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Introduction
As we start September, we can report that our exceptionally dry summer is continuing. (I hope that this comment isn't 'the kiss of death’ for the weather!) Despite the temperatures having dropped a little it is still very pleasant. Although daytime temperatures have dropped below 30° C. for the last two or three days, there is a breeze that makes things very much more pleasant should you decide that you wish to work outside. I guess that given that August in the UK has been the wettest for years, several of our readers probably don't want to be hearing this!
Unexpectedly we have friends Neal and Bev coming out this month and we are hoping to meet up with them. As their home is in the south of the island, in Petriti, it will make a pleasant excursion for us. We will have to see how busy they will be.
There should be quite a few opportunities for us to get more swimming in before the end of the year. I know that nobody believes us when we say that we have difficulty making time, but it's true!
Milios the stonemason has returned to Corfu and we are hoping to get the stonework done around the gate posts and the pillars for our proposed pergola beside the garage. We will have to see. It will depend on whether Yiorgos turns up to build the two additional pillars for the pergola. More of this later.
Well, I am struggling to think of anything else to add to this introduction and so I think that I will have to get on with it! Oh! It has just sprung to mind that I have a birthday on the twentieth ... A very large one! Enough said about that!
September 2008
September 1st started with a surprise. I awoke early and as Yiorgos had threatened to start work on the pillars for our proposed pergola, I decided to get up early just in case he turned up! Tricia and I had just finished a leisurely breakfast when, lo and behold, Yiorgos turned up! Miracles will never cease. Merely one week late!
I can report that Tricia was feeling much better after being laid low with a stomach bug. She wasn't one hundred percent but felt inclined to embark upon her ritual housework and a little pottering in the garden. It doesn't matter how often I tell her to leave it as it will still be there the next day, she still gets on and does it!
Yiorgos managed to get the pillars constructed and started applying the 'plaster'. He had returned in the evening to apply this and ended up clearing up in near darkness.
At this point, I should add that I am typing this up in real time at the same time as trying to finish August's newsletter! It is dark. I am sitting on the veranda working by the light of a small gas lamp. (The lights work but it doesn't attract as many bugs or buzzy things!) I am looking out over the straits of Corfu towards Agioi Saranda in Albania with only the occasional passing ship and the chirruping of the crickets to distract me. Tricia is relaxing nearby with a glass of red wine which she claims is to test whether her stomach is better! Okay, so I also have a glass of wine to hand. My excuse is that I like red wine! It's a hard life!
The 2nd September was hot and sunny. Yiorgos turned up to put the finishing touches to the pillars. We will now have to track Milios down to build the outer stone 'skin'.
Yiorgos turning up was a good start to the day. Jake escaping from the veranda was definitely not! Yes the gate was accidentally left open by someone who had been watering the pot plants on the steps. I am not going to say who was responsible. All I will say is that it wasn't me or Adonis, our cat! I was in the middle of a phone call with our friendly telephone exchange about a refund that had not been forthcoming. It had taken me quite a while to get through to Olga, the sales manager and so when the cry of, "Jake's escaped!" rang out I was less than impressed! The call was terminated as I went charging off in pursuit of Jake.
I guessed correctly that his first port of call would be Vangelis' garden next door where nearly every cat in the neighbourhood hangs out. I wasn't wrong. I fought my way into the garden to find Jake trying to climb an olive tree in pursuit of a couple of cats. If only I could have caught him then, it would have proven to be one of his shortest lived escapes in history. It was not to be. Having got within two feet of him, Jake's brain could almost be seen working overtime! He was clearly thinking, "Cats or long chase around the countryside with Dad in pursuit." You can guess the outcome. He was off with yours truly hot on his trail shouting all manner of abuse after him.
The chase was on! Instead of making his way down through the olives as usual, Jake decided that the road was an unexplored playground. He had only got about a hundred metres when he came face to face with one of our elderly neighbours. I should remind everyone that Jake firmly believes that whatever piece of Greece he happens to be standing in belongs to him and that anybody else there apart from Tricia and I are intruders. He started to bark ferociously at this poor lady. To my amazement, she stood her ground, folded her arms and glared at Jake. It was a toss up who was more surprised, Me or Jake!
Again I managed to get within a couple of feet of Jake, only to have him tear off up the road with me again in pursuit shouting apologies over my shoulder to a totally unperturbed elderly Greek lady!
