A rest today from a Yiannis Tour - in fact a relatively normal Friday save for the fact that this weekend we have Aunty Joyce and Uncle David staying with us which has become the custom when they are over on holiday. We shall do the same again next weekend as well. They are really no trouble, easy to feed and easy to entertain and Uncle David makes a great barman when he decides it is 6 o'clock somewhere in the world!
We were going down to Emba today to play pickleball and to pick up our charges. John's knee seems to be holding up quite well although whether he will return to badminton is still up in the air. He enjoys our Friday pickleball session with Diana, Mum, Liselotte and John so for now that is exercise enough.
We stopped, as we generally do, on our way down to drop off our recycling which never seems to get any less!!! Bottles and Cans go into the bins in Peyia - plastics, paper and card get dropped off to Mum so she can, single-handedly, keep the recycling service in Emba afloat. They say every day is a school day and that you learn something new everyday and today was no exception - I generally struggle with one hand to lift the can bin lid and then struggle to get the cans in - today a lady marched up put her foot on the silver bit under the bin which is a lever to lift the lid - who knew? not me for one!!!
We had good games today - everyone was on good form and crazy Liselotte played even though she was flying off to Denmark later this afternoon and from Larnaca!
After a very welcome cold drink we packed up Joyce and David leaving mum to have a day to herself tomorrow - a little time to recharge her batteries as it is tiring having visitors - it is just the change to your normal routine and having to think about how to spend the days and what and where and when to eat. We are all a bit guilty of over-organising but it is only because we want our visitors to get the very best out of their holidays.
For the early part of the evening we sat inside in the conservatory with the doors and windows open enjoying a bit of peace and quiet. Fridays are fine - the builders don't work!!
I had our supper all organised - I had cooked most of it yesterday in readiness - we were having minted lamb done in the slow cooker using the bottle of French wine which Mike had left for us - to be fair we all tasted it and felt it would be better used in cooking than drinking from a glass!!! this was being served with french beans, carrots and peas and mustard mash - I know it all sounds like winter comfort food but we don't eat before playing pickleball and by the time we get home we are ravenous. It wasn't too cool sat outside although John did lend Uncle David a jumper as he now begins to feel the cold more than he used to. All this was followed by apple pie and ice-cream!
My aunt and uncle like to relax and read and I have a pile of the National Geographic magazines that were dad's here to keep Uncle David entertained - I had renewed Dad's subscription at Christmas and he only got to read a couple but I didn't cancel it because I had paid for it and there is always someone happy to read them. Mum also found a number of old newspapers which we had given to Dad for various birthdays. On his 70th we presented him with original copies of newspapers which were printed on his actual birthday 16.09.1931 and then there was a pack of facsimile papers from key events in history like the assassination of Kennedy and the abdication of the King - these should keep Uncle David quiet for a while particularly as some of them have minuscule print!!
We were going down to Emba today to play pickleball and to pick up our charges. John's knee seems to be holding up quite well although whether he will return to badminton is still up in the air. He enjoys our Friday pickleball session with Diana, Mum, Liselotte and John so for now that is exercise enough.
We stopped, as we generally do, on our way down to drop off our recycling which never seems to get any less!!! Bottles and Cans go into the bins in Peyia - plastics, paper and card get dropped off to Mum so she can, single-handedly, keep the recycling service in Emba afloat. They say every day is a school day and that you learn something new everyday and today was no exception - I generally struggle with one hand to lift the can bin lid and then struggle to get the cans in - today a lady marched up put her foot on the silver bit under the bin which is a lever to lift the lid - who knew? not me for one!!!
We had good games today - everyone was on good form and crazy Liselotte played even though she was flying off to Denmark later this afternoon and from Larnaca!
After a very welcome cold drink we packed up Joyce and David leaving mum to have a day to herself tomorrow - a little time to recharge her batteries as it is tiring having visitors - it is just the change to your normal routine and having to think about how to spend the days and what and where and when to eat. We are all a bit guilty of over-organising but it is only because we want our visitors to get the very best out of their holidays.
For the early part of the evening we sat inside in the conservatory with the doors and windows open enjoying a bit of peace and quiet. Fridays are fine - the builders don't work!!
I had our supper all organised - I had cooked most of it yesterday in readiness - we were having minted lamb done in the slow cooker using the bottle of French wine which Mike had left for us - to be fair we all tasted it and felt it would be better used in cooking than drinking from a glass!!! this was being served with french beans, carrots and peas and mustard mash - I know it all sounds like winter comfort food but we don't eat before playing pickleball and by the time we get home we are ravenous. It wasn't too cool sat outside although John did lend Uncle David a jumper as he now begins to feel the cold more than he used to. All this was followed by apple pie and ice-cream!
My aunt and uncle like to relax and read and I have a pile of the National Geographic magazines that were dad's here to keep Uncle David entertained - I had renewed Dad's subscription at Christmas and he only got to read a couple but I didn't cancel it because I had paid for it and there is always someone happy to read them. Mum also found a number of old newspapers which we had given to Dad for various birthdays. On his 70th we presented him with original copies of newspapers which were printed on his actual birthday 16.09.1931 and then there was a pack of facsimile papers from key events in history like the assassination of Kennedy and the abdication of the King - these should keep Uncle David quiet for a while particularly as some of them have minuscule print!!
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