tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post3217702001870926547..comments2024-03-28T06:27:14.429-07:00Comments on local-kiwi-alien: Festivals and 'Fruits'local alienhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-77325043590561416052022-08-21T14:42:29.588-07:002022-08-21T14:42:29.588-07:00Lovely to be given the oil, tomatoes and figs. My ...Lovely to be given the oil, tomatoes and figs. My goodness sounds like there would be no standing room on your island when all those people arrive. I suspect your son in law would be a good man regardless of his mother crawling all that distance.kiwikidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02267387525703999696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-10438995612794787842022-08-21T11:47:58.889-07:002022-08-21T11:47:58.889-07:00Unexpected gifts, so appreciated!Unexpected gifts, so appreciated!local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-27895164575305221382022-08-19T13:58:36.487-07:002022-08-19T13:58:36.487-07:00A shared harvest …lovelyA shared harvest …lovelyJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-26475654801629337012022-08-18T13:13:01.602-07:002022-08-18T13:13:01.602-07:00You can't beat homemade olive oil, the bottles...You can't beat homemade olive oil, the bottles in shops just don't taste the same. My sister and brother in law use to own shares in an olive grove in their property subdivision, they gave us some one year and boy was it powerfully delish.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-2433857767537463922022-08-17T08:50:37.836-07:002022-08-17T08:50:37.836-07:00These older women had a different way of thinking,...These older women had a different way of thinking, specially this one. Though some of the younger ones do the crawling but now they have knee pads and special gloves. The icon is supposed to help you conceive and I guess if you're desparate you'll do it, because......maybelocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-68141753657035112152022-08-17T08:47:59.409-07:002022-08-17T08:47:59.409-07:00Everyone likes K. He does what he can for others ...Everyone likes K. He does what he can for others and they repay him many times over. He just loves it!<br />Boy do these people know how to feast. We went out to a taverna with our Panayiota and the a dozen of the family. K didn't wwant to eat, late evening meals give him indigestion. But they all cried out 'but you must', 'faei faei'. He ate very little so they put it all in a container and made us bring it back with us. Ok with me. Some of the leftovers were lunch again todaylocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-77383140138991270312022-08-17T08:44:12.277-07:002022-08-17T08:44:12.277-07:00I have realised, slowly, that all of catholic euro...I have realised, slowly, that all of catholic europe have huge celebrations. It's a good time, mid summer, when many are on holiday. A time for revelling before the harsh winter.<br />We were very lucky with that oil. We had just finished the last of ours and would have had to buy somelocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-65270808652347425902022-08-17T08:42:25.028-07:002022-08-17T08:42:25.028-07:00All those 'fruits' were totally unexpected...All those 'fruits' were totally unexpected. The neighbour with the oil was on the way to get a few bottles for his own house when we stopped to say 'goodmorning'. Very good friends. <br />As for the crawling, Nota was determined to suffer. She told me with pride when I saw her that evening that other women had their knees bound up so they were protected but she refused to. She's so proud of her son now . He's a great guy. Good son in lawlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-33458975535319599812022-08-17T08:38:43.749-07:002022-08-17T08:38:43.749-07:00Not idyllic but not bad eitherNot idyllic but not bad eitherlocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-43630070479084508912022-08-17T01:41:11.203-07:002022-08-17T01:41:11.203-07:00How lovely that your friends gave you fresh produc...How lovely that your friends gave you fresh produce. And paid for your drinks too. I don't know if I'd crawl a kilometre on me knees for anything!Chris Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03599144462630400401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-1967821246792015732022-08-17T00:58:09.915-07:002022-08-17T00:58:09.915-07:00You are clearly well loved in your community. It ...You are clearly well loved in your community. It is certainly a day of great generosity and F enjoyed a Panagia feast with a Greek family on Salamina. (No one suggested crawling anywhere tho, fortunately!)Tigger's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15829665785202495073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-19985470542905003522022-08-16T20:39:00.716-07:002022-08-16T20:39:00.716-07:0015th August is also the French National Day. We st...15th August is also the French National Day. We stayed home feeling extremely tired and listless. Oh how I wish that someone would give me bottles of home made Olive Oil. We'd need to live a lot further South.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-39827788196124737742022-08-16T17:58:12.531-07:002022-08-16T17:58:12.531-07:00Wow. I love how everyone shares their harvest with...Wow. I love how everyone shares their harvest with one another. <br />I think I’d love to live in a village just like yours. <br />Maybe it’s my genetics lol <br />I have heard of the practice of crawling to the church. I think if I needed to as a favour I’d invest in some knee pads. Would that be cheating? angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06367100990792829157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-14761591999277300722022-08-16T17:10:20.458-07:002022-08-16T17:10:20.458-07:00It sounds an idyllic lifestyle.It sounds an idyllic lifestyle.Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-22329369966052586712022-08-16T14:49:50.595-07:002022-08-16T14:49:50.595-07:00Huge celebrations but remember , mid summer, it...Huge celebrations but remember , mid summer, it's hot. Though you're used to heat. Tinos, Paros and Ikaria have huge celebrationslocal alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-71265628709687602542022-08-16T14:47:59.771-07:002022-08-16T14:47:59.771-07:00Hmm that's probably part of the reason she nee...Hmm that's probably part of the reason she needs knee ops now. local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-23469139109289566782022-08-16T12:03:23.066-07:002022-08-16T12:03:23.066-07:00Yes, the 15th is a big deal! I was talking to my ...Yes, the 15th is a big deal! I was talking to my friend, Katherine, and she asked if I was going to the service tomorrow (this was on Sunday), and I said I’m not sure, as I had already planned on attending today. Ever the Greek Orthodox Nouna, she admonished me. I ended up going of course :-). Her big smile when she saw me sit next to her was worth it! I would love to be in Greece for the Dormition service someday…..<br />Enjoy all those goodies! It's.a.crazy.worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01097206219065815316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-85155800250440747312022-08-16T11:11:20.168-07:002022-08-16T11:11:20.168-07:00Even just walking (not crawling) for long distance...Even just walking (not crawling) for long distances, without protecting the knees can, do a lot of harm to them.DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-43607890022226328202022-08-16T09:05:28.860-07:002022-08-16T09:05:28.860-07:00It is. Nowadays they at least wear knee pads but ...It is. Nowadays they at least wear knee pads but she was determined to show that she would do anything for her child. He had some sort of blood trouble, couldn't quite understand it. But as a baby he had a blood transfusion a few days after birth. Nowadays its all sorted out with injections.local alienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586011850451326646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6516133427486832064.post-46981226132813790852022-08-16T03:19:19.026-07:002022-08-16T03:19:19.026-07:00Goodness me. Crawling on your knees for good healt...Goodness me. Crawling on your knees for good health. Sounds quite brutal.JayCeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01373622852406554111noreply@blogger.com