That is what I asked the Front Door Man at our hotel when we all happened to get into the same elevator. He looked at me and said, “Of course I’m happy.” I asked, “Then why aren’t you smiling?” We have passed by him in the lobby for a week now, and I smile at […]
Catch of the Day
On Sunday we woke up to more beautiful weather – sunshine, warm bordering on hot temperatures and blue skies. We had not been out of Limassol since our arrival a week before, so we decided that a scenic drive was on the menu. We headed west out of town on the B6 road that winds […]
Authentic Cypriot Food
Another Day in Paradise – Limassol, Cyprus We started the day off by a visit to the Tourist Information Office just down the street from our hotel. We walked into this little building where there were three ladies behind a desk ready to help the next people who walked in – that was us. The […]
Father’s Day in Cyprus
Steve ‘s work has brought us to Cyprus. About six weeks ago Steve came home from work and said that they asked him if he would go to Cyprus in mid-June for a three week rotation. He waited to see what my reaction would be to this news as he knows that we had agreed […]
A Visit to Hackthorn, Lincolnshire
While attending an Army Benevolent Fund fundraiser at a beautiful estate home, I met a lovely lady named Lindsay. When you meet a person sometimes you just click with them. Well that is what happened with the two of us. After being introduced that evening, we didn’t stop talking until the event was over, and […]
House Hunting, continued: A Visit to the Grounds of Chatsworth House
It’s another bank holiday weekend and Steve and I went to spend it at Brad and Maxine’s, my cousins who live in Apperknowle, a beautiful village not far from Sheffield, where my mom is from. I drove all the way there. It took an hour and fifteen minutes, only five minutes longer than usual, even […]
The Making of the Mayor
I was honoured to be invited to attend the Making of the Mayor Ceremony on the 24th of May at the Guildhall in Lincoln by our friends David and Sandra. David is a past Mayor and both David and Sandra are Council Members. They know how much I enjoy attending events that are history in […]