What a very sad day...

Today would have been Mum and Dad's 67th wedding anniversary but sadly Dad is not here.  I miss him so much because he was such a positive person and loved his life here in Cyprus - he came when it was all just developing and had 30 very good years after having experienced life threatening heart attacks.  He embraced it all, the food, the wine (I have had worse) the language (although he was shy about speaking it) and the culture and customs.  Mr Ron was a well known figure in his day - no one could manage his surname (Tregunna) but once seen he was not forgotten.  He was truly lucky to live and build his dream.  Sometimes he drove me nuts because he could be cantankerous and curmudgeonly (I like that word) but he was, first and foremost, my dad and I loved him.  We offered for Mum to come up today but she was having her blown double glazed units replaced and I know she likes to come on a Sunday.  We went to visit Dad at the cemetery - thankfully the grave next door has been closed up so the marble is no longer propped up against his space.  The flowers are looking ok but needed watering but everything is back to normal.

We had to nip down to Polis for a bit of shopping for next week.  We are being careful with menu planning and shopping or at least not over shopping - John needed to pop into the Chemists so parked next to the ancient olive which they have now surrounded with a nice stone wall.  It is over 750 years old and massive!!!  We got what we needed and then made our way back home planning to go for a bit of a walk before John settled down to watch the Mighty Blades (bet he wished he hadn't bothered).

We went on an asparagus hunt this afternoon (again).  Last time there wasn't any sign but after a week of sunshine the fresh new shoots are appearing up here in Droushia.  We found quite a bit just in the field next door and then we went further afield to see where they erected the big mobile telecoms aerial (near the big black pigs) where we found even more - but sadly not the glasses I lost there a few years ago.

We found a load of asparagus - too much for us to eat so we decided to give some of it to George as he said he loved it with eggs done like we have the courgette and eggs.  So we popped it round and made sure they were ok as they were getting ready for Malcolm, Louise and Alysia to arrive later this evening.  Hopefully they will have an uneventful trip over although they are not due to arrive until quite late.  They will think that we have been gaslighting them about the weather but we are glad that it looks like it is going to be warm and getting warmer every day.

I got the meal ready for tomorrow (sausage casserole - Mum's choice) as John watched another abject performance from the Blades and I also got our meal for this evening sorted - another lovely steak supper courtesy of Shuks which never disappoints served with some oven wedges and onion rings, mange-tout peas and my special steak sauce.

It was a somewhat subdued affair as we had some very sad news this evening about the passing of Kia, made even worse by the fact that Lakis and Argy would have been here but had to delay their visit.  Our hearts go out to them.