Jake then started off down an unmade track before turning around and running straight towards me. Did I catch him? Did I hell! The chase continued towards Petros' house. This was a worry because I knew that he had a young dog and that like 99.9% of all Greek dogs, he would be loose.
Sure enough, Jake spotted this dog and flew for him, barking like fury at him. The young dog took flight with Jake after him until Jake had him cornered. At that point I could only imagine all manner of blood baths as I gasped and panted my way towards the impending carnage.
Then a miracle occurred. The young dog turned around and started barking fiercely at Jake. This was a whole new experience for Jake and he was completely taken aback by this unexpected turn of events. As a result Jake just stood there. Petros and his elderly mother appeared on their veranda which caused even more confusion for the already bemused Jake. I launched myself at him and to my amazement, he again just stood there.
We were joined by an equally exhausted Tricia who had had the presence of mind to grab Jake’s leash before pursuing the pair of us. With Jake safely secured, we then started offering all manner of apologies to Petros and his mother. It never ceases to amaze us at Greeks capacity to take potential disasters in their stride. They were both totally unconcerned by the whole incident and assured us that it was, "No problem!". Petros' Mum even wished us well as Tricia, Jake and yours truly ambled back home. I must confess that it was a sorry looking trio that made their way back down the lane. Tricia and I were gasping and Jake was panting from his unexpected brief taste of freedom. If we didn't know better we could have sworn that there was a big satisfied smile on Jake's face!
The day continued with a visit from Pete and Carol who stayed until lunchtime. It was their first visit for quite a while.
After lunch, Jake paid the price for his brief freedom. He was subjected to a bath with Tricia's homemade shampoo! That'll teach him to run away!
We shouldn't forget that it was a special day for our two granddaughters! It was Rebecca's 10th birthday and Lauren's first day in secondary school. Rebecca was subjected to her grandmother singing her outrageous rendition of "Happy birthday!". Lauren got away lightly. She merely had to endure the Corfiot version of the Spanish Inquisition about school!
Wednesday, 3rd September was another hot, sunny day but I guess that we should concede that it was a little cooler than recent days ... just to make our UK readers feel a little better!
Our day started with both Tricia and I hard at work ... honest! I worked in the garden and Tricia scrubbed the veranda. (I mention this to dismiss the concept that life is one big holiday!
Approaching lunchtime, we were alerted to the arrival of Yiorgos by Jake's barking. He recognises Yiorgos' car now and just gives a couple of barks ... unlike his performances if a dog should happen to pass! I went out the front of the house to find Yiorgos scooping small fish into a carrier bag. I should point out that it was a lot of small fish! By the time Tricia and I had cleaned and gutted them, there was still 4½ lbs of them! We didn't ask where they came from. The crate of fish in ice in the boot of his car was sufficient to tell us that he hadn't caught them!
We had lunch at Zephyros Taverna that day with John and Michelle, followed by coffee and Metaxa at our house. A pleasant interlude!
In the evening, we discovered that neighbour Vangelis had taken possession of a young dog, Lualua (after the former(?) Portsmouth footballer - don't ask why!) Lua (for that is what we immediately rechristened him) seems to be a really nice little dog who only barks if anyone passes or if he is being fed. To our total amazement, Jake seems completely unfazed by Lua. He didn't bark, growl or show any real signs of interest in him. That's a result, especially as Lua is permanently chained to a tree and can almost reach our garden. Indeed, he is more securely chained now as he escaped during his first night with Vangelis and returned from whence he came which was Christos', over the road!
We had something of a 'busman's holiday' on Thursday, 4th September. We went to see how friends Alan and Pauline's house build was coming on in Tzanzanatika. We can report that all seems to be going amazingly well. This is probably due to Alan project managing the site himself. We look forward to seeing the finished result. It will have probably one of the best views on the island.
On the way home, we stopped off at 'The Capricorn' taverna for the first time in a couple of years. We were both gasping for a drink. We found our builder Yiorgos there. Needless to say, he didn't refuse a drink! We were later joined by his wife Eleni who had just finished work. Yiorgos had allegedly been fishing!
With the new flower beds made as a result of the terracing work recently completed, we have been discussing what to do with them. It is not as straight forward as just stuffing a few plants, bushes or trees in. Because of our altitude and openness to winter freezing winds from the mountains in Albania, we are restricted to what will grow. To date we have been unsuccessful with orange and lemon trees but are still determined to have another go. We think that we have a small bed that should be okay for a lemon tree. As a result, I decided to start clearing it of building rubble and boulders in general on Friday, 5th September.
