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Wednesday, March 20, 2013

MANILVA THIS WEEK.


TUESDAY 19th/ WEDNESDAY 20th/ MARCH 2013.

Tuesday was definitely an at home day as the heavens opened as forecast; the difference between Monday and Tuesday is unbelievable but the temperature is still just below 20degs! In the morning I found the e-mail address to send your weather pictures into TVE1 for the two main weather forecasts at 4-15pm and 10-15pm on which they show at the start a selection of pictures taken on the day – no luck with Monday’s but I will keep trying as it show’s your name and the place!

Later I made more Tomato salsa to use and put away; we then freshened ourselves up ready for my hospital visit on Wednesday morning, as I’ am shaving and showering I always play ‘Blues Music’ from the ‘Musicovery Interactive Web-Radio’ on my PC – very loud through the speaker system! This is the station on which you can select the mood, the year and the genres along with many other attachments; I started on Tuesday with ‘Energetic, Blues from the 50s’ and the first tune up was a “ Helluva” track by ‘Sunny Landreth’ called ‘Natural World’- it is a rocking Blues number that you can’t stop dancing too!

In between the rain showers I went and got some Pork Cutlets for supper which we had with Lyonnaise Potatoes and Cabbage with Alselgas. The late film was the classic Tuesday TVE1 – “ The Wind and the Lion ”from way back in 1975 with Sean Connery, Candice Bergen, Brian Keith and John Huston being himself! It is an adventure story based on fact that took place in Morocco in 1904 when the ‘Perdicaris Incident’ about a family being kidnapped by a Berber brigand – you guess who plays what part!!

This morning, Wednesday we have been across to the hospital on the far side of Marbella for my three month check up with my Prostate consultant; I ‘am fine but there is a problem with my Prostate blood readings and as my Urine test reading had not arrived to go with the blood results, which turns out is important, I have to go through the whole process again and go back in a month! On checking my files when we returned we think that my Urine results ended up with the Dermatology consultant last week as they were taken together at the surgery! Better safe than sorry !!

We went for a walk with dog at lunchtime ( 22 degs with clear Blue skies ) after returning and I took the pictures of ‘Plaza Pozo del Rey’ as they are starting to add the finishing touches to the car park and roof terrace, the other pictures are taken from the council blog and show the work on Bank Street is starting to take shape down in Sabinillas. Tonight we are having ‘Steak and Kidney Pie’with square chips – the pie is from a couple of weeks ago and was in the deep freeze. This week it is the ‘FIFA World Cup Qualifying’ games so I will catch Spain and England as it happens.


Thought for the Day;


Some people feel the rain. Others just get wet. ( Tuesday ! )

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Sunday, May 17, 2009

CASA OLIMPIA,TARIFA.

Saturday/Sunday 16th/17th May.

We came across to Casa Olympia on Saturday morning for two weeks to look after Joan, the two dogs, Boo and Millie and the three cats downstairs; Joan was very happy to see us back and the dogs were all over us as we arrived, Millie has had her coat cut right back and Boo has had a trim across the top ready for the hot weather, which at the moment is very good,28 degs.today and the forecast for the next week is good also.To our great surprise the main guest bedroom had been given the once over so we were able to move into it rather than the smaller third bedroom; the picture below show the room but does not give you the idea of the size and the spectacular view across to Africa! We then popped down to Tarifa to pick up a few essentials for the weekend and picked up a Chicken for Sunday Roast,Brenda has also brought a lot of vegetables, as we settle into life at the villa,On Saturday evening after a Steak and Frit dinner we watched for the first time in many years the Eurovision Song Contest on the large screen TV. Today has been another gorgeous day with a little breeze as we have has a quiet day pottering about the villa and having our late Sunday lunch and taking in the peace and calm after last weeks sites and sounds at the building site in Guadalmina Alta!