Visitors and a lovely lunch in the sun...

I blooming well forgot to post last night so did so this morning
you may need to read the post below this one for continuity!!

We affectionately refer to Charlie as 'Fat-Lad' because he is, of all our cats, the biggest one and it isn't just fur - we know that!!!!  He is greedy and has been confirmed by the vet as greedy but everyone loves him and he has perfected his starving hungry demeanour so they love him all the more and feed him. 

He can also play his disabled card quite successfully.  He reminds me of the character Phil Davis (played by Danny Kaye) in White Christmas who periodically strokes his war wound to remind others of his misfortune.  Charlie may well be disabled and fat but when he wants to he has a fabulous turn of foot and can still play like a kitten as you will see from the bit of video I took of him playing with a knotted wrapper.

We had anticipated a quiet day today but no, no, no, silly us, we had not bargained for a message from Dip saying he had escaped the abysmal weather in the UK with his mate Gerry (aka 'The Spy') and he had a parcel for us.  We immediately offered for them to come up here so that we could meet up and take The Spy to Latchi so he got a chance to see a different part of the island.  We told him to put on his thermals even though it was a really lovely day - so lovely we sat outside at Molos taking in the view of the boats in the harbour.

It was good to see Dip even though he has not been back in the UK that long.  He said the weather had been so awful he had been forced to be indoors and he hates that so he grabbed a flight and grabbed The Spy and they arrived yesterday for a week and it looks as though they just might get reasonable weather for the duration although rain is forecast for later next week.



We love Latchi and it was Dad's favourite spot - he preferred the harbour at Latchi to that in Paphos and although it has grown over the years it still remains quaint.  In fact I think Dip is warming to this area even though it is cooler than Paphos and he likes the sun.  As I said we lunched at Molos taking advantage of the warm sunshine and then we took a stroll right along the harbour to the end of the sea wall.  The Spy is keen on trying a bit of fishing - Dip less so!!!  Taking that walk enabled us to have a look into the waters to see if there was much in the way of sea life on view and to watch a couple of local lads trying to catch something although to be fair the only thing we came across was a crispy old sea bream about an inch long.  Nevertheless it was idyllic for a Thursday afternoon in December - a real 'ain't we lucky?' moment.

It may well have been sunny and warm but the sea was quite rough - as we walked along the bottom of the breakwater by the harbour you could hear it pounding against the rocks and as we neared Porto Latchi you could see the waves crashing onto the beach.  I love it when the sea is like that - it is exhilarating.  We have had several Boxing Days in the past when we would do this walk and blow away the festive cobwebs.

We returned home to 10B for a cuppa.  The Spy was tickled by the fact that Boris takes no time to settle on your lap and when he does he is out sparko in about 5 seconds flat - this is not the most flattering photograph of him but at least he has a clean bottom!!!

We said our farewells - they return home early on Wednesday so it is unlikely that we will get the opportunity to see them again but if we can we will.   Mid afternoon, once the sun is dipping down and particularly if it has been a clear bright day like today, the temperature begins to plummet up here in the hills so we 'batten down' and get ourselves settled in front the the fire - gas, wood or both - and the TV.  At long last the time has come for us to enjoy the most recent series of Peaky Blinders but not before we have reacquainted ourselves with the plot by watching the last two episodes of the previous season.

It's good, in fact it is very good.  Welcome back Cillian Murphy you have been missed.  Anyone who has not watched this series really should and that is by order of the Peaky F*****g Blinders!!  Their words - not mine!