A VERY WARM & SUNNY MANILVA ON WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY 11^th/ SEPTEMBER 2019.

I was up early this morning to see little ‘Miss Bella’ back with us for the day, she shot upstairs and joined us on the bed, she’s back on Friday morning for her first three nights sleep-over, with us in ‘ Doggy World Heaven’ ‘ Chispa’ will be ‘ crashing’ in, no doubt later.

We managed a further little lie in before freshening up, as I was on the breakfast rota I had my favourite ‘ Toasted Crispy Smoked Bacon Butty’ – smothered in ‘ HP’ Brown sauce – open on brown for Brenda, with mugs of hot tea.

After breakfast we shot along to the local ‘Chemists’ for our new prescriptions etc, ( see below) I called into the local Bank (machine now working) for some cash, the ‘Contractors’ have started laying the stone flagging down ‘Calle Iglasia’ finally, there has been a long delay as the various stone did not arrive?!

Tomorrow morning we are going across to the ‘La Cañada’-  ‘Hypermarket/Shopping Mall’ – above Marbella, for some retail shopping etc, next week, on Monday evening, we have our re-arranged appointments with Carmen, the ‘Council Chiropodist’- then next  Thursday morning Brenda is going to have her hair cut etc, down in Sabinillas with her hairdresser Annie, we will then be ready to welcome the ‘ Canadian Clan’ – all clean & booted (toe nails trimmed) - hair shining, best ‘bib & tucker’ on, waiting in ‘ anticipatory excitement’ for the arrival of the family ((8) on Sunday the 29^th September 2019!

“ Countdown 20 Days “

Yesterday evening we shot across to the ‘ Costa Del Sol Hospital’ past Marbella, along a still very busy coast road, for my emergency appointment at the ‘ Dermatology Department’ – we had a little wait, before the regular ‘Consultant’ gave me the once-over, she reviewed all my history notes, she agreed with our Doctor, Natalia, changing one of my tablets, to help, the ‘ Herpes’ various on my left arm is improving slowly as expected, as is the ‘Cellulitis ‘ on my right leg, still needing an anti-biotic cream ( very expensive, not on prescription ) before going to bed, last weekend I had, suddenly on my right ankle, a very large liquid blister, which burst as we were out walking one of the dogs, if another blister appears she has given me an emergency number to ring, to go across to the hospital straight away to have it tested!

Also I have had a ‘Red Rash’ around my waist, it turns out to be just a sweat rash, needing an ointment, she gave me a prescription of two creams, ( on prescription) that when mixed, make up the very expensive anti-biotic cream for my leg!  I will be back up & running ‘ fully’ by the time the folks arrive from Canada, watch this space!   

This morning the breeze has dropped and the sky is clearing, it’s now warm & sunny, by lunchtime it’s due to reach 27 degs+ - over the next few days and the weekend it’s going a little cooler as the breeze picks up again, hovering in the mid 20s, with a little threat of the ‘ wet-stuff’ in the air, next week is now looking the same, warm & sunny with patchy clouds at times, changing as the breeze does, still going back up to  28degs+ - overnight still warm and close, watch this space.

Yesterday evening we came back along the coast road, past a sparkling, choppy, Mediterranean, and dropped down into Sabinillas, after parking ,we walked along the promenade, past all the ‘Fish Restuarente’s’ offering open ‘BBQ’ cooking on the beach,( Sardines etc!)  and found the new “ Susi Gastro Tapas Beach House “ –next to the excellent ‘Hotel Doña Luisa’ – on the centre of the promenade, the ‘Tapas Bar’ opened earlier this year, with excellent reviews.

We had a nice table, on the front, with the beach & Mediterranean shimmering  in the dusk, with a brilliant sky, our drinks arrived, large & cool, we chose from the short ‘ Gastro Tapas Menu’ ( 3/8 Euros) . Brenda had to start an excellent and very tasty ‘ Russian Salad, topped with ‘Smoked Salmon & a large Prawn and Caviar’ served on a crusty toasted ‘Crostini’- drizzled with a ‘Tarragon’ dressing, I had an open toasted ‘Ciabatta topped with a slice of cooked ‘Iberica Beef & warm Foie Gras’- drizzled with a ‘Port Wine’ glaze and served with three excellent thick-cut door-step ‘Golden Chips’! Both served on grey ‘Slates’- as all the Tapas are.

Next Brenda had the ‘ Crispy Skin Sea Bass’ - resting on savoury ‘Pommes Lyonnaise’ -with grilled Asparagus Spears & Balsamic dressed salad, I choose the ‘ Grilled Scallop resting on a Curried Cauliflower & Parsnip Puree’ – topped with Caviar and garnished with ‘ Crispy Smoked Bacon Rashers’! – and a ‘Fish ‘ glaze, we ordered a side of the ‘ Hand-Cut’ Chips, which was a very large plate of the thick-cut Golden ‘ Pommes Pont Neuf’ style Chips – very tasty and cooked to perfection!

It was a nice surprise and an excellent ‘Gourmet’ supper, we will go back again, sadly I didn’t have my camera with me, so I took some pictures with my simple camera, that have not downloaded to the system, sorry!

For our supper this evening we are having ‘ Breaded Chicken Breast Escalope’s’ – shallow fried in Vegetable Oil, until crisp & golden, topped with a ‘ Campo’ Fried Egg and served with finely sliced ‘ French’ Green Beans and sautéed Baby New Potatoes.

When we returned we watched the second episode of “ The Capture “ on BBC TV, the ‘ CCTV’ of the attack was ‘ Redacted’ by the Secret Service ( MI5?) Any of the evidence has been ‘ cleaned’ away, all the ‘CCTV’ images have been altered, the main Lady Detective uses her friends and gets into the centre that runs all the ‘Police’ video live cameras around the city, but all is not as  its’ seen, as there are more cameras watching the cameras, using delay methods and more people watching the Secret Service people?! At the end, the released main character, Shaun, is taken out of action by more men, wearing  consealed guns, working from ‘No 48’ in Eaton square ( CIA?) – with a nasty looking ‘ Boss’  Watch this space.

Thoughts for the Day;  See Above.

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