THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM A CRISP & SUNNY MANILVA;

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A VERY ' CRISP' & SUNNY MANILVA ON SATURDAY.

SATURDAY 3^rd / FEBRUARY 2018.

We had a nice lie in this morning as the village is very quiet, after freshening up Brenda treated me to her famous ‘ Campo’ Poached Eggs on Toast,( see below!) - with a mug of steaming tea, she had her favourite ‘Campo’ Boiled Egg with Toast fingers, we are ‘Doggy Free’ this weekend so we will go out later for a short walk to take in the very ‘ Crisp’ fresh air & sunshine.

Later this morning the ‘ Council’ are opening the first ‘ Doggy Park ‘ in the area, down in Sabinillas, see below.

This morning has started bright & sunny, the sky is bright blue and sun was out early, there is a little breeze, so it’s ‘Crisp’ by warm in the sunshine, by lunchtime it will reach 14 degs+ On Sunday it starts to go a little cooler, as the ‘ Arctic’ front comes in, the start of next week is the same with the temperatures hovering on the 12 degs- mark, down to 3/5 degs overnight, there is also still the threat of some of the wet stuff on Thursday, next weekend is looking the same. cold but sunny, watch this space.

At lunchtime we went for a short walk and ended up at ' Bar Rojas' sat outside in the very hit sunshine, for a nice cool drink, Monica gave us a sample of her ' House Paella ' - which was very tasty! 

A busy weekend ahead on the sports front; at the moment down here in sunny Marbella at the ‘ Punte Romano Tennis Club ‘ it’s the ‘Davis Cup Tennis’ as Spain welcome Great Britain, in ‘ La Liga’ Real Madrid travel to Levante and it’s the ‘Derby Game’ as Espanyol welcome Barcelona on Sunday; over in the ‘ Premier League’ in the UK Burnley welcome Manchester City & Everton travel down the M1 to play Arsenal, on Sunday Tottenham Hotspur come up the M1 to play Liverpool.

Today see the start of the ‘ Six Nations Rugby Union ‘ as Wales welcome Scotland, under the roof, down in Cardiff, at the ‘ Principality Stadium ‘ – meanwhile over in Paris, France welcome Ireland and then tomorrow England fly to play Italy. This afternoon we will also be watching the ‘ National Hunt Racing’ from Sandown Park.

For our supper this evening we are having a large ‘ Grilled Entrecote Steak’ cooked in a very hot griddle-plate ‘ Med-Rare – Pink ‘ – then left to rest, before slicing it into fingers ‘ French’ style, garnished with Seared Asparagus Spears & Button Mushrooms, accompanied with a sauceboat of the classic ‘ Bearnaise ‘ sauce, served with Whole ‘ French’ Green Beans and another classic ‘ Pont Neuf’ – twice-cooked ‘ Door Step’ Chips!

On Sunday we are roasting, a fresh, local ‘Chicken’ - rubbed with Lemon Juice & Sea Salt, with a savoury Mixed Herb Stuffing, a selection of fresh, local vegetables and of course my now famous ‘ Goose Fat Roast Potatoes’ and finger-licking Pan Gravy!

After supper we will settle down to watch the final two, back to back, episodes of the excellent French police drama, based in Paris, “ Spiral 6 “ -  the sub-titles are also easy to read, as the three stories come together.

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM A VERY COLD SUNNY MANILVA;

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A VERY ' COLD/CRISP' SUNNY MANILVA ON FRIDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEKEND.

FRIDAY 2^nd/ FEBRUARY 2018.

I was up early this morning to welcome back little princess ‘ Reina’ for the day, it’s an extra day as Daniela’s shifts have changed after she’s been off ill, ‘Reina’ shot upstairs and joined Brenda for a little lie before going into her duvet for the rest of the morning, she back next week for five days from Monday to Friday. ‘Chispa’ has been in & out all morning to see us and her friend.

See below a picture of Sabinillas in the sunshine taken this morning.

I had a quick freshen up and then shot out on my travels down to Sabinillas for the weekly shopping, I did the main shop in ‘ Mercadona’ before calling into the ‘ English Bookshop’ for the local English newspapers, I then went along to the far end of the promenade to the local market for some fresh wall plants to replace the ones damaged in the storm the other night, finally I called into ‘ Super Sol’ for the English essentials, it was then time to shoot back up the hill to unload back at the house, were Brenda had a hot mug of tea with toast waiting for me!

The tea was very welcome, as this morning it’s bitterly cold, the sun was out early and the sky is bright blue, with a light breeze, but the overall temperature has dropped as the ‘ Arctic’ front takes effect, 5 degs overnight and rising to 13/14 degs by lunchtime, it’s more of the same tomorrow and then on Sunday and into next week it’s going a little colder, by Thursday we could be in for some of the wet stuff also, watch this space.

See below some pictures taken yesterday of the far-end of the promenade in Colwyn Bay as the storm hit it!

For our supper this evening we are having ‘ Grilled  Fillets of Salmon ( Tail-end!) finished ‘ A La Meuniere ‘ style in foaming Lemon/Parsley Butter, with Garden Peas, Broccoli Florets & Baby New Potatoes, tomorrow night it’s going to be a large ‘ Grilled Entrecote Steak ‘ – sliced into fingers ‘French’ style with our favourite ‘ Pont-Neuf’ – ‘ Doorstep’ Chips, I have a nice ‘Chicken’ for our ‘ Sunday Roast’ with all the trimmings!

