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Thursday, February 28, 2019
A BEAUTIFUL, WARM & SUNNY MANILVA ON THURSDAY " ANDALUCIA DAY "
THURSDAY 28th/ FEBRUARY 2019. “ DIA
DE ANDALUCIA “
We had a nice long lie in this morning as
the village is quieter than normal as it’s a ‘ Bank Holiday’ for the ‘
Andalusia Day ‘ – celebrating and commemorating the referendum on February 29th
back in 1980 when the Andalusian electorate voted to be an autonomous
community.
After freshening up as I was on the
breakfast rota we had ‘ Toasted Crispy Smoked Bacon Butties’ – open on brown
for Brenda – smothered with ‘ HP ‘ Brown sauce- with mugs of strong/hot Tea.
The toast is lightly toasted and topped with lots of Butter, the ‘Spanish
Streaky Bacon’ is cooked-off very crisp, placed on the toasted bread, topped
with the brown sauce and cut into four!
This morning the sun was out very early
above the Mediterranean ( see below) – the sky is bright blue and clear, there
is no breeze, so we have a very beautiful day here in sunny Manilva, by
lunchtime it’s due to reach 22 degs+ - tomorrow and over the weekend we are in
for more of the same, next week is now looking a little cooler as the breeze
pick up and brings with it a new ‘Atlantic’ front, hovering in the high ‘
teens, with the threat back in the air of the ‘ wet-stuff’ – watch this space.
See this morning's sunrise over the Mediterranean.
Meanwhile over in Everett, Ontario, Canada,
it’s very cold with lots of snow, down to minus-28 degs! See below the front and back of the folks
house this morning!! ‘ Take care when
you are out & about Sandra & Bill ‘
Yesterday evening we went down to ‘ Calle
Andrades’ at the bottom of our street, along to the ‘ Barios Andrades’ as the ‘Council’
were unveiling a wall plaque in memory of ‘ Juan Luque Gonzalez’ the first ‘
Chief of Police ‘ – he was the father of our friend Araceli, her brother, Paco’
is now the ‘ Chief of Police’ – her mother, his widow, is still alive and lives
with her. The’ Council’ had earlier put new floor/wall plants in the ‘Plaza’
before the ‘ Council’ water-wagon washed down all our streets in the small area
around us!
See the pictures below;
'Paco' in the center in the brown jumper !
The ' Gonzalez Family '
Araceli in the red and her mother in the centre!
'Paco' in the center in the brown jumper !
The ' Gonzalez Family '
Araceli in the red and her mother in the centre!
After our breakfast we walked down to the large multi-purpose ‘ Pabellon’ down by the sports complex
to watch the arrival of the ‘ Manilva Brass Band’ – then inside all the
speeches, the playing of the Andalucian Anthem, then the rising of the ‘ Flag’
by Mario, the Mayor. This usually takes place on a stage in front of the Town
Hall, it would have been the first time in the new ‘ Calle Mar’ We asked Mario
why?! He said it was because all the local Bars are closed?!
Sadly ‘Bar Rojas’ is now closed again, ‘Nacho’s
Cafe ‘ is on holiday as well as ‘Cafe Plaza’ – ‘Bar Luque’ was not open, ‘Bar Ocana’ is not back open
until the 1st April, so the only one open is ‘ Bar Castillo’ – were Juan
is doing a roaring business!
See above some pictures from this morning;
For our supper this evening we are having
my traditional large pan of “ Lob Scouse “ as today it’s ‘ Global Scouse Day ‘ -
yesterday’s ‘ Beef & Vegetable Stew’
with diced/boiled Potatoes added- then re-heated up until they fall and thicken
up the Scouse, which always tastes better on the second day! Served with local
Cabbage with Acelgas and Shredded Pickled Red Cabbage of course!