Nothing is easy here! This flower bed has one drain from the main house roof and one from the outside shower draining into it. Not good for a lemon tree! This resulted in a visit to the builder’s merchants to obtain pipes and elbows to redirect this water. By the time I returned it was time for lunch! I also fulfilled a promise to Tricia. I liberated some figs from Vangelis' tree. (With his permission, I hasten to add!) Tricia set about stuffing a number of chicken breasts with figs in order that I will have something in the freezer when she returns to the UK for a few days next month. Oh yes! Guess what we had for a pudding that night? Will it come as a surprise if I said, "Figs!"
Saturday, 6th September saw me back working in the garden. It certainly is a good way to lose weight but realistically it's not something that an older geezer like me can keep going at in the height of the sun. (That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!)
Yiorgos appeared again, bearing gifts. This time it was more fish - mackerel and gopa. That took care of lunch - fish soup. The mackerel were gutted and frozen for later.
Being that this was a Saturday, we decided to go out for dinner at the last moment to Liberty's taverna. I know that this is a fish taverna but to be honest, we were all 'fished out'! I had steak and Tricia went for the Mousaka. Both were amazingly good!
I guess that the highlight of the weekend was lunch at 'The White House' taverna in Kalami, on Sunday, 7th September, with Alan and Pauline. It has been well over a decade since we have eaten there. I am pleased to say that the food was far better than our last visit! Regardless of the food, it is one of those tavernas that are blessed with an amazing location. A very pleasant place to sit and 'chew the fat'!
I am aware that I sometimes slip these British sayings in. I often wonder what any Greek readers make of them! Still, knowing several Greek examples, I reckon that they hold the record for totally unfathomable sayings e.g. "Life is a cucumber!"
The next week or so was generally hot and sunny. We managed to get quite a bit of earth levelled on the land and also fitted in a couple of meals out! John and Michelle came for lunch at our house on the 11th September which made quite a change as they are forever inviting us!
On the 12th, we drove down south to see Neal and Bev who were in the throws of having air conditioning fitted throughout their house. I hasten to add this was a prearranged visit and we didn't just descend upon them! We had lunch at a little taverna beside the beach and within sight of the harbour in Petriti. Lunch was good ... made better for Tricia because they had ... wait for it ... sausage rolls on the menu. Before anyone gasps, I should point out that she had said, "I fancy a sausage roll" only the night before! This was all the more weird, because she really is not usually impressed with sausages. They are one of my great pleasures though! She got it out of her system!
All the talk of air conditioning has got us thinking about it on account of the length of the hot spell that we have experienced this year. We are considering it for the kitchen for those odd occasions during the summer that Tricia decides to have an intensive cooking day. We may consider it for our bedroom although, to be honest, there have only been a few instances when with both windows open and the fly screens closed that we have felt unable to cope. I guess that haing a double aspect helps. Elsewhere in the house, for example the lounge, has been totally dismissed as we are never indoors long enough to warrant it during the summer. Apart from a brief shot of Sky News in the morning, the television hasn't been switched on for months ... unless Chelsea or England are playing football!
The 13th September was warm but overcast. During my levelling and general excavations of the garden and prospective flower beds I had uncovered countless rocks. What am I saying? Some of them were boulders ... small mountains even! One in particular was the size of a small table! I decided that it had to be removed if at all possible. It was just too big and too close to the surface to leave. Had it have protruded by about 50 centimetres, we would have left it and called it a feature!
I set about it with a pick axe and sledge hammer. Having watched Milios break rocks for so long had finally paid off! Slowly I exposed as much of the rock as I could by clearing around it with the pick axe. This was followed by countless blows with the sledge hammer. Slowly it succumbed until I was able to take the final lump out of what was now quite a hole. I am now left with a monumental pile of rock to dispose of!
I know that I sometimes jokingly mention that we have planted tomatoes with a pick axe but I swear that it is true! I cannot imagine gardening on a Greek mountainside without the aid of a pick axe and sledge hammer. (8lb ... at a minimum). They make a great addition to the chainsaw and strimmer! A tractor would come in handy ... Now there's a thought! To those rural dwellers in the UK to whom this might seem quite normal, you must remember that in the past, our gardens have all been in suburbia and never were larger than a gent's handkerchief!
