I’ve never sown tomato seeds in August before. Back in Ontario, it would be a dumb thing to do, unless you were growing in a greenhouse and could control the temperature. And here in Greece, the advice I’ve been getting is that it is “too late” to start tomatoes in August. But I’m not so …
Sowing Tomato Seeds (and other things) In August Read More »
As some may know, I purchased a small olive grove last year, more as a hobby than anything else. It had been abandoned for a few years and there was quite a lot of work to be done to try to trim and cut weeds that had literally grown so high and thick, the trees …
Olive Grove Recovery After Brutal Winter At Exarchos Read More »
I still enjoy looking at the architecture of old (and not so old) churches, although over the years, I’ve rejected many of the faith teachings of them. Today, I visited the area of a remarkable Greek Orthodox Church located only about a ten minute or less drive away. I did not pull right up close …
Profitas Elias Greek Orthodox Church – Lavreotiki Read More »
Meet Debbie and Stijn I came across this couple a few months ago, when I received an email from Stijn in regard to one of my posts on purchasing an olive grove in Greece. Stijn related how he might be interested in looking for something in Italy and had some questions about how things went …
The Two Creative Travelers & Their New House In Italy Read More »
Men, are you sick and tired of the outrageous prices of shaving razor blades? Isn’t it a bit frustrating when you buy some new fancy razor, then head out to buy blades, and either they cost a mint, or the place you’re at doesn’t stock that brand? My father had the answer. Your grandfather probably …
“What is that noise?” I asked myself as I headed towards the patio. I knew it was an airplane, but what could be flying so close and at low altitude? Thankfully I had my camera on the table with the 70-300mm lens as I realized there were two low flying aircraft, and flying right in …
Lucky Photo Encounter – Canadair CL-125 Water Bombers Read More »
The other day, I was wandering around the front of the house, when I looked down and saw a gecko “sitting” very still on a step that leads to the pedestrian gate. At first, I was a bit taken a back by the site of him as he was much larger than other geckos I …
It was a beautiful evening Sunday, May 15th, 2022. I was out starting the barbecue up and waiting for the charcoal to be ready for grilling the steaks purchased from an awesome butcher in Ataladi and watched as the moon rose in the still sunlit evening. I grabbed my camera and with the 50mm lens, …
It started with the above photo – some musings and questions in my head. Well, actually, some of the musings began after I did a bit of research, being unable to read the date on the back of the photograph. Was it 1903? 1953? The hand printing of the description was easy enough to read …
While trying to organize some older photos including “tagging,” I came across several from a day in September, 2020. We had driven from Nea Ionia out to Artemida (where there is a beach locally known as “Loutsa Beach”) and through Rafina. This area is located on the east shore of the Attica Prefecture, looking out …
Older Photos – Port of Rafina & Coast Near Artemida – Attica, Greece Read More »