TUESDAY 31st/ DECEMBER 2019. “ NEW YEARS EVE – VISPERE DE AÑO
NUEVO “
I was up early this
morning and after a quick freshen up I shot of on my travels, down to
Sabinillas with Leah, in her car, who had very kindly offered to take me, we
did ‘ Mercadona’ first, then I called into ‘ Super Sol ‘ for some English essentials.
Finally stopping at
the local ‘ Mediterranea’ Vets for some
more ‘ Calming’ tablets for ‘Pucci’ who doesn’t like the Fireworks – he had an
attack the other day, when some loud ‘ Bangers’ went off, outside the house,
then yesterday afternoon some local children, at the bottom of our street let
some more off, I went out and asked them to stop and move on, which they did, we
will give his one earlier in the evening and then another one later, as
prescribed, I have, as usual, now taken off our letterbox, outside our front
door, as in the past we have had it blown off-twice!!
Brenda had a little
lie as she had been awoken very early, again’ by ‘Pucci’ asking to go out
(4-00am!) He’s very ‘ regular’ when we
take him during the day ( 4 times!) – he is due to be picked up later tomorrow
evening.
When I returned I had
a quick toast & tea before coming up to the office/studio to go on the ‘WWW’
and then type/post today’s Blog.
This morning has one
again started cold, grey & overcast, but as we went down through the vive
fields this morning there was a brilliant red stripe/sunrise above the Mediterranean, with
black dark clouds above, there is still a stiff breeze so by lunchtime it’s due
to only reach 15 degs+ - overnight down to 10 degs+ - tomorrow, for the first
day of the ‘New Year 2020’ at the start of the new decade, it’s looking the
same, with some sunshine and a few patchy clouds, staying like that over the
coming weekend, hovering in the mid/high ‘teens’ as the breeze drops, next week
is now looking settled, but a little cooler, with the threat of the ‘ Wet-Stuff’
returning at times, watch this space.
For our supper this
evening we are now having a large ‘ Grilled Rib of Beef – Costilla/Chuelton de
Ternera “ – cooked on the ‘ bone’ in a very hot griddle-plate ‘ Med-Rare ‘ –
then left to rest, before taking it off the bone and slicing it into fingers ‘ French
‘ style, garnished with seared Asparagus Spears, Button Mushrooms &
Shallots, accompanied with the classic ‘ Bearnaise ‘sauce, served with whole
Baby ‘ French’ Green Beans and of course triple-cooked ‘ Frits’
The ‘Menus’ for the
rest of the week have been agreed; tomorrow evening it’s going to be ‘ Seared
Medallions of Pork Fillet’ – on Thursday ‘Grilled Chicken Wings’ – then on
Friday it will be a ‘ Fish n ‘Chip Supper ‘ – on Saturday Brenda is now having
a ‘ Confit of Duck Leg’ and I’m having a ‘ Angus Steak’ – for a change on
Sunday we are going to have a later ‘ Brunch’ – with the full works! Watch this space.
This evening after
supper we will settle down ‘ Darby & Joan ‘ style to see in the ‘ New Year
2020’ – ‘ Four’ times! Over in Australia
all the family & folks have already seen it in, the multi-million dollar ‘Sydney
Harbour Bridge’ “ FIREWORKS “ display went on despite the wild bush fires!
We then here in Spain
see in the ‘New Year’ watching the celebrations from Madrid on ‘TVE1’ while
eating twelve grapes, by tradition, on the strike on mid-night!
It’s then time to
watch the ‘Jools’ Holland Annual Hootenanny’ on ‘BBC 2’ as the ‘New Year’
arrives over in the UK.
Finally six hours
later over in Everett, Ontario, Canada the family will be bringing in the ‘New
Year’ in their own style.
And finally !
Thoughts for the Day; See above.
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