A STILL WET SUNNY MANILVA ON TUESDAY:

TUESDAY 27/th OCTOBER 2015.

Just a little lie in this morning as ‘Reina’ was being dropped off for the day, she’s back on Thursday and possible Friday, ‘Scruffy’ is back with us on Friday for the day also.

After breakfast I shot out in between the heavy showers, I called into the Chemists in Calla Mar for my prescriptions tablets first, then I topped up my Mobile at the ‘Tabacs’ before picking up some cash from the machine at the local bank; it was then time to go down to the butchers for some diced Braising Steak for tomorrow’s ‘Scouse’

So the rain is in for the day but then tomorrow its all change as a warm front comes in from Africa,the rest of the week and over the weekend is looking a lot better with clear skies and the sun out, the temperature’s  are also rising to 23/24 degs! See the picture below of the village;

Just a little reminder about ‘Postcards’ – the third in board is starting to fill up,we have had new postcards from Terry & Alma on holiday in France from their home outside Caen, one from Jack & Lyn on one of their caravan trips in Australia and one from Brenda’s sisters,Norah & Jenny on holiday in Cyprus! Keep them coming when you are out and about,on holiday or just because!  PS; You then get one back from sunny Manilva!!

Today is an at home day catching up with the chores, I’m up in the office on the WWW catching up with the E-Mails,Facebook messages,reading the newspapers and watching the news; I’m also listening to ‘Castle Radio FM 89.2’ on the second screen as I’m typing and posting the Blog. Yesterday I sent my suggestions/format  in for my radio show on a Sunday lunchtime – watch this space.

Tonight we are having for our supper ‘Entrecote Minute Steak’ I trim the steaks ‘French style’ then Brenda flattens then with a rolling pin and I cook then on a very hot griddle plate for 30 seconds on each side ‘ a la minute’! We are having twice-cooked ‘Frits’ and a little salad on the side. 

We will then settle down and channel hop to find something to watch later.

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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DAMP BUT STILL SUNNY MANILVA ON WEDNESDAY;

WEDNESDAY 21^st MAY 2014.

I was up first this morning and left Brenda for a lie in, she has had a slightly better night and is feeling a little better with not so much pressure on her chest/throat; overnight the rain’s came but it was dry and warm this morning so I shot around to the butchers for tonight supper before we have any more of the promised rain storms today, we are having marinated ‘Chicken Brochettes’ made with Shallots, Red Peppers and Mushrooms, served on a bed of savoury Basmati rice with Diamond- cut Green Beans and a little strong Piquant BBQ sauce on the side!

Brenda is now catching up with her washing, dryng, ironing, cleaning, scrubbing etc while I’ am up in the office catching up on the WWW reading and watching the news, checking the E-Mails etc. So it’s looking like a quiet day at home with some reading later.

The dog has arrived and is playing around the house,Scruffy is arriving later for the day so we will possible go for a short walk in between the showers with them both! See the pictures above. Just as we were to have a light salad lunch Lumy from 'Bar Rojas' brought a large jug of her famous " Gazpacho " which she had just made,so we had had two tall glasses (Spanish style) of it - delicious and very re-freshening !

The painter's are back as we have not had anymore rain - so far ! See the pictures above.

Tonight after supper we will find a film to watch if possible as at the moment a lot of the main channels have gone ‘European Election Mad!’

PS; Tomorrow morning Claus & Doreen are coming up to the village for a coffee with us up at 'Bar Rojas' before they set off back to Germany on Friday.

Thoughts for the Day; see above.

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