A New Addition to Our Family...

Yet another beautiful day in downtown Droushia - we dont know if this is a bonus or the kind of weather we should be expecting for this time of year.  It doesnt take away from the fact that the evenings are really quite chilly (well compared to the day time).  We are now getting used to what the house feels like at night and the gas fire is great. 

We are thinking about putting up a curtain rail on the beam between the kitchen area and the dining room and curtaining the kitchen off at night - it will give us a smaller area to heat and make it even more cosy.  I knew I would have enough curtains if I moved some around so that we could free up the chocolate brown ones currently at the kitchen door and the 'back' door.  As a result I was lacking some tie-backs so decided that I would enjoy the beautiful early morning sunshine and get my craft stuff out and recreate the beaded tie-backs I have in the bedroom - one of my efforts is in the picture.  It is nice now because when you are outside Chivers wanders around the garden and keeps you company.

The temperature began to really climb this morning and by 10:47 it was a very very respectable 28.8 degrees in the garden.  Chivers retired to his favourite spot just inside the back door to lie in the sun and play the new game of 'which of my mice gets it?'  He seems to have shaken off whatever it was that laid him low so we are guessing that Irene was correct when she thought it was probably the worming tablet that had done it.

It has been quite a hive of activity up in the field as the Bloody Digger was joined by an even Bloodier Roller as they are trying to make good the road once again now that the water has been installed - the Digger is ok but beeps loudly when in reverse (which is much of the time) but the road roller shakes the very bones of the building - good job Mum isnt here because it would play havoc with her tinitus.  As we were going down to Paphos this afternoon we gave it a stiff ignoring and packed up what we needed.  As Chivers had rallied, John and I were going down together - I was going to play pickleball and John was going to check out rugs as we want to put a bigger one in the lounge.  After pickleball we were all going out to Tea for Two to spend the vouchers that Jackie and Costas had given Dad for his 80th Birthday.

More importantly we were going to meet the kitten that Mum and Dad had captured to decide whether he/she was coming back with us.  John was unconvinced because he was sure that Mum was telling us 'porkies' when she said that she was able to handle the kitten and handling was a prerequisite.  As you can see kitten did a complete cutie cutie flirting act (on inspection we ascertained that she was indeed a little girl) and against his better judgment John agreed to give her a trial run at ours.  If it doesnt work out then Ray and Janice have agreed to give her a home anyway so at least we know she wont end up at the pet rescue.

We had a lovely evening with Mum and Dad and enjoyed our meal at Tea for Two.  We even got to bump into Jane and her son Theo who are unexpectedly over for half term.  We packed up all our bits and pieces including the kitten and made our way home desperately trying to agree upon a name - we have decided upon Minnie - she is very vocal so Moaning Minnie, she is naughty so Minnie the Minx and she looks like a small Chivers so Minnie Me!!

Her first encounter with Chivers was very tetchy to say the least (more like World War III) so we decided to separate them overnight and pack Minnie into her box with food, water and litter tray and house her in the hallway between the bedrooms.  I will let you know how we got on...