THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM A VERY SUNNY MANILVA;

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM SUNNY MANILVA;

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A NEARLY SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND;

FRIDAY 21^st / OCTOBER 2016.

I was up early this morning to welcome back ‘ Reina’ for the day, she’s with us until later this evening, I then took ‘Pax’ out for his first walk of the day, when I returned I shot off on my travels down to Sabinillas for the weekly shopping, it was still dark with black clouds, the sun has now broken through, I did our main shop in ‘ Mercadona’ before calling into the Wholesale/Retail Fruit & Vegetable market, I collected the local newspapers from the ‘English Bookshop’ before going along to the local market at the far end of the promenade for the fresh flowers & plants, on the way back up the hill I stopped at ‘ Super Sol’ for the English essentials. ‘Chispa’ is also here playing with both of the dogs.

Today the forecast is for a clear & sunny day with no breeze, over the weekend it looks like we are escaping the wet stuff, for now, it’s going a little cooler, 13/14 degs at night and 23/24 degs during the day, next week is starting to look a little un-settled as a cold front comes in from the Atlantic, watch this space.

In the lunchtime post we received a ' Post Card' from Eastbourne - Jenny & Norah were there last week on a short break, thanks and keep them coming when you are out and about, where ever you are in the World! 

See the picture below of the view across to Gibraltar and Africa in the distance, the ‘ Rif’ & ‘Atlas’ mountains in the background.

For our supper this evening I’m making my now famous ‘ Seafood Risotto’ using ‘ Arborio’ Rice from Valencia; ‘ Hake, Cod & Salmon, Mussels, large Gambas & Prawns’ go in the ‘Risotto’ after its cooked off, finely chopped Onions & Garlic with the secret ingredients, a good slug of White Wine and a rich Fish & Vegetables stock, chopped Parsley & Garden Peas, Parmesan Cheese and a dash of Cream to finish after checking the seasoning. See below.

Tomorrow evening we are having ‘ Grilled Entrecote Steak ‘ cooked on a very hot griddle plate ‘ Med-Rare’ – then left to rest before slicing it ‘ French’ style, whole Green Beans & twice-cooked  ‘Pont Neuf’ chips on the side; on Sunday I’m going to make my own recipe/version of ‘ Lancashire Hotpot’ using a ‘ New Zealand, South Island, Rack of Lamb’ with layers of sliced Potatoes, Onions, Carrots, Leeks, Celery & Baby Mushrooms!

This weekend we have no plans, we are taking things easy, relaxing and doing nothing, because we can! The village is back to normal, quiet & sleepy, the local bars, six along ‘ Calle Mar’ are not as busy, the only bit of news/gossip is that the two coalition Parties, ‘ PSOE (5) & IU’ (4) have at last fallen out, the Deputy Mayor wants to be the Mayor! The Mayor has sacked the four left-wing Councillors from their jobs, meanwhile in the background the ‘ Compromiso’ (5) party that ran the ‘Council’ for many years, are waiting to see what happens?!  Watch this space.

Last night after supper we watched ‘ Paranoid’ on ITV; the three Detectives in Cheshire are still out of their depth, one survived a fire bomb and is pregnant, one is on dodgy tablets and one ‘Paranoid’ to say the least, another assisted suicide, a nasty crash which has nearly killed the ‘ Hooded Man’ – deadly assassins trying to kill him and a Multi Nation Drug Company up to no good in Germany, it’s all in happening, in leafy Cheshire, after the first two other murders?!



PS; Currently only streaming music and not live shows whilst we are overcoming some technical difficulties at the transmitter site!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM A VERY HOT & SUNNY MANILVA;

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" MANILVA EN LA RECUERDO" AROUND THE VILLAGE;

A OVERCAST AND WINDY SUNNY MANIILVA ON THURSDAY;

THURSDAY 5^th/ MARCH 2015.

I was up early this morning as ‘Reina’ was due to be dropped off first thing, the only problem is that the house is now cut off from Calle Mar during the day, from 8-00am as the lorries taking the rubble away fill the street and its dangerous at the same time as the digger deposits the rubbish!

