Month: January 2014

Fortunately, it is sunny again today as I was getting a bit fed up with all the wetness falling out of the sky. Not half as fed up as I would be in UK: not even 10% as fed up even. Last night it got a bit windy and Boris’ daytime outside bed made its…

I see you have had 10mm rain since midnight. We had a wet evening as it was raining on and off. One of my puppies decided to go off exploring whilst we were out on our walk so we were only 3 for supper when we got back. I put the boys to bed and…

After all the nice weather so far in 2014 it’s now Payback Time. Yesterday we had 14.1mm of rain and it was pretty chilly – by Crete standards anyway. The sea is calmer today but was right up the beach during the night. It is no longer breaking over the rocks with such force and…

Morning! Yesterday I received four emails from you in one go. I’m not sure why that was but perhaps it might be a good idea if you leave your computer box turned on later so that I can check it out and back it up.Yesterday we had showers and sunny periods followed by some clear…

Boris mentioned that he had not signed-up for rain when he agreed to come to Crete. He understood that there would only be sunshine and warm weather and that the dark, wet, cold winters of the UK would be a thing of the past. This was as he was waiting for me outside the shower…

The day started grey with quite threatening clouds but then the sun came out for a bit. It is quite warm but a little variable. Georgia has just gone off to Paleochora to get some mutt food for me. I