Summer has come all at once...

I was up early this morning in order to get down to Paphos early to get Mum's rent money out of the bank - it is a sizeable amount and I didn't want her having that sort of money sitting in the house so I was getting it today for her to hand over straight away.  Somehow I had a premonition that this could be a bit of a battle although she and I have had a joint account since Dad died.  This account is an and/or account so I have my own bank card and I should be able to carry out transactions without Mum being present - this was the whole point particularly now that she is 88 and none to steady on her pins.  Although the account is designated such the name on it says Moreen Tregunna and Jill Alison Wiseman which indicates that both signatures are required.  Although the bank realises the mistake and generally ignores it today they didn't so whilst I did get the money I also got instructed to go to the branch which holds the account to get it sorted.  That is something for another day.

After taking Mum shopping I thought it would be nice to take her out for a cup of tea and suggested the Amphitheatre.  She leapt at the chance.  She hasn't been out much or seen anyone other than me because Lilian is currently restricting her driving until her eye problem gets sorted.  I had hoped, it being a very hot day, that we might sit outside on their lovely terrace but silly me of course Mum wanted to sit in the boiling hot conservatory although to be fair they did have fans going in there - Mum probably would have preferred that they didn't.  Anyway she demolished a scone in seconds few - it might not have had the jam and cream on offer but she spread the butter thick enough to be able to clearly see her teeth marks.

For the remainder of my time at Mum's we did her new jigsaw (courtesy of Hazel) but for me it was just too hot in the sun room even with the fans on and the windows open.  Mum is having another infusion tomorrow - I thought she seemed a little sketchy today so I asked her if she was aware she was in need of a top up and she said yes - she also realises that this may be an increasingly regular occurrence for her from now on.  She is panicking that I will not be around to take her to the cardiologist on Tuesday but I don't think I will be in hospital that quickly.

Hazel left John and I some money for our anniversary so I nipped into Jumbos and treated myself to two ceramic candle holders (and candles) which wont rust like the metal ones do and they weren't any more expensive.  I haven't entirely decided where they will go - we have a lot of questions about the garden not least about moving things around particularly if, as we suspect, we may have to dig up a section to try and find out where the leak is for the pool.  We got up this morning to find the level had dropped way down so we definitely have an issue.  John spent time trying to find out what was going on today but really it was too hot for him out in the garden.  We also have an issue with one of the inverters on the PV system but again it was too hot for John to do too much about it.  Not the greatest of days as far as he was concerned.

We actually ate outside this evening.  Bless John he had remembered to take the duck breasts out of the freezer so although we toyed with wandering up the village for a bite to eat I couldn't be bothered as my sciatica and earache reappeared.  Actually staying in was the right decision, the duck was absolutely lovely.