A VERY WET & WINDY & COLD SUNNY MANILVA ON SUNDAY;

SUNDAY 19th/ FEBRUARY 2017.

We had a nice lie in this morning before getting the day on the go, after a quick cup of tea and toast we started on this evenings supper, 'Roast Shoulder of New Zealand ( South Island ) Lamb' The ' Vegetables Chef' has prepared crushed Carrots & Turnips, Cauliflower Florets in a three- Cheese sauce, whole Green French Beans & Garden Peas,  I made the large dish of ' Boulangere' Potatoes, I hand slice the potatoes & layer them with finely sliced Onions before adding a rich ' Chicken & Vegetables stock ready to go in the oven this evening.

The Lamb was studded with Garlic and roasted on a bed of seasoned' trivets' ( chopped mixed vegetables ) I then make the finger licking pan gravy in the old fashioned way by deglazing the roasting tray, a little flour cooked off to a paste before adding the rich Chicken & Vegetables stock, season to taste and finish it by adding a dash of Gravy Browning.

Overnight the rain arrived, as forecast, it was very heavy and didn't stop, there have been floods and landslides in Malaga, which is on ' Orange' alert - here we are on ' Yellow' alert for more of the same, it's in for the rest of day, over the next two days it's going to be cloudy, but dry, then the sun is back before more rain, the weekend is looking settled, watch this space.

' Chispa' has been with us this morning, in between the rain showers, Reina' is back on Monday and is with us for 4 days as we are out back at the hospital on Tuesday morning for my appointment with the ' Prostrate Consultant ' - On Wednesday the two dogs belonging to the Swedish ladies are joining us for three days, watch this space.

No sports news this weekend as we missed all the football & racing, except up in ' Alhaurin el Grande' today it's the finish of a five-day 'International Cycling Race ' around the region, its' a good job we went yesterday as all the roads around the town would be blocked off today!

This evening we are going to watch on ' BBC TV' the first episode of the new drama set in an alternate history of the ' Second World War' - SS-GB' where Germany won the ' Battle of Britain' and had gone on to occupy the UK! We missed last nights penultimate episode of ' Taboo' - only to say that there was more mayhem,torture & killing, all will be revealed next week!!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.






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SUNNY MANILVA ON SUNDAY;

SUNDAY 30^th/ MARCH 2014.

Well we had a good long lie in this morning after yesterdays day out in sunny Cadiz & El Puerto de Santa Maria; we had a cooked breakfast for a change with crispy Smoked Bacon, Chorizo and local Campo Fried Eggs and then decided to have a nice quiet day at home pottering about; I went up to the office and caught up on the E-Mails and Facebook messages before typing and posting the Blog and pictures from yesterday.

The dog came calling early and stayed for a while playing around the house, Brenda took her for a short walk as I was struggling up in the office with a slow connection to post the Blog; today it’s our friend Josie’s 65^th birthday which she is spending in Paris on her way to Barcelona then Madrid and down to Algeciras by train – have a very “Happy Birthday” and a ‘Helluva’ day with Den! See you next week, sometime!!

For supper this evening we are having ‘Steak a la Plancha’ with sautéed Mushrooms,finely sliced Green Beans and twice-cooked Chips ‘Bearnasie’ sauce on the side! – last nights planned supper!

While I’ve been typing the Blog I have been following on the BBC Sports News page the football over in England; in the early kick off Everton won 1-3 against the bottom team Fulham,so Big Bri over in Pori will be rather happy and Liverpool are beating Spurs 4-0 at the moment,it's the final result and they have gone  top of the ‘Premier League’ by 2 points this evening!! Earlier I watched the end of the ‘Malaysian Grand Prix’ from Kuala Lumpur as Hamilton led from the start and won!

This evening after supper we will catch up with all the news,sport and weather reports before finding a film to watch.

PS; “ Happy Mother’s Day ” to all the mum’s we know!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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SUNNY AND DRY MANILVA AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND

FRIDAY 27^th/ SEPTEMBER 2013.

Well the rain has kept away for today but tomorrow it’s going to be wet! We went down to the local market first for some fresh flowers and so I could call into the surgery to make an appointment for a review of my prescriptions; then we went down to Sabinillas for the shopping, called into the bank and newsagents and finally to the English butchers in Duquesa Marina for some Gammon steaks and Pork Sausage’s.

After un-packing I took the car back to the underground car park and then went to our butchers in the village for our Saturday night steaks and some Chicken wings; as we were sorting ourselves out who came crashing in through the shutter’s ,like she had never been away, but Chispa as you can see in the picture above! We went down to Isobel’s to say hello to her and Paqui her daughter as they have been away down at their ‘Campo’ for three months!

We have just come back from a short walk around the village as you can see in the picture above where the final finishening work on ‘Plaza Pozo Del Rey’ is taking place and the roof of the Pergolas have been put on! Chispa is sat at my feet as I’ am typing this!!

Next I’ am going to make some’Ensaladilla Rusa’ after Brenda has got all the ingredients cooked and ready! Then for tonight’ supper I’ am going to get ready to make a “Fish/Seafood Risotto” with Hake, Cod and Salmon, Prawns, Crab and Smoked Salmon- Fish stock and White wine and garden Peas - to my own recipe! Watch this space!! See the picture above;

Mano and Anna called in after lunch so we had a good chat,gossip and moan as they have had their electric cut off,for no reason,they have paid the bill! So Anna is charging her phone here at ours ( Most Important) and tonight she is bringing some food up from their fridge,so we have invited them for supper on Sunday evening just in case!!

Over the weekend on the sports front it’s mainly Football and then on Sunday the cycling from the ‘World Road Race Championship’ in Florence; Over here in ‘La Liga’on Saturday it’s the big ‘Derby’ game between Real Madrid and Atl.Madrid and Barcelona are at Almeria; In England it’s Aston Villa v Manchester City, Sunderland v Liverpool and finally on Monday Everton v Newcastle.

Tonight after our Risotto we will find a film to watch.

Thought for the Day; See above.

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