Monthly Archives: January 2008

The weather held reasonably this week for the tilers to get all the base work done around the garden. Only one day completely written off with heavy downpours. Unfortunately, in true local style, the delivery of the needed tiles for the circle has been delayed, they say due to the weather, so completion will have … Continue reading »

Well things have changed today. Firstly the sky is black and in the evening we had lots of thunder, lightening and heavy rain. Wouldn’t you know this would happen, just as the tiler started work on our pathways surrounding the villa and the circular terrace we wanted in the middle of the back garden area. … Continue reading »

Joan and I went to church this morning because we especially wanted to hear Canon Andrew White, visiting from Iraq. He said that he was used to seeing bad things and carnage, but what he has been witnessing over the last months is like nothing he had ever seen before. His life there must be … Continue reading »

Joan and I took Anne over to the South with us this morning. Joan needed to call in to one of her suppliers in Nicosia, so once there it is easier to nip across to one of the Hypermarkets, for the wider choice presented to us. This was followed by an early dinner at Pat … Continue reading »

The plan was to go down to LD’s this evening but then we got the bad news. Alec their chef has had his renewal of residency turned down. Alec has been here three years now but suddenly the authorities have decided that he is too young and I understand that he is not the first … Continue reading »

Boys night out this week was held at The Ravine bar and with a compliment of five. Next week George and Roger should be back so we should then have a full house.

Things look like being quiet this week until we start putting the air conditioners in to the Sydney Construction Ozankoy apartments; and the weather forecast is promising, so I started a much needed task, painting the outside of the villa. It is only the walls at the lower level, so working around as the sun … Continue reading »

Bit of a lazy morning to start with. The newspaper and a mug of coffee in bed. One headline is “Coming to you by courier: 5 months of speeding fines”. The TRNC traffic police have given up and handed the task to the private sector. So we are all sitting around waiting for the knock … Continue reading »

When Joan and I went over to collect the towel rail we called in a supermarket there and spotted a jar of sauerkraut. Long time since we had had any, so worth a try. We asked Pat & Bryan if they had ever eaten this German specialty, as the answer was no and Pat still … Continue reading »

Car service morning. Over to Nicosia to Tasas, where I bought the car and then sit and wait with a cup of coffee. 1 hour later I was ready to go, car serviced and washed and a bill for only 80YTL inclusive of all the bits such as oil and filters etc. I had a … Continue reading »