A VERY HOT & SUNNY MANILVA ON SATURDAY.

SATURDAY 11^th/ MAY 2019.

We had a nice, long, lie in this morning, the village was as usual very quiet, after freshening up Brenda popped down to the local ‘Sub-Post Office’ to get a birthday card in the post. When she returned, as she was on the breakfast rota I had her famous ‘ Campo’ Poached Eggs on Toast, boiled for her, with toast fingers, with mugs of strong/ hot tea, to set us up for the weekend.  

Over in Liverpool, down at the Pier Head yesterday evening, the ‘ Fab Four’ went for a stroll in the early evening, see below.

The sun was out first thing and the sky is bright blue and cloudless, there is not a breath of air, so by lunchtime it will be 30 degs+  - very hot & sunny, overnight down to 18 degs, all the fans are in action, tomorrow will be a little cooler as a new ‘ Atlantic’ front blows in, hovering in the mid 20s, next week is looking the same, with lots of sunshine, a few patchy clouds at times, by next weekend it could be cooler as the wind get’s up, down to just 20 degs, overnight back down to 12/13 degs, with on one forecast the threat of the ‘ wet-stuff’ in the air, for the start of the following week?!  Watch this space.

On the sports front this weekend it’s all happening; over in the ‘ Premiere League’ tomorrow it’s the final games of the season, Everton are down at Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City travel down to play Brighton & Hove Albion, meanwhile Liverpool are at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City have a 1 point lead over Liverpool, to win the ‘Premiere League’ for the second time and must win, Liverpool must also win, in case Manchester City draw or loose!!

Over here in ‘ La Liga’ Barcelona, the Champions, are at home to Getafe, Real Madrid travel to Real Sociedad. Up in Barcelona it’s also the ‘ Spanish Grand Prix’ qualifying today, with the race tomorrow.

This afternoon we will be watching the ‘ Horse Racing’ from Ascot, Haydock & Lingfield Park’ over the jumps and on the flat, yesterday we caught the flat racing from a very wet ‘Chester May’ meeting, the racecourse is known as the ‘ Roodee’  - the oldest and smallest racecourse in the UK.

Later we will catch the Rugby Union as Leinster take on the Saracens in the ‘ European Champions Cup’ – taking place at ‘ St James Park ‘ in Newcastle, with more than 20 internationals and 10 ‘ British and Irish Lions’ playing, including the player of the year ‘ Jonny Sexton ‘ for Leinster and the England captain ‘Own Farrell’ – the Saracens fly-half!

For our supper this evening we are having ‘ Grilled Fillet Steaks’ cooked on a very hot griddle-plate ‘ Med-Rare’ – Pink no blood, then left to rest, garnished with seared Asparagus Spears, Button Mushroom & Baby Shallots, accompanied with a classic ‘ Bearnaise’ sauce, served with whole Baby ‘ French’ Green Beans & ‘ triple’ cooked ‘ Frits’

This evening after supper we will be channel hopping, as usual, to find something to watch.

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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