These articles contain my weekly diary entries, my bucket list, my food recipes & other things that I find interesting. Along with general information about the place that I live in, Los Alcazares, it also contains my often told stories of how I have met many 'celebrities' during my travels, memories of my past that sometimes come flooding back to me & the occasional joke or three.
I hope you enjoy reading about my interests & that if you disagree with some of my opinions in this section of my website, that it won't stop you buying me a beer when you see me next.
This week started with a bright blue sky, birds singing outside my apartment & the sun shining down on the righteous.
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This week started with a cloudy, overcast sky & light rain, again.
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I was sat at home this week, as it was raining I couldn't go out & I started channel surfing & ended up watching The Next Karate Kid. It was while I was watching this that I remembered meeting Pat in Los Angeles, California.
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This week started with a cloudy, overcast sky & light rain.
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This week was most notable for the loss of my friend & neighbour Russ Morgan. His favourite saying was 'It's nice to be nice' & he was certainly a nice man. He was always available when I needed any help & kept all his friends laughing with his stories & tales of his adventures in the Dominican Republic last year. RIP Russ, you will be missed.
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This week starts off with a bright blue sky, warm with lots more sun predicted.
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Mickey Spillane was an American crime novelist, whose stories often featured his detective character, Mike Hammer.
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This week starts quietly, I have chocolate pancakes for breakfast before reading my kindle at the beach.
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This week starts with a walk along the beach to my favourite place for a tostada, La Encarnacion hotel.
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This week starts late as I have a lie in until after 10:30am
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Langkawi Sky Bridge.
I saw a photo of the Langkawi Sky Bridge on my computer when Microsoft chose it as a screen saver & I decided I would add it to my bucket list & find out more about it..
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The week starts off with a blue sky but rain is forecast later today for a couple of days. Hopefully the rain will miss us.
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The week starts off with an overcast sky & rain, it looks like it could be here for a couple of days.
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The week starts off with a bright blue sky with no wind & no cloud cover, I hope it stays that way for a while.
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The week starts off a bit overcast & I wrap up under a blanket on my sofa, reading my kindle, but soon fall asleep again.
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The week starts off overcast & cold, the sun does try to break through the clouds in the afternoon but rain is forecast again for the weekend.
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The sun is back out in Los Alcazares & the skies are back to their normal deep blue colour. This will be an interesting week, I have some new shelves & flower containers being put up & I also have an appointment to see a cardiologist in Cartagena.
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Rain is forecast in Los Alcazares for the start of the week, but it often passes right by us here. I hope it does this week & that it still starts warming up. Next month I plan to start swimming & kayaking again soon.
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Last week ended with Arsenal scrapping through into the next round of the Europa league, what drama will they provide for me this week. What problems will I find & solve in my Genealogy research & what excitement does this week bring.
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Butter chicken curry.
I had bought 4 large chicken breasts with the intention of making something I could freeze. After thinking about what I wanted & searching for some new recipes I decided on something I had not eaten or cooked before. This recipe is for a slow cooker.
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Berlanga De Duero Castle.
This castle was built in 1527 & is in the Castile & Leon area of Spain. I had never seen or heard of this place before a picture of it popped up as a screensaver on my laptop.
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Last week ended with a Mars landing, this week starts with an overcast dull sky but what adventures can I have this week.
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Last week ended with some sunshine & some of our liberties returning to us, I hope people are sensible so that we can continue to enjoy more freedom as COVID allows us.
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The figures from my weigh in are, 17 stone 8lb. A loss of 1lb in my fifth week, At least it is heading in the right direction again after a couple of weeks of small gains I have a small drop in weight again.
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The figures from my weigh in are, 17 stone 9lb. A gain of 1lb in my fourth week, Again I am not sure how, maybe lack of exercise again. My motivation needs to kick in to do more exercise but its hard. I seem to sit down to do half hour genealogy research and not move for the whole day.
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When I wake up week four of 2021 begins with an overcast sky but this soon clears, leaving behind a cold but blue sky. If it warms up it will be a nice day today.
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Week three of 2021 starts a bit brighter with the sun shining but still cold. After my shower this morning I weigh myself to see how the diet is going.
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Week two of 2021 starts the way week one ended, raining, overcast & cold. This weather is supposed to be here for a few days so I wont be doing much the start of this week.
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Due to the Corona virus restrictions & the cold, I decided to stay at home in the warm this New Years Eve & I saw in 2021 with James Bond, unfortunately M didn't make it too far in to the New Year before she passed away. In true Hollywood style, all be it in Scotland in the snow, in a dingy family chapel, she died in James arms.
