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

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A VERT HOT & SUNNY MANILVA ON TUESDAY.

TUESDAY 30^th/ MAY 2017.

I was up early this morning to see little princess ‘ Reina’ back with us for the day, we then all had a little lie in as earlier this morning, at around 7-00am, the ‘Council’  workmen arrived at the top of our street and commenced to ‘ Jet-Wash ‘  down past the house and around the rest of the local ‘ Barrios’! With a lot of loud noise from the machine in the White Van and the Jet-Wash!! We can’t complain as it does keep the streets clean & tidy.

We then had our usual light breakfast of fresh fruit, toast & tea, ‘ Chispa’ came crashing in to join us, it was then time for me to set off down to the surgery for my appointment with our Doctor, Natalia, for my six month review/check up, most of the readings, Kidney, Prostrate, Cholesterol, Water etc are OK except for the ‘Diabetic’ Results, she has adjusted my prescription tablets, I have to cut out all alcohol/soft drinks, any sweets or biscuits ie; Water only! The Exercise Machine/Bicycle is going to be back in use!! My Blood Pressure is a little low so I’m back to monitoring it daily with the ‘Blood Pressure Machine’ that Brenda uses every day.

Finally I have go back to the surgery tomorrow lunchtime for another ‘ECG’ as Natalia wants to see me again in a week’s time, to see how things are going and if it necessary to adjust any of my medications, she has fitted me in before her other appointments, she is very thorough. On the way back I called into the local Chemists in ‘Calle Mar’ for the new tablets as well as one for Brenda, as we are Registered Spanish Pensioners with our ‘Green Health Card’ our tablets only cost a few cents, for most of them.

I then went down to the Butchers for tomorrow night supper ‘ Marinated Diced Pork ‘ to make my famous ‘ Brochettes ‘ with sliced Onion & Shallots, Red Peppers & diced Mushroom. This evening we are having ‘ Pan-Seared Escalopes of Chicken Breast ‘ in foaming Lime Butter with finely sliced Green Beans &  sautéed thick-cut slices of Baked Potato.

As I set off it was already very warm & sunny, the breeze has dropped, the sky is bright blue and the clouds have cleared, we are in for hot one, reaching 28/29 degs by this afternoon, during the night it’s hovering on the 18/19 degs mark, we are down to just a single sheet and all the fans are out in the bedroom, office/studio, kitchen and lounge! We prefer the fans to the air conditioning, we also have some of the blinds up to let in the light, all very ‘ English’ The rest of the week is going to be similar and over the weekend when we are going up to ‘ Alhaurin el Grande’ to see our dear friend Joyce ‘ Baby’ it’s going to be hot & sunny, watch this space.

At lunchtime we went up to ' Bar Rojas' for a cool drink and Tapas sat under the ' Sonbrajo' in the very hot sunshine, as the village returned home for a ' Siesta ' !

The Mayor’s son, Mario, has just cancelled his meeting this afternoon but is back with us on Thursday for his English Speaking Lesson. Tomorrow morning the ‘ Painters/Decorators’ are due, they are here for two days to see to all the damp/water damage in various rooms, watch this space to see what happens. On Friday morning I will be out on my travels down to Sabinillas for the weekly shopping etc.

After lunch we are going to find a film to watch, then we will catch the ‘Quiz’ shows before finding something to watch, over the next couple of weeks there are new serials starting/coming back so we settle into watching them.

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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" X1 INTERNATIONAL DAY " DOWN IN CASTILLO DE LA DUQUESA ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

                                                   Don't forget to click on all the pictures to enlarge !


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

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A VERY HOT & SUNNY MANILVA WITH A LITTLE BREEZE ON MONDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEK.

MONDAY 29^th/ MAY 2017.  “ WHIT BANK HOLIDAY IN THE UK “

We had a nice lie in this morning as ‘Reina’ is not with us, it’s the ‘Bank Holiday’ in Gibraltar, she’s back tomorrow for four days as usual, Lee will drop her off as Daniela is over in the UK on business. After freshening up we started the week with ‘ Crispy Smoked Bacon Butties ‘ smothered in ‘ HP’ Sauce ( open for Brenda!) with mugs of hot, strong tea.


