Who Fancies a Post Covid Beer Down the Pub? Thyme Gentlemen, Please!
many years ago I came across a beer called Cock Ale
Not Exactly a Mediterranean Diet
Living in Cyprus means you have no excuse not to adopt a healthy Mediterranean diet.
My Kind of Vaccine
Today was the day I had my first jab for the Covid-19 vaccine
Diary of a Vaccination Virgin
To be perfectly honest, I’m not a vaccination virgin. When I was a kid polio and smallpox were a real-life threat. In the 1950s a vaccine was introduced for Poliomyelitis (Polio) in Britain. Before that an epidemic resulted in thousands of...
It’s a Blue Dawn in Cyprus
Here in Cyprus, Paphos to be precise, it’s a few minutes past 6am on February 28th, 2021 and the dawn of a new day has arrived and the sky is blue. That sentence above is perhaps a little simplistic, some literary types may even describe is...
The Cyprus Shady Sights Club
I joined the Cyprus Shady Sights club some years ago, not knowing what I had let myself in for. At first everything was fine, but as time went on, I was introduced to increasingly shady sights. I didn’t suspect a thing. I knew it was wrong...
Scrambled Eggs and Covid-19 for Breakfast
What’s the difference between scrambled eggs and a boiled egg? In my case one I can eat the other makes me sick to my stomach. Welcome to the weird world of side effects. The more I read about the side-effects some people experience when...
An Airway to Heaven
In the village I live in, north of Paphos in Cyprus, there is a lovely church that sits impressively on a hill, surrounded by small houses and bungalows. As you can see from the picture, it’s a good size and the bell tower rings out on...
A Deeply, Madly, Stupid Pandemic
It’s not often people associate BBQs with carbon monoxide and stupidity. It’s not often we see the words responsible, sensible or precautions all used in the same sentence. Not until we, humanity, were hit by a pandemic so devastating...
Thunder and Lightning Very, Very Frightening.
Thunder and Lightning Have you ever gone for a walk and been caught in the middle of a storm? It’s bad enough when the rain is lashing down, but when the thunder starts to rumble and it gets darker, you can guess what’s coming next...
A Covid-19 Auld Lang Syne
Before Covid-19 Ruled the World In the days before covid-19 ruled the world, Christmas Day 2019 was a day I wasn’t looking forward to. To quote Charles Dickens, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” I was...
Incy Wincy Spider
Spiders, love or hate them, you cannot ignore them Hands up who hates spiders. Hands up who is afraid of spiders. Hands up who has killed a spider, just because it was there. Hands up who has really paid attention to any spiders they have...
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