Monthly Archives: March 2004

Busy old week for going out. Monday night we were out at The Mediterranean Breeze with John & Pat Creasey. We met them briefly last September as a result of an internet contact and now they have come over specifically to buy their future retirement home and so we arranged to have dinner together, so … Continue reading »

It is getting warmer by the day, in fact the papers say that the farmers now need some rain to aid their crops of hay and barley, so work on the new gazebo progress is becoming important. We need the shade around the terrace area, well I do anyway, Joan just goes a disgusting shade … Continue reading »

Last week, Kate and Tony Wilkinson made a flying visit to the island on a house hunting exercise. We had met Kate through her e-mails, when she asked questions some time ago, she also kindly asked if there was anything we needed bringing over with them. Now that was a sheer coincidence, because the gang … Continue reading »

Well now that brought out the gardening experts. Three different answers from three people, David & Diana suggested that the flowers were Osteospermums and theirs was the first e-mail in. Fiona Norton suggested Gazania and Peter Davis suggested Mesembryanthemums. So, I just had to get out Joan’s Mediterranean Gardening book and do some research. It … Continue reading »

Today, because it was again so very nice and sunny, Joan headed off to the garden centre and managed to come back with two big concrete flower pots to set on top of the steps, next to the new gate. She also got some new plants for the borders and some sunflower things for these … Continue reading »

The summer has really started now, it has been 20 degrees almost every day for the last week, if it keeps up like this we might get an early dip in the pool. Last year we went in on 6th April for the first time, so lets see if we can beat that date this … Continue reading »

The weather is still quite warm and dry during the day so managed to finish the varnish coat on the front balcony timbers, that should see them protected for a couple of years. Also went down to the local builders merchants to order the timber for the gazebo rebuild, so expect some pictures of my … Continue reading »

Well today was nice and warm and dry, so managed to get a coat of varnish on all the pergola timbers over the kitchen balcony and sand down the front timbers ready for them to be treated. Also at long last, the wrought iron gate we ordered for the top of the garden steps was … Continue reading »

I have had dozens of e-mails over the last two weeks, asking about the political situation and as to the chances of reunification and the whole island joining the EU. Your concern seems to be over land and property deeds and obviously property prices. That is a concern for us all over here and the … Continue reading »

Today is Joan’s birthday and by coincidence, Michael and Barbara’s anniversary, so we decided to go out to Errol’s restaurant in Ozankoy, one of our favourites. There you always get a really good steak, as well as traditional local food and value for money quality every time. If you go on a Wednesday and book … Continue reading »