Annual field cut back ...

 We understood that any one with land has to cut back the dried undergrowth once a year.

Now, why would we want this to be done now at the end of the dry season?

Well, ours is not to reason why apart from the fact that our landlord has his own tractor which has not been up to the job for years.  So, today, he sent in the troupes... thus the big, blue tractor.

See the results..

Only two of the three which surround us, but looking much better and safer.

Oh, my. What a sun set

 

Garden .... knit .... soup

More work carried out in the garden this week as I finished the cabbages needed to be thinned out and also the lettuce.

II had already collected some more troughs from the garden centre.  I think next year I may like to change over to raised beds. My poor old bones are complaining about bending.

Interesting to look back over the changes in the garden over the last months...

From this ....

To this ...

How good is that!

 I have lost count of the relaxed hours I have spent in this paradise.

I am still ploughing on with my knitting projects, not sure they will be ready for this winter though!

I was very happy with the help from Jackie from Wool and Whatknot to find someone who can repair a crocheted blanket which had belonged to my mother.

It had followed me on all of my travels over the 30 odd years since Mum passed away.

Unfortunately, when we got Daisy the Dog she decided to nibble several holes in it.  But now it is now on its way to being repaired.

We really need a new cooks knife but have had some trouble sourcing one locally.  Help was at hand with some good suggestions for Paphos, so next time we go will try and pick one up.

The soup maker I got last winter is going to be put to good use again this year.  Lentil and bacon chunky soup is the order of today.

I will slightly change choices this year, each batch makes three servings, so I intend to use two then get another batch ready.  I refer you back to blog ‘I like chaos’.

We went for our flu jabs yesterday.  Lucky to get it as supplies are low again this year!

Quite exciting as we are ready for our first fire of the winter, electric blanket already on the bed. Cats in the house over night and Daisy having to share her space on the bed! All is well with the world.

Supper tonight - pork loin chops together with bubble and squeak.  How about that for comfort food?

I hope you are all keeping well and warm and are enjoying my blog.  See you soon.

Oh, my goodness... have you missed me?

 Hi every one.  

Well, it’s been a while but, like my knitting, everything is a bit hit and miss at the moment.

We have had more, and rapidly changing, restrictions here in Cyprus for the virus. Mainly affecting two areas, one being Limassol and the second being Paphos region, which is the area we come under.

It is all too complicated to explain, and probably not a lot different to any other country.  None of them particularly affecting us as we have been shielding anyway.

I have been sticking to my plan to keep busy and not let this get me down,  which I manage most of the time.

Mornings have household chores and afternoon drifts into various things, cooking, knitting, reading, chess, (which I must say seems to be coming along well, even getting Martin into ‘check’ on the third game) and back to gardening.

I have now split the green cabbages, and tomorrow will split the red ones and the lettuce, which are starting to look like lettuce now.

I will take pics tomorrow.  I try not to make it a ‘holiday snap’ moment.

This is the time of year we get fabulous sun set

This was taken from our garden where all the musing goes on.

Some more recent pics are..

We asked our gardener to chop back a rather overgrown yellow flowering tree.  He has done the first cut, but the cats wanted to know why one of their favourite climbing places have been hacked back 

Well, we are sort of prepared for the next few months of cold weather.

Snuggling under an extra duvet, first wood delivery made, chimney swept, and more than enough food to keep us going for the next few weeks.  

Our hearts go out to people on the island who are in a desperate situation.  I have linked up with someone who is involved with helping destitute families.

It may seem like a drop in  the ocean but at least it scratches the surface.

On the knitting front, not such a success.  I completed the snazzy mits, but felt they were a bit of a disappointment.  

I am going on with the jacket, jumper and draft stop, so may go back and do a second pair of mits later.

Well, Mr D is cooking us lamb tomorrow for Sunday lunch and I plan to have a go at fish cakes on Monday

UI hope you have enjoyed today’s blog,. I would welcome any comments or suggestions.

All in the best possible taste, of course.

See you soon.

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