Home and Away

Little things in our small world

A tuna

A big one for our seas

We were doing some grocery shopping when K got a phonecall.  'Bring a plastic bag I've got a fish for you'.

The fishing boat couldn't sell all it's catch and was handing some out to friends.

K cleaned it and chopped it up into steaks and we had some fried with a greek salad that day.

We also gave some away .  Give and you shall be given

We were parking our car again under the olive tree out of the sun.

However it gets covered in dry olive leaves and has to be swept and cleaned before we move it.

So it's back up next to the house.  K found a big piece of canvas.  One of those 'treasures'  which he won't let me get rid of.  It covers the roof and windscreen.  At least the paint won't get blistered

Danae opening up the expensive liquor shop.  She may sell, and does sell, 250 euro bottles of gin, but still has to sweep up and clean the loo 

Brother Tony is an artiste.

He made these necklaces from seaglass picked up on a local Maketu beach.  He brought a dozen, at least, for all of us.  Some are made with shells.  These are mine and I love them.  I wear the spirit of a kiwi beach.  I'm polishing them with balsam oil.  Tony says use baby oil.  But balsam oil is what we've got here.  Balsam oil comes from a herb of the same name which is used for skin repair.

   

And here's the boy.  With his eyes closed.

Holding a bottle of coke with his name on it.

For some promotion campaign or other. Coke zero in Greece is putting people's names on the bottles.

This one says

ΑΝΤΩΝΙΣ

Anthony

Our Mayor was talking to a Parliamentary Committee yesterday to put his case against the fishfarms.  He spoke very well and forcefully, we thought.  There were a dozen speakers, some for the Company that owns the Farms, most against them with lots of scientific data, research findings and the like.  The second to last speaker was the UnderSecretary for the Ministry of the Environment.  What an ignoramus.  He tried making a few weak jokes which no-one laughed at and basically put the Company's case across saying that he was sure Poros would benefit from a few more fish farms.  Fortunately our Mayor was able to rebuttal and he put him down quite sharply.  

Now, as all Committees do, they will go away and ponder for a few months, more than a few I would say.  They'll all be away on summer holidays for July and August.  While we all await a verdict or another round of protests and speeches.

For kiwis everywhere!

Mallowpuffs, my all time favourite.  I grew up with these and they're still on the supermarket shelves.

A biscuit base, marshmallow and covered in chocolate!!

Thanks Elli.  She finds these picture of NZ classic edibles and sends them to me to drool over.