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It is very hard to write daily posts that are not repetitive when you are unable to get out much due to your levels of fitness, the weather, or the dreaded COVID19 causing you to be isolated to differing degrees. At times during last year I wished I had kept a better diary to help me look back at what was a very frustrating year, a very sad year & a very lonely year.
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Diet update.
After being on my diet for sometime now, most of the time being good & not deviating from it, i have managed to lose weight & when I look in a mirror these days I can see where I have lost it.
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Curried Cauliflower Soup.
I made this soup toay after seeing that my friend Tash had made it. I quickly googled a recipe, threw some of the ingredients away, added some of my own, shook all the ingredients up & came up with this lovely creamy, curried cauliflower soup.
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Roast Pepper, Tomato & Coconut Soup.
During the colder months I do enjoy my home cooked soups & the easier they are to make the better. This Roast pepper, tomato & coconut soup is very easy & very tasty. I spiced it a bit by adding some chillie flakes but you can simply miss them out.
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Fasting diet update.
I have been trying to lose weight for a long time & have had different results at different times. I have now been doing the 16/8 intermittent fasting diet for two weeks.
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Childhood crushes.
Last night I had a strange dream where I swept back in time right to my first days at the Kennedy Avenue Infant school in Fareham & quickly passed through to Kennedy Avenue Junior school in Fareham.
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16/8 Intermittent fasting diet.
I have been trying to lose weight for a long time & have had different results at different times. During the lockdown period, it has been difficult to lose weight because of the limitations on moving around & the simple boredom making me eat more.
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A scientific conspiracy theory.
A world-famous scientist Dr Bunsen Honeydew & his learned assistant Beaker have published a new theory concerning the Coronavirus.
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Honey Garlic Chicken Breast.
I made this honey garlic chicken breast at home today. It was quick easy & tasted fantastic, I will definitely be making it regularly.
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Apple, raisin & sultana crumble.
My favourite sweet as a kid was my nan's apple crumble & custard. I haven't had one for a while so I thought I would have a go at making one. This is my version of an old favourite.
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105th Birthday Party.
It is not often that you get invited to a 105th birthday party, so when I got invited to my friends Jo, Shellie & Marion's birthday party at La Playa bar in Los Alcazares of course I went.
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Los Alcazares recycling bins.
After talking to a few people about recycling the household waste in Los Alcazares I thought I would find out what you can put in the many different colored recycling bins located throughout Los Alcazares.
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Ride a Segway.
I think the first time I saw a Segway was on the television. It was a policeman riding one somewhere & I thought straight away that I had to have a go. I have managed to ride a Segway several times now & if I had the money I would buy myself one. They really are fun and easy to use once you have got the hang of them.
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Cliff Diving.
I remember seeing Elvis diving off a cliff in one of his films & thinking how cool it would be to have a go. The reality was a bit less fun & I would advise anyone not to try this one. That said I have done it, although it could have been the last thing I did.
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Walk the Great Wall of China.
As a small boy I was fascinated by Marco Polo and have always been interested in visiting China. One of the things I had on my bucket list was to walk a section of the Great Wall of China. The pictures of it that I had seen on the television, in magazines books and on the internet always made it look a great place to visit.
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Visit Machu Picchu.
Machu Picchu was one of the places my dad always wanted to go and never went to because of ill health. Because of my dad I started looking into Machu Picchu to see what it was, where it was and why it was he wanted to go there.
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Visit Jasper National Park.
My mum & dad both went to Jasper National Park in Canada, on one of their holidays & once I saw the photos of them there, I immediatly put it on my bucket list.
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Elephant Nature Park.
The Elephant Nature Park is a unique project set in the Chiang Mai province in Northern Thailand. It was established in the 1990’s & it's aim is to provide sanctuary & to be a rescue centre for elephants.
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Visit the Eiffel Tower.
My mum would have told you that I have already been up the Eiffel Tower as she was pregnant with me when she visited it in 1966 but I would like to go again and get a better view this time. Strangely as I live relatively close to France & Paris I have never made it as an adult to Paris to have a look round.
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Visit Petra.
Petra is a historical & archaeological city in the southern Jordanian governorate of Ma'an that is famous for its rock cut architecture and water conduit system. Another name for Petra is the Rose City due to the color of the stone out of which it is carved.
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Visit Angkor Wat.
Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world. It was originally founded as a Hindu temple for the Khmer Empire, gradually transforming into a Buddhist temple toward the end of the 12th century.
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