A week that was on Cyprus

Well it’s raining today and we have cloud right down to the road here. I drove down into town this morning and imagined a scene from the X files as I drove through the mist expecting to see strange craft on the road ahead ready to abduct me. No such luck. Everything has turned green and the grape vines are growing inches by the day. I guess the swimming pool will remain still but then this afternoon I will be glued to the TV. The FA Cup is on and I want Aston Villa to win against Arsenal. Should be a good match. Nice to have a little of the old country visit me now and again. Of course I am never far away from the old country…Tea and Toast

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Raymond Stone
May 27 at 4:04pm ·

A strange experience today. Very windy but very hot. I was going to have a dip but decided to wait until tomorrow. Instead it was nice to sit outside and relax with a cup of tea and watch the trees and tall bushes sway in the wind and listen as they whispered to each other. Swallows swooped in tight formation, some skimming the pool before soaring up into the sky. It can be so quiet here sometimes you can hear nothing but nature’s voice. What a joy that is.

Raymond Stone
May 26 at 11:02pm ·

Today my orange tree is a month old and I have a few small green oranges about an eighth of an inch in diameter. I’m not sure if they will turn orange and grow but I’m watering every day. My hopes are still high. Rest tomorrow before a drive to Nicosia next week to pick up a machine for me and a trip to the hospital to get the wife under the knife. (Op on the neck) At least three days on my own. What will I do with all that spare time, Pimms by the pool I think and some Scotch in the evening. Mind there will still be tea at 4.00 with cucumber sandwiches. We Colonials need to keep the Crown Colonies civilized don’t you know. (Must remember to raise my little finger with each sip) Toodle pip old things.

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Raymond Stone
May 23 at 5:25pm ·

Don’t let the glasses fool you. Hidden behind them is a man with an amazing mind, good taste, charisma, suave personality, and a great taste for tea. Please send tea bags to Kathikas, Paphos, Cyprus the coffee is awful.

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May 23 at 5:20pm ·