In the evening, we watched what was billed as a satirical thriller called, "War Inc.". I'm glad that I didn't pay for the DVD!
One of the reasons for my epic struggle with the monster boulder was that heavy rain had been promised. It arrived bang on cue at 6.30am on Sunday, 14th September. Actually, it was half an hour earlier than promised but we are happy to allow the meteorologists that margin of error! By 1.30pm, this had turned to thunder and torrential rain. We tend to rely upon 10 day forecasts supplied by a program called tropic designs (www.tropicdesigns.net). It is in fact a rather sexy 'front end' for the forecasts provided by www.weather.com. As a result of their predictions, we were well battened down with everything like barbecues and loungers stowed away. We didn't account for the rain blowing under the front doors though!
The thunder, lightning and torrential rain continued into the 15th September. We suffered a couple of power cuts but nothing monumental. Poor Pete and Carol were without power all night. However, there were some sunny intervals which was just as well as we had been invited to dinner at John and Michelle's. As always it was superb and as was often the case we didn't get home until late. (Around 4am as I recall!)
Tuesday 16th September was a bit of a mixed bag where the weather was concerned with sunny spells broken by the occasional showers. After our late night (morning!) there was nothing to do but go out for a full English Breakfast! Our venue was the Acharavi Park Taverna which had been recommended by John and Michelle. It was very good but, in our opinion, not quite up to the standard of the 'Pirates Bar' in Roda. However, it wasn't full of British which certainly goes in its favour!
Most of you will recall our excitement at finally getting broadband internet access. The wireless network has come into its own and Tricia is rarely very far from her laptop computer. She has finally realised the power of the various search engines. As an example, she has been suffering some strange effects after consuming alcohol. No! Before anyone says it, she doesn't fall over! She becomes extremely 'bunged up'.
The problem first reared its ugly head a year or so ago. She had mentioned it, whilst suffering, at the kafeneion and Philipos in his wisdom decided that it was due to the pollen from the plants growing at the side of his property. He had promptly pulled them all up. We didn't have the heart to say that Tricia suffered wherever she was having a drink!
Anyway ... back to her use of the computer. After more than a little 'Googling', she believes that she has self diagnosed her complaint. It would appear that her problems could be due to an enzyme deficiency. She couldn't wait to tell our son David, a long time member of the licensing fraternity. He pointed out that in his trade it was known as being a 'lightweight'! She will be careful what she says to David in future!
Chelsea met Bordeaux that night in the Champions League. A 4 - 0 victory was quite good in our book!
The weather continued to be sunny but was definitely showing signs of cooling down. With my birthday looming, Tricia was anxious to buy me a birthday present. It doesn't matter how often we say to each other, "Oh don't bother this year," we always end up buying something. In my case, it is usually something I.T. related. This, of course, involves me being present at the purchase to make sure that there are no mix ups! So, on the 18th September, we set off for Corfu Town.
We had the excuse for coffee on the Liston - always pleasant whatever the weather is like. It was whilst wandering back to the centre of town that we bumped into our old friend, Joan. It seemed like a good opportunity to arrange a visit and to go out for dinner with her and husband, Bill. A date was set for the following Monday.
Our trip to town seemed to go on for ever. We actually found shops that we have never seen before! Suffice to say, we returned home with my present firmly in the bag - a very large external hard drive. All I had to do was wait until the 20th to use it!
We were so late, not to mention tired, when we returned home that we decided that dinner at Gelati's seemed like a good idea. The kleftiko was outstanding. We should add that it is consistently good and is, in our humble opinions, the best of the many that we have tasted.
Argh! What a shock to the system first thing on the 19th September! Although it was sunny, a shade temperature of 13°C was unexpected, to say the least!
We visited Pete and Carol to check out how their plaka (crazy paving) was coming on. We can report that it was looking very good. On a negative note, poor old Pete was suffering with his hip and his desire to stand there and oversee the work wasn't helping! Still, knowing how some building work can go pear-shaped if you don't keep watching, I know how he feels. We sort of lost track of the time and by the time we stopped off for some urgent supplies, it was 3pm before we returned home for lunch.
