February 2023

My First Adult Acting Gig – Pavlos Crown Prince Of Greece – Exarchos Carnival

ian scott and eleni acting as crown prince of Greece and his wife

I don’t think Liam Neeson has too much to worry about in regard to the next rising up an coming Northern Irish born actor – but who knows? This past weekend, I played the role of Prince Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece at the Exarchos Carnival. I really wasn’t sure what I was getting myself […]

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Hello Once Again, Exarchos – Hello Falcon!

It’s not a great photo, but the best I could do at the time. We had arrived in Exarchos the evening before, and on Friday, decided to head out of the village to check on the olive grove and see how things were there at the end of February. While driving along the road, I

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Tomato Plant Champions!

cherry tomatoes on tomato plant

They have been through so much: Gale force winds, snow, ice pellets, a few nights of below freezing temperatures. Yet these tomato plants keep living and growing! Back in August, I was looking at the average temperatures for the coming months in my area and was curious if I could sew some tomato seeds at

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The Port – Small Plates Seafood Restaurant, Lavrio

bowl of steamed mussels

The Wine And Garlic Steamed Mussels are truly to die for! And if you end up at The Port (Το Λιμανι), a “small plates” seafood restaurant in Lavrio, you’ll definitely want to order these tasty mussels. The problem is, there are also so many other yummy things on their menu, you might be tempted to

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Steakhouse “Christos” – Restaurant In Lavrio

super burger and fries at steakhouse christos, lavrio

“I’ve had a few good hamburgers here in Greece, but mostly they have not been that great – the one I enjoyed here was perhaps the best so far in Greece!” We had to make a run to Lavrio for more propane for our Provence gas heater and decided that we’d grab a bite to

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Provence Gas Heater – A Review After A Week Of Use

provence heater top showing the name of the heater

It’s been pretty cold in our part of Greece, although admittedly, not as cold as I have experienced in many parts of Canada. But where I am located, the winds can whip off the sea for days without a break at 40 kmh with gusts up to in excess of 60 kmh during this time

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I Was Arrested At The Airport With A Pistol In My Carry-On

starter pistol

The RCMP officers ran toward me and put me under arrest. Was my life over, with this arrest that involved a pistol in my carry-on luggage at the Toronto international airport? The Air Canada security had discovered the hidden pistol in gym bag used as carry-on luggage as I went through their security. In the

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Angry Seas At Lavreotiki

night photo of waves at vrompopousi beach, lavreotiki, greece

Unfortunately it is not a great photo and does not do justice to the mighty power of the winds and seas this evening along the coast of Lavreotiki, in Greece. We finally have a real taste of winter weather beginning today after a fairly mild month of January. We even saw snow flakes coming down

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Scott’s Porage In Greece

A 1kg box of Scott’s Porage, milled in Cupar, Scotland has arrived in Greece. It is unlikely that any of my Scott ancestors were involved in the production of Scott’s Porage, although it was a pair of Scott brothers in Glasgow that started the company back in 1880. Personally, I don’t think I’ve ever come

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