A VERY CRISP & SUNNY MANILVA ON MONDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEK;

MONDAY 12^th/ DECEMBER 2016.

I was up early this morning to welcome back little princess ‘ Reina’ back with us for her normal five days, she’s also coming for a sleep over on Saturday, she shot upstairs and came onto our bed, ‘ Scruffy’ also joined us and we all had a little longer lie in, we then took ‘ Scruffy’ for his first walk of the day, we went down to our local Sub-Post Office to post the rest of the Xmas Cards, watch out it could be you!

PS, Rose has just called to say that Adrian has been taken off the ventilator and is just on oxygen, he can speak a little and is very thirsty, but still very poorly, all good news.

After our regular breakfast I made a large batch of my now famous ‘ Minestrone Soup’ – I use my Tomato salsa as the base and then build up all the vegetables ( 15 different!) along with Pastas, Pulses, etc, Mano & Anna have just called in for a chat & gossip and have taken home a tub!

This evening we are having the rest of the ‘Marinated Pork Brochettes’ with Basmati Rice & some finely sliced Green Beans, later in the week we are going to have ‘ Pan-Seared Calves Liver’ with English Smoked Back Bacon & Pork Sausages, Chicken Wings, if the butcher has some left, a fish dish on Friday and a Roast on Sunday, watch this space.

Today has started dry & very crisp, the sun has broken through and the sky is clearing, it’s a little cold during the night, 12 degs and then going up to 19 degs during the day, the rest of the week, at the moment, is staying fine & dry, normal for this time of the year.

Tomorrow lunchtime Brenda is going down on the bus to Sabinillas as she has an appointment at her hairdressers, Anne’s, for the full works, she is also going to do a little essential shopping and then catch a taxi back up to the village. On Wednesday she is back at the surgery at lunchtime for her appointment with our Doctor, Natalia, for a check up/review, she has just called this lunchtime to see how Brenda is and catch up with her daily blood pressure readings, next Wednesday morning I’m back at the hospital for to see my ‘Prostrate Consultant’ for my review/call back then on this Friday morning I will be out on my travels for the weekly shopping.

Last night we channel hopped and after supper watched the 5th episode of ‘ My Mother and Other Strangers’ – it turned out to be the final episode ( 5 not 6 ?!) and it ended rather abruptly with lots of questions left unanswered, the main character running into the arms of the American Lieutenant, who is turns out is married to a mentally sick wife, the other main character possibly losing his pub business, their daughter left un-fulfilled, the locals in turmoil, etc?!



PS; He's arrived early !!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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