Pre-Spring cleaning!

We awoke to sparkling sunshine this morning and blue skies. It was still very cold, but I don't mind when it's combined with gorgeous sunshine!

Sophie and I watched Saturday Morning Kitchen in its entirety with coffee and Portuguese Pastel de Natas, so a relaxed start to the weekend. I then felt like cleaning, so I blitzed upstairs while Sophie tackled some jobs she needed to do. We keep the house ticking over, but every now and then it's good to do a deeper clean.

Keith had prepared tonight's dinner of beef casserole with loads of vegetables, so we were all gainfully employed today! I suggested we have the goat's cheese I'd bought in London for lunch, and it was delicious with the crackers and a sneaky glass of white wine. It wasn't overly strong and was soft and creamy so Sophie enjoyed it. Maybe it's French goat's cheese she objects to!

After lunch, I cleaned downstairs and then had a soak in the bath. Keith had been hoping to see Sileby play this afternoon but the game, predictably, had been called off because of the cold conditions. 

We decided not to have the beef casserole for dinner tonight. My lunch of goat's cheese had filled me up and then I'd nibbled some chocolate that had been given to me for Christmas, and I couldn't face a heavy meal... We decided to have the casserole for lunch tomorrow instead. I was just fortunate that both Keith and Sophie agreed with me!

Sophie made me a G&T and we played two games of Scrabble. I beat her both times, much to her disgust - I seem to be on a roll at the moment with the game and we're definitely taking it to France with us!

I didn't eat again in the evening but Keith and Sophie both had a light tea. Later in the evening, we watched a new programme about Mallorca (they spelt it Majorca on the television) which was narrated by Joanna Lumley. Soller and Port Soller were mentioned - the train and tram especially - but they concentrated on other parts of the island as well, including Port D'Andratx. The island looked stunning and we did see a brief glimpse of the lighthouse at Cap de Formentor, but no mention of Pollenca. However, they featured an artist working on a huge mural and it was the same man who had painted the wall in La Scalinata!