Mum is 88

Quite a full on day today.  It was Mum's birthday - she was 88!  For her it started with a blood test, for me it started with unpacking the things which my sister had brought over with her which included the covers for our tub chairs.  They had been cheap and I wasn't holding out much hope but they were much much better than I had anticipated and I am really pleased with them!

Kaye got lost trying to get to us this morning but it wasn't a problem and we managed to talk her in and then we went to Emba to see Mum, picking Lilian up on the way to celebrate Mum's birthday.  Bless Mum she had been for her blood test and the results had shown that her sodium was really low, we didn't need a blood test to confirm that, when it is low it really affects her and she becomes unsteady and a bit confused but the infusion she is due tomorrow generally sorts that out.  Anyway Kaye, Lilian and I assembled at Mum's with our presents and we had a cuppa and gift opening before setting off for Sonny's where we were having lunch.

Mum has been going to Sonny's for a very long time, she and Dad had their 60th wedding anniversary celebrations there.  Prior to being Sonny's it was known as the Banana Bar and was a house of ill repute or that might have just been an urban myth!  Anyway now it is a very nice restaurant and Chris the proprietor makes us feel very welcome (Dahlin).

I had spare ribs today, no room on my plate for anything other than the ribs!!!!  They were lovely, in fact all the food was good.  We were a little concerned about Mum who, due to her lack of sodium, was a little confused which is such a shame as I don't expect she enjoyed her day as much as she should have done.

So here we are, Lilian, Kaye, Mum, a leaf and Me!!!!  combined ages of nearly 300!!!  We had had a nice lunch and left from Sonny's and went back to Mum's for a cup of tea before taking Lilian home.

Kaye left from ours to go back to Latchi and have a rest before we went down to join her for a walk along the coastal path from the Eliofos.

We decided to walk as far as Yialos to sit and watch the sun go down with a glass of wine and an olive or two.  When we had left Droushia it had been blowing a right old hooley but down on the coast it was much warmer and so I felt a little overdressed in my hoodie and denim shorts.

It was actually lovely to be down in the tourist area doing tourist type things.  It is easy to forget when you live here the things which attracted you in the first place so sitting at the waters edge on what turned out to be a lovely balmy evening with a glass of wine and good company is a great thing to do.

I just need to ask - does anyone see a resemblance?