A ' CRISP' AND VERY SUNNY MANILVA ON WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY 9^th/ JANUARY 2019.

We were up a little earlier this morning, ‘ Charlie’ spent the night on the rug on Brenda’s side of the bed before joining us on the bottom of bed for his stretch, after freshening up Brenda took him out for his first walk of the day around the bottom of the village, when she returned we had our usual toast & tea.

As we were getting ready I answered some questions, that came in last night on ‘ Facebook Messenger ‘ about ‘ Doggy World Heaven ‘ – as friends recommend us ( Eileen/Daniela) thanks, we have two enquires at the moment,  one for a ‘Pug’ called ‘ Winnie’! – watch this space.

PS; ‘ Scruffy’ is back with us tomorrow afternoon for the evening, and then  again next Tuesday, ‘ Charlie’ is due to be collected on Saturday, as usual we are going to miss him terribly, as he’s a real character and such good company, meanwhile ‘ Chispa’ is in & out all the time and joins us on our walks!

After breakfast I shot down to the main ‘ Medical Centre’ in Sabinillas for my monthly appointment with the ‘Practice Nurse’ for my ‘B12’ injection, I then called into our ‘Bank’ for some cash, popped into the ‘ English Bookshop’ to put in our complaint, to Steve, about the ‘Xmas Cards’ (5) to Australia & Canada not arrived yet, after being posted on the 30^th November! When I returned Brenda went along to the local Chemists in ‘Calle Mar’ for the rest of her prescription tablets.

This morning we have another beautiful day down here on the ‘ Costa Del Sol’ – the sun was out early and the sky has cleared and is bright blue, there is just a very slight breeze, keeping it ‘ Crisp’ in the shade but warm on the sunny side of the street, by lunchtime reaching the ‘ Heady Heights’ of 21 degs! Tomorrow it’s going to be a little cooler as the breeze picks up, bringing with it colder weather and some of the ‘ wet-stuff’ by Friday, over the weekend it will settle down and brighten up, next week is looking mainly sunny, in the ‘ mid-teens’ but a little cooler, especially overnight, with still some of the ‘ wet-stuff’ still in the air, watch this space.

After typing/posting today’s ‘Blog’ I’m going to make my now famous ‘ Chicken & Mushroom Curry’ with Brenda’s equally famous ‘ Basmati Rice’!

We will be having another easy day at home after catching up with all the chores etc, then after supper it will be time to watch the second episode of ‘ Silent Witness ‘ – this afternoon watching all the ‘ Quiz Shows’ that we follow.

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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A DRY, WARM & SUNNY MANILVA ON WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY 1^ST / NOVEMBER 2017.  “ ALL SAINTS DAY “

We had a surprise lie in this morning as ‘ Reina’ was not being dropped off early, as usual, Daniela was not feeling very well and had taken the day off work, it’s not a ‘ Bank Holiday’ in Gibraltar but as it’s a ‘National Bank Holiday’ here in Spain “ Dia de Todos los Santos “ the village was also very quiet, no children, no workers, no traffic etc, we then took both the dogs for their first walk of the day, ‘ Charlie’ is still with us as we were a day out on our collection time! He will be collected this evening by Brian. ‘Lolo’ was picked up this morning by Marta & Jose, he’s been very good and no doubt he will be with us again in the future, we will miss ‘ Charlie’ as he’s a dream to have with us in ‘ Doggy World Heaven ‘ – he’s back in December and for Xmas, ‘ Chispa’ is now on the loose and will come crashing in to see us later, watch this space.

Yesterday the wet stuff didn’t arrive, as forecast, and by the afternoon it was warm & sunny, today has started a little grey & overcast but by lunchtime it’s due to clear and we will be back to 22 degs+ - Thursday, Friday & Saturday are still showing some of the wet stuff but on Sunday and next week we are back to normal, warm & sunny in the low 20s, overnight hovering on the 15/16 degs mark, watch this space.

See the picture below of ‘ St George’s Hall ‘ on Lime street in Liverpool taken last night.

