On my third visit to the local garden centre, ΚΟΚΟΦΟΙΝΙΚΑΣ, Yannis recommended I try to grow some vegetable native to Crete. At the time, I couldn’t remember the name of it, and I had no clue what to expect after planting it. So I bought four. Now, I wish I had purchased at least four […]
In The Garden: Stamnagathi – A Greek Cretan Superfood? Read More »
When ever someone says “Greek Style,” certain ideas used to come to my mind. I won’t get into them right now, but today, when someone uses that expression, lots of different ideas come to my mind because there are many interesting lifestyle activities that are truly “Greek Style.” And it’s not always about sex. Sometimes,
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It was two years ago when I first had the experience of watching Greeks fly kites on “Clean Monday.” In 2020, Clean Monday fell on March 2nd, and I was visiting Ancient Corinth with a little side trip to Acrocorinth. Shortly after that trip, we’d all be locked down for about two months. This year,
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Things are very busy in Spiliazeza, or written in Greek, Σπηλιαζέζα. The other day, I was surprised to count 5 cars going by the house and heading up the road in an 8 hour period. Obviously, something was going on somewhere up the street! I never did find out what on earth would cause five
The Spiliazeza (Σπηλιαζέζα) Gazette – News In English – Week Ending January 22, 2022 Read More »
I remember when I was a boy, my father telling me about the use of Stinging Nettles back in Northern Ireland when he was younger, and how they were interesting to him because if you did not grasp them hard, they would sting – but if you firmly and strongly put your hands around the
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We are moving tomorrow! But we want to find a “real” Christmas tree, if possible and celebrate the season in a more “Canadian” way with a real tree, and not an artificial one. Could we find a place in the Athens area where we could get a real Christmas tree to take with us to
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This morning, I had to go for a COVID Rapid Test as having that done then obtaining a certificate of a negative result is the only way I can access some shopping I want to do. While waiting at the Bioiatriki office located close to the border of Nea Ionia and Nea Irakliou in Attica,
“I Can’t Wait To Get Out Of (Greece) This Country” Read More »
This is my new view. It has to be one of the best views from a house in the world. How I managed to get this view is a bit of a long story, along with some frustrations, some good luck, and an understanding companion who kept her eyes out for a suitable new view.
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It’s been a long time. In Greece, things often move very slowly even if there are no global pandemics going on. About two years ago, around the time of my youngest son’s birthday, August 6, 2019, I became aware of a plot of land for sale in Central Greece that had about 65 olive trees
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I arrived in Exarchos, located in Central Greece within the prefecture of Phthiotis in the evening of the 8th of August. Whenever I travel, my schedule is upended – sometimes it means I have much energy and can’t sleep all night while other times, I end up waking up too early. This happened to me
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