Month: October 2013

Bargains – Bungee Jump now only £40 & MiPac Bags from only £15  & Lego Duplo Play with letters now only £12.50 (was £25) & Electric Quad Bike £99.99 + Free Delivery & British Airways Hello Weekend is back! & Spa Sale Exclusive  Ultimate Beauty Package now only £20

We had an early morning walk around the village. It’s nice and quiet early and we have all the dogs coming out to see us! There is a lovely little abandoned church in the village. It would be nice if it could be restored.

We went out for a drive and ended up at the Wild Duck. We had never been there before and so stopped for lunch. It was very pleasant, a little like a UK pub garden with plenty of things for young children to do and also a secure gate so they can’t escape. There weren’t any kids there during our visit.

Mal asked for a Latte and a Yedigun, he was given the Yedigun and having looked at the menu we also ordered chicken şiş and chips and liver and bacon. He was told these would be brought over to our table. Half hour later, when I had finished my yedigun, Mal went to ask what had happened to his coffee only to discover that none of our order had been given to the kitchen. OK apology accepted, we weren’t in a hurry although by this time Mal was dying of thirst! The food eventually arrived and was really good and fresh chips, not frozen. Each meal was 15tl. It was a nice place to sit and relax, with a few chickens running around.

When it was time to leave, Mal went to pay and we were charged 39tl instead of 37 and a half tl. Ok, he didn’t mention that it didn’t agree with the menu prices but he gave them a 100tl note and received change for 50tl!!
It was a real shame because we would have enjoyed it here……… had they not forgotten our order, charged us more than they should have done and then short changed us 50tl!!!

Thought for the Day – “There are times when we stop, we sit still. We listen and breezes from a whole other world begin to whisper.” ~ James Carroll

Bargains –  Dorothy Perkins Discount code 25% off everything  & Amazon Autumn Fashion now up to 50% off &  Traditional Wooden Dolls House now only £35 & Cotton Traders £10 off discount code & Brantano Footwear discount codes 20% off & VTech Toys 25% off 

Mal and I were up early (no change there then) but today it was to take friends of ours to the airport. Failing health and I am afraid this is happening to more and more OAP’s here.  We were sorry to see them go.

On the way home we stopped at the Wednesday market, lovely fresh vegetables there. We also bought Cyprus Today.

A bit of pottering around the garden in the afternoon.

Mal has been contacted by the exam board, firstly to write part of the A level Business paper and secondly to join an advisory panel. Maybe if he was in the UK but with all the travelling backwards and forwards, it’s not worth it. It’s not exactly as though he needs it to look good on his CV….been there done all that and owns several of the T shirts.

Thought for the Day – “Don’t be dismayed by good-byes. A farewell is necessary before you can meet again. And meeting again after moments or a lifetime is certain for those who are friends.” ~ Richard Bach

Bargains – Garden Bargains 10% off discount code & Adult Halloween Costumes 20% off & Phantom of the Opera Reduced Price Tickets & Sports Direct Sale up to 90% off & Interflora 10% off Discount code & BHS up to 24% off Fashion for 24 hours & Personalised Photo Canvas £13 + Free Delivery

Somewhere we haven’t been for a while, so decided to go today…Green Heights Park, Yeşiltepe. It’s so relaxing up there, have a wander round, sit amongst the flowers or by the pool and have a drink listening to the very relaxing music and entrance is free. A nice waiter too who brought our drinks to the table.  This time of year there are not many visitors.

Thought for the Day – “I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it.”  ~ William Shakespeare

Bargains – British Airways £1 Sale & WHSmith 20% off 2014 Calendars &  Thorntons Chocs 50% off & Debenhams – Elemis Total Radiance Collection half price & MandM Direct extra 20% off + Free Delivery & Boots Beauty Advent Calendar (24 days of Beauty Treats!!)

Home in Cyprus for Sale

I did some ironing and then my clothes airer that I had put everything on, just collapsed. Another one beyond repair, two of the joins had broken. Of course it is plastic and has just crumbled in the sun. So, we went out to buy another, probably about the sixth one I have had here! I have tried the metal ones but when they get older, they sometimes mark the clothes.

Later we phoned Sol and Tariq as they are on two weeks half term. Their school is but River’s and the little ones are all at school this week. Very confusing. Tariq’s football team had their first loss of the season and sounds as though they did it in style….they lost 5-0!!

