Bye Sis and Happy Birthday Bassam

Today we had planned a quiet day at home because we had been invited to join Bassam for his birthday meal at Finnikas in the village this evening and we had thought that last night's meal with Kaye was going to be our goodbye to her but she had to leave her accommodation tomorrow morning but is not being picked up from there to go to the airport until about 7pm so she wanted to have a final visit to St George's which was her and her late husband Richard's favourite place.  She asked us to join her and Mum for lunch but as we knew we would be having a meze in the evening we said we would call down but probably not eat.

We got a table overlooking the sea - it was lovely but there was a stiff off shore breeze hence Mum has all wrapped up in her new cardigan!!!  Kaye got the fish she had wanted for lunch, Mum had an omelette and John and I just shared a village salad with some tahini to keep the wolf from the door.  I think all in all it had been a successful trip for Kaye and I am so glad that we managed to get Mum's medication altered because it seems to have had a really positive effect thank goodness.  Kaye is already considering returning later in the year.

We said our goodbyes and made our way back home because we wanted a quite hour or so before getting ready to go out for Bassam's birthday.  We were looking forward to it because it would give us a chance to catch up with Rabia and Lola and we haven't seen Tom and Lucy or Stavraki and Wowee for ages.

We had a lovely evening.  Bassam is such a lovely guy and has a wicked sense of humour even if sometimes things get a little lost in translation!  We were chuffed to have been invited to the select group which assembled in the Garden and we had good food and a good laugh and even better Amora took the time to ring from Greece where she is at university.

Hard to get a decent photograph of our group - this was about the best I could manage.  Philippos, Marios and Constantina did really well in Marina's absence - from what we can gather she is accompanying her mother to hospital in Nicosia - at least that is what we think Philippos said.  Anyway Happy Birthday for today Bassam and Happy Birthday for tomorrow Constantina!!!