Bye Bye Masks

Today is the last day we will need to wear masks indoors (save for going to the hospital) and after two years and in the midst of a heatwave I cannot say I will be unhappy.  Thought it would appear that for many, judging by the people in the shops today, they have dispensed with them already.  I think the poor beleaguered business owners are sick and fed up of having to police the restrictions themselves.  At least now we can chose if we want to wear one and not get irritated by those who have flouted the rules.  Covid seems to have been forgotten and been replaced by concerns over the situation in the Ukraine, rising prices, illegal immigration and monkey pox.  The world is still bonkers.

We were off down to Paphos today to go to the bank and run some errands and to go and see if we could replace the garden brollies which the wind destroyed the other week.  We had a fairly successful and quite expensive time in Jumbos where we wonder what will fill the rows and shelves of items which are dedicated to masks and antibacterial handwash.  I am hoping they will bring back their supplies of candles.

We had arranged to go to Peggy's in Peyia for lunch with Mum and asked her to invite Lilian to come along because without Lilian I am really not sure how Mum would survive.  Tomorrow she and Mum are off to the Agia Anargyrii and then on Thursday to Tweedies for a meal.

Anyway we managed to get our favourite table in the garden - sadly it was rather humid and hazy so we didn't have the best view of the coastline but once the food came that went out of the window anyway.  The food there is lovely.

We all had a lovely lunch - it was relaxing and Mum is so much better - even Lilian said she was more engaging and she had been really worried about her so I am really glad that she expressed her concerns and I was able to go to the Doctors with Mum and get her medication sorted out and that it seems to be something as simple as that which caused such a down turn.

We made our way back home and unpacked all our purchases.  I forgot to add that we got another set of mesh points to extend our internet network to cover the far reaches of our garden - they are simple and easy to set up and were still on offer thank goodness, although the assistant didn't think so but I stood my ground and got them for the same price as we paid last week.  Now there should be no dead areas or black spots.