Party times

The last three days have been a whirlwind of activities. In short, as this is gotten boring now – the car died again on Roland’s watch, and definitely needed a new battery – the water pump gave up again and needed a plumber and new part – so in summary friday was a day of finally getting stuff fixed and Roland and I felt a bit lighter in the pocket! Then it was party night!

Surprise birthday party for cousin Leonard on this boat moored at Siliema – dinner and drinks! Rols finished early from his evening work and picked me up! Rather a hot evening and I was going to bus it (times 2) to get there, but this area is so full of tourists and tourist activities I am sure I would have got lost! It was a beautiful evening, but that’s a silly thing to say every evening is a beautiful evening! Grabbing a Cardi or sweater when you go out is a distant memory!

The view from Siliema back to Valletta. The old buildings

And back towards Siliema – the high rise apartment developments popping up in the tourist areas. After our busy day of maintenance and work (and cake) we headed home around midnight.

Saturday, I dropped Roland to work and headed towards Lidl for a grocery shop, planning on a beach visit in the afternoon.

Five grocery bags from car to front door, front door to lift, into lift, out of lift on our level, then unlock apartment door and groceries finally inside! Makes boot to bench in NZ seem like a walk I’m the park!

Then I had sport events to watch (commonwealth games finals) washing to fold, groceries to unpack – the beach visit turned into a hose visit on the front and back decks! Down to undies and bra (the beauty of being on the top floor) the decks got washed and the plants a good watering and yours truly some sunshine and water without leaving home!

At 3.30 I drove to collect Roland from work – the entrance to the Marsa sports centre and Royal Malta Golf Club (where Roland works)

It was then home to get ready for another outing, it was ladies night gathering, Connie one of our neighbours was having a girls (ladies) evening at 6.30om (the invite was for a cup of tea at 6.30 on a Saturday night) Those of you who know me…..anyway I’d promised I’d go, Well, always be prepared for a surprise, when Connie realised Roland was home alone (possibly quite enjoying the peace) she insisted I ask him to join us! A few glasses of water, soft drink, nibbles, fresh fruit salad, cakes and special Maltese ice cream and lots of loud chatting, several hours later we rolled back upstairs, certainly not needing to cook our planned pasta! It was a very pleasant evening and they are all very kind people to welcome me into their homes!