For me, the 20th September was a notable day on two counts. Firstly it was my 60th birthday. I don't get too excited over birthdays, especially my own. I was assured that sixty was a landmark but I always have in my mind the saying from the Bible about life being three score years and ten. (For the youngsters who might not know what a score was numerically, I should point out that it is twenty and therefore, three score years and ten = seventy) Still my both my Dad and Tricia’s parents made it over 80 so maybe there will still be life in the old dog yet! I must confess that I thought that I looked much older than the day before when I looked in the mirror!
I had an amazing number of cards and so I would like to say here and now a big, "Thank you" to all of those that sent them.
We had a barbecue at John and Michelle's to look forward to later in the day. It was raining when we woke up but the weather began to improve as the day progressed. As always, the barbecue was outstanding, the highlight arriving when John announced that there was steak for the main course but that all the men had to cook their own and their partners. When he produced the fore rib beef steaks, each weighing in the region of 1 kilo each, we understood why we were assigned chef duties. They were amazing steaks and speaking for Tricia's and my own, it was superbly cooked! Great fun and a great day!
Apart for the fact that I picked the remainder of our carrots for Tricia to freeze, there was little of note about the day on the 21st September. What am I saying? Chelsea drew 1 - 1 with arch-enemies Manchester United!
Monday 22nd September saw quite a bit of rain falling along with thunder and lightning. I had just returned from walking Jake when we had a delivery of sand and cement arrive. I was in a foul mood and on reflection, I hope it didn't show because the delivery driver is a nice guy.
The reason for my displeasure was that Jake had just decided to chase some imaginary object, visible only to him, resulting in me hurtling face down one of the banks from the olive grove. (Note to Tricia ... After such an occurrence, the last thing that I wanted to hear was chastisement for being up there in the first place!) Fortunately, apart from the sharp end of Tricia's tongue, I escaped relatively unscathed.
That evening we went over to the north west of the island to Liapades where we went out for dinner with old friends, Bill and Joan. It was a really nice evening and the food was good. It had been a long time since we had socialized and we all caught up on the gossip!
I was just on my way out on the 23rd September when our neighbour, Eftahia stopped me to say that she was returning home to the mainland that day. We were surprised as she normally stays much later. We hope that she is alright and look forward to seeing her next year.
On Wednesday, 24th September, we received a phone call from Pete. He had decided to route the water from his gutters under where they were about to lay plaka. He needed a hand to channel out the existing concrete and my percussion drill was called for. The weather forecast had predicted rain by 1pm and so I headed for Agios Martinos without delay.
Between us, Pete and I took turns in chiselling away the concrete and removing the rubble. We completed the task by 12.30pm which was just as well as the heavens opened. Weather reports accurate to within 30 minutes is something of a novelty!
On the 25th September, Tricia and I set off for town. Despite there being quite a bit of shopping needed, there was also a store that we had never visited and that Tricia wanted to check out. She was looking for curtains. I have to say that this shop, 'Jumbo' was something of a surprise, if only for its size. We reckon that it is the biggest store that we have ever visited on the island. They sold a very wide range of goods including baby stuff, clothes, stationery, novelty and party goods, oh yes, and of course curtains! Tricia and I reverted to type. She liked them and I didn't! We left pretty much empty handed.
This day proved to be quite a long one and we didn't return home until quite late. We were both shattered and Tricia was definitely up for dinner out! We chose what is an unusual location for us - The Neo Limani Taverna deep in the heart of 'Tourist Land' in Roda. The meal was first class along with the litre and a half of Retsina which rounded off the evening well!
Friday, 26th September started sunny but cold. Apart from the weather, the day started badly when I received a phone call from Ktisma, one of the suppliers that TBW had ordered goods from in my name. Needless to say the goods had been delivered and installed but despite being paid for by us, TBW had neglected to pay the supplier.
Those who have been following our saga for some time will remember that this was not the first occasion that we have had such a call from Ktisma. However, so much time had passed since our last contact and TBW had assured us that she had reached agreement with them, that we had thought that there was no more problem. Wrong! This was notification of the commencement of court proceedings.
I should point out here and now that Ktisma were in no way to blame for this state of affairs. They had supplied the goods as requested and had not been paid by Sofia. I have visited them since this originally came to notice and I think it fair to say that both I and the manager have been most gentlemanly about the incident. He being apologetic and me promising that come what may, they would not lose out.
