Month: December 2013

There are plenty of ways of keeping in touch and I believe we were on the phone yesterday dealing with your computer. I use a thing called Hangouts which is a kind of message thing where you can chat with someone interactively or just leave a comment to be answered at a later time. I…

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I may have mentioned that we found a ball whilst walking out yesterday morning and that Boris dropped his ball in the sea (again). As it turned out, the ball we found on the shore yesterday was a ball we had previously lost. It was a lot cleaner than it used to be, but it…

What many find so enchanting about Greece is that family ties are still massively important and the festive season is still mainly a time of religious and family orientated celebrations, not the somewhat commercial event that some feel it has become in many parts of the world today.  Greek holiday celebrations are already in full…

As for the earthquake, it was really nothing in comparison to the one in October and the wind… this is Crete and it’s windy! My Greek hosts have been educating me into the ways of Crete and Greece in general. This required a certain amount of Raki drinking which has brought my fast of nearly…

We had another earthquake early this morning. It was right at the other end of the island so it was not felt by many. Added to that, it was early in the morning and most people would have been tucked up with Teddy. The epicentre is the red dot with the red ring around it.…

Relative positions of Crete and Cyprus. Accepted that Cyprus is Greek, except for the Turkish part – although the Greeks would be only too delighted for the Turks to Bu@@er off as they had enough of them during the Ottoman Empire. Anyway, I’m in Crete not Cyprus. Hardly any Turks here and no British peacekeeping…

Here is a link to the Greek meteorological service weather forecast for Paleochora. This should give you the most up to date local forecast for Paleochora Weather forecast for Paleochora, Kriti The ‘dust’ forecast is quite amusing as I think they mean pollen. Here is a link to the actual weather observations for Paleochora from…

I’m lazing on a lounger in the sun having just enjoyed my lunch. There is a warm southerly breeze, the sea laps gently upon the shore and Dave is snoring as he lays in the sun. I won’t mention the dirty black clouds massing over the mountains as that would rather spoil the illusion. It is…

And a lovely sunny day we are having here too. If only it wasn’t so windy, I would be out enjoying it! Inside it is nice and warm as the front of the van faces south so can enjoy the sun all day. Both dogs are laying on the blankets at my feet.  I have…

As there is still no Internet and I have to use my iPhone to send messages, this one will not be long I’m afraid. I have paired my bluetooth keyboard to the iPhone to make it a bit easier but the screen is still small and not that easy to read. Seeing as I have…

Just a quickie because I’ve had no Internet for 24 hours It has been very cold here with strong, cold winds. Yesterday, in particular, it was down to 9C in the evening, not helped by a cloudy day. Today it is sunny but still not very warm: 13.5C. The wind is very cold too. I…

I have finished updating everything on your computer and backing it up, so you can turn off now. Everything is normal here and all dogs alive and well. It’s been a bit variable today although generally warm and sunny with occasional showers – some heavy. I sound like the shipping forecast. We had a power cut earlier and…

It’s sunny and bright with 16C on the thermometer at 11:49. The sky is blue and there is about 1/8 cloud cover. The wind is from the north again today which is why it is much colder than yesterday when I was happy to wander around in shorts and polo shirt. My latest loaf of…

So, can I gather from the subject line that you didn’t have a good computer day today? If I knew a little more about the nature of the problem, I might be able to help more. Edward said he would come to take a look at your computer battery because I think it’s almost run…

We had a sunny day today with hardly a cloud in the sky. It is not warm because of the cold north wind which luckily is nothing like as strong as it yesterday and the day before. I’ve been practising my French today as we have a French couple with a motorhome on-site as I…

Morning We seem to have a bit of a communication problem regarding the Internet today. I’ve checked the camping setup and think it’s to do with the provider. So today I’m using 3G which is very slow and which I have to pay for! The result is that, until the camping’s Internet connection is working again,…

I have done my Lumosity brain training, had a shower, done my washing and hung it all up in the covered area which is fortunate as it has just started to rain, and been shopping. The ladies in the supermarket are starting to get wise now: the deli counter lady looks at me and asks…

Morning I have contacted Gina at Accolade and she has edited the site so that people cannot send information without putting in a series of characters first to prove that they are a real person. I tried to access the computer to see if the backup had completed correctly but it was switched off. It…

And a happy December 1st to you! Just think, there are only another 24 shopping days until Christmas. I think I will be doing all of my shopping online this year as there is little choice in the local supermarket unless you are all up for some feta and a few olives. However, I feel…

When I came here, I knew it would be windy and I have not been disappointed, especially today, as it’s blowing very hard indeed. It is coming from the east so running along parallel with the south of the island. I have just come back from walking the dogs and we went on our usual…