White Rioja’ to start and then the girls had another excellent ‘Red Rioja’- by the glass, on the house we had a rather different ‘ Caramel Liquor’ – thanks Gillian for our 45^th ‘Wedding Anniversary’ supper! 

This morning after our ‘Continental Breakfast’  here in the only ‘ Boutique Hotel’ in the village, I took Gillian across to Estepona to her friend’s apartment in the centre of the town, she is staying with them for the next few days, the main square is being redeveloped – at the moment it’s a very large & deep hole?! Watch this space.

This evening we going down to the surgery, again, for our appointments with the ‘ Chiropodist’ – I have left the car in the lower square, for now, on the way back we are going to pick up a ‘ Fish & Chip’ supper from Marlow’s!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM A VERY CRISP & SUNNY MANILVA;

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A CRISP, CLEAR & DRY SUNNY MANILVA ON MONDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEK.

MONDAY 28^th/ NOVEMBER 2016.

I was up first this morning to see ‘ Reina’ back with us for the day, she’s here for her normal five days this week, I then prepared the ‘ Continental Breakfast’ table ready for our guest, Fresh Orange Juice, Weetabix, Yoghurts, Fresh Fruit, Cold sliced Ham & Cheese, Brown & White Toast  with a selection of Jams & Marmalade and Tea or Coffee. Gillian has slept well, up in the guest penthouse suite, she’s popping down to Sabinillas on the bus, later, to see some old friends.

This evening she’s taking us for supper to ‘ Resturante La Choza’- our 45^th Wedding Anniversary’ celebration, for tomorrow, as we are out & about during the day and evening on Tuesday, first I’m taking Brenda down to the surgery for her ‘ ECG’ - taking Gillian across to Estepona to stay with some more friends, going to my Barbers, shopping and then in the evening we have our appointments with our ‘Chiropodist’ down at the surgery! Watch this space.

Overnight the rains have stopped, for now, this morning its crisp & dry, the sun is due to break through later, the week ahead is looking settled with sunshine with only the threat of the wet stuff, over this coming weekend it’s more of the same before it picks up again the following week when its due to reach the heady heights of 23 degs, this week it’s hovering on the 20 degs mark! Watch this space.

See below this mornings sunrise over the beach down in Sabinillas.

PS; The road up to Ronda is closed!

Our ‘ Pensions’ cycle has started this morning, the ‘ Euro’ has picked up a little after last week’s ‘ Budget’ – fingers crossed for the next two weeks, we are down, overall, by nearly 35%!

We have brought our ‘ Happy Hour’ forward this evening, we are going to have ‘ Kir Royals’ – made with Cava, to toast our wedding anniversary.



PS; The ' Xmas Tree' has just appeared in the ' Plaza de la Vendimia' - for the first time!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM A VERY WET SUNNY MANILVA;

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A GREY& OVERCAST AND WET SUNNY MANILVA ON SUNDAY;

SUNDAY 27^th/ NOVEMBER 2016.

We had a little lie in this morning and then after our regular breakfast we sorted ourselves out and got ready to go over to the Bus Station in Marbella to pick up our friend Gillian after she flew into Malaga from Bristol. She was on time and walked out from the bus station just as we arrived, we had an horrendous drive over as we went through a cloud burst just past Estepona, the coast road is very dangerous at the best of times, the best place to be was in the outside lane as the road was flooding on the sides, it was the same on the way back.

Overnight the rains returned and this morning it started cloudy & overcast, the rain then hit us and it has not stopped since, it’s looking like it will pick up a little from Monday, we will find out tomorrow afternoon on the main weather forecast on ‘TVE’ what the week has in store for us, watch this space.

We are staying in this evening, it’s definitely a stay at home night, for our supper we are having ‘ Pan-Grilled Medallions of Pork Fillet’ with a ‘ Charcutiere Sauce, a sharp, piquant/rich salsa made with sliced Onions & Gherkins, Mustards & Vinegar, with from the ‘Vegetable Chef’ - crushed Carrots, Broccoli Florets, whole Green Beans and ‘ Breton’ style Potatoes ( cooked diced potatoes sautéed with dice Onions, Red, Green & Yellow Peppers)

Tomorrow evening Gillian is taking us out for dinner, hopefully to ‘ Restaurante La Choza’ down in Sabinillas, to celebrate our ‘45^th Wedding Anniversary’ – which is on Tuesday!

‘ Reina’ is back with us on Monday morning for her usual five days, first thing on Tuesday morning I’m taking Brenda down to the surgery for her ‘ECG’- fingers crossed, that its working, later in the morning we are then going across to Estepona to drop Gillian off at her friends where she is staying for the rest of the week, I’m going to call into my Barbers for my ‘pre-Xmas’ full works, no doubt Brenda will do a little window shopping?! The on Tuesday evening we have our appointments with the ‘Chiropodist’ down at the surgery.

Just a quick update on the sports results; Liverpool won 2-0, Manchester City won 1-2 & Real Madrid won 2-0, Nico Rosberg came second to Lewis Hamilton in the ‘ Abu Dhabi Grand Prix’ which means that he is the new ‘World Champion’

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM A VERY WET SUNNY MANILVA;

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