Today Kenna was leaving so we needed to be a bit organised so that she would be at the airport for 12.00. I was a bit concerned because there was no record of an incoming flight from Bournemouth (that is where she was flying back to) but in this instance the plane was originating from Cyprus so that was ok - for a minute I thought we had the wrong day!
The cats are always aware of changes so Boris and I were having a battle with the rugs. For some reason today he suddenly had a thing about the non slip matting underneath so everytime I straightened things out he had a different idea. I wonder if some little creature has been in the conservatory and took cover under one of the rugs and Boris is looking for it. By now I would normally have these stowed away for the next Winter but the weather hasn't been settled enough so on a day like yesterday it is super toasty warm in there and still warm in the evening and then on a different it will be chilly in there at night.
Last year some of the rugs got damp in the shed when we stowed them so we will need to be more careful this year. I plan to get those professionally cleaned as they seem to have some residual staining on them and there are several companies who do it and it is very reasonable. I also plan to get the suite cleaned at the same time - we have toyed with the idea of changing it because it looks tired and acts like velcro where the cats hairs are concerned but having seen some of the work done by these cleaning companies it looks like that might be a doddle - anyway it is worth a try.
Today was nowhere near as nice as it had been yesterday - we certainly chose the right day for a tour of the island but it was warm enough to sit out at Bona Mare and have a coffee before dropping Kenna off at the airport. Bona Mare is minutes from the terminal so it is no hardship to get off from Droushia and find a seat there to while away the time before bag drop off - it is less stressful than getting caught on the 40 minute journey from Droushia and arriving in a snotty heap!
Work continues on the Ro-Ro vessel next door which is undoubtedly going to be some sort of night-spot and as you can access it directly through the garden at Bona Mare guess it must be connected physically and financially. It will be fascinating to see how this progresses - it is a massive structure and the workers look a bit like ants as they are moving around the structure.
We dropped Kenna off and later heard that everything went smoothly and the flight was on time and arrived safely back in the UK to rain. There had been some sunshine around but on our way home we too encountered rain as we passed though a very heavy storm on the motorway. It was brief but must have been doing the rounds as we could see very black clouds rolling around and the roads were wet when we got back to Droushia.
Yesterday Chivers had been moved from the main vets where they had been keeping an eye on him over the weekend to the vets in Prodromi and they had phoned to say he was making good progress. We hadn't been able to let him recuperate at home because the only place we would have had to keep him in was the room where Kenna was sleeping.
We prepared that room for him in case there was a chance we could bring him home and went down with a basket. The vet was very pleased with his progress but she had not been able to put a collar on him because he had freaked out and he would not eat unless she sat with him (he has lost the ability to eat once before and that was scary). Apparently he sustained a very nasty injury which was worse internally than it appeared externally and was several days old when we had discovered it. He had a number of stitches and had just burst one so needed that area stapled - one was successful the other was not and he lost that shortly afterwards. She agreed that he could come home with us if he was confined indoors, kept quiet and had his wound cleaned daily. Obviously we wanted him home but these conditions are difficult to meet with three other cats needing to go in and out and Chivers desperate to go outside. His confinement ultimately led to a dreadful night's sleep - or lack of it as John and I took it in turns to be with him and try and settle him down. He does not like using a litter tray so there is a thirty minuted yowling session before he gives up and uses it. His crying disturbs the other cats who then try and come in to his room to see what is occurring. Charlie and Boo have been up close and personal without any fighting, Minnie on the other hand has just hissed at him. He is not due back to have his stitches out until Monday - I hope he settles as I cannot cope with another 5 nights of broken sleep. He seems ok - his wound is a bit unsightly but she didn't have to stitch into muscle which is a good thing. We just have to be patient.
We managed to nip out and get some food at Fitos. John said I was relieved of cooking duties having had a visitor for the past week although to be fair I hadn't done that much cooking. We had also hoped to catch up with Les before Clare returns from Hong Kong at the weekend - originally we were going to go to the Pizza Box in Kathikas but Les said he would prefer Fitos which was fine by us. We had hoped Di and Rob could join us but unfortunately they were busy so it was just the three of us who went to enjoy the fabulous food but the not so fabulous sunset - it looked like the world was about to end! Nevertheless it was a good evening. Fitos was in fine form and had we not wanted to get back to Chivers (and I was driving) we could have probably sat that there all evening and got slowly sozzled as he had the brandy bottle out! I stuck to black coffee - maybe Fitos thought I was disadvantaged by being the driver and sent me little messages on the sugar!!
