Tano has been part of our family for six years now. I still remember that cold day in December when I opened the door and papa was holding this teeny tiny thing in the palm of his hand. We later found out that he wasn’t even one month old – far too young to be taken from his mama- but we have loved him and taken care of him ever since. So far he has been nothing but patient and understanding with Georgie, his smacks, his walker and all the changes that have occurred. Now i wish i could be a little more understanding with all the hair he leaves behind in the apartment. Plugging in a noisy hoover at 7 am every morning can’t be easy for our neighbours but what else is there to do? Shave him? As tempting as it sounds, I don’t think he’ll appreciate it. 
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Today my sister, her hubby and moi took the kids to Jungle Mania, a theme restaurant in Larnaca. I must admit I was impressed with the intense jungle decoration – leaves and branches covered the entire ceiling- but the best part were the gigantic animals that moved causing quite a reaction from my sister’s 4 and 3 year old!!! A 5-metre giraffe is set at the entrance while hippos, lions, gorillas and elephants are scattered around the place poking out from trees. With the food nicely priced and served on wooden platters I think I’ve discovered the perfect place to spend an exciting Sunday afternoon with the kids. 
By the way, how do you like Georgie’s new booties? They were given to him by his auntie Emilia.
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Georgie is becoming more and more active everyday. He’s crawling, standing and even letting go and he isn’t even nine months yet! I’ve gotten tired of screaming No! every two minutes so our apartment has been subjected to some changes mostly including moving everything to higher grounds and giving him the occasional coaster and fruit to play with. However nothing interests him more than his daddy’s black leather belt. Weird right?

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Would you look at what I discovered at a little boot sale in Larnaca!I also stumbled upon some beautiful handmade greeting cards. I always make sure I have a collection at home for christenings, birthdays, weddings, etc. There’s nothing worse than stopping off at the periptero in your heels and pretty new dress scouring the shelves for impersonal cards, which by the way will probably be bought by hundreds of others too. Having a bunch of handmade ones that you can find in many shops adds creativity and thought. These cost one euro each and are made by Lynne and Susie. READ MORE

The moment I laid eyes on the white and breezy Souxou Mouxou Mantalakia I wanted to tell the world. New life is being pumped back into the old part of Nicosia and this little restaurant is one of many making this possible. We sat down for a nice lunch which included a green salad with grilled cheese, little fried balls of goat’s cheese and feta, mushrooms with a filling and beef meatballs on a stick. We paid 40 euros, which might be a bit pricey for some but we enjoyed a lunch thoroughly. Can’t say the same for Georgie who barely touched my lentil and rice mixture. i have to mention the bag-cum-chair I found at Mothercare, a godsend when there are no highchairs or wooden ones which Georgie doesn’t like. All you do is open the bag- which is basically the booster seat with a soft cushion -and strap it around any chair. They won’t be level with the table but it’s the best solution I could find when he won’t spend another minute in his pram. Oh. And it also comes with a changing mat and a pocket or two.

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