THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM SUNNY MANILVA;

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A WARM & SUNNY MARBELLA, ESTEPONA & MANILVA ON WEDNESDAY.

WEDNESDAY 26^th/ APRIL 2017.

NEWSFLASH ;

I’ve had the ‘ALL CLEAR ‘ from the ‘Prostrate Consultant’- everything was clear, no problems, all the reading are fine, my 3^rd  biopsy passed with flying colours, no other signs detected, he has given me a six month review, we were in and out in 2 minutes, on time, a fine result and great relief all round, we were a little concerned to say the least, ‘ Positive ‘ thinking works, along with crossed fingers and a little silent prayer!

We set off across to the ‘Costa Del Sol Hospital ‘ after a quick cup of tea & toast, the coast road was very busy, the ‘Mediterranean’ was sparking as we shot along past Estepona & Marbella, the hospital at that time of the day ( 11-00am) is very busy, the underground car park was nearly full, after we came out we set off back to Estepona.

We parked in the promenade underground car park, Manuel, my Barber, took me straight in and Brenda shot off along to her favourite cosmetics shop to stock up, meanwhile I has the full works, a dry shave & trim, shampoo, condition and blow dry, cut & style followed by a scalp & neck massage, I then found Brenda and we checked out all the shoe shops, I finally found a new pair of ‘ Jesus’ sandals, that I have been looking for quite a while.

We then called into our favourite hotel  the “ H10 Estepona Palace “ – we found our way down to the ‘Pool-Side Bar’ and sat in the warm sunshine for a nice al-fresco lunch, two chilled glasses of their excellent ‘ House Cava’ helped us celebrate, two more ‘ free’ ones went down very well, Brenda has a ‘ Chicken Caesar Salad Wrap’ and I had the ‘ Escalope of Veal Viennoise’ with ‘ Frits’

The sun was out early this morning, the sky cleared up and there was a little breeze, making it rather pleasant, by lunchtime it reached 25/26 degs, sadly for the next two/three days we are in for some of the wet stuff, then on Sunday it’s starting to pick up again and next week is now looking warm & sunny, watch this space.

This evening ‘ Scruffy ‘ is coming for a sleep over as Adrian is at the hospital first thing in the morning for a routine check up, Rose will collect him at lunchtime, ‘Reina’ is back with also tomorrow morning for the day, as usual ‘ Chispa’ will no doubt call at some time to see all her friends, watch this space.

We are taking things easy for the rest of the day after all the excitement of this morning, catching up with the reading and later finding something to watch on the TV!

Thoughts for the Day; See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM SUNNY MANILVA.

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A WARM & SUNNY MANILVA ON TUESDAY.

TUESDAY 25^th/ APRIL 2017.

I was up early this morning to see ‘ Reina’ back with us for the day, as usual she shot into her duvet, we then had a nice little lie in before getting the day on the go, after freshening up we had ‘ Crispy Smoked Bacon Butties’ – open for Brenda, with mugs of hot, strong tea.

This evening we have our appointments down at the surgery with the ‘ Chiropodist’ – then tomorrow morning we are going across to the ‘ Costa Del Sol Hospital’ past Marbella for my appointment with my ‘ Prostrate Consultant ‘ for the results of operation “ P Day”! Fingers crossed, watch this space.

On the way back we are calling into Estepona as Brenda needs some cosmetics, I will go to my Barber, Manuel, for the full works, no doubt we will also do a little window shopping.

This morning started a little grey & overcast but it’s now clearing, the sun has broken through and the clouds are breaking up as there is a little breeze, it’s a little warmer and by this afternoon its due to reach 23/24 degs, more of the same tomorrow but sadly on Thursday we are due for some of the wet stuff, the forecast is for more on Friday and now Saturday, then on Sunday its dry & sunny, getting warmer, next week is now looking warm and sunny, watch this space.

The ‘ Moffatt’s have been spotted, over the weekend, out walking in the hills behind ‘ Mojacar Pueblo’ – see below.

For our supper this evening, when we return, we are having ‘ Campo ‘ Fried Eggs & twice-cooked ‘ Chips ‘ – the menus for the rest of the week are at the moment TBC!

We will have one of our ‘ Quiz ‘ days later; ‘ Countdown, 15 to 1, Pointless, Eggheads etc before after supper finding something to watch, last night we caught over on BBC 2 about amazing hotels, this week it was the ‘ Fogo Island Inn ‘ which is sited on a rocky outpost off the northeast coast of the island of Newfoundland in Canada, it’s presented by Giles Coren & Monica Galetti.

See below pictures of the hotel and the view from the restaurant!

Thoughts of the Day; See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM SUNNY MANILVA;

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A LITTLE WARMER & SUNNY MANILVA ON MONDAY AT THE START OF THE WEEK.

MONDAY 24^th/ APRIL 2017.

I was up first this morning to welcome back little princess ‘ Reina’ for the day, as usual she shot into her duvet, she’s with us for only three days this week, we are at the hospital on Wednesday morning for my ‘ Prostrate’ results ( finger crossed!) and on Friday it’s a works holiday for Lee & Daniela, ‘Chispa’ has been in & out over the weekend, no doubt she will be calling in, ‘Scruffy’ is coming for a sleep over on Wednesday evening.

This afternoon we are down at the family solicitors to re-negotiate the contract on the house, the ‘ Spanish’ system is every 11 months, watch this space.

After our normal breakfast I shot along to the Chemists in ‘Calle Mar’ for my prescriptions tablets, I then went down to our Butchers for this evening’s supper.

