Sunday struggles!

I struggle to get going in the mornings at the moment due to this haital hernia.  I have what I can only guess is something similar to morning sickness as I have terrible nausea until the drugs kick in which sometimes can take four or five hours.  Once everything is settled I am fine for most of the day.  John is wondering if I should be taking another tablet in the evening to see me through but I was prescribed with one in the morning and that is what I am taking for the time being.   

We had a slow start to the day - I hadn't slept too well because I felt I had over-eaten even though sufficient time had passed since my lovely meal at Finikas and when I actually went to bed but I guess this is all part of the same problem.  It's difficult to know how I am going to feel from one day to the next and I needed to feel ok today because we were going out for Sunday Lunch.  We were being treated by Lilian as a thank you for the times we have her to eat and she had chosen to go to Neo's in Peyia - we haven't been there for years. Sunday lunch is a reasonably safe bet for Mum too because she is ok with meat and veg.

It was a lovely sunny day.  I wasn't sure that was what was forecast so I had to rethink what I was going to wear and actually when we got down to Neo's it was really nice and inside it was warm and our table was right by a sunny window.

We are so grateful that Mum met Lilian - she is so good to Mum and helps to alleviate the loneliness and boredom which I know is an everyday part of Mum's life since Dad has gone.  Today was actually four years to the day that we buried him in Droushia, sometimes it seems like yesterday and at others it feels like he has been gone for ever.  I am just grateful that he never had to cope with lockdown and Covid and all the uncertainties that surround us at the moment. 

So we had a nice lunch - we opted for two courses so had the salad bar to start (Mum had soup) and then the carvery and afterwards we went back to Lilians for a coffee and a chat.  It was actually nice enough to sit outside on her patio as it was facing the sun.

As we were leaving I realised that Lilian had a wood-burner (the basket of wood at the door was a bit of a reminder) and I looked to see if she had a stove top fan for it which she didn't.  We have a new one coming in Ellen and Richard's container which is due in the next couple of weeks so I offered her our spare which she was thrilled about as she has been meaning to get one.  Lilian is coming up to ours with Mum next weekend as we are going to take her out to the Farmyard for her 70th birthday which she will be celebrating in the UK.  I have put it out in readiness so that we don't forget which we are good at doing!!!

John wanted to watch the Manchester derby this afternoon which I was happy with - I had a few administrative bits and pieces I needed to do.  The start of the game was a bit boring but the second half was far more exciting as City managed to make United look like a Sunday league team (sorry if that is a bit harsh on Sunday league teams).

I don't know if it is a sign of spring but this evening if we went out the back door we were buzzed by little bats flying around.  These were Kuhl's pipistrelle bats which apparently can eat up to 3,000 bugs a night which is good news for the garden.