On The Island

It was cloudy when Rosie and I went for a walk and the fact we stopped to chat to Res on the way, meant we got caught out in the rain and got wet.  I did spot my first orchid while I was in the mountains.

I don’t know why I decided today but I went into Girne for some things I needed. Half way there and I was already regretting my decision. The rain was torrential and where there used to be a main road, it was now just a mass of lakes and rivers, depending on the angle of the road! It was horrendous. I did see several gangs of yellow pvc coated workmen trying to unblock drains in the middle of roads or something like that.  Without success I may add.

I did manage to get there and back and still the rain was just pouring down and the river was running down the side of our land yet again. By the time I arrived home water was pouring down the chimney again and I had to shut the shutters as a serious amount of water was collecting between the shutters and the windows.  It just rained and rained and rained. No let up all day long and all evening too. I did try and take Rosie for her evening walk but she was not impressed and spent the rest of the evening in front of the log burner!

Everyone will be waiting for the decision on the Orams case tomorrow………………………

Having been away for three weeks, I could not remember when the hunting season finishes, so as not to risk getting shot in the mountains Rosie and I went down to the sea for our walk.  Surprisingly the sea was quite rough and the tide was quite a way in.

We didn’t hear any shooting until about 4.00pm and then it sounded as though it was right next to the house!

Mal moved into the cottage as the caravan park is now shut for 6 weeks. He will be much warmer in there.  About three months ago he was chopping wood and some shot into his leg. Needless to say he would not go to the doctors even though he had quite a problem with it. The last few days a lump has come up on his leg and when he pushed, two one inch pieces of wood shot out! He was quite shocked and was very lucky it had not turned poisonous.

Rosie and I went up the mountains for our walk and there are a lot of the spring wild flowers out.  I then went down to try and get my house insurance again but today the office was shut! I went to get some shopping and bought the Cyprus Today. It seems that the Orams case last ruling will be next Tuesday. The main headline of the paper being “2012 Special dateline as TRNC and Turkey sign up to deliver massive restructuring via ‘privatisation’ “. This includes privatising Kib tek and a complete restructure of CTA…no comment! They also replorted that it has been the warmest winter here for 30 years. In the first 10 days of this year the maximum daily temperature averaged 21.7 degrees, seems I was in the wrong place!

I did more gardening while Rosie lay and sunned herself. Later Torin set up the webcam and I had a long conversation with Jack and Scarlet, well, I did more talking than they did! I then watched the footie. Rhys was actually taking the 3 eldest boys to see the Man U game.

Mal called and he was waiting for a train back to Margate but they had all been delayed because someone had been inconsiderate enough to throw themself on the line!

A much nicer day and I managed to get some weeding done as with the rain and the warmth, weeds have sprung up everywhere since I have been gone.

Mal was off to a meeting at Warwick Uni, the meeting that was cancelled from the previous weekend.

This is the first time I have had this plant flowering.

There was more rain over night.  After a walk with Rosie I went to see Bev who is not well at all, let’s hope the medication makes you feel better very soon Bev. We caught up with all the happenings over Christmas and the New Year.

In the afternoon I decided to give Rosie a shower so that she smelt a lot nicer. Of course she ran outside as soon as I got her clean.

My sore throat woke me up very early again so as soon as it was light, Rosie and I went out for a walk. What a change in the weather in the afternoon, the rain poured down and the temperature dropped  but it is still much more pleasant than the snow and ice in the UcK.  I lit the woodburner and Rosie settled in front of it! I heard from Bev and she has been ill too.

My sore throat woke me at 3.00am and that was it, I couldn’t get back to sleep again.

It was so good having the doors and windows open and not to be freezing. In fact it was so nice in the sun that Rosie and I sat outside and I even managed to do a bit of weeding. I also put my new door to my fairy house in place. It was one of my Christmas presents from Lou and Rhys. I’ll have to call it Scarlet and Josie’s fairy house.

I went to see Steve (Eden Estates) about our house insurance which is due, I have to return Thursday to collect the paper work.