A VERY WET, STORM HIT, SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

FRIDAY 28^th/ APRIL 2017.

I was up very early this morning and after putting on the waterproofs, I set off on my travels in the middle of a rain storm, I called into the surgery and booked an appointment with our Doctor, Natalia, for next Thursday morning to update my records and have a check up, I then carried on down to Sabinillas to go to a main bank to pay our electricity bill, as the local bank yesterday, was off line, after a little problem, that was sorted by the cashier & Manager, I was able to settle the account.

I called into ‘Mercadona’ for our main shop, the underground car park was flooded, I had to park outside so I was drenched again as I came out to load the car, next I picked up some birthday cards and the local newspapers from the ‘English Bookshop’- the local market at the end of the promenade was closed as the storm was hitting the sea front, again, so it was time to come back up the hill to a very damp sunny Manilva.

I arrived back at the house like a  ‘Drowned Rat’ – I had to change out of all my clothes, I was wet to the skin! So much for the waterproofs!!  A mug of steaming tea was called for!!

The rain started yesterday evening, it was very heavy, but then stopped during the night, this morning it was back with a vengeance, the road were starting to flood down in Sabinillas, it looks like it’s in for the day and tomorrow, on Sunday the forecast is back to normal, warm & sunny, getting hotter each day next week, watch this space.

For our supper this evening we are having ‘ Goujons of Hake Fillet ‘ with ‘ Mushy Peas’ & twice-cooked ‘ Frits ‘ – Homemade ‘Tartar’ sauce on the side, with lots of Lemon Wedges; on Saturday its’ going to be Grilled  ‘Entrecote Steaks’ garnished with deep-fried Onion rings, Sunday is still TBC.

It’s definitely a stay at home day today & tomorrow, we are ‘Battening Down the Hatches’! Brenda is catching up with the chores, we will settle down later, reading and watching some TV.

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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A VERY WET SUNNY MANILVA ON SATURDAY.

SATURDAY 3^rd / DECEMBER 2016.

We had a good long lie in the morning as the village is very still & quiet; for our breakfast I had ‘Fried Eggs & Smoked Bacon’ - Brenda had an open ‘Smoked Bacon Butty’ with mugs of steaming ‘PG’ Tips tea and for me buttered toast!  ‘Scruffy’ is being dropped off this afternoon for a sleep over, otherwise we are taking things very easy, nothing to do and just relaxing.

Yesterday evening the rain started again and has not stopped all night, this morning it’s grey & overcast and raining, the forecast for later is for rain storms, our area is on ‘ Yellow’ alert & Malaga is on ‘ Orange’ alert! Tomorrow it’s more of the same and on Monday it could get even worse as yet another ‘ Atlantic’ front comes in, the only relief is that the temperatures are hovering on the 18/19 mark, during the day, ‘ Hot Rain’!!

This evening for our supper we are having ‘ Grilled Entrecote Steak’ cooked on a very hot griddle plate ‘ Med-Rare’ and then left to ‘rest’ before slicing it ‘ French’ style into fingers, a classic ‘ Bearnaise’ sauce on the side with seared Button Mushrooms & Asparagus Spears, whole Green Beans & the classic ‘ Pont Neuf’ door-step chips, twice –cooked.

On Sunday we are ‘Roasting’ – ‘ Loin of Pork ‘ with a savoury ‘Mixed Herb & Onion’ Stuffing and of course ‘ Finger Licking’ pan Gravy; a selection of local vegetables and ‘ Duck Fat’ Roast Potatoes! Cold Roast Pork and a ‘ fry-up’ on Monday!

On the sports front this weekend; over in the ‘ Premiere League’ today Manchester City welcome Chelsea in the ‘ Match of the Day’ and then tomorrow Liverpool travel all the way down to Bournemouth and Everton welcome Manchester Utd. Over here in ‘ La Liga’ it’s ‘ El Clasico’ as Barcelona welcome Real Madrid. Meanwhile at Twickenham in the ‘International Rugby Union’ England are chasing a record-equalling 14th straight win as they play Australia. This afternoon we will be watching, also, the Jump Racing from Aintree & Sandown Park on Channel 4.

