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Sunday, April 06, 2014
Monday, June 17, 2013
SUNNY MANILVA AT THE START OF THE " BIG B WEEK"
MONDAY 17th/
JUNE 2013.
Well that
was a ‘Helluva’ sporty weekend right up to 2-00am this morning (Here) as the
football finished and the golf came to a climax!
So its
countdown week over here in sunny Manilva; 3 days to the folks arriving at Gibraltar and 6 days to the “B”day, Brenda is
now getting really excited and is looking forward to seeing Jack, Lyn, Norah
and Jenny on Wednesday. I have just spoken to Carlos at Manilva Green and
confirmed all the details for Wednesday; we are calling in the afternoon, after
we have been down for the major shopping in the hire car to put the folks
‘Welcome Pack’ in their apartment, meanwhile back at ‘Su Casa’ we are starting
to get things ready for the menu’s for when the folks eat here! Brenda
yesterday made up the two bedrooms as Norah and Jenny have the options to stay
at the apartment at Manilva Green with Jack and Lyn, less steps and close to
the pool or here with us.
Brenda as
I’ am typing this is pottering about as normal finding things to do, yesterday
she washed all the bedside rugs in our three bedrooms and today she is doing
the last of the washing, drying and ironing! At the moment she is mopping all
the Marble floors and stairs!! It’s going to be a ‘Helluva’ week here in sunny
Manilva.
This
evening for supper we are having ‘Minute Steak a la Plancha’ with all the
trimmings, tomorrow it’s going to be ‘Liver and Onions’ – then on Wednesday
evening it the ‘Welcome Tapas Buffet a la Sexton’ !!!
Thought for
the Day; See above.
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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Saturday, February 04, 2012
MANILVA THIS WEEK.
THURSDAY/FRIDAY 2nd/3rd/ FEBRUARY 2012.
Well the weather is as forecast; sun but cold and getting colder, for the first time since we have been here it is dropping to single figures over the weekend and they even have snow in Malaga. We wrap up well and still go for our brisk walk around the village with Cheta and ended up at Bodega Augustin for a coffee and tea, as we sat in the covered front it was actually warm as the sun hit us. Charlie is fine and eating well and talking his head off, we leave the TV on when we go for our walk as he likes to watch it. In the afternoon I spent some time working on the new camera as I have a couple of technical problems still to resolve; connecting to the PC to save the pictures is the main one and not being able to delete them from the camera the other one ! So no new pictures at the moment – watch this space.
In the evening for dinner we had the Calves Liver that we bought from the English Butchers; I pan fried it in foaming butter after dusting it with flour, it was very tasty and melted in the mouth, with it we had crispy Smoked Bacon, Pork Sausage and Sauté Onions and Mushrooms and Square Chips together with Garden Peas and Glazed Carrots, at the moment the local baby Carrots on the branch are really nice. The late film was a cracker with John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe in the main parts “ The Generals Daughter ” from 1999; it is a classic murder/mystery about a generals daughter who is murdered on an army base, Travolta and Stowe are undercover detectives summoned to look into the matter and they soon uncover a slew of cover-ups at West Point ! One to watch.
On Friday morning we went down to Sabinillas in the car and did the weekend shopping as well as some messages; as usual as the day goes on it gets nicer and in the sun it is warm but once you are in the shade it is cold. We had a late snack brunch as we had to collect Andy from the bus station in Marbella in the evening; I did an Egg Fried Rice that I has seen on Saturday Morning Kitchen when Ken Hom showed how to do it – it worked ! Andy and Maria’s plane arrived on time but the bus connection did not so they had to get a train to Fuengirola and then a bus to Marbella; it meant that it was later than we planned when we got back to the village, Andy had also to go into work at the Manilva Green Aparthotel so he is picking Charlie up in the morning on his way home. Tomorrow is the start of the “Six Nations” Rugby when England’s first match with the new team is against Scotland at Murryfield so I’ am hoping to be able to watch it on the PC sports channel that I use.
Thought for the Day;
Do what you can for those less fortunate than yourself.
..
.
Well the weather is as forecast; sun but cold and getting colder, for the first time since we have been here it is dropping to single figures over the weekend and they even have snow in Malaga. We wrap up well and still go for our brisk walk around the village with Cheta and ended up at Bodega Augustin for a coffee and tea, as we sat in the covered front it was actually warm as the sun hit us. Charlie is fine and eating well and talking his head off, we leave the TV on when we go for our walk as he likes to watch it. In the afternoon I spent some time working on the new camera as I have a couple of technical problems still to resolve; connecting to the PC to save the pictures is the main one and not being able to delete them from the camera the other one ! So no new pictures at the moment – watch this space.
In the evening for dinner we had the Calves Liver that we bought from the English Butchers; I pan fried it in foaming butter after dusting it with flour, it was very tasty and melted in the mouth, with it we had crispy Smoked Bacon, Pork Sausage and Sauté Onions and Mushrooms and Square Chips together with Garden Peas and Glazed Carrots, at the moment the local baby Carrots on the branch are really nice. The late film was a cracker with John Travolta and Madeleine Stowe in the main parts “ The Generals Daughter ” from 1999; it is a classic murder/mystery about a generals daughter who is murdered on an army base, Travolta and Stowe are undercover detectives summoned to look into the matter and they soon uncover a slew of cover-ups at West Point ! One to watch.
On Friday morning we went down to Sabinillas in the car and did the weekend shopping as well as some messages; as usual as the day goes on it gets nicer and in the sun it is warm but once you are in the shade it is cold. We had a late snack brunch as we had to collect Andy from the bus station in Marbella in the evening; I did an Egg Fried Rice that I has seen on Saturday Morning Kitchen when Ken Hom showed how to do it – it worked ! Andy and Maria’s plane arrived on time but the bus connection did not so they had to get a train to Fuengirola and then a bus to Marbella; it meant that it was later than we planned when we got back to the village, Andy had also to go into work at the Manilva Green Aparthotel so he is picking Charlie up in the morning on his way home. Tomorrow is the start of the “Six Nations” Rugby when England’s first match with the new team is against Scotland at Murryfield so I’ am hoping to be able to watch it on the PC sports channel that I use.
Thought for the Day;
Do what you can for those less fortunate than yourself.
..
.
Friday, December 02, 2011
Monday, August 08, 2011
Saturday, November 06, 2010
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
MANILVA.
Wednesday 15th October.
Today has been a very warm and sunny day which at this time of the year is even nicer as it is not too hot and there is a little breeze in the air.We called into Estepona to pick up some English money,the notes have changed and then went across to Guadalmina to see Carolyn about looking after the house again at the end of the month.They are now going away for two weeks and we are also going to look after their dog,Bruno,which we made friends with today!So when we return next week we will have a few days at home before we move across to the villa,it will be quiet as the workman that were due have let them down! On the way back we called to see Vidal and Gissy to make the arrangements for tomorrow as Gissy is coming to cut our hair in the evening; meanwhile Brenda is busy ironing and packing.
Today has been a very warm and sunny day which at this time of the year is even nicer as it is not too hot and there is a little breeze in the air.We called into Estepona to pick up some English money,the notes have changed and then went across to Guadalmina to see Carolyn about looking after the house again at the end of the month.They are now going away for two weeks and we are also going to look after their dog,Bruno,which we made friends with today!So when we return next week we will have a few days at home before we move across to the villa,it will be quiet as the workman that were due have let them down! On the way back we called to see Vidal and Gissy to make the arrangements for tomorrow as Gissy is coming to cut our hair in the evening; meanwhile Brenda is busy ironing and packing.
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