On The Island

A gloomy day with high winds. Yes, we know the Uk has been having good weather! We took Rosie to the beach and the sea was really rough. Torin came on the webcam in the morning with Scarlet and Jack but Jack was much more interested again in playing with the keyboard on the laptop and even managed to send us a gobble dee gook Skype message!

A poor Man U game in the afternoon followed by a terrible Spurs game! Well, terrible for Spurs as they are now out of the cup. Everywhere felt so damp indoors that in the evening we lit the log burner! We had an absence of Internet in the afternoon and evening, the second Sunday in a row.

I am wondering if any candidate in the UK elections can compete with this: www.talat-kktc.org

I discovered a small  ‘wasp’  nest on the shutters in the bathroom and asked Mal if he would remove it, only to discover that it is being used.

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We took Rosie to the beach first thing. The sea looked lovely and calm and clear. Just above the beach we saw quite an exotic looking butterfly and I managed to get a photo of it. I came home and looked it up only to find that it is called a ‘common blue’!

We then went down to Lambousa market and met Robin and friends down there and we had coffee with them. We bought another basil plant as last years basil did very well.

I was really hoping that this summer, we would be able to sit outside with no building noise and without the constant dust that accompanies it but no, they are making another road to go to more houses. The digger is there again today. We have had this every summer since we have lived here.

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Christa and Robin are in the TRNC at the moment and invited us for a Bratwurst BBQ. They also invited Bev and Gary and their three grandchildren, Calum, Paige and Gracie. I haven’t seen Bev for a long time as she has been needed in the UK (Get well soon Clare!) We had a lovely afternoon with plenty of Bratwurst.  Just love the hat Gary!

Thank you Christa and Robin, excellent Bratwurst BBQ as always!

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Another lovely walk in the mountains first thing in the morning and more cones collected for the BBQ.  Mal always carries them home hanging from a stick over his shoulder!

Later Mal gave instruction to the Kibris Line Dancers how to manage their website while I carried on weeding the garden and collecting snails……to move them elsewhere!

In the afternoon we went into Girne to do some shopping.  We had previouly been to the gift shop in Edremit (Hello Basket shop  0392 822 3154) looking for a hand painted bird to go with our butterflies to hang on the wall.  She said that she would get some for us and would ring when they were in. Only a couple of days and she called us, so we stopped there on the way back and bought one. Really good service in this shop and reasonable prices. We often go in there as she has all sorts of pottery, killims, baskets and lots of other things.

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Well, a surprise for us when we woke up, black clouds and a rainbow! So, we took Rosie straight out before the rain caught up with us. We did get a little wet on the way back but it soon passed over. All this rain is certainly making the snails thrive. They are everywhere you go in our garden and as we walked just up the road, the verges at the side are covered in them.

It was Rhys’s birthday so we spoke to him. He was looking forward to the Man U match in the evening AND Rooney was playing. Man U scored 2 goals in the first 6 minutes, I kept getting text from Rhys, a very happy birthday boy! Sadly the game was decided on the away goal rule and Man U are out.

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Following the power cut the previous night we spent the entire morning without internet. Having said that, it was surprising how much was accomplished in the absence of internet! I emptied my mountain of ironing that was in the basket, weeded some of the garden and made a quiche!

Mal has been creating a website for Kibris Line Dancers. It is not complete yet, but on its way. They are a registered charity so he doesn’t mind doing it for them.

www.kibrislinedancesociety.com  Mal offered a while back to create websites for any charities in the TRNC, free of charge and NO ONE replied. What a missed opportunity! At least KLD now have one.

Another power cut in the evening but it didn’t last too long.

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In the UK, it would be Bank Holiday Monday, so we decided to take a drive to Karmi. If we stay in we always find something to do! It was a lovely day and Karmi is a really pretty preaceful village. We had a long wander round and then thought it would be nice to have a beer or two. Yes, we would have done but the Crows Nest is only open in the evenings!

Just when you think the days of power cuts have disappeared, we had one in the evening, right in the middle of a film we were watching.

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