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You can never tell in the morning how the day is going to pan out.
The warm autumn Sunday turned out even better than expected. We didn't get to eat rice and rooster after all.....too bad!
We got a call from family and went down to the 'green chairs' for a 'coffee'. Great surprise when we arrived. Everyone else was already there and the table full of odd dishes and serving plates full of everyone's Sunday lunch.
The cafeteria provided the wine, a meze plate with olives, tomatoes, cheese and some bread and we tucked into an impromptu feast sitting beside the water on this warm and sunny day
Sunday lunch on the waterfront
Smile for the camera
Offal, chicken, pork chops, fried rice and potatoes
Plenty for everyone
And if that wasn't enough our friendly butcher brought over a plate of his Sunday dinner for us to sample as well
Being known, and liked, by (almost) everyone on this small island has some advantages. Or being related to them!
A free Sunday afternoon to sit and chat, and enjoy a glass of wine
Boys will be boys!
Some of us were in short sleeves, some of us were wearing jackets
and small boys stripped off for a dive into the harbour
The clean harbour waters ( one hopes )
Elsewhere it was Armistice Day. There didn't appear to be any ceremonies here. Greece didn't come into WW1 till 1917
I don't remember much about Armistice Day in days gone by. It was my mother's birthday so we marked the day in a slightly different fashion.
I learnt a lot reading everyone's blog posts on this day of remembrance
The numbers of dead and wounded are staggering and the actrocities shocking
We shall remember them at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month.
And so we should
That looks a pretty good impromptu lunch.
ReplyDeleteIt was very nice surprise!
DeleteWhat a wonderful Sunday you had there.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed, and no table to clear or dishes to wash!!
DeleteI love impromptu things but yours always seem to be in the sun and beside the water, how lovely. Different life style. Now you need to write a book, "How to Live Greek and Enjoy Life."
ReplyDeleteVery different lifestyle, climate, traditions. Nice to be able to have fun in the sun and cheaply too!
DeleteLife on a Greek Isle sounds quite idyllic, as it should. :-)
ReplyDeleteWonderful, wonderful day!!!!
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It was nice with family and friends, kids running wild. Everyone e happy, even our priest. He did his stint in the armed forces here at the naval base when my husband was an officer so we know him well
Deletehmmm Rooster - sounds very interesting. As for Armistace day, yep we had that day here in NZ too.
ReplyDeleteI was glad to be able to skip the rooster. We had to eat it the next day tho.....with lots of salad
DeleteHow lovely your lunch looks... and swimming in the harbour looks wonderful too.
ReplyDeleteAt least the harbour waters 'look' clean. I hope they are. Water is freezing at this time of the year
DeleteAs usual your Greek island lifestyle makes me extremely jealous.
ReplyDeleteIt was a day that anyone woul have enjoyed. Sunshine, good company, good wine and small children allowed to run wild...but not next to us!
DeleteNothing like an impromptu gathering. We used to have them all the time
ReplyDeleteEnjoy the weather while it lasts
November has been brilliant. I really hope it does last a few more weeks though a little light rain wouldn't go amiss
DeleteLest we Forget
ReplyDeleteAmen
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