After breakfast of ‘ English Pork Sausage Butties’ smothered in ‘ HP’ Sauce – open on brown for Brenda, with mugs of steaming tea, I made the ‘ Beef Curry ‘ for this evenings supper, to my own recipe, using Chopped Onions & Garlic, Button Mushrooms & Diced ‘Fuji ‘ Apple, five sorts of Curry Powder and four different Curry Pastes, the secret ingredients,( Lea & Perrins & Tabasco ! Ops!!) Tomato Frito & Lime juice and Desiccated Coconut, the diced Beef, from our local Butcher, is tossed in seasoned curry flavoured flour and browned off, then added to the pan with a strong ‘Beef & Vegetable’ stock and left to cook-off’ under the eagle eye of the ‘Second Chef’ – who adjusts the taste and consistency. Its served this evening on a bed of ‘ Brenda’s famous ‘ Basmati Rice’ with all the accompaniments.

We are taking things easy over the next couple of days after all the excitement here in ‘ Doggy World Heaven ‘ – on Friday we are going down to Sabinillas for the weekly shopping, Brenda is joining me as she is going to the ‘English Bookshop’ for the ‘ Xmas Cards ‘ for all our family & friends. Watch this space.

PS, Don’t forget to keep sending the Post Cards, when you are out on your travels!

This evening after supper we are going to catch up with more of the programmes that we have missed over the last week, using the BBC I Player & ITV Hub.

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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A FRESH, WARM & SUNNY MANILVA ON WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY 23^rd/ AUGUST 2017.

No ‘ Reina’ again this morning as Daniela had to change shifts and is working from home, she will be back with us in ‘ Doggy World Heaven ‘ tomorrow, hopefully. ‘Chispa’ is in & out all the time, we hear her coming up the street, with the little bell on her new collar, if I’m up in the office/studio she shoots upstairs to see me!

For our breakfast this morning we had Toasted Sausage Butties smothered in ‘ HP’ Brown sauce with mugs of ‘ PG Tips’ I then made this evenings supper ‘ Chicken & Mushroom Curry ‘ which we will have with Brenda’s famous ‘ fluffy’ Basmati Rice, Garden Peas & sliced Bananas.

It’s another very pleasant day here in sunny Manilva, the sun broke through earlier and the sky has cleared, there is a little ‘ Levente’ breeze blowing up off the Mediterranean, it will reach 28/29 degs later, tomorrow is going to be a little hotter, then over the weekend it’s staying the same but with the threat of some of the wet stuff at the start of next week, watch this space.

See below a different view of the ‘ Royal Liver Building ‘ at the Pier Head in Liverpool taken yesterday.

I have started using the exercise bike in the chill-out room, after typing & posting the Blog, I’ve started on the lowest tension setting and just for 10/15 mins, I will build up the tension & time slowly, the new fan makes it rather comfortable, watch this space.

Over in the ‘ Vuelta a Espana 17’ Chris Froome retained the race leaders‘ Red Jersey’ – today’s hilly ‘Stage 5’ goes from Benicassim to Alcossebre over 175 kms.

We are taking things very easy, at the moment, doing nothing, because we can, Brenda is reading a little, we still have our ‘ Happy Hour ‘ cocktails, but not every day, on Friday I will be out on my travels down to Sabinillas for the weekly shopping after arranging my Blood tests down at the surgery, the other day Brenda popped into the Town Hall and found out that they are taking bookings for the new Chiropodist, so I’m going to try and book an appointment ASAP! Watch this space.

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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AN OVERCAST & CLAMMY SUNNY MANILVA ON THURSDAY;

THURSDAY 11^th/ JUNE 2015.

We had a little lie in this morning before the builders got into full steam, they are erecting the scaffolding for the next floor along with the steel and wooden shuttering, so lots of drilling and knocking! I’ve made contact, finally, with our handyman and he’s coming on Saturday morning to do all the repairs and fit in our new small kitchen – fingers crossed and watch this space – ‘Hasta Manana’

It’s an overcast and grey day so far this morning but its still warm with the temperature at around 29degs – so its offially ‘clammy’! The rest of Spain is colder with rain & hail so we can’t complain; over the weekend it’s getting back to normal with clear blue skies and the sun out!