See below a picture of ‘ Williamson Square ‘ in Liverpool taken yesterday evening with the now ‘ Radio City Tower ‘ in the background.

Back in the mid 60s when I was the Manager of the ‘Stork Hotel’ in ‘ Queens Square’ the new extension to the ‘Playhouse Theatre ‘ on the left in the picture, was opened, in 1968, I was a guest on the opening night, at the same time the then ‘ St Johns Beacon’ was being built, it was opened in 1969, by the Queen, a couple of years before I was asked to arranged the ‘ Topping Out’ ceremony for the ‘Civic’ dignitaries and builders, serving Canape’s & Champagne and draught  ‘ Watneys Red Barrel ‘ & Sausage rolls on the top of the tower, in a ‘Gale’ force wind!

Last night after supper we settled down to catch the second part of ‘ Silent  Witness’ that we missed the night before, when the system crashed, it was very gripping as ‘ Clarissa’ played by the disabled actress Liz Carr, in her electric wheelchair, went undercover to investigate a care home, with suspicious deaths of a number of people living and working at the home, in a very harrowing scene, when she was subject to abuse from a care worker,  she ended up being thrown from her wheelchair! Watch it to find out what happens!!

The final picture below shows the ‘ Great Orme’ in Llandudno  and the road going around the side.

Many years ago, back in the mid 70s we were having a day out in Llandudno and went for a drive around the ‘Orme’ – we came to the far right-hand corner and were stopped by the  ‘Police & Mountain Rescue’ – they were practising a rescue from the bottom of the cliffs, 300 feet below, and wanted a ‘Volunteer’ to be strapped into the rescue stretcher, I don’t know how, but ‘yours truly’ ended up be lowered over the side, at first ‘ feet first’ – I was more concerned about loosing my very expensive ‘ White Moccasins ‘ as I looked down through my feet, my main concern was that I was securely strapped in!! “ Happy Days “

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM SUNNY MANILVA;

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A ' CRISP' BUT WARM & SUNNY MANILVA ON THURSDAY.

THURSDAY 1^st / FEBRUARY 2018.

I was up early this morning to see little princess ‘ Reina’ back with us for the day, Daniela is feeling a lot better, as usual ‘Reina’ shot upstairs and came on the bed with us for a nice lie in, she then disappeared into her duvet as we freshened up, for our breakfast we had ‘ Crispy Smoked Back Bacon’ ( English) toasted butties, smothered in ‘HP’ Brown sauce, open on brown bread for Brenda, with mugs of steaming, strong, ‘PG Tips’! ‘Chispa’ has been in & out already this morning and will come back later, no doubt.

Next week is ‘ Doggy World Heaven ‘ – ‘Reina’ is due back with us for her normal 4/5 days, on Wednesday evening ‘ Scruffy’ is with us for a sleep over, as Adrian is due back in hospital for a check up, then next Friday ‘Chico’ is back with us for another weeks holiday!

We then put together the shopping list for tomorrow morning, when we are going down to Sabinillas on our travels, I then popped along to the cash machine at the local bank at the top end of ‘Calle Mar’ – the ‘ Contactors’ workmen are finishing all the drains/water supply covers etc, they have also put in the base’s for the lamp posts and are starting to finish the pipe work to connect the water supplies back to the house’s, watch this space.

See below two pictures taken yesterday evening over in Liverpool of the supper blue blood moon – spectacular – to say the least!

This morning the sun has broken through earlier and the sky has cleared and is bright blue, back to normal for now, there is just a slight breeze so it’s rather pleasant, warm on the sunny side of the street, by lunchtime it’s due to reach 17/18 degs+ over the next couple of days it’s staying warm & sunny, on Sunday we could have some of the wet stuff, then next week is still looking dry but a little cooler as an ‘Arctic’ front comes down across Spain, 12/13 degs only, watch this space.

See below a view of the beach, down in Sabinillas, taken this morning, it looks like the ‘ Caribbean ‘!

At lunchtime went up to ' Bar Rojas' for a nice cool drink sat in the warm sunshine.

On the ‘ Councils’ web-page yesterday they published more details etc about the proposed cycle/walking path along the side of the road, on the right, from Sabinillas up to the village, it will feature stage lighting, road signs, guardrails and a fenced boundary, it’s the ‘ pet’ project of our neighbour, Mario, the Mayor, it’s now looking like it will happen, sooner than later, it looks very impressive, as you can see in the ‘artists’ pictures below.

This evening for our supper we are having the rest of the ‘ Chicken & Mushroom Curry’ with twice-cooked ‘ Chips’ On Friday it’s ‘Fish’ night, Salmon has been requested, on Saturday it will be our usual ‘ Steak’ night and then on Sunday we are going to have a ‘ Roast Chicken’ with all the trimmings, watch this space.

Last night after supper we watched the final episode of the four-part drama ‘ Kiri’ with Sarah Lancashire, it left viewers in turmoil with a shock ending, rather unsatisfying yet a still riveting conclusion! I won’t tell you the ending, I will keep you guessing, watch it to find out!!

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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