C.Y.P.R.U.S.

lovely, lovely Cyprus..... just come home after a wonderful week in the sun...lots ofen lazing, relaxing and unwinding...pure bliss...

a bit of a picture heavy post this one (may require tea and biscuits) as there's a pic or two from the past week for each letter of C.Y.P.R.U.S...

Cooling...a necessity by the pool even in the shade as it was sooo hot, a heatwave in September...I've hit every heatwave over there this year I think...




Candles....it's dark much earlier than at home so of an evening so plenty of candles were lit

Carob pods...ripe and dark hanging from the trees at this time of year,...recently had carob brownies at a workshop at the Craft House on the Hill, but I'll save what we did on that fab afternoon for a post all of its own...



Contorted tree...I should have mentioned a couple are a tad on the tenuous side! This was found up in the Troodos on a walk that we did...

Cypress tree in Cyprus....one of the many in the park at the bottom of our street...

Champagne...we got lots of bottles as wedding gifts so, nicely chilled and in the sun with a glass (or two) what better??

Yamas...oh dear...we said this too often...! I also found a new love apart from a G&T...the Mojito...the hangover was murder though...but sooo worth it...!

Paphos Fort...a trip to Cyprus more times than not has at least one visit to the harbour...

Pomegranates...ripening in the warm autumn sunshine...

Pitta bread and houmous...it heads straight to the thighs but is soooo lovely...

Postcard...Miss R asked for one to be sent, and I cant remember the last time I sent one now, they seem redundant when you can text, a text is nowhere near as pretty to receive though...

Picnic...a spur of the moment picnic at Potima Bay, eating koupes and burger pies...watching the sun go down...fab...

Pine cones...in the Troodos again, these were HUGE...could make a multitude of crafty things with those, and so many strewn about too....

Podromos village in the Troodos....home of the absolute spookiest place I have ever been

Precarious path in the Troodos on our walk...

Red ladybird (is there any other colour?? tenuous just a wee bit..)...which kindly stayed still for me to photograph...

Ripening apples in the most picturesque orchard I've seen...

Ripening grapes too in the vineyard...

Reading material....is it apparent I am still kind of in wedding mode??? maybe its with going back over, but this book was a great wedding themed read

Relaxing spot.... many an hour spent here in the shade...

Unfinished cross stitch! however I did try, but didn't get that much done...

Sun, sand and sea at Potima Bay...

Seasonal squashes ripening in the sun in the field beside ours....

Ski slope in Summer....had the eerie feeling that comes with all abandoned/unused places...more on those to come though...

Spooky.....the abandoned and derelict Berengaria Hotel in Podromos....

This is honestly the most errie, spooky place I have ever been to.... it'd be great for a Hallowe'en party I suppose! (but I wouldn't go anywhere near!!)

there is an atmosphere that I couldn't put my finger on, I couldn't wait to get out

Looks as though some restorative work has been carried out recently, but it'd take a huge effort to get the place to be any kind of useable building though...shame, as it must have been impressive in its day...

the views are incredible from inside...but I took these pics extra quickly (so I could get out) and I am surprised they came out like they did

Sunset..stunning, calming sunsets night after night...gorgeous

Sigh.....and now back home again....!

Thanks for popping by, hope your cup of tea isn't cold now!

BH x