Just a quick update on the mid-week
football results; over in the ‘ Premier League’ Liverpool beat Watford 5-0
& Manchester City won 1-0 against West Ham, over here in the Second-Leg of
the Semi-Finals of the ‘ Cope Del Rey ‘ Barcelona beat Rea Madrid 0-3 and go
into their sixth consecutive Final!
Another update, this time about ‘ Doggy World
Heaven’ – which has been very quiet at the start of the New Year, ‘ Chispa’ is
still coming in & out all the time, in fact she joined us for breakfast
this morning! ‘Chico’ is back with us for a long-week, the week after next. The
other day ‘ Charlie’ called into to see us as he was passing with Brian, he was
his usual happy self, ‘Charlie’ not Brian! Watch this space.
This afternoon/evening we will be channel
hopping to find something to watch.
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
Wednesday, February 27, 2019
A ' FRESH' WARM & SUNNY MANILVA ON WEDNESDAY.
WEDNESDAY 27th/ FEBRUARY 2019.
I was up early again this morning and after
a quick freshen up I shot off along the coast road, past a sparkling Mediterranean,
to the Hospital in Estepona for next appointment at the ‘ Physiotherapy
Department ‘ – I found a spot to park at the top of the hill, just past the
Hospital, I then had a Tea & Tostado in a small Bar ‘ Tikitapi’ –near the
Hospital, when you walk into the Department, it’s all the same people everyday
having various treatments, the main Physiotherapist,
Encarni, greets you, then the student that is looking after me, takes over,
Irene, is very efficient and takes time with me, I’m back on Friday morning,
first thing, before doing the weekly shopping back in Sabinillas.
Today we have a glorious day down here on
the ‘ Costa Del Sol ‘ – the sun was bright, above the Mediterranean, the sky
had cleared and was cloudless & blue, the breeze had dropped also, so it’s
a perfect day to be out & about, by lunchtime it will reach 18 degs+ still
overnight hovering on the 10 degs mark, tomorrow it’s going to be warmer,
reaching 21 degs + then over the weekend we are in for more of the same, the
breeze is staying down at the same time, sadly next week as a new front blows
in from the Atlantic, on Tuesday, it’s going colder again, dropping back down
to the mid ‘ teens’ – 14/15 degs! Watch this space.
When I returned I got this evenings supper
on the go, a “ Beef & Vegetable Stew “
- I sweat-off the diced Onions, Shallots & Garlic, Carrots, Turnips,
Leeks, Celery & Acelgas and Mushrooms, adding a good dash of ‘Lee &
Perrins & Tabasco’ – along with a slug of Brenda’s Red Wine, as well as a
large spoon of Tomato Frito, at the same time tossing the Diced Beef in
seasoned flour and browning it off, before adding it to the pan, at the same
time as a Rich Beef & Vegetable Stock, it’s then seasoned to taste and left
to cook-off under the very able eye of the ‘ Second Chef’! We are having local
Cabbage with Alselgas & sliced Baby Beetroots, with Parsley New Potatoes, tomorrow
for “ Global Scouse Day “ I will add par-boiled Diced Potatoes to the stew, to
cook-off and thicken up the Scouse! The ‘ Aromas’ are wafting upstairs, as I’m
typing/posting today’s ‘Blog’!!
Last night after supper we settled down to
watch the next episode of the excellent ‘ Shetland’ as the determined ‘
Detective’- ( Douglas Henshall) with his
assistant ‘ Tosh’ – ( Alison O’Donnell) delves deep into the people-trafficking
operation in Shetland & Glasgow, the
‘Romanian Mafia’ who are behind the ‘ nasty’ stuff, are now threatening
witnesses, including the Detectives daughter, a suicide of a suspect in custody,
causes problems, a young girl tries to escape but is unlucky to be picked up by
one of the leaders, a mystery lady, with a Tattoo, meanwhile other local characters
in the tale have the usual problems of life, one of his best friends, wife,
makes a pass at the Detective, which he dosn’t stop! Watch this space.
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
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