Saturday 21st April 2012

New tree in situ.

A day of blue shies and warm sunshine, although thermometers did not register above 73F it felt a lot warmer.

No news from brother Kevin on his pending arrival and a flurry of SMS messages between Lillian and Julia informs that it is now likely to be Tuesday night pending military seat availability.  We look forward to seeing them.

Saturday is Bowls morning and there are few bowlers and only four out of the six mats are used.  All of the good bowlers have gone to Paphos for a match and as ever are making a weekend of it staying at a local hotel.  Lillian and I are drawn in the same team for the second session running but this time the bowls go where they should, especially Lillian’s who as our skip delivers some poignant bowls.  We race to an 8-1 lead after four ends and although pulled back finish convincing winners.    My second match is a complete reverse and I bowl like a complete beginner long with two other complete beginners and we always trail slipping to an uninspired defeat.  Lillian keeps her form and as member of an all ladies team who thrash a team of men by 20 points.

Oh if I knew then that my insipid performance in the second match would be mirrored by Ipswich losing 0-3 at home to Millwall I might not have bothered with the Saturday trip to the pub for football watching, but i did setting off from home at 1630 in time for kick offs at 1700.  Lillian initially remaining at home pottering in trimming in the garden before joining me at half time by which time Ipswich were losing 0-2.  A too bigger reverse for her witching powers and positive vibe methodology to work.

The garden trimming and pottering were started as we took delivery of our new tree to replace one of the dead hibiscus trees.  It was a good job that the delivery guy was assigned to removing the dead tree and planting the new.  Would never have completed it myself with just a trowel.  The roots of the old tree had spread at least four feet away from the trunk and had to be sliced to be removed.  The new tree looks great, an ornamental type which we had first seen along the road from Pervolia to Kiti.  It has these lovely red fluffy ‘candles’.  Sadly we cant remember the name and it hasn’t got a label!  But it looks great and is surely a feature?

After leaving the pub it was a quick bite to eat at the local indian restaurant Coast of India and home for one episode of Prison Break, which i will need to view again today as I fell asleep in the middle of it!