Monthly Archives: June 2003

Today was my 65th birthday, so it was up to the post office to see if I had got my letter from Tony Blair and my Pension Book. Guess what;  the postal service hasn’t worked again;  either that or Dear Tony’s forgotten all about us, deserters from good old UK..This evening Joan and I celebrated … Continue reading »

This morning we awoke to the usual blue sky, but also the sound of the waves on the beach so it was a long pre-breakfast swim for us all.  The breakfast was a little late due to the delights of the water and beach, but it didn’t seem to matter. In the true style of … Continue reading »

For some time now, we had been telling Margaret and Norman about the beauty of the Karpas region of the island. This is the extreme eastern point, known to many as "The Pan Handle". So we decided to make a two day trip up there.We set off at around 9 a.m. and checked into the … Continue reading »

What a busy week. Tonight the kids at Sunny Lane School were giving a recital of all the old time music. We always enjoy going to these shows, because the kids just put their all into it and obviously enjoy it as much as those watching. Tonight was no exception, the performance was up to … Continue reading »

What a busy life we lead, who said retirement was boring.  Tonight Dennis and Darryl, the lads who built our house, were opening their new offices and their latest venture. They have branched out into boats, jet ski’s, quad bikes and all the other gear associated with fishing and boating. Their new showroom is called … Continue reading »

The weather is consistently around the 100 degrees now, so Norman and Margaret come round and cool off in our pool most Sunday’s. Today, Joan had found a large piece of beef in the freezer, so decided on a traditional roast dinner. We all enjoyed it very much, but Joan was heard to mutter, that’s … Continue reading »

Lorraine from Lardy Da’s called to say that the Limassol House Restaurant, in Karaogaonoglu,  was re-opening tonight,  now that the electric problems were resolved.  So we decided to give her a big boost by getting up a gang to eat there. So there we were, a gang of twelve, tucking in to traditional Cypriot food … Continue reading »

It just had to be Friday the 13th. I came down to my little office to do a few e-mails, early in the morning and found that I had acquired a "pet" during the night. The biggest blooming spider I had ever seen in this country, all hairy legs and brown and cream stripes. He … Continue reading »

The rest of the week was clearing up after the storm and boring things like shopping etc. But tonight we had been invited to a Cypriot wedding.Serdar’s brother in law was to be married and we were invited to attend. Our first Cypriot wedding so it was an interesting experience.The wedding took place on the … Continue reading »

This evening, Joan and I went to the Sevener restaurant. It is on the main coast road at the junction of the road to Alsancak. A local Cypriot restaurant, were everything is cooked freshly. It’s the first time we had been there, despite the fact that we pass by every time we go into Kyrenia, … Continue reading »