Nevertheless, both Tricia and I were far from happy. Urgent action was needed, not only to apply serious pressure on TBW but to stall Ktisma as we needed a couple of days to get the money into Greece should we decide to pay before court action commenced. We phoned a new lawyer and first ascertained that he didn't know TBW on a personal basis as our current lawyer did. We were assured that he didn't know her personally however, he did know of her as he had outstanding proceedings against her on behalf of another client. Perfect! He was hired! The only problem was that we couldn't get an appointment with him until the following Tuesday.
More about this saga a little latter!
Saturday, 27th September was sunny and dry. With winter approaching, it was time to lay our recently cleaned rugs on the tiled floors. Whilst were in cleaning mode, I found the marble cleaning solution (basically acid) and gave the front doorstep a going over. It didn't come up too badly.
Later in the morning we had a visit from Yiorgos and Eleni who were due to fly to Athens that night for the christening of their grandson the following day. I had to break the news to them that Olympic Airlines had been in touch to say that their flight had been delayed and that their arrival in Athens was to be a lot later than expected. I think it fair to say that Yiorgos was less than impressed!
That evening we went out to Apnoea Taverna along with Dave and Alex, John and Michelle and Pete and Carol. This was to be my belated birthday bash. I can't speak for the others but I enjoyed the evening immensely. Afterwards we went off to the 'Tropicana' Bar to round the night off with a few drinks.
As John had offered to be the chauffeur for the evening, it seemed only decent to invite them in for coffee and Metaxa. We definitely had the Metaxas but I can't recall whether we got to the coffee! We were certainly 'jaded' when we eventually got up later that morning!
Monday, 29th September saw me off into Corfu Town very early. I was on a mission to try and stall Ktisma from doing anything hasty! I can report that my mission was successful in that I had bought time until the following Friday. Again I can report that relations were cordial and I left saying that if nothing had been forthcoming from TBW by then, I would pay the outstanding bill (again). The delay meant that we could see the new lawyer and decide upon a plan of action.
This day was the coldest indoors for a long time. It was the first time since summer that the lounge temperature had fallen below 20°C. As our gas supply was down to about 25% of the gas tank’s capacity, it seemed like a good idea to order some more.
Tuesday, 30th September was nice and sunny but it certainly wasn't that warm. The mosquitoes were becoming quite tiresome as I wanted to continue levelling a lot of the land around where Milios had been wall building. Upon recollection, it was about this time last year that we were plagued with them. This year we have made sure that we have sufficient insect repellent. We learned from last year's experiences that as soon as the holiday season begins to draw to a close, stocks are not replenished. We re-stocked!
At 7pm we had our first meeting with our new lawyer. He seemed quite positive, despite the fact that he told us that there were some areas where we had little hope of recompense from That Bloody Woman. He was, to use the vernacular, 'up front'. I think it fair to say that we warmed to him. Without wishing to show our hand at this juncture, I will just say that between us, we have a plan!
Because of the timing of the meeting, we had gone without dinner. We set about driving home via the coast road for a change. It had been our intention to call in at the grill room in Pyrgi but as is our luck, they were shut. We decided to head for 'Vitamin's Taverna' in Nisaki. This was the first time this year that we have visited. The food was excellent and the location stunning. (Not that you can alter the location!) It rounded off the evening well.
Conclusion
Well now, what can we say about this month? I guess that the first thing is that for reasons that I can't explain, I just haven't got around to typing up the newsletter until the end of October! Sorry! It goes without saying that October's will almost certainly be late!
On the building front, Yiorgos has built some more columns for us which will one day be covered in stone and hopefully support a pergola to the side of the garage, offering shade to our elderly Ford Fiesta. On the downside, Milios has been employed elsewhere since his return from Albania.
We have had our usual round of meals out including one on my 60th birthday and one as a belated celebration of it. By the way, I don't feel any older! We have had the opportunity of seeing friends from the UK and renewing old friendships which is always nice.
I guess the only fly in the ointment is TBW who continues to blight our lives. If she only knew (or cared) how much she has upset us both! Still we have become quite philosophical about the situation and can see light at the end of the tunnel. Just how much it will cost us in the end remains to be seen. Our biggest problem relates to her non payment of IKA stamps which is something that is difficult for us to rectify. We will have to wait and see how good the new lawyer is.
I guess that the weather will begin to deteriorate during October. Still, this has been a truly consistent summer. I guess that it was in the UK ... but for the wrong reasons!
Have fun! We are!
Bob & Tricia
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