See below a picture of sunny Manilva taken from the air.

We then had our planning meeting the for the weeks menu’s, tonight we are having Pan-Grilled Homemade ( Butchers) ‘ Beef Burgers ‘ garnished with the full works with ‘ Stringfellow ‘ Frits ( Hand-Cut by Brenda!) Tuesday is going to be Escalope’s of Chicken Breast, then on Wednesday I will pop down to the butchers for some of his excellent Marinated Diced Pork for my special ‘Brochettes’- Thursday will be a leftovers day, Friday is ‘ Fish ‘ night.

The sun broke through this morning, the sky has cleared as there is a light breeze, making it very pleasant, the week ahead is also looking warm & sunny and over the weekend we are in for more fine weather when we are up in ' Alhaurin el Grande' - watch this space.

See below a picture of the ' Albert & Canning Docks ' over in Liverpool yesterday.

This week I have an appointment down at the surgery tomorrow morning with our Doctor, Natalia, for the results of my six month check up/review, on Wednesday morning the  ‘Painters& Decorators’ are due to arrive for two days to work on the damp/ water damage in the various rooms, as usual, on Friday morning I will be out on my travels down in Sabinillas for the weekly shopping, then on Saturday we are going up to Alhaurin el Grande , for the day, to see our very dear friend Joyce ‘Baby’ – Sunday will be a rest and recuperation day!

Our historical spot in the small square next to the Mayors house has been taken by a neighbour, with her large Black Mercedes, while were out, - ‘ Dog Eat Dog ‘ time,  the underground car park is now closed, see below, the village is ‘chocker-bloc’- I found a spot on the main street in front of the Police Station, watch this space.

                                                             “ Kokomo “ Restaurant on Sunday afternoon;

We collected Kevin & Caroline from their apartment bloc down in Sabinillas at 2-00 pm and then shot along the coast road to Estepona, after parking we had a very nice glass of the chilled, house ‘Cava Rosado’ with a strawberry garnish, as we sat on the promenade front, in the ‘ Champagne & Suchi ‘  taking in the sights & sounds,  it was then time to carry on to our favourite restaurant ‘ Kokomo ‘ for their excellent ‘ Sunday Roast Lunch ‘ 

We were greeted and shown to a very nice table on the balcony overlooking the garden, it was just right on a very close & warm day, it pays to be known, we started with glasses of their excellent chilled ‘Cava Rosado ‘ – also garnished with strawberries, we chose for our starters the Chilled Melon with Iberico Ham topped with a ‘Gazpacho’ Sorbet and Prawn Cocktails, mine topped with Smoked Salmon, we all had the Roast Sirloin of Beef ( three slices )  ‘ Med-Rare’ resting on Goose Fat Roast Potatoes with the very tasty ‘ Jus Roti’ – a Medley of Vegetables on the side, see the pictures below on yesterdays Blog.

I choose a bottle of their excellent ‘ Chilian Sauvignon Blanc’ to start and then Brenda & Kevin had two large glasses of a very rich Rioja ‘ the Rosemount Estate Shiraz was not available. The singer sang some requests for Caroline’s birthday, as we sat in the cool shade on a perfect afternoon, on the way back we called in the “ H10 Estepona Palace “ also a favourite of Kevin & Caroline’s, for a nice cool drink sat on the spectacular terrace,  where the friendly 'Cocktail Barman' warmly greeted us,we had a lovely day as we exchanged stories, they are excellent company, as we caught up with one/another’s news etc, the folks are travelling back to Brighton on Wednesday, we are already looking forward to seeing them on their next visit, we dropped them back at their apartment at around 8-00 pm!

When we came back to the house we crashed out in front of the TV for the rest of the evening.


PS; We have just had a postcard from our friends Kelvin & Gaye on a short break in the ' Cotswolds ' Keep them coming when you are away or at home!! 


See below some pictures from Llandudno over the weekend from/of the pier, and the 'Great Orme Tramway '

See above a ‘ Picture Blog ‘ from Saturday’s “ X1 International Day “ down in Castillo de la Duquesa on Saturday afternoon;

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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

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