Mal finished off the bottom of the drive. I cleaned out cupboards. Exciting life we lead!! In the evening we caught up with Downton.

Thought for the Day – “It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see.” – Henry David Thoreau

Bargains – Debenhams Collection Leather Cross Body Bag now only £19.50 & Boots Half Price Gift Set Seventeen Complete Collection now £17 & Half Price Wild Bird Food + Free Delivery & The Hut 15% off Home and Garden & M&S Free Delivery & Bon Marche 20% off everything.

An early morning walk by the sea, time to get some sea air in my lungs! Very good it was too, with quite a breeze.

The builders who put our drive in decided in their wisdom to run a gulley along the bottom so that when the heavy rains come, the water would run through the gulley rather than flooding the road. It has never worked. Instead heavy lorries have driven over it until they have broken the metal grill on the top of it.  So, Mal decided it was time to fill it in and take the broken metal away. So, that was his days work!

Later we watched a very good Spurs game.

Thought for the Day – “If we had no faults of our own, we would not take so much pleasure in noticing those of others.”  ~ Francois duc de la Rochefoucauld

Bargains – Bon Marche 20% off everything & Debenhams 20% off Handbags & Purses & The Hut £5 off £35 spend & Whittards of Chelsea Free Delivery + Christmas shop is now open & Wallis up to 20% off & Interflora 10 % off & Debenhams 10% off £50 spend code

Mal and I went to get a gas refill and water refills. While we were there, I noticed that my rear tyre was flat. I put petrol in the car on Thursday and the attendant in there pumped all my tyres for me. Well, we limped to the tyre place in Alsancak. As he said when we arrived “new tyre”, yes it was fairly new. They took the tyre off and no it wasn’t the tyre but the air nozzle, (there is probably a technical name for that, oh yes, valve! I think the antibiotics have sent my head a bit funny.)  They took the whole thing apart, fitted a new one, tested it all while Mal and I had a fascinating conversation with one of the other guys about his tuned up Renault 9 and what good cars they are!! How much? An unbelievable 15tl (approx £4.70!!)  I so love my Renault 9!

We also bought Cyprus Today. The editor’s comments about traffic accidents are correct, the bad bend in Incesu, we had  an Incesu resident on the wrong side of the road, facing us, obviously hadn’t seen us as he seriously had a whole kebab and paper all over his face! The next one was a driver behind me, who I was watching in my rear view mirror as he was texting above his steering wheel with both hands and coming nearer and nearer to my boot until I just had to pull off the road to avoid the accident which was inevitable!! Driving standards here are horrific.

There is going to be an additional market at Lemar in Alsancak

We went to the Cabin for lunch with David and Kenny. Three of us had swordfish and Kenny ordered King Prawns. A lovely meal with good company. We hadn’t realised before it is a slightly different menu at lunchtime……no steaks on the lunchtime menu.

David and Kenny haven’t seen their neighbour since Thursday’s events, so have no idea why he was beaten up.

Later in the evening we watched the Hammers game….they lost.

 

Thought for the Day – “A friend is one of the nicest things you can have, and one of the best things you can be.” ~ Douglas Pagels

Bargains – 24 Duracell AA Batteries £10 (Buy now ready for Christmas!) & Presents for Men 30% off & Swan Kettle and Toaster twin pack only £26.99 + Free Delivery & Choice of 3 Bouquets for only £19 +Free Delivery & Argos – Acer Iconia 7 inch Tablet now only £99.99 & National Express 150,000 fares for £5 or less

It rained overnight. I can’t say I was surprised after all the winds yesterday. Of course this meant our seats under the terrace had kept a couple of cats dry! Two of the black cats appear to enjoy our hospitality. One is mum and the other one is from her previous lot of kittens, we think.

After 40 years, there is a lot of talk concerning the two sides of Cyprus joining together in some way. We will have to wait and watch this space!

There is a penumbral lunar eclipse tonight…………..

Event UTC Time                                    Time in Nicosia*       Visible in Nicosia
Penumbral Eclipse begins 18 Oct, 21:53   19 Oct, 00:53          Yes
Maximum Eclipse 18 Oct, 23:50               19 Oct, 02:50          Yes
Penumbral Eclipse ends 19 Oct, 01:48      19 Oct, 04:48          Yes
* The Moon is over the horizon during this eclipse, so with good weather conditions in Nicosia, the entire eclipse is visible.

Thankfully, after the cloud during the day, we had totally clear skies.

I just couldn’t resist this………..