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Another washing machine has been dumped in our front yard. Can't complain this time. The machine out the back gave up the ghost and even our expert can't bring it back to life. This one was being carried away from the house of a local Irishman. Or is he a Norwegian. Who cares. He's rich enough to throw out his appliances at the first sign of fallibility and buy new ones. It's our washing machine now and with a new hosepipe and a tweak or two it cleans as washing machines should. And it's out the back!
Sotiris by the sea. We went for a wine and a meze.
The sun was going down and soon the lights of the port were twinkling. The front tables by the water were reserved. That's summer. Even at this early hour the taverna was busy. We could not be given a front row table and we've been steady customers for the last 20 years.
That's ok. The islanders are working, making money. We'll have our waterside table again in September,
The fire truck is ready and waiting. I wonder why there is not a firetower on one of the high points of the island. Any whiff of smoke would be spotted immediately.
Dried broad beans. The ones at the back are still in their shell.
They are shelled. drizzled with olive oil, oregano and vinegar and eaten with garlic sauce
I like this every day stuff.I wish i had a tavern by the sea here.
ReplyDeleteThis one I like because it is right on the water and at night you have all the lights of poros as a background
DeleteDumped in your front yard???
ReplyDeleteSuper that you can make good use of it.
They throw out stuff, at first sign of any issues? Gooood grief!!!!
Living where tourists come, that's the attitude! Locals are making money. You get the prize places back, when tourists have gone home. :-) Same here.
Dumped because we were looking for a good old washing machine! Our friend collects all the rkitchen appliances for recycling and anything he thinks my genius husband can revive is brought to us. I don't mind them out the back where I can't see them. When they are in my front entrance I get very annoyed!
DeleteDrizzled with olive oil, oregano and vinegar and eaten with garlic sauce!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat wouldn't taste good, when this is done to it???????? :-)))
Just about everything is drizzled in oil and lemon juice here. I prefer most things plain. If you put lemon juice on something then it will taste f lemon juice
DeleteCan't turn down a free washing machine, but why did he dump it in your yard? did he know you needed one?
ReplyDeleteOur friend knew we were looking for another washing machine and actually doing us a favour. My husband is the islands washing machine expert and can fix almost any of them
DeleteThose broad beans look huge; could we see more photos of them some time?
ReplyDeleteThose broad beans were huge! When dry they were the normal size. I soaked them about 24 hours and they just soaked up the water till they turned nto giants.
DeleteI should have taken clearer photos and will certainly do so next time
The washing machine fairies left you a very useful gift! May it chug along merrily for years.
ReplyDeleteI would happily eat a dishful of those broad beans, while sitting somewhere in that taverna and watching the sunset.
I don't like the fresh broad beans very much but I do like these with the garlic sauce.
DeleteEveryday living as it is the world over.
ReplyDeleteYour husband should or could make a nice living fixing things for people. Fair play to him.
ReplyDeleteHe used to make a bit of extra but now it is a dodgy business. Best left to people who have all the right papers even if they don't pay their right taxes. Handy man to have around the home though!
DeleteOne mans trash is another mans treasure
ReplyDeleteGotta love having “new stuff” dropped off in front of your house
'Stuff' is often offered to us, dropped off, foraged for. The poor kids one day are going to need a few big lorries to dump all the 'stuff' somewhere else!
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