                                                           A different view of Sunny Manilva;

After breakfast I made tonight’s supper “Chicken & Mushroom Curry” to my own recipe using Pineapple & Apple, Dessicated Coconut and of course lots of secret ingredients – the aromas are wafting up the street – the ‘Manilva Curry House’ is open for business! Brenda’s getting the Basmati Rice on the go; we are also having some Nan Bread (Iceland) Banana slices and Garden Peas for color. See below ( Mobile Phone pic)!

In ‘Doggy World Heaven’ today ‘Chispa’ is here playing around my feet as I’m typing the Blog and at the same time on the smaller PC I’m listening to ‘Castle Radio FM 89.2’ - Through my stero speakers and sub woofer – ‘LOUD’ – its 60s music morning i.e. The Beatles, The Four Most, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Searchers etc!

Tomorrow morning we are out first thing for the weekly shopping then on Saturday it’s the ‘Romeria Festival’ parade at 11-00am and then in the Council Chambers ( Salon De Plenos) at 11-00am also it's the inauguration of the new Mayor; next week we have to fit in a shopping expedition to Marbella and also a visit to the hairdresser’s for the ‘birthday girl’ in between our commitments in ‘Doggy World Heaven with ‘Reina & Scruffy’- TBC.

I’ve booked a table next Sunday for lunch at ‘Cocomo’ to celebrate Brenda’s birthday which is on the Monday the 22^nd.

It’s looking like our ‘Happy Hour’ will be inside this afternoon before supper later; we will then channel hop to find something to watch – not a good week so far on the film front!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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A OVERCAST AND DAMP DAY IN SUNNY MANILVA ON WEDNESDAY;

WEDNESDAY 12^th/ NOVEMBER 2014.

Up early again this morning and after grabbing a quick cup of tea & toast I \shot off to the hospital past Marbella for my appointment with the ‘Eye Consultant’ Brenda welcomed little princess ‘Reina’ and uncovered ‘Charlie’ to the big wide world!

After some more tests the consultant confirmed that I have no problems with my Eye pressure, Optic Nerves, Retina etc but I have got a small Cataract in my right Eye and the start of one in my left Eye, they do not need any treatment or operation at this time, maybe in a few years and so I have to go to our local Opticians for some new prescriptions for my glasses as they are a little out of date. Result!

The weather today is a little overcast and grey with a some rain in the air, not forecast, tomorrow we are going to get rather wet as we are out for our shopping! Over the weekend it’s improving and hopefully dry & sunny as we are used too!

When I got back to the house ‘Chispa’ was also running around and eating a small Lamb Bone that we had kept for her; I then made the ‘Beef Curry’ for tonight’s supper which we are having with Basmati Rice – it’s the same recipe only with Beef, it takes a little longer to cook, I have left it in Brenda’s capable hands!

The result yesterday of the ‘Red Ferrari’ passing the ‘ITV – MOT’ was a nice bonus as the old car needs nursing along all the time, I check the oil and coolant all the time and before going across to the test station in Estepona I checked the tyres,washers, water,lights,brakes etc.

The system is very efficient and always on time, it started at 3-20pm and I was out 15/20 minutes later, the examiner calls out all the orders as he takes you along the line like a conveyor belt, you have to pay attention and I have learned all the Spanish for hazard, brakes, hand brakes, indicatores, left & right, main & dipped beams etc!

So this evening after supper we are going across to Malaga Airport in Andy’s car to pick him up as he’s arriving at 10-45pm, the new Airport and access roads in and out are very good but we beat the system by picking him up from the departure not the arrivals as it very difficult and a long way to park for the arrivals terminal, you are allowed by the police to drop off and move on right outside the main departure terminal! So we wait in the garage forecourt below and when he calls we shoot up the slip road!!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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