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uke new zealand belgium england france holland australia and even some from greece posted by local alien at 11 14 00 12 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday 10 may 2026 ancient ruins today the temple to sea god poseidon or more correctly the sparse remains thereof some of the area has been strimmed long grass is a fire hazard and can also hide snakes there s still work to do fortunately they d cleared a few paths through the long grass the council has a lot of work at this time of the year clearing roadsides and public land soon a swedish archeological team will arrive to work on the ruins they spend a couple of weeks here every summer very slowly uncovering it s secrets there s not much of interest no columns theatres or imposing statues just a few stones the remains of a wall some marble steps where around 520bc there was an impressive temple healing centre and market place there weren t many wildflowers in the enclosure itself but across the road there were stretches of chamomile a lovely aromatic scent wafted up as i walked through it there have been years when i ve gathered bunches of it to dry and use to make chamomile tea none of us are crazy about it and it tends to languish in jars for a couple of years before i throw it out k likes to drink chamomile tea when he s feeling ill i buy tea bags posted by local alien at 09 00 00 9 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday 8 may 2026 these days we were startled this morning by 3 ri fle shots nearby sometimes our neighbours take pot shots at the wild goats usually because they ve managed to invade someone s vegetable patch k phoned around as he does to see who the culprit was and it was an irresponsible neighbour showing off to his niece he s over 50 and she s not a child they both should have known better there were no goats involved he was showing her how his shotgun worked wtf the may day bouquet on the front gate is looking bedraggled it s supposed to stay there till june 21 and then be burnt on a midsummer bonfire i don t think it will last that long and anyway midsummer bonfires are definitely not allowed it ll be going on the compost very soon it did the job i followed tradition kept my head high enough no more fires inside or outside the fire ban is on till november the weather has been iffy with wind and rain but the sun is out now and temperatures are rising we moved the remains of our winter wood pile to the back of the house there s no poppi around to haul wood so we managed ourselves log by log took us 3 days to move the pile but we did it those logs were heavy the front entrance is clean and clear ready for the big umbrella summer chairs and table posted by local alien at 07 02 00 17 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday 6 may 2026 small things small things in our life i left k at the café for 5 minutes to cross the road and buy the daily bread when i returned my chair was taken a passerby left 3 bottles of rosé on my chair 3 plastic one and a half litre water bottles very local rosé from grapes grown and trodden a few hundred metres from our house our koumbaros father of a godson had promised us some of this year s vintage saw k and rushed off to deliver it a home breathalyser test the traffic police are getting stricter on the island breathalyser tests are few and far between but the fine has doubled and licenses are suspended we tried it out at home one small glass of raki and you re right at the limit the breathalyser is in the glove box of the car it hasn t been used yet the boy has decided to drink non alcohol beer when we re out or let me drive times they are a changing the last 2025 christmas card this one posted in november from england arrived on 29 april the year of the daddy long legs no they are not giant mosquitoes those daddylonglegs are everywhere they fly around the windows every evening get inside and expire on the windowsill we ve never seen so many after our last heavy rainfall this fountain started flowing it has been completely dry for the last few years it s not just flowing but gushing posted by local alien at 08 38 00 16 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest sunday 3 may 2026 essentially greek greek cooking essentials essentials the wooden pestle and mortar belonged to my mother in law i think the brass one came from her too the brass one we still use to pound nuts or spices nutmeg cloves mastiha mahlepi the large one is for pounding garlic and potatoes for skorthalia or was before the day of the food mixer and a large bottle of red wine agioritiko is the most popular red grape variety in our area it has notes of spicy plum so they say a good cheap red i say 3 bottles of local olive oil which stay on our bench one bottle is from last year s harvest used in cooking the glass bottle has the fresh oil for salads and a spray bottle fresh fish from our saronic gulf a typical size for fish around here the fishmonger scales and guts them k fries them the cat gets the leftovers the fish are called lithrinia in greek red or grey sea bream says google translate as usual here they re fried whole good eating but so many bones and greasy fingers i d love fillets but they don t often fillet fish here they d lose all their taste they say without the head and backbone lemons from our 2 trees this photo was taken on a misty winter s morning a fresh baked loaf it rose slowly all night in the fridge bread making this way is convenient and always makes a excellent loaf i mix the flour water and yeast the night before i don t knead it much at all the bowl is covered and left in the fridge early the next morning it has doubled in size i take out the bowl leave it an hour to warm up a bit punch it down and out it into the baking tin leave for half an hour to rise a little and bake this one was for grandson jamie who was going back to athens after the easter break to finish off the year s studies thyme and basil and there s oregano rosemary parsley and sage in the garden too posted by local alien at 23 16 00 20 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest thursday 30 april 2026 may day 1st may another holiday another celebration a traditional day for the flying of kites and picnics out in the fields amongst the wild flowers and olive trees a worker s holiday shops and offices closed waiters cooks and coffee makers though are working overtime the island is full anyone that can escape athens by car has fled for 3 days in the countryside boats trains trams and the metro will be on strike no hydrofoils will be ferrying holiday makers from the port of piraeus the communist party and workers unions hold protests in athens centre usually ending in rioting and molotov cocktails here we make wreaths and bouquets with wild flowers or what we have in the garden or can nick from gardens nearby i used to make a wreath they re beyond me now so it s a bouquet to hang on the front gate roses from our anniversary dinner and a burst of colour from the pots in the garden the island is full once again though the weather is due to change with a drastic drop in temperature rain and wind more a day for tavernas than picnics we woke up to a light but steady rain excellent for the new plants in the garden dismal for kite flyers have a happy may samhain blessings for those in the south happy beltane for those in the north may your paths be blessed with abundance laughter and magic posted by local alien at 23 57 00 8 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest newer posts older posts home subscribe to posts atom labels 15th august 2012 olympics 2015 all blacks 25th march 28 october a few photos from our life ag paraskevi and more antiquities asotou prodigal son august moon baptism bazaar beetroot and skate bulgaria cabbage peas cake for the saint carpets 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