This morning has started a little grey & overcast, it was mild over night, the sun is breaking through and it’s due to reach 18/19degs, the rest of the week, up to Friday, is getting warmer, sunny & cloudy, then it’s forecasting some of the wet stuff before picking up again on Sunday, watch this space.

See below an unusual picture showing the lighthouse in Estepona overlooking the Marina.

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For our supper this evening we are having ‘ Escalopes of Chicken Breast’ – pan-seared in foaming Lime Butter with a fry-up of the leftover vegetables & potatoes, tomorrow evening it’s going to be something simple as we are out at the surgery for our appointment with the ‘ Chiropodist’

A quick update on the football results; Manchester City lost 2-1, Liverpool lost 1-2 & played terribly, meanwhile over here Barcelona beat Real Madrid 2-3 when Messi scored in the final seconds, his 500^th goal for ‘ Barca ‘!

Over in Melbourne it’s Jack’s 89^th birthday, he spent the day with his family including his great grandchildren, see the picture of him below, looking 89 years, young! “ Happy Birthday ‘ Pappy Jack ‘  – Feliz Cumpleaños “

This morning ‘ Castle Radio FM 89.2 & online of the WWW’ came back on air, Andrew Charles was presenting the Breakfast Show, in his own inimitable style, from the studio in ‘Castillo de la Duquesa’- I sent in a request to play ‘ Beth Hart’ – which he did, he then announced that I will be back on air ,as soon as possible, with my live show ‘ Sir Malcolm’s Classic Saturday Session’ Watch this space and listen out for me!!

Last night after supper we settled down to watch the pen-ultimate episode of the excellent “ Line of Duty “ – an amputation, a new body, and the return of the main Detective. ‘Thandie Newton’ as the Detective trying to cover up her murder of a colleague, is still planting and hiding evidence, the arm infection turned nasty and she ended up in hospital having to have her hand amputated! The main Detective from AC-12 returned to work in a wheel chair after the injuries from his attack, it looks like he is not going to walk again! The young lad charged with the ‘Balaclava ‘ killing is innocent; the lady Detective who is giving away all the secrets of AC-12 to the ‘ACC’ who is involved in the overall criminal cover up, also framed a young cop to cover herself. ‘ AC-12 ‘ is under investigation from all sides, it sounds like there is a corruption conspiracy going back to the first series.

Finally at the end Thandie Newton arranged to have her husband arrested for the murder after planting more evidence to incriminate him! Its’ going to be a fascinating, nerve-frying finale, seven days seems like a long time to wait, watch this space next Monday for the post-mortem!!

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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THOUGHTS FOR THE DAY FROM A VERY SUNNY MANILVA;

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A WARM & SUNNY MANILVA ON SUNDAY;

SUNDAY 23^rd APRIL 2017   “ ST. GEORGE’S DAY “

We had a nice lie in this morning as the village is very quiet, the church bells calling the faithful didn’t start until later, overnight the wind has dropped also, we are having an at home day, taking things easy as we have a busy ‘ out & about ‘ week ahead. For breakfast we had a treat of ‘ Crispy Smoked Bacon with ‘ Campo’ Fried Eggs ‘ with buttered toast and mugs of steaming tea.

This morning we are back to normal for the time of the year, warm & sunny, the clouds have cleared and there is no wind breeze, the sky is bright blue and by lunchtime it’s due to reach the low 20s, overnight is also a lot milder, next week we are in for more of the same, getting a little warmer as the week goes on, there is still the threat of some of the wet stuff on Friday/Saturday, watch this space.

Outside the Town Hall this morning there is ‘Children’s Cultural Experience’ organised by the Council taking place, Calle Mar is full of happy children and their parents, this evening in the Municipal Theatre there is a children’s play.

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For our supper this evening, on Brenda’s request, we are having ‘ Baked Pork Chops’ with glazed ‘Fuji’ Apple slices; the ‘English’ Pork Chops are seared on a very hot griddle plate, to mark & colour, before going in the oven to bake, the ‘Fuji’ Apple slices are started in butter & sugar before also being finished in the oven. 


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The ‘ Vegetable Chef’ has prepared Cauliflower Florets in a three Cheese sauce, Carrot Batons with Ginger and whole Green Beans, this evening I will be making our favourite ‘ Pommes Lyonnaise ‘ – sautéed, sliced boiled Potatoes & Onions with Chopped Parsley. 


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Our local radio station ‘ Castle Radio FM 89.2 & online on the WWW’ is back on air, due to popular demand, with a bit of help & luck, it will be with a slightly different format to previously, Andrew Charles will be back on air, live, from the studio down in ‘Castillo de la Duquesa’ from Monday morning 8-10 with his  daily ‘eponymous’ breakfast show playing great music! There might even be a return, in the not too distant future, of ‘ Sir Malcolm’s Classic Saturday Session’ coming to you ‘ live’ from my studio in the heart of sunny Manilva, watch this space.

Just a quick update on the sports results; Everton played a goalless drew, the ‘ Scottish Grand National ‘ was won by a horse called ‘ Vincente’ ( our street name ) for the second time in succession! Chelsea beat Spurs 4-2 in the first semi-final of the FA Cup, we will catch the second semi-final later as Manchester City take on Arsenal, at the moment we are watching the coverage on BBC TV of this year’s London Marathon, a friend from Llandudno. Ian Turner, is running in it. Then finally its ‘ El Classico ‘ as Real Madrid welcome Barcelona in what could be the decider for the ‘ La Liga ‘ Championship, watch this space.

After our supper last night we watched ‘ Britain’s Got Talent ‘ and then ‘ QI’ –a repeat with Stephen Fry.

Thoughts for the Day;  See above.

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