Weekend Coffee Share – This and That

How time flies! It only feels like yesterday we were having coffee last weekend.

This time last Sunday, we were at the local bar watching England lose to Spain in the European Football Championship. Well done, Spain, who, to my inexperienced eye, looked the stronger team. I don’t usually like watching football, but I did enjoy the atmosphere. What about you – do you enjoy watching soccer? I hear it’s getting more popular in the USA?

What else? On Tuesday, we went to test-drive a car. It was a manual transmission—I don’t drive manuals because of my knee—and I couldn’t depress the clutch. My Zippy car (Fiat500C) is an automatic, so I now get confused by the extra pedal. Needless to say, I drove all of fifty yards in first gear with my foot still depressing the clutch. The car we ordered was an automatic and will replace Zippy.

Will you be sad to let her go? You ask.

I sigh. ‘Yep. She is small, nippy, and easy to park. As for the new beast, I’m not so sure.’ Shrugs ‘No doubt I will get used to her in time.’ What is your preference – Automatic or manual?

Afterwards, we went for a relaxing lunch at a lovely fish restaurant, ‘Casa da Mare’, in Alvor. I love the food there, and the views are great.

I did manage to resist their amazing dessert menu and settled on a cappuccino coffee instead.

That evening, our Queen of the Night Cacti flowered. The flowers are stunning, yes?

Thursday, we went to a friend’s house, and Friday back down to Lagos to have my hair cut and a great excuse to have a Pornstar Martini cocktail at Avanti’s before dinner and then home.

Have you ever tried a Pornstar Martini?

‘Sounds like you had a busy week,’ you say.

‘You could say that,’ I reply. ‘But to round off the week, we had our closest friends round for a relaxing sundowner and tapas.’

Did you manage to stick to your diet and exercise regime? You ask, giving me a look. Yep,

I am walking over 5,000 steps per day and counting. As for my diet, I am not losing weight. My weight is up one day and down the next. Maybe I should wire my jaws. I’m tempted to try not drinking alcohol for 2 weeks and see if that makes any difference.

Do you have a diet and exercise routine?

That’s it for this week, folks. Natalie, our hostess, is on a blogging break this week, so there will be no link-up.