I walked around through the back side streets and met Lee & Daniela outside the Town Hall were I was talking to our very ‘local’ Councilor Mario as it’s his house that is at the other end of the development! I was complaining about the lack of communication etc and yesterday about them not watering down the rubble, this morning they have brought a hose and attached it to the natural well water tap by the side of our house and are damping down the rubble before moving it! That means that we will have no well water, which we use all the time as it’s very clean and safe – and does not cost anything!!See below at the end of the days work!

After breakfast of fresh Orange juice, using some oranges from our neighbors Campo along with toast and tea and not forgetting my ‘Weetabix’ to start, we took the chance and had our showers as we don’t know if we will loose the mains water again!

The electricity and phone cables are stretched across were the digger is working and they have just asked to attach them to the rood terrace on our house to raise them more! We have a cracked tile in the bathroom and they have taken the Green paint off our main window railings in Calle San Vicente – so far!

WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUILDING SITE!!  “ HELP”!!

This evening for our supper we are having a left-over’s fry up with fresh vegetables; then tomorrow its fish for Friday and then steak for Saturday and finally on Sunday its our favorite ‘Shank of Lamb in Minted Gravy’

The weather just for today has changed a little as there is a surprise storm that was forecast last night on the news; its coming in from across the Eastern Mediterranean, unusually for this time of the year, the Region is on ‘Orange’ alert for high winds up to 130kms! We are then back to normal and over the ‘Carnival’ weekend its getting warmer, so the ‘Brazilian Samba Dancers’ will not be too cold!!

‘Chispa’ has just come back from our local shop with Brenda and is playing around the house,we have told Isobel not to let her out as its too dangerous at the moment!

Last night after supper we channel hopped and caught the high lights of the second legs of the semi finals of the ‘Cope del Rey’ as Barcelona beat Villarreal 1- 3 – 6-2 on aggregate and play Ath.Bilbao in the final.

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM SUNNY MANILVA;

A VERY HOT AND SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF THE " VENDIMIA " WEEKEND;

FRIDAY 5^th/ SEPTEMBER 2014.

So we were up early this morning and after a quick breakfast we shot around to the surgery to make an appointment for me to have an update/check up next week on Wednesday morning; meanwhile Brenda popped down to the local market for some fresh flowers and plants, we then carried on down to Sabinillas.

First stop was the bank and then we called in to the English bookshop for the papers and to exchange some books, two more ‘Lee Childs’ to read! Next it was the supermarket for our main large weekly shop; it was back to normal as all the holiday makers have gone home! Before we went to ‘Super Sol’ for some essential English goods we stopped on the way at the ‘Charity’ shop and Brenda found two summer shirts for me in the 50% sale - i.e. 2 euros each!

We then came back up to the village and unpacked; I put the car away in the underground car park and then went along Call Mar to the Tobacconist to top up my mobile then on down to the butchers for some boned Chicken Leg & Thighs for the curry, I’ve already got some Breasts put away. See the pictures above of Calle Mar getting ready.

Today it’s very hot, overnight the breeze dropped and the forecast for the weekend is hovering around the 35/36 degs mark, next week it’s getting hotter as there is another hot front coming in from Africa – we will survive!

‘Scruffy’ is due at lunchtime for the day and we will then sort out next weeks visits; ‘Reina’ is with us as normal on Tuesday & Thursday;it turns out that 'Scruffy' will be with us on Tuesday also but he is staying with us for two nights on a sleep-over! 

This afternoons stage 13 of the ‘Vuelta’ is from Belorado to Parque De La Cabareno,Contador is still in the lead in the ‘Red’ jersey.

So this evening before we go out to the ‘Flamenco’ concert which does not start until 10-30 we are having “ Goujons of Hake Fillet’ with Garden Peas, twice-cooked Frits and of course some of my Tartar sauce that I’m just about to make!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM SUNNY MANILVA;

" MANILVA BRASS BAND CONCERT " WITH GUEST CONDUCTOR 'CATHY KOTOUN' FRIDAY EVENING;