There is only one word to describe the weather at the moment - SCORCHIO. We shouldn't be surprised this is much more like we would expect in June but rather than a gradual increase in temperatures it has just gone off the scale seemingly overnight. I am glad that much of the garden is established and therefore doesn't get a water but the pots are desperate by the end of the day and I can see how much water evaporation there has been because I fill the cat bowls which are dotted around the garden every night and by the afternoon they are less than half full.
Mum rang this morning - she had been having some issues with her phone and TV which sounded like it might have been the internet but then after running a few tests that wasn't the problem. She had phoned Richard her TV guy and he was coming around today to sort things for her which was good as it meant she wouldn't be without TV for the weekend. The phone turned out to be just the fact that the Wi-Fi had been switched off so nothing too major.
This was the temperature as we set off from Droushia to Paphos this morning - and because we were travelling in that direction there was only one way the thermometer was going to go!!! We had several errands to run today before playing pickleball and I had rearranged our game to start earlier at 12.30 and finish later at 3.30pm this was to accommodate Liselotte who wanted to play but leave for badminton at 2.00pm and our visitor Bill because otherwise we would have had an odd number. As it turned out Bill decided not to come so some of us played the whole three hours - kidding ourselves it was good for us!!! Actually we had some great games today and Mum joined at 1.00pm and played until 3.00pm like she normally does so for a while we had more opportunity to sit out and get our breath back!
We had tea and stickies back at Mum's. Her TV was sorted, her phone was sorted and eventually I have managed to get the bank keypad to access her UK bank account up and working so a successful day all round. Mum and her friends Sue and Fran were going up to Fitos for a meal tonight quite early so we didn't hang around giving her time to get ready. We have subsequently heard that they really enjoyed their evening - this is good news as it is always difficult recommending somewhere to eat particularly when there is a bit of a journey involved getting there but we were pretty certain that Fitos would not let them down.
I am still in search of a table lamp for the conservatory but having no luck so I persuaded John to stop on the way back up the Mesoghi Avenue and take a look in Steptoes which has this fabulous Tuk-Tuk outside. John was well taken by it as we have fond memories of racing around Bangkok in these when we were on holiday all those years ago with the Welshers, Glenn and Rachel. John rather fancies getting one of these to nip into the village and back in our dotage!
It was a quiet evening for us as tomorrow is a big day in terms of World Cup Football as England will be playing Sweden for a place in the semi finals. We watched the two matches today which saw the South American teams of Uruguay and Brazil exit the competition and France and Belgium go through which means that ultimately the final will be an all European affair.
Mum rang this morning - she had been having some issues with her phone and TV which sounded like it might have been the internet but then after running a few tests that wasn't the problem. She had phoned Richard her TV guy and he was coming around today to sort things for her which was good as it meant she wouldn't be without TV for the weekend. The phone turned out to be just the fact that the Wi-Fi had been switched off so nothing too major.
This was the temperature as we set off from Droushia to Paphos this morning - and because we were travelling in that direction there was only one way the thermometer was going to go!!! We had several errands to run today before playing pickleball and I had rearranged our game to start earlier at 12.30 and finish later at 3.30pm this was to accommodate Liselotte who wanted to play but leave for badminton at 2.00pm and our visitor Bill because otherwise we would have had an odd number. As it turned out Bill decided not to come so some of us played the whole three hours - kidding ourselves it was good for us!!! Actually we had some great games today and Mum joined at 1.00pm and played until 3.00pm like she normally does so for a while we had more opportunity to sit out and get our breath back!
We had tea and stickies back at Mum's. Her TV was sorted, her phone was sorted and eventually I have managed to get the bank keypad to access her UK bank account up and working so a successful day all round. Mum and her friends Sue and Fran were going up to Fitos for a meal tonight quite early so we didn't hang around giving her time to get ready. We have subsequently heard that they really enjoyed their evening - this is good news as it is always difficult recommending somewhere to eat particularly when there is a bit of a journey involved getting there but we were pretty certain that Fitos would not let them down.
I am still in search of a table lamp for the conservatory but having no luck so I persuaded John to stop on the way back up the Mesoghi Avenue and take a look in Steptoes which has this fabulous Tuk-Tuk outside. John was well taken by it as we have fond memories of racing around Bangkok in these when we were on holiday all those years ago with the Welshers, Glenn and Rachel. John rather fancies getting one of these to nip into the village and back in our dotage!
It was a quiet evening for us as tomorrow is a big day in terms of World Cup Football as England will be playing Sweden for a place in the semi finals. We watched the two matches today which saw the South American teams of Uruguay and Brazil exit the competition and France and Belgium go through which means that ultimately the final will be an all European affair.
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