Month: December 2014

Bargains – Debenhams Discount Code | 70% off & Simply Be Discount Code | 20% off | simplybe.co.uk & English Heritage Membership Discount | 25% off & Debenhams Flowers Discount Code | Bunch of Flowers | £5 off & Premier Man Discount Code | 50% off | premierman.com & Garden Plants For Sale | 50% off | gardenbargains.com

I didn’t feel 100% but a lot better than yesterday. We were up early and saw  the sunrise at Minnis Bay, not quite so cold as it has been.

I went present shopping and Mal stayed in for parcels that were due to arrive firom my online shopping. In the afternoon we drove to Fowlmead Country Park, we have only ever  driven past it before and never gone in.  It was about 3.30 by the time we got there and discovered we had to pay £1.50 for parking which would have been for an hour maximum!  So today we saw the sunrise (over Minnis Bay) and sunset (over Fowlmead) .

We left there and went to Pegwell Bay country park who also now charge, they never used to.  I always took my dogs down there. So, in almost dark we returned to Minnis Bay, the beach is free and the  grass walk is free. I think we will have to look into season tickets for the country parks.

Thought for the day – “Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi

Bargains – Allbeauty Discount Code | 65% off | allbeauty.com & Maplin Voucher | 60% off | maplin.co.uk & Millet Sports Discount | 50% off | milletsports.co.uk & The Hut Discount Code | 70% off | thehut.com & Go Outdoors Voucher Code | gooutdoors.co.uk & I Want One Of Those Discount Code | Daily Deals 80% off

I was sick during the night and so stayed in bed in the morning.Lou and Rhys were going to come round for lunch so we had to cancel. I lay in bed watching the big fat pigeons in the trees in the garden. Perhaps we should stop putting food out for them! Then somebody else came to visit…….

Thought for the Day -“Remember  This December,  That love weighs more than gold! ~ Josephine Dodge Daskam Bacon

Bargains – Thorntons Voucher Codes | 50% off | thorntons.co.uk & Matalan Sale Online | 50% off | matalan.co.uk &Debenhams Discount Code | 70% off & Tesco Discount Codes | £15 off | tesco.com & Halfords Voucher Codes | 10% off | halfords.com & Go Outdoors Voucher Code | gooutdoors.co.uk

A walk for Ellie and then we went to the TAG (Thanet animal rescue that Mal’s sister runs). It was her day off, we should have called first but we found some Christmas plates and also a dog towel in the shop. We will go back another day and meanwhile phone Deb. We also called into my favourite shop in Broadstairs and ended up coming out with a leather sofa, not literally, they are delivering it on Wednesday!

Then on to Asda and Tesco. As it was a rare occurrence that Mal came shopping with me so I made the most of it and we bought loads of Christmas drink. Bottles and cans are heavy. We were surprised how many things we wanted, the shelves were empty!

Later down to Minnis Bay and it was cold.  Hats, gloves and scarf on. We decorated the tree in the evening. I think I had the start of a bug as I went to bed early with stomach ache.

Thought for the Day – “He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.” ~ Roy L. Smith

Bargains – Wilko.com Discount Code | Free Delivery | 50% off & Blacks Voucher Code | 15% off | blacks.co.uk & Buy Electronic Cigarette UK | Halo Micro Kit – £.99 & Hobbycraft Discount Code | 50% off | hobbycraft.co.uk &Maplin Voucher | 60% off | maplin.co.uk & Garden Plants For Sale | 50% off | gardenbargains.com

A morning spent at home trying to unpack some more things. Last time we were back, things were just dumped everywhere out of the caravan. I need some more voiles for the upstairs windows at the front. The back windows overlook the fields so I won’t bother for those. But after my fiasco with Dunelm, I keep putting it off.

In the late afternoon we went to Botany Bay and then on to  visit Mal’s sister Marion. Bless her she was cleaning up ready for our visit and her rubbish bag had burst in the middle of the living room floor on the way to the outside bin! She is what they used to call “backward” but copes remarkably well nowadays. Of course Mal took the mickey out of her, as he has always done! She loves it when he does. She was so pleased we took Ellie round to show her.

By the time we left I said I couldn’t be bothered to cook and so we looked for a fish and chip shop but most are shut Sunday night. We went into Birchington and discovered Seabell. They had the best fish and chips I have eaten in years and the portions were huge with great chunks of fish and all freshly cooked.  It must be the best one for miles and there are some very good ones in Thanet. I can’t stand “Greasy” and these weren’t.

Thought for the Day – “And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.” ~ Dr Seuss

Bargains –  Boots Discount Codes | 50% off | boots.com & Halfords Voucher Codes | 10% off | halfords.com & Currys Voucher Codes | 50% off | currys.co.uk

Here is Cyprus Today’s Report of Kulaksiz 5 v Akfinans Bank. We will hear later I am sure the full implications of this case and the precedent it has now set. For the residents so much stress and anguish when no one seemed to be listening. This has damaged the health of many of them.

Down to Minnis Bay with Ellie early as, short notice as usual, two of Mal’s sons were coming to visit! So a play on the beach and a quick dash into the Coop on the way back to buy some extras for lunch. The  Coop seem to be taking over a lot of the smaller local supermarkets in this area.  I have quite a bit of food already in the cupboards/freezer for Christmas, so no trouble knocking together a lunch, even for two vegetarians. So, Dom and Jemma and Tris and Violet were here all day and Ellie just loved playing with Violet all day long!

When they left we took Ellie over to the field just before it got dark. Four different dog owners over there with their dogs, so a good old gossip and the dogs all running round playing.

Later in the evening we went to The Minnis Restaurant and we were very disappointed. Having been there a while ago and having excellent food, this was not good at all. We had tapas.  I think the final let down was the desert, Spanish Churros with a “chocolate” dip.  They were disgusting and we couldn’t even eat them. That is unheard of Mal not being able to eat a desert, that is how bad they were. We just left them on the table and paid the bill. No one asked had we enjoyed the meal, I guess the answer was obvious.

Thought for the Day – “Having a place to go — is a home. Having someone to love — is a family. Having both — is a blessing.” ~ Donna Hedges

Bargains – Allbeauty Discount Code | 65% off | allbeauty.com & Bhs Discount Code | 50% off | Free Delivery | bhs.co.uk &Look Fantastic Promo Code | 15% off | lookfantastic.com & Marks and Spencer Discount Code | 50% off | marksandspencer.com & Designer Shoe Sale | Free Delivery | allsole.com & Go Outdoors Voucher Code | gooutdoors.co.uk

We were up early again and the electrician was here at 7.30 to replace the extractor fan in the downstairs WC. These jobs should have all been finished by now….typical tradesmen it seems in the Thanet area, they have so much work they often just don’t turn up! I took Ellie over the field to play ball. She was joined by a Springer Spaniel and they chased around and jumped all over each other. I brought Ellie back covered in mud!

I then went on to the Marks and Spencer site for their “Gifting Weekend” with loads of things half price. They have some really good things and I bought quite a lot! Now, that is the way to shop!

In the afternoon I went over to meet Lou and we went to the little ones school to watch Josie’s Foundation Stage Class Nativity. They were so good seeing as they have only been at the school a term. It always brings a tear to my eye. This is something I have missed out on over the years in Cyprus.

 

Later we went into the town for the turning on of the lights. They had a stage with a comedian, singer and clown and loads of fake snow but the “star turn” was Elsa from “Frozen” who turned the lights on. We did get a little bit cold standing around for 2 hours waiting for the lights to come on as they said “between 4 and 7”!


I, as many others must be, am astounded that after all these years the Kulaksiz 5 case has had a complete turnaround. The judge found the mortgages fraudulent. We have all known that for years and at last there is a jdge that will say so. Kulaksiz update. Maybe one day Pauline will even have her laptop returned by the Police!

Here is a full account of Judge Talat’s ruling.

Thought for the Day – “The most precious jewels you will ever have around your neck are the arms of your children.”

Bargains – Argos Kitchen Electrical Sale | 50% off | argos.co.uk & Hobbycraft Discount Code | 50% off | hobbycraft.co.uk& Marks and Spencer Discount Code | 50% off | marksandspencer.com & Screwfix Promo Code | up to 50% off | screwfix.com & Tesco Direct Toys | 50% off | tesco.com

We were up early and I took Ellie over the field and by the time I got back the glazier was here to install a  new bathroom window. One of the fittings was broken on the old one and it seems no one could fix it, so a new window it was!. I just wish workmen would clear up after themselves. I went shopping and of course they had left by the time I got back home.   At least we have a fully functioning bathroom window now.

After lunch we went to Botany Bay, miles of sands for Ellie to run on.

It doesn’t matter what country she is in, she still digs a hole and lies in it!!

As we were going back to the car Ellie found a dead fish and rolled in it….yuk! We had to stop at the garden centre on the way home to buy some plants. We still haven’t bought our Christmas tree yet. We were going to buy one and then realised we were not sure whether we had something to stand it in at home.  Anyway, by that time the smell had got too much so we went home and gave Ellie a bath, no walk in shower here!

Meanwhile, back in Cyprus, after all the years of heartache and stress for Kulaksiz 5, the Judge has now found the mortgage fraudulent!!!