Just a quick update on the wet weather, the leaks in the bathroom and the wall of the office/studio are still happening, it looks like we have a major problem with wall, the towels are down and we are ready for the threatening storms; another technical problem is that my rain boots are leaking, they have given up the ‘ghost’ after over ten years, I’m digging out another pair for my ‘ Doggy Walking’ duties later!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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A RATHER DAMP AND OVERCAST SUNNY MANILVA ON THURSDAY;

THURSDAY 12^th/ FEBRUARY 2015.

I was up early this morning as ‘Reina’ was arriving for the day, we all then stayed in bed for a little lie in as it rather wet, grey and overcast in sunny Manilva as overnight we had a prolonged rain storm mainly due to the minimum temperatures going up from 6degs to 12degs and the wind dropping!In fact Manilva was on the main weather news update as the wettest place in Spain overnight!! The day time temperatures today are going up to 17degs despite the current weather!! This means that we are back to normal for this time of the year down here on the ‘Costa Del Sol’

After our breakfast we are showering and freshening our self’s up, Brenda is also washing her hair so I’m typing the Blog while waiting for the bathroom to come free! ‘Scruffy’ is due with us at lunchtime for a two day sleep over and is being picked up on Saturday morning; we will then go for our weekly shopping down to Sabinillas.

Today is definitely an at home day, we will try and dodge the showers when we take the dogs out for their walks during the day, the forecast for the rest of the week and the weekend is dry and sunny and just getting a little warmer by the start of next week.

For supper this evening we are having the rest of the ‘Steak & Kidney Pie’ with a good old fry up of the leftover vegetables and potato; on Friday we have some of our favorite ‘Hake Fillets’ for our Friday Fish Supper night, on Saturday we are having ‘Entrecote Steak’ with all the trimmings and the ‘Roast’ on Sunday is going to be another old favorite ‘Roast Loin of Pork’

In the football last night Barcelona won 3-1 and the Ath Bilbao v Espanyol game was a 1-1 draw, second legs next week; over in the mid-week games in the ‘Premiere’ League in England Everton lost at Chelsea 1-0 and Manchester City won at Stoke 1-4.

See below 'Scruffy' waiting with great patience for his 'Dinner' which had some Steak & Kidney mixed in with his regular meal - it all went! 

This evening after supper we will catch up with all the news, sport and weather details before channel hopping to find something to watch.

See below the picture of the famous " Ruinart Rose Champagne " bottle showing the art of the glassblowers in making the historical & unique shaped bottles!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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GUADALMINA ALTA.

Sunday 1st February 2009

As we got up this morning the weather was atrocious with the wind and heavy rain which had started yesterday evening showing no signs of stopping;we had checked all the drains in the afternoon when we returned from the beach with the dogs and I had blocked the door were we had the flood last year! Eventually we took the dogs out for their morning walk after we had put on our winter wet proofs for the first time,to no evail,when we got back to the house we were drowned!!An hour later the sun was out and it was steaming like in the jungle!! The forecast was a lot worse and was proved so later in the afternoon.We had our usual Sunday Brunch and settled down to watch the Liverpool-Chelsea match when the heavens opened with the loudest thunder and lightning we have ever heard and monsoon rain,the satellite went off and as we checked around all the usual spots we had no problems.Brenda went to check the garage only to discover that a flood from the road outside was coming in under the doors and the drain in the floor could not take it and so very quickly we were flooded with a foot of water!Eventually we brushed out the garage after rescuing all the dogs baskets and bowls and moved things from the floor onto shelves and box’s.The TV came back on after a couple of hours and I then discovered that Torres had scored a double for a great Liverpool win!! Just another day in Guadalmina Alta.