A GLORIOUS CRISP & SUNNY MANILVA ON THURSDAY;

THURSDAY 22nd/ DECEMBER 2016.

I was up early this morning and shot out on my travels, I called first into the local surgery to book an appointment for next Wednesday morning with our Doctor, Natalia, for Brenda’s check up after her latest blood tests etc. 

I then carried on down to Sabinillas to ‘Mercadona’ for the shopping for Michelle’s ‘Xmas Welcome Hamper’ – I stopped at the local garage to top up the petrol, wash the car and check the tyre pressure etc, I then popped into the ‘Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable’ market for the fresh Parsnips etc. On the way back up the hill I called into ‘ Super Sol ‘ for all the ‘English’ essentials before heading back up to the village.

In ‘ Doggy World Heaven’ ‘ Reina’ was dropped off first thing this  morning, she’s back with us tomorrow and then next week for three days from Wednesday, ‘ Scruffy’ is being dropped off a little later as Rose goes across to the hospital to hopefully collect Adrian, later in the day ‘ Charlie’ is due to arrive for his two-week Xmas holiday! No doubt ‘ Chispa’ will be calling in, as usual, to see all her friends!

PS; Adrian is home so a very happy Rose has just picked ' Scruffy' up - who will be very excited to see him his Dad!

We have another glorious day down here on the ‘ Costa del Sol’ – the sky is bright blue and the sun was out first thing, it’s crisp with no breeze, by lunchtime it’s due to reach 18/19degs, the rest of the week and over the Xmas weekend it’s going to be more of the same, next week is now looking settled and very good for the time of the year, watch this space.

After unpacking back at the house I shot along to our local butchers for some of his excellent ‘Braising Steak’ for the ‘ Beef & Vegetable Stew’ that I’m making later this morning, I’m collecting the ‘Ribs of Entrecote Beef’ on Saturday morning, we are having the ‘Grilled Chicken Wings’ for lunch as we are planning to go down to watch the 20^th Anniversary ‘Brass Band’ Concert this evening, on the way back we are going to have a night cap in ‘Bar Castillo’

At the moment on ‘TVE’ they are showing the draw from Madrid of the National Lottery “ El Gordo - The Fat One “ by lunchtime we could be multi-millionaires, watch this space!! Brenda has just gone off with her ‘Xmas Bonus’ ( Staff !) to the dress shop in ‘Calle Inglaise’ for something for Christmas! ( Two tops !! ) 

Tomorrow morning I’m out on my travels, again, for our main weekly ‘Xmas’ shopping, picking up the local newspapers form the ‘English Book Shop, the Turkey etc from the ‘English Butchers’ in Puerto Duquesa and finally some fresh plants and flowers from the local market at the end of the promenade.

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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