A busy day

We were up and out early this morning because I was going to get the blood tests done which the dentist had asked me to do before he does my treatment - this is to eliminate any other medical underlying cause for the periodontal disease.  I knew that one test was covered by GESY and the other had to be paid for privately but had no idea quite how expensive the second would be so they nearly had to scrape me up off the floor.  The procedure itself was quick and easy and my results would be ready to pick up tomorrow afternoon.  Having said that I received a text an hour or so later confirming what I had had done under the GESY scheme and informing me that the results would be on-line later that afternoon.  I still have to pick up the privately paid for result as obviously this isn't included in my GESY record.

Today was one of those days when things just went WRONG - Mum wanted me to send a parcel to Kaye as Lilian had kindly knitted a cute little baby cardigan for Matthew and Loren's baby when she arrives but now you have to go on-line and sort out a shipping notice beforehand.  Try as I might I couldn't get the bloody form to accept my details and register the fact that I wanted to post a gift of limited value from here to the UK.  John and I did eventually fathom it out so when I go and get my results tomorrow I will nip into the post office and sort it.

It was so hot down in Paphos that although I had got up and had a shower and washed my hair before setting off for Mum's I arrived looking like someone had thrown a bucket of water over me.  To say I was leaking was an understatement and I couldn't wait to get back home and jump in the pool!

There was a lot of traffic going up the Mesoghi Avenue because, once again, there were the tell-tale signs of a big fire with the water bearing helicopters making their way to the fire and a string of emergency vehicles racing along.  If you take the road less traveled, as I like to do you get to see things you might otherwise miss.  I turned off to go in and around Tremithousa for a change and came across this beautiful white house on one of the backstreets but very close to Paps Bakery.

We were meeting up with Di and Rob this evening - having something to eat at Finikas in the village.  We had been in and asked for salad, chips and souvlaki, both chicken and pork and we were really looking forward to it.  As a result of Covid and restrictions and lockdown we really haven't been able to see as much of Rob and Di as we would like and now that we do not meet at Pickleball and have found alternative and different hobbies and sports getting together is proving more difficult but tonight was the night and John and I walked in through the village passing trahana drying out in the sun.  This is most definitely an acquired taste!

We are hugely interested in a little old village house which is having a complete facelift - all the old render has been removed to expose the amazing brickwork and inside there have been some real man-sized beams installed.  We cannot wait to see what the finished article is going to look like.  It is really good to see one of these traditional buildings being restored as all too often they are owned by so many people that no-one can get a concensus about how to keep it from falling down.

OMG it was hot in Finikas' garden last night and both Di and I were leaking.  We had a lovely evening catching up and we were pleased to see that some foreigners came in to eat as we were finishing.  Poor Philippos was up against it though because the electric cables in that part of the village are being put underground and the Electricity Board have put in new breakers which kept tripping when Philippos put on the cooker!!!

We all walked home as far as Savvas the Tyreman's house when we went our separate ways and John and I decided we would sit out in the garden and cool down before calling it a night.  We have a new mirror in the garden behind the outside sofa - Charlie is very bemused by it!!