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The Three States of Cypriot Cats: January 2007
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats. A series of notes on life in a Cypriot village. Monday, January 29, 2007. Epistle from Cyprus X - 30th January 2007. I have mentioned Otto’s coffee shop on several occasions earlier. The tradition of the coffee shop has been described as far back as the 9th century as the meeting places of a circle of pleasure seekers and idlers. And I suppose that about sums it up. Otto's Rolls-Royce in action preparing sausages. Mmmm sausages. Out on the town alone. However I was not h...
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats: May 2007
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats. A series of notes on life in a Cypriot village. Sunday, May 20, 2007. How many cats to the boatload? The legend that Helena the mother of the Emperor. Constantine was the first person to bring cats to Cyprus is just that. I found the following National Geographic reference to a 9500 year old mummified cat in Cyprus. Http:/ news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/04/0408 040408 oldestpetcat.html. Posted by /s at 9:27 am. Tuesday, May 15, 2007. When I told my bird watching c...
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats: April 2007
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats. A series of notes on life in a Cypriot village. Tuesday, April 24, 2007. An Update on Easter in Tremithousa - 26th April 2007. Great Friday or Good Friday (Μεγάλη Παρασκευή). First you need to know a bit about the construction of a Greek Orthodox church. The iconostasis with the Beautiful Gate in the centre. This picture shows an iconostasis from the small church outside the monastery at Stavrovouni. The bier is then lifted and carried aloft around part of the village ac...
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats: June 2007
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats. A series of notes on life in a Cypriot village. Friday, June 22, 2007. The Roads in Cyprus - 22 June 2007. I have on occasion made disparaging remarks about the driving in Cyprus. I think I may have found at least one of the reasons. Early one morning I was driving toward a small mountain village called Nata and approached a sharp left hand bend. Unusually for a mountain road the track was wide enough for two vehicles and was welled marked with white linings. The school ...
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats: December 2006
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats. A series of notes on life in a Cypriot village. Wednesday, December 20, 2006. Epistle from Cyprus VIII - 20th December 2006. My big toe and the ‘ians’. As I remember it I used the word 'Ouch'. The ‘ians’ finished the job and I have to say they did a pretty good one. They have introduced me to yet another system of communication. When they want to ring home and confirm that they are fine and that everything at home is fine they do the following. While for the one milliont...
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats: November 2006
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats. A series of notes on life in a Cypriot village. Tuesday, November 28, 2006. Epistle from Cyprus VII - 29th November 2006. Fortunately for all the customers the kerosene heater also doubles as a stove. You can see the foil package of mushrooms cooking on top of the stove. A sharp reminder of where I am. Is actually divided between the north and the south. Divided because of religious and sectarian differences. The south is predominantly Greek Orthodox Christian an...I hav...
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats: September 2007
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats. A series of notes on life in a Cypriot village. Friday, September 21, 2007. If a parent gives a kid a mobile phone (cell phone) then that is the last communication you will have with them. Unless the kid wants you to pay the bill of course. Posted by /s at 2:50 pm. View my complete profile. The publicly viewable part of the photo album. Unrational - from IE. The Ne'er-do-wells do Thailand - 2006. Did the earth move for you too? Epistle from Cyprus XIV - 24th July 2007.
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats: July 2007
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats. A series of notes on life in a Cypriot village. Tuesday, July 24, 2007. Epistle from Cyprus XIV - 24th July 2007. Later today I will disappear over the internet event horizon when my telephone is disconnected and I was going to make this entry a final one with reflections over the year. I have decided to leave that until I have have had a little time to think about it a little and instead share one Cyprus' best kept secrets. I found a map with a series of three 'Venetian...
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats: March 2007
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats. A series of notes on life in a Cypriot village. Tuesday, March 27, 2007. From the Home of Xenon of Kition - 27th March 2007. A selection of flyers including my favourite. I continued to read the glossy magazine that ‘celebrates the 11th in the current series of events promoting holistic health and self-development’. Again I am surprised they needed to have so many, surely one would have been enough or maybe two to pick up the stragglers like myself. And many more besides.
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats: October 2006
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The Three States of Cypriot Cats. A series of notes on life in a Cypriot village. Friday, October 13, 2006. Cypriot Health and Safety - 13th October 2006. While searching for a shortcut to the beach I found the following in the road. Yes it is a metal wire support cable which is embedded right in the middle of the road. To make matters worse there is no street lighting in this area. Posted by /s at 7:07 pm. Thursday, October 12, 2006. Epistle from Cyprus V - 10th October 2006. What to do now? At this sta...
