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!
Dignified .
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Sunrise seen from the garden 'cabin'. The larks are out in force this
morning.
Judging from the number of sheep asleep in the cauliflower fields we can ...
La cathédrale St-Louis de Blois
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Our friend and neighbor Bernard's funeral service is planned for next
Tuesday — unless plans have changed. Yesterday was a very quiet day, with
no news ...
It's almost midnight
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For several days now I have been trying to forget the night between
Saturday and Sunday. People talk about this night like women talk about the
birth of...
The Trouble with Jessica Again
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After the blood test I returned home but couldn't face anything on offer
in the house in terms of tasks to do. I needed a break. I had a chat with
the...
FULL DAY FOR STEW
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*Today Stew is going to work for the whole day. Here's hoping he lasts the
distance. If not, he can just come home early.*
*As for me, Keera and I a...
Being Silly
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The *Randa Girls are no longer girls but young beautiful women, *I noticed
a new photo of them on their mums Facebook page. I was on my way back from
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Grass Cutting Smallholding Chores.
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The weather is improving and yesterday I gave my petrol hedge trimmer it's
first work out of the year.
That's a photo of yours truly going around the p...
Ferry Boat
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The Ferry Boat is an inn situated on the Western most point of Hayling
Island - where the ferry crosses the Langstone Harbour entrance to Eastney
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Emporium
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One of Napier's main streets in town
Napier is one of those old town's that has been reconstructed with art deco
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A Walk In The Woods
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Now is the time of the illuminated woods.......
when every leaf glows like a tiny lamp.
~ John Burroughs
Oak trees come out of acorns, no...
Getting stuff done
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Yesterday I planted some of the bulbs in these two pots. They already have
some growing and others just pushing through. My aim is to try and have
somethin...
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...
One of my Walks
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* One of my favourite walks.* If you click the link it will take you to a
You tube video which I have just found.
The three-and-a-half minute video be...
Spring has sprung, let the gardening begin....
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This show of blooms was just the beginning! Of course they smell amazing,
and all the pollinators think so too. Windows and back door open to catch
tha...
April 9, 2024
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Today was lovely and mild and warm. I baked cookies, something I haven’t
done since Christmas preparations. I did my walk through the village ( made
mys...
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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