The day from hell - started with a phone call from the vets to say Chivers had escaped from his cage and was lost - we found him in the end - full report in a couple of days - needless to say we are stressed!
Another dreadful night's sleep for me. We may have to consider locking the cats out because at about 4.00am Chivers was attacking John's feet and Minzer was draped over my head. I love them to bits but there are limits. Plus I had random dreams again - I was being haunted by the drains even though today (unlike yesterday) - nothing - not even the merest whiffette - in all my working life I hated an intermittent, unreconstructable problem they were always the worst to try and resolve. John is off to try and see whether Simon Cowell (the man with the high waisted trousers at the Farmer's Union) might have something to restore the balance as we think this is what may be the problem.
Today was glorious so we decided to take the bike for a spin and had read in the PALS magazine that there was a flea market in Steni this morning. Even if the market was pants the ride to Steni is lovely and we were hopeful that the little coffee shop/snack bar place might be open. We took a cross country route missing out Polis and were amazed to find that there are still places which have a large amount of running water still gushing down to the sea.
The countryside is truly stunning at the moment so green and lush and with the fruit trees in blossom the air is so fragrant - that is one thing you will have to take my word for because even with all the technology there is around at the moment I cannot get scratch and sniff onto the blog (bloody good job when it comes to the drains I hear you cry!!!).
We passed some stunning holiday rental properties that we haven't noticed before - we are going to try and get some contact details as they might be a good location for people wishing to visit this part of the island. We couldn't see anything obvious so will have to go back again at some point. One of them might have suited Kaye and her party but we think that we made a good choice with the one in Kathikas particularly when it comes to proximity of eating establishments.
We found the flea market in full swing in the grounds outside the local museum which is where the Christmas market had been held last year. There were certainly a few people bimbling about and we were pleased to see Irene (Droushia cat lady) doing a roaring trade with her books. She will be thrilled to see her feral cat programme coffers being replenished - it is a thankless and unending task but without her we wouldn't have our two little darlings and for that we are eternally grateful.
John found a homemade cake and pie stall, hence the picture at the top of the blog. These were cinnamon and apple muffins which he chose for our afternoon tea. He also chose a chicken and ham pie which we are going to have with salad for tea - it saves me cooking and I have managed to get out of that quite nicely this weekend!
We didn't take time to go into the museum when we went to the Christmas market - I think it was because it was pretty damn cold that day. Today we did make the effort and it is a very interesting, well laid out little museum of traditional Cypriot rural life. The museum is funded by donations. It is certainly worth a look if you are ever Steni-way as is Steni itself which is a lovely tidy village and is the home of the Steni craft group who meet on a Thursday in the little building next to the hall. This is where Vix and I went last year and how I got to meet Jeanette and become part of the Wednesday craft group she holds at her home in Neo Chorio.
Also worth a visit is the little taverna Nero-Mylos which was doing a roaring trade today (probably helped by the attendees of the Flea Market). We have heard good things about their spare ribs although unfortunately we were too early today to try them out. John spied the desserts and said that we will have to return one day for tea and a sticky (not that he has a sweet tooth of course - he is just 'spreading the wealth'!). By the time we had had a drink and a pitta and portion of chips we were too full to contemplate trying a dessert - tempting though it was. There is always the next time and it gives us somewhere relatively nearby to take friends and family - who knows perhaps Kaye and Co might fancy ribs one night?
We took a leisurely drive home taking in the scenery - and beautiful it is too. Winter does now seem to be a thing of the past thank goodness although someone (Dad I think) says rain is forecast sometime next week - let's hope it is after Wendy and Bill go home as they have had a right old mixed bag for their fortnight. Still, a Skype call from Laura and Mark in Yeovil showed us that the weather there today was awful - at 1.00pm it was hardly daylight and it was pouring with rain. It was good to hear from them and John is chuffed that the Hearse (our old Peugeot 406 estate) is still providing them with a vehicle - John always did say that the exhaust was a nightmare and in the ten years we had the car every single exhaust or combination of boxes made it sound like it was blowing - maybe it was just a feature of that model!!
Another dreadful night's sleep for me. We may have to consider locking the cats out because at about 4.00am Chivers was attacking John's feet and Minzer was draped over my head. I love them to bits but there are limits. Plus I had random dreams again - I was being haunted by the drains even though today (unlike yesterday) - nothing - not even the merest whiffette - in all my working life I hated an intermittent, unreconstructable problem they were always the worst to try and resolve. John is off to try and see whether Simon Cowell (the man with the high waisted trousers at the Farmer's Union) might have something to restore the balance as we think this is what may be the problem.
We passed some stunning holiday rental properties that we haven't noticed before - we are going to try and get some contact details as they might be a good location for people wishing to visit this part of the island. We couldn't see anything obvious so will have to go back again at some point. One of them might have suited Kaye and her party but we think that we made a good choice with the one in Kathikas particularly when it comes to proximity of eating establishments.
We found the flea market in full swing in the grounds outside the local museum which is where the Christmas market had been held last year. There were certainly a few people bimbling about and we were pleased to see Irene (Droushia cat lady) doing a roaring trade with her books. She will be thrilled to see her feral cat programme coffers being replenished - it is a thankless and unending task but without her we wouldn't have our two little darlings and for that we are eternally grateful.John found a homemade cake and pie stall, hence the picture at the top of the blog. These were cinnamon and apple muffins which he chose for our afternoon tea. He also chose a chicken and ham pie which we are going to have with salad for tea - it saves me cooking and I have managed to get out of that quite nicely this weekend!
We didn't take time to go into the museum when we went to the Christmas market - I think it was because it was pretty damn cold that day. Today we did make the effort and it is a very interesting, well laid out little museum of traditional Cypriot rural life. The museum is funded by donations. It is certainly worth a look if you are ever Steni-way as is Steni itself which is a lovely tidy village and is the home of the Steni craft group who meet on a Thursday in the little building next to the hall. This is where Vix and I went last year and how I got to meet Jeanette and become part of the Wednesday craft group she holds at her home in Neo Chorio.
We took a leisurely drive home taking in the scenery - and beautiful it is too. Winter does now seem to be a thing of the past thank goodness although someone (Dad I think) says rain is forecast sometime next week - let's hope it is after Wendy and Bill go home as they have had a right old mixed bag for their fortnight. Still, a Skype call from Laura and Mark in Yeovil showed us that the weather there today was awful - at 1.00pm it was hardly daylight and it was pouring with rain. It was good to hear from them and John is chuffed that the Hearse (our old Peugeot 406 estate) is still providing them with a vehicle - John always did say that the exhaust was a nightmare and in the ten years we had the car every single exhaust or combination of boxes made it sound like it was blowing - maybe it was just a feature of that model!!
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