Month: May 2013

Bargains – Bon Marche Free Delivery &  Debenhams Flowers £5 off everything & Flymo Rotary Lawnmower £45 & Avent 3 in 1 Steam Steriliser £35

Annual European Car Hire Excess Cover Only £38.99 – I use this when I hire  cars and it saves me a fortune!

I dropped Mal off at Warwick Uni in the morning for the first of his meetings and then I went into Leamington Spa to look round the shops. There seemed to be  a lot of Guide dog puppy walkers everywhere I went. Of course this is where a lot are trained, some lovely dogs.

It was a nice day, so I went and ate lunch in the park, just around the corner from the hotel.

In the evening Mal and I went to Ego Mediterranean Restaurant. After seeing the size of the Sharing Board of Tapas, we began to wish we hadn’t ordered anything else! It was really good food and great staff, most of which I am sure were Uni students!

Bargains – M&S 30% off Outdoor Furniture & Brita Water Filter Jug £15 & Glasses Direct 40% off Frames & Brantano Footwear 20% off everything & Wickes 20% off all Take away Kitchen Furniture

We were awake at 5 am! Torin left early for the office and we saw Scarlet and Jack  before they left for “Acorns”. Silly Grandad was extremely silly as usual. In fact they were a little excited when we left.

Mal has a weekend of exam meetings at Warwick Uni and so we drove to Kenilworth where we were booked into the Holiday Inn. We actually paid a little more than Mal’s allowance and had an executive room. Very nice it was too. But although it had a desk and office chair in it (good for the work Mal does in the evenings), there was no paper or writing utensils, which you even get in a Premier Inn!

We had a wander around Kenilworth and ate at a very nice place in the evening. You really are spoilt for choice as there are a lot of restaurants. I used to know Kenilworth well (about 42 years ago!)

Bargains – Eurostar &Hotel Offers from £109 & Checkerboard Tea for 2 Garden Set £69.99  & Interflora 5% discount for May  & Debenhams 20% off TODAY Only &  Accessorize Lingerie 3 for £12

Phew, what a busy day! We were up at 4.00am and off to catch our flight to the UK. At least now we have seen the new departures hall. Just one huge duty free, not all the little shops any more. Our Pegasus flight was actually 15 minutes early arriving at Stansted. We then went to collect our Avis rental car. I am a “preferred customer”, as we use them often. They guarantee that they will have you dealt within 3 minutes or you can claim £20. They even have stop watches, so you can time them. We didn’t have to, the car was ready and off we went to Torin’s.   So apart from the fact I get so bored with flying, everything went smoothly. Torin was working from home today and so we went round to the shops and by then Scarlet and Jack were home, so spent some very silly time with them…they don’t call Mal silly Grandad for nothing!

Jack is a bit of a daredevil on his motorbike, just like his dad!

Bargains – Roma 6 Piece Patio Set £55 & Interflora Free chocs with flowers &  4wt Portable Insect Killer £7.49 & Folding Garden Lounger £15

Debenhams ONE DAY ONLY -Today – Further 10% off Kidswear online only

Hot off the press….North Cyprus Property – Russian Buyer Attacked by builder

We drove into Girne and true to their word, Mal’s replacement lens was in his glasses and ready for collection. 125tl. On the way home we decided to go into Mardo’s to have an ice cream…they were shut!

The roses in the garden are all blooming.

 

Thought for the Day – “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.” ~ Elie Wiesel

 

Bargains – Blacks Mid Season Sale &  Megabus European Travel Bargains & Debenhams 20% off Sandals & Charcoal Pedestal BBQ £50

An interesting article, so someone else has noticed the 3tl parking at Mr. Pound!

Back to the gardening…ouch, bougainvillea has some horrible spikes on it! Mal and I were dripping blood.

Margaretha hadn’t visited Margarina Bulli before so we arranged to take her there for lunch. I think she was suitably impressed and as she said, a restaurant just as they used to be years ago. A very warm welcome again and delicious food. This really is one restaurant that is consistent. It is our favourite place to eat and for 15tl, worth trying!! No, I don’t get commission, I just like to go places where your custom is appreciated and not the attitude of some establishments where they are really not bothered whether you  enjoy their food or not.

We stopped at David and Kenny’s on the way home as David has been back to Edinburgh as his mother passed away. He was there, so that was a comfort for him.

Thought for the Day – “If you have good friends, no matter how much life is sucking , they can make you laugh.” ~ P. C. Cast

Bargains – Saga 3 nights Half Board Carbis Bay £149 & Debenhams Flowers £5 off everything & Nescafe Dolce Gusto Piccolo Coffee Machine £59.50 & Dorothy Perkins up to 25% off & Children’s Little Tikes 15% off

A lovely early morning walk in the mountains. We came home and had breakfast, then were off to Bamboo Beach Market. Mal went into our bedroom to get his phone and looked on the floor and it was covered with flying ants.He managed to find a tiny hole, where presumably they were all coming from, put some Nippon down and also some in the Hoover bag and then we hoovered them all up! Once we thought we had found all of them, we sprayed the room with insecticide and shut the door. Then we went to the market.There seem to be a few more stalls down there. I bought something else from Jean, the talented artist!

Back home and I noticed, the lantana hedge is covered with Painted Lady Butterflies, that is in spite of Mal’s hedge trimming, the flowers are all blooming.

I then spent over an hour looking for the Digiturk controller. Nowhere! Finally I found it inside the settee. It has two recliner seats and it had fallen all the way into one. I knew I had it last Sunday but was at a loss what I had done with it since then!

Swimming later and the pool is now a very pleasant 27 degrees.

Hands off our Hellim.…from the Independent! Some hopes of a settlement between the two sides, they are even arguing over the cheese!

Thought for the Day – “When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.”  ~ Paulo Coelho

Bargains – 10 foot trampoline and enclosure £99.99 &  Debenhams 10% off plus free delivery  &  5 Position Garden Recliner Chair £19.99 & Marks and Spencer 20% off Swimwear & Beachwear & Thornton’s Continental Dark Collection £6.66

A busy day with no painting. We went to Ileli and also bought some water refills and of course Cyprus Today. In the newspaper it confirmed our thoughts that it is hotter than usual, the hottest April for 18 years. I then dropped Mal off to get his hair cut, not that you would notice, I think he has only had about half an inch off. On the way back I just popped into the new Lemar. A busy Saturday and they had two checkouts open and queues. They really are not living up to expectations.

Later, Cynthia came round as she was having a problem with her Kindle Fire. It was nice to see her as we only live a very short distance apart but then Mal and I have been busy decorating! We used to see them often when we walked Rosie past their house.

In the evening Mal had his techie hat on again for Margaretha this time. I won’t go into detail, just to say Mal sorted her lost website, sorted out Skype and a few other things. She even brought us a take away which the three of us ate together before the work started!!

 

Thought for the Day – “You don’t need to be better than any one else you just need to be better than you used to be” ~ Wayne Dyer