Monthly Archives: December 2007

Party night to bring in the new year. Question; Where did the last one go? Joan had spent some time preparing food for tonight and the guests also contributed with things like a very intoxicating sherry trifle and of course a supply of booze. We had been out and bought a locally reared, 5KG turkey … Continue reading »

A time to recover from the excess of the Christmas holiday period and to prepare ourselves for the New Year’s eve party, which will be at our house again this year. Thursday and Friday were spent getting the kitchen equipment, air conditioning and some furniture in to Solrun’s apartment in Alsancak. This is another Icelandic … Continue reading »

Well we checked in yesterday evening at around 4 o’clock to find the lobby and bar area full already. This I suppose is understandable when you realise that the whole package is inclusive of all the local drinks. Joan and I found ourselves in a very nice room with a view. The complete hotel is … Continue reading »

Today is Christmas eve for us all. Joan and I are going, together with the other seven reprobates, to The Merit Crystal Hotel until boxing day afternoon. So we would just like to wish you all A very Happy Christmas and a really great New Year. Back in a few days with some pics of … Continue reading »

Didn’t get our usual Sunday lie in with the weekend paper because we wanted to go to St Andrews church for the Children’s Nativity followed by the Sunday Eucharist, this time in the presence of Bishop Michael of Cyprus and the Gulf. Afterwards we were all gathered in the church hall for what was termed … Continue reading »

The good news is that Jeff is back amongst us for the Christmas period, in fact his oncologist has said he does not want to see him again until February. Now that is a real positive result, but have to admit that he has put on a lot of weight as a result of all … Continue reading »

At lunch time today everything closes down for the biggest Bayram holiday of the year. This is the one where the rich slaughter sheep and goats to give to the poor and if you are really unlucky you catch somebody doing the traditional thing and slaughtering the animal in the street. It has only happened … Continue reading »

It is Barbara Smith’s first birthday since Michael died and she felt she wanted a) not to cook herself and b) some company to help her celebrate. So eight of us went to Haci Ali’s restaurant here in Lapta and the Birthday Girl was presented with a large platter of fresh fruit for us all … Continue reading »

It’s gone a bit quiet in the news with reference to shopping in the South. Apart from a warning from the shopkeepers union and others about the proposed new legislation to close supermarkets on Sunday. They suggest that it will cause economic chaos and drive even more people across the border to shop. Just like … Continue reading »

Minced pies and mulled wine at St Andrews church hall organised by the British Residents Society. Just had to go and sample these and anyway I needed to go and pick up my watch with it’s new battery. Guess what I also got wheeled in to the jewellers with a sort of, you haven’t bought … Continue reading »