The cats are always aware of changes so Boris and I were having a battle with the rugs. For some reason today he suddenly had a thing about the non slip matting underneath so everytime I straightened things out he had a different idea. I wonder if some little creature has been in the conservatory and took cover under one of the rugs and Boris is looking for it. By now I would normally have these stowed away for the next Winter but the weather hasn't been settled enough so on a day like yesterday it is super toasty warm in there and still warm in the evening and then on a different it will be chilly in there at night.Last year some of the rugs got damp in the shed when we stowed them so we will need to be more careful this year. I plan to get those professionally cleaned as they seem to have some residual staining on them and there are several companies who do it and it is very reasonable. I also plan to get the suite cleaned at the same time - we have toyed with the idea of changing it because it looks tired and acts like velcro where the cats hairs are concerned but having seen some of the work done by these cleaning companies it looks like that might be a doddle - anyway it is worth a try.
Today was nowhere near as nice as it had been yesterday - we certainly chose the right day for a tour of the island but it was warm enough to sit out at Bona Mare and have a coffee before dropping Kenna off at the airport. Bona Mare is minutes from the terminal so it is no hardship to get off from Droushia and find a seat there to while away the time before bag drop off - it is less stressful than getting caught on the 40 minute journey from Droushia and arriving in a snotty heap!
Work continues on the Ro-Ro vessel next door which is undoubtedly going to be some sort of night-spot and as you can access it directly through the garden at Bona Mare guess it must be connected physically and financially. It will be fascinating to see how this progresses - it is a massive structure and the workers look a bit like ants as they are moving around the structure.
We dropped Kenna off and later heard that everything went smoothly and the flight was on time and arrived safely back in the UK to rain. There had been some sunshine around but on our way home we too encountered rain as we passed though a very heavy storm on the motorway. It was brief but must have been doing the rounds as we could see very black clouds rolling around and the roads were wet when we got back to Droushia.
Yesterday Chivers had been moved from the main vets where they had been keeping an eye on him over the weekend to the vets in Prodromi and they had phoned to say he was making good progress. We hadn't been able to let him recuperate at home because the only place we would have had to keep him in was the room where Kenna was sleeping.We prepared that room for him in case there was a chance we could bring him home and went down with a basket. The vet was very pleased with his progress but she had not been able to put a collar on him because he had freaked out and he would not eat unless she sat with him (he has lost the ability to eat once before and that was scary). Apparently he sustained a very nasty injury which was worse internally than it appeared externally and was several days old when we had discovered it. He had a number of stitches and had just burst one so needed that area stapled - one was successful the other was not and he lost that shortly afterwards. She agreed that he could come home with us if he was confined indoors, kept quiet and had his wound cleaned daily. Obviously we wanted him home but these conditions are difficult to meet with three other cats needing to go in and out and Chivers desperate to go outside. His confinement ultimately led to a dreadful night's sleep - or lack of it as John and I took it in turns to be with him and try and settle him down. He does not like using a litter tray so there is a thirty minuted yowling session before he gives up and uses it. His crying disturbs the other cats who then try and come in to his room to see what is occurring. Charlie and Boo have been up close and personal without any fighting, Minnie on the other hand has just hissed at him. He is not due back to have his stitches out until Monday - I hope he settles as I cannot cope with another 5 nights of broken sleep. He seems ok - his wound is a bit unsightly but she didn't have to stitch into muscle which is a good thing. We just have to be patient.
We managed to nip out and get some food at Fitos. John said I was relieved of cooking duties having had a visitor for the past week although to be fair I hadn't done that much cooking. We had also hoped to catch up with Les before Clare returns from Hong Kong at the weekend - originally we were going to go to the Pizza Box in Kathikas but Les said he would prefer Fitos which was fine by us. We had hoped Di and Rob could join us but unfortunately they were busy so it was just the three of us who went to enjoy the fabulous food but the not so fabulous sunset - it looked like the world was about to end! Nevertheless it was a good evening. Fitos was in fine form and had we not wanted to get back to Chivers (and I was driving) we could have probably sat that there all evening and got slowly sozzled as he had the brandy bottle out! I stuck to black coffee - maybe Fitos thought I was disadvantaged by being the driver and sent me little messages on the sugar!!
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