Monthly Archives: September 2004

Last day of another month and as Joan had these two days off, we took Les and Jill over the border again, to do some shopping in the hypermarket. We had to stop in Jumbo Toy’s on the way. The excuse was that they had some very nice plastic glasses for use around the pool, … Continue reading »

Joan took Les and Jill down to Friends Beach this afternoon for a swim in the sea whilst I tried to organise a couple of kitchen installations. We also had a brilliant result today. Last week we had asked the carpenter to make us a nice long bookcase to go up the corridor outside the … Continue reading »

Joan is working for the first three days of this week so it was down to the sailing beach as usual this afternoon. It’s getting almost to the end of the season now, so each Tuesday we seem to have a full house withall three boats going out. Joan got in to do all the … Continue reading »

We collected our very special friends, Les and Jill from Larnaca airport, yesterday afternoon and left them to recover after the journey, by having a quiet day by the pool. This is the first time they have been over since we lived in the temporary house in Catalkoy. Masses to talk about to catch up … Continue reading »

Today was a very sad day. Last night, we heard from David, that Glen had had a very serious fall in their garden. This morning, before leaving for Larnaca, we heard that she had passed away overnight. Glen was a very lovely lady, full of personality, always fun at every occasion. It hardly seems possible … Continue reading »

OK it’s Saturday and Cyprus Today has been published: There is as promised, a complete translation of the daft bill on Foreign Property Ownership. Oops I meant to say draft bill. The salient points appear to be:- Foreigner refers to an individual or corporate body that is not a citizen of TRNC. Foreigners will be … Continue reading »

This evening Dave & Glen had their house warming party at their very beautiful home up in Karaman. A grand event with lots of friends from the village present. They had organised a barman for the night and laid on a chef with his own portable doner machine, so the food was traditional and glorious. … Continue reading »

AN URGENT APPEAL FROM THOSE AT LARDY DARS TEAROOMS. Derek, Sandra, Lorraine and Ann-Marie sold their current home some 8 months ago but with no significant completion date. Suddenly the buyers want the completion to be 1st November. This means that they have to find a 3/4 bedroom property to rent whilst their new home … Continue reading »

Now here’s one that will probably interest most of you. The Minister of the Interior attended a BRS meeting tonight about the proposed leasehold law on property here. The BRS president had to keep a tight control on things as the meeting sometimes got a little rowdy, mainly due to the fact that the translations … Continue reading »

David and Glen have arrived back in Karaman, from their other home in Nairobi and at the same time our friend from Holland, Hans, has arrived on the island to take up residence. What a grand excuse to all get together round our BBQ this evening. Hans actually drove here from Holland with a friend, … Continue reading »