Summer normally brings with it a collection of visitors, one of the advantages and sometimes disadvantages of living in such a beautiful country. There is a tendency for these people to sometimes forget this is our home and visits weekly to the water park or the Baths of Aphrodite can sometimes lose their appeal.

This week we have had a young lady we were asked by to be her guardian, following her divorce from her father and her parent’s separation. Sky has really balanced herself now and she has settled in to a routine at the London Fashion College which she has been studying at now for 12 months. She is majoring in shoe design and we can really see a future star in the making.

We have also had our dear friends Carol & Brian from Bristol visiting. They purchased a home in readiness for their retirement and are here for three weeks just breaking in slowly to retirement mode. Gary & Wilma, dear friends from Manchester have called in to see us, enjoying one of our housekeepers lovely Sri Lankan curries, so good was it, they returned the following day for a second helping.

Next week we have Dipak and family and then it’s time for our big event, the Hills daughters christening (Tamsin) Both Craig & I are Godparents, a responsibility we will have to take very seriously, we don’t want Tony & Pauline on our case over Christmas lunch over at their place, telling us we have been irresponsible Godparents.

So, did I say something about summer!!!!!! This period in the middle of the year that is consumed in other peoples holidays. That period were we are lucky if we see a full week of sunshine without interruption from yet more guests, or a time when your time is never your own.

Maybe next time Outer Mongolia would be lovely to buy a home in, I wonder then would we still see the same number of visitors. Why is it, they never want to come in the winter, Cyprus has so much to offer and really is at it’s best. The flowers are in bloom, the temperatures are more acceptable to sightseeing and the tourist attractions are not bursting at the seams with school children. Goodness me, why would anybody want to go away in the middle of summer. We had a rule that “no visitors in July or August” at least this way we were guaranteed a summer of our own, but to be honest, we love seeing people and we really enjoy their company, but maybe not all together as cries of Basil Faulty come to mind.

So we will continue to entertain and we will continue to pretend we love the sights we see every time we do the tourist run, but one thing is for sure, when our home in Thailand is finished, that will be our very own little winter hideaway. Mind you, how could we exclude our dear friends from Roxmann Dogs, who this year entertained us with their dog show stories during their summer visit.