What to do

All my grandchildren are teenagers except the youngest and she's on the brink.  One family of four , 2 adults, 2 teenagers, live in our old house.  Two bedrooms, one kitchen , one balcony now roofed and turned into a sitting area.  One room leads into another, no hallways.  Try keeping four people cooped up in that with the 2 teens sharing a bedroom.  

My father-in-law built the house for K, his dowry, although it's the woman who is supposed to provide the house.  F-in-law and his 8 siblings were brought up in a 2 roomed house. One room a storehouse and kitchen with an open fire, the other a bedroom and room for the loom. The 8 children slept on blankets on the floor.  That's the way it was back then and he considered this house he built more than big enough for a family of 4.  Times have changed very fast and dramatically.  The good thing about this house is their roof terrace, up a narrow spiral open staircase, where they have a fantastic view of the island and the bay.  At least they will be able to go up there when the weather is better and let off some steam.

Meanwhile .....

Keeping the children amused in a small house

Cooking is one way to go, especially when both of them like meal making

Grandson is king of the tzatziki but here he is rolling out naan bread

He had already mixed the tzatziki and cooked the gyro for homemade souvlaki

Luli made the naan bread by hand

She is the one who kneaded all the dough for the large loaves of unleavened bread at the beginning of Lent.

Naan bread -

Equal parts of yoghurt and flour

I still haven't made mine but I'll be phoning her for the recipe and tips

Remember the game 'twister'.  

Bottoms up 

I won't tell you which is which

Other family lives next door to a deserted tennis court, away from the road and other human beings

Family exercise in the open 

And to end

here is a message from the NZ police