A WARM & SUNNY MANILVA ON BANK HOLIDAY SUNDAY;

SUNDAY 16^TH/ AUGUST 2015.

We had a good nights sleep as the temperature & humidity have dropped a little, there was also a light breeze to make it bearable for a change, the only problem with that was that there was an all night ‘Rave’ down in the ‘Pabellon’ and the sound of the ‘DJs’ kept wafting in across the roof tops!

We managed a nice lie in this morning before getting up to our regular breakfast of Weetbix, fresh fruit & toast along with a mug of steaming tea; the sun is out, the sky is blue and there is just a little breeze to make it a rather pleasant start to the day ahead. The forecast for next week is looking good with more of the same and getting hotter as the week goes on.

                                                        'NASA' Photograph of the peninsula!

Yesterday afternoon & evening I managed to watch some live sport via the ‘First Row Sports’ channel and also using the ‘Filmon’TV channel for catching the ‘BBC/ITV/Channel 4’etc. I followed the ‘Premier League’ football (Everton) and then the ‘International Rugby Union’ as England beat France in a ‘World Cup’ warm up game. Later his afternoon I will watch the ‘Match of the Day’ as Manchester City welcome Chelsea!!                               

                                                  MANCHESTER CITY WON 3-0!!!

Fingers crossed that both PCs keep going a little while longer before I need to sort out the new system – a Stack with a new large Screen (24 inch) – a small second screen, new keyboard & mouse (preferred) – video camera & a new sound system! Den has sent me an E-Mail with all the ‘specs’ and Andy is going to help with the installation. Watch this space.

At lunchtime we are going up to ‘Bar Castillo’ for our regular ‘Paella’& a cool drink; this evening for our supper we are having some flattened ‘Chicken Breast Fillets’ dry cooked on the hot griddle plate with sliced Runner Beans & Baby New Carrots along with thick-cut slices of Baked Potato also dry sautéed. I’m making some of my famous ‘Tomato Salsa’ next week using some fresh Plum Tomatoes from the ‘Mayor’s’ Vegetable shop.

Next week in ‘Doggy World Heaven’ we are rather quiet as we only have ‘Reina’ with us on Tuesday & Thursday as normal, ‘Scruffy’ is booked in for the following weekend and then ‘Freddie & Bentley’ are back here on the ‘Vendimia’ weekend at the start of September. This Christmas ‘Charlie’ is with us for two weeks and ‘Scruffy’ for one week – at the same time! Not forgetting our daily visitor who calls in at any time during the morning or evening ‘Chispa’

We went up for our ‘Happy Hour’ yesterday on the roof box/oven/chimney and caught up with our reading while listening for a change to the ‘Forces Radio Gibraltar’ afternoon music show for a change; we will be back up today for more of the same!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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A VERY SUNNY MANILVA ON SUNDAY;

SUNDAY 17^th /AUGUST 2014.

A little lie in this morning and after a Poached Eggs on Toast breakfast we are having a leisurely morning taking things easy, shaving (me!) showering and getting ready to go out later for lunch; we are meeting Kathrin and her family up at ‘Bar Rojas’ for a ‘Gazpacho & Paella’ late lunch.See the picture above.

Before they arrive from going around the Sunday market in Estepona marina, I’m popping out to the local bank in Calle Mar for some cash and at the same time I’m going to pick up/order a Roast Chicken from the ‘Rotisserie’ for tonight’s supper.

Thankfully it’s a little cooler today 29/30degs with a little welcoming breeze but its back to normal next week and getting hotter!

This afternoon I will watch one or both of the games over in the Premiere League with Liverpool or City; then later the high lights of the ‘Czech Motor GP when Marques goes for 11 out of 11 wins?!

Livepool won 2-1 v Southampton,Manchester City have just beaten Newcastle 0-2 and sadly Marques did not win,his team mate Pedrosa did!

Last night after supper we channel hopped for a while and then settled down to watch the American police procedural drama series “ Blue Bloods ” filmed in New York on location; it stars Tom Selleck and his ‘Moustache’ as the Police Commissioner with all his family as cops, his eldest son is a Detective, his youngest son is a ‘Rookie’ cop on the beat, his daughter is an assistant DA and another son was killed on duty as a beat cop! His father was before him the Police Commissioner, they all spend time together as a family and in each episode at the end they all gather for Sunday lunch around the table in the old family house! Oh and yes Selleck’s wife has died of cancer a few years before!

Every episode is self contained with an on going theme, they always get their man and solve the crime by the end! One to watch!

So tonight’s supper is the Roast Chicken with a nice Mixed salad and a dish of ‘Parisienne’ potatoes and lots of Mayonnaise on the side! 

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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SABINILLAS BEACH SUNDAY MORNING;

MANILVA TODAY.

SUNDAY 5^th JUNE 2011.

This morning we had a little lie in and then got the Sunday Roast on the go; Mano and Anna are coming around this evening to join us and at the same time catch up with all the news and gossip. Brenda has gone mad on the vegetables,Cauilflower,Broccoli and Leeks in Cheese sauce, Glazed Carrot Batons, Cabbage with Alcelgas,Garden Peas, Minted New Potatoes and my famous Crispy Roast Potatoes all to go with the Roast Chicken and Sage and Onion Stuffing and of course Finger licking Gravy ! We then got ourselves smartened up and went up to Bar Rojas for a Tapas lunch; I had the Meat in a rich Tomato sauce and Brenda had the Baby Black Pudding Sausages in a tasty Herb sauce; The weather today is gorgeous as you can see in the pictures below of the Ferrari Owners Club of Andalucia Rally that came into the village at lunchtime, the Acting Mayor, Antonia, and Councilors welcomed the President,Toni Dalli  into the village, later they were having a civic lunch down in Puerto de la Duquesa.

It was a fine collection of mostly the latest models but they all looked and sounded great ! Brenda managed to get herself into one outside Bar Rojas !

Thought for the Day;

Do not accustom yourself to big words for little matters.

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