The Norwegians might have been here all winter (or not, thinking about it their catamaran might have been, but they can fly to meet it now). I have had a couple of 'foreign to Greece' yacht-living friends stuck in weird places (Pylos for example) because that is where they chose to winter over and ended up not being able to leave to resume their summer plans to move eastwards when they had intended. Your bay on the other hand would not have been a tiresome place to be confined to.
New Zealand has been put on a lot of "allowed" countries to visit, but the government is actively discouraging anyone here from traveling overseas. I love the way your photos look so summery (is that a word? LOL) :)
I am so envious of your gorgeous blue sky and warm sunshine. No wonder you are seeing so many incomers. I would be one of them if I was brave enough, although our island wouldn't let me back in if I went overseas!
CAMBRIDGE TODAY
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*HAPPY 37TH BIRTHDAY*
*STEVE!*
*First up for today, I'm off to Cambridge for an FBG walk.*
*Nice flat route today thank goodness.*
*The weather is lo...
For St George and for England
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I have been in and out of the house today, waiting for the wind to swing
around in the right direction to properly unfurl my St George's Cross. It
ha...
Graft
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Mr B was working over the weekend, and the cycle ride-out I wanted to join
was booked up before I even saw the invitation, so I decided to graft
instead ...
flowers
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It is one of the most beautiful and magical things in nature, the little
yellow flower and the pink and white flower, both very small growing in the
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Enforced jolliness.
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The local farmers are up early. By the time we set foot out of the front
door there are four tractors working away in the fields down by the sea.
With t...
The village cemetery (2)
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These are some of the graves in the village cemetery that have plaques with
words on them. Maybe you'll be able to read some of them. By the way, after
the...
Finding the right model.
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Lady Magnon has an iPad; quite an old one. It works perfectly, does all she
asks of it, but the cover has finally fallen to bits. In fact it's
currently...
Happy Earth Day- Look who I Found!
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I spent quite a bit of time outside today cutting back perennials, edging
part of one bed, doing a bit of weeding, moving the cat…
I almost didn’t see t...
Simpler Times
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"The real things haven't changed. It is still best to be honest and
truthful; to make the most of what we have; to be happy with simple
plea...
Taramakau River
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Last week B and I drove out to Dillmanstown which is a former mining
settlement out Kumara way, about 20 minutes drive from Greymouth. We have
many ma...
Gorilla gardening
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The sun came out in the afternoon and I was sick of being inside so I went
out to water the veggies and check on their progress.
The fig tree was damaged ...
Drivers just wanna be first........
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This is my signature meme for drivers, haha. I remember drivers
ed....we've seen the consequences on the highway and streets when people
tailgate. Bu...
CHRYSANTHEMUMS
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I always have a vase of flowers in the house, usually on the dining table
and pick them from the garden. This week at the Growers' Market I noticed
some b...
In memory of George
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In 2007, a 9-year-old Jack Russell Terrier called George died after
protecting 5 local children from an attack by two pit bulls. He was given a
posthum...
Books 7-11
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A Friend of the Family by Stuart Field
Families are dying. No matter how hard DCI Platt tries, he's not seeing a
pattern; not even after his own wife a...
Sinking of the SS Ventnor
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The SS Ventnor leaving Westport in 1901
The SS Ventnor was built in Glasgow, Scotland in 1901 for Gow, Harrison and
Co as a British cargo steamship. Her le...
Nothing goes to waste
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I had quite a lot of fabric left over from the re-covered chair (I ordered
extra to allow for any mistakes!) so I decided to make a couple of
cushions. ...
Going Into Recess
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Have you ever felt that sometimes your life has turned a corner? Or, as my
uncle used to say, started a new chapter in the book of your life?
After r...
Catching up!
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Oh dear, nearly six months since I last posted a blog. It is not that I
have been bothered to write to you. Oh no. It is because words have been
absent ...
Mincemeat and Quince
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The days are getting shorter and the trees are beginning to shed their
leaves. The quince tree has done magnificently this year. The fruit
enormous a...
I write. I create. I observe and record my life, after 40 years, in Greece. I love to create either with my handy craft, cooking or writing. Freeform always. Keep it simple, keep the interest, make it useful. I write about my garden sometimes, my grandchildren and the different culture and traditions. My New Zealand up bringing was so different from this way of life that I do truly feel like an alien at times. Greece is home but so is my kiwi 'homeland'. I am a citizen of both and an alien in both.
The Norwegians might have been here all winter (or not, thinking about it their catamaran might have been, but they can fly to meet it now). I have had a couple of 'foreign to Greece' yacht-living friends stuck in weird places (Pylos for example) because that is where they chose to winter over and ended up not being able to leave to resume their summer plans to move eastwards when they had intended. Your bay on the other hand would not have been a tiresome place to be confined to.
ReplyDeleteNew Zealand has been put on a lot of "allowed" countries to visit, but the government is actively discouraging anyone here from traveling overseas.
ReplyDeleteI love the way your photos look so summery (is that a word? LOL) :)
I am so envious of your gorgeous blue sky and warm sunshine. No wonder you are seeing so many incomers. I would be one of them if I was brave enough, although our island wouldn't let me back in if I went overseas!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos that I try not to envy :-)
ReplyDeleteI like the look of that Norwegian Cat'. I really should have learned how to sail.
ReplyDeletewow that is an amazing view! I sure would like to be out on that boat.
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