Over the wall wandering

Three days have passed and settling into Malta life! Already almost immune to the constant banging of fireworks from 7am until 11pm, overwatering of almost dead citrus trees(we’ll see if I can save them this time), wandering the neighbourhood and catching up with cousins…

Over the penthouse wall sunsets..as every tomorrow promises a clear blue sky day!

Friday, I went for a walk to the greenbelt in the early morning..

Through parks and along the fields..

There are actually a few trees here if you know where to look! And I even heard(not saw) a bird or two!

Tunnels under the bypasses so one is not playing dodgems with the morning traffic..

And playgrounds in the built up areas for the children to play…there is definitely an air of beautifying the villages…

In the afternoon I went and visited my cousins and met the youngest member of the Bonnici clan, here in Malta.

Saturday was a day out with mum and Bub – too hot for the baby for a beach day, so we went to Shoreline mall, where we could walk around in the air conditioning. He’s learning early…boys don’t like shopping so we headed south to St Thomas Bay for a cool beer – and supported the local hawkers with a shell bracelet each!

While sitting on the terrace, without air conditioning, the big fan above us and the coolness of the sea made for a very pleasant afternoon…

This morning (Sunday) I had planned a car boot market. visit, but the minute I stepped outside, the humidity opened up my sweat glands…so change of plan…got in Vivienne and drove to Kalkara/Birgu for a dip in the swimming hole…great decision and smart way to start a family cooking day…,

As has become a tradition…I head to my cousins on sundays,….Sammy tells us what he wants to eat and Anna and I cook for an early dinner. Anna was on the roast beef and veges, I was on trifle, which presented a few challenges…you cannot buy the cartons of custard and you cannot buy custard powder! However after a very bad attempt using an Italian product that smelt like custard powder but was in fact more of a baking soda…I ended up with a frothy bitter milky concoction! Anna and I went to the local store, where Anna knew we could get a pre-made UHT custard, but in tiny little cartons…so needed two! Again the cream was white not cream, and the end result was a bit sloppy! But still tasted good!

I headed home after helping clear up and arrived to a very cluttered garage door!…thank goodness for little Vivienne as the other side of the narrow street was full with large people movers and my 5 point turning area was only as wide as my car!

With no option(definitely no street parking around) I took a deep breath and my time…

Home safe and sound for an early night!