A VERY COLD & FRESH SUNNY MANILVA ON TUESDAY.

TUESDAY 12^th/ NOVEMBER 2019.

I was up early, again, this morning to welcome back little ‘ Miss Bella’ for the day, she shot upstairs onto our bed and we then all had a nice lie in, she’s back next week, as usual, on Monday/Tuesday, ‘Chispa’ will call in later, as she does every day.

After freshening up we had our regular light breakfast of ‘ Weetabix’ with sliced Banana in cold milk for me, brown toast & banana for Brenda, with mugs of hot/strong tea to set us up for the day ahead.

This morning the sun was out early and the sky has cleared slowly as there is just a light breeze, by lunchtime it’s due to reach 18 degs+ - still very crisp & fresh, staying clear & sunny, overnight down to 12 degs+ - about normal for the time of the year, from tomorrow, as a new cold & wet ‘ Atlantic’ front blows in, it’s changing,  going a little cooler each day and over the weekend, with the threat of the ‘Wet-Stuff’ in the air, along with patchy clouds at times, next week is now going to be cooler & damp for most of the week, hovering in the mid to low ‘ teens’ –  sadly with light to moderate rain, on most days, watch this space.

Meanwhile over in Everett, Ontario, Canada, winter has arrived at the start of November, with a vengeance, we had a news/catch up on ’Facebook Messenger’ yesterday, from Sandra & Bill, they were still raking the ‘ Fall’ leaves and were caught off guard, as the heavy snow hit them, with the temperatures dropping down,  Bill was out working - ‘sanding’ for the 4^th time (crazy)!!   They had a nice/fun weekend away in Ottawa, celebrating Alannas graduation, including a special meal at “ The Grey Jay “  ( Dominique Duour ) – where Alannas friend is the ‘Sommelier’! Sandra is very busy at work and her life has been a whirlwind since getting back, she has a nice family weekend for her birthday- all the cards made it in time ( Norah & Jenny) – we have arranged a ‘ Skype’ video link-up later in the month.

At lunchtime we went for our walk with 'Bella' and called into ' Bar Castillo' - we sat on the sunny side of the street, in the very warm sunshine and had a nice cool drink, taking in the sights & sounds of Sunny Manilva, as the World passed us by! 

For our supper this evening we are keeping it simple,  with our ‘Posh’ version of “ Chicken n’ Chips “ -  ‘ Pan-Seared Escalope’s of Chicken Breast ‘ – finished with a ‘Lemon/Lime Burnt Butter Salsa’- served with Garden Peas and triple-cooked ‘Chips’!  Tomorrow it’s going to be our ‘ Comfort Food to Die For Day ‘ as I’m making my famous ‘ Beef & Vegetable Stew’ – topped with savoury ‘ Herb Dumplings’ – served with Cabbage with Acelgas( Swiss Chard ) & Parsley New Potatoes.  

Yesterday evening after supper we caught a very interesting documentary “ Maiden “  about Tracy Edwards, who at the age of 24, became the skipper/navigator of the first ever all-female crew to enter the ‘ Whitbread Round the World Yacht Race’ in 1989. She was opposed on all sides, male competitors thought an all-women crew would never make it, the chauvinistic yachting press took bets on her failure, she refused to give up and remortgaged her house to buy a secondhand boat, they went on to win two legs of the race and returned home to Southampton, to a triumphantly welcome home!

This evening we will watch the start of a new series ‘ Gold Digger ‘ – then later catch the next episode of ‘Rick Stein’s Secret France ‘ as he continues his journey without maps, around the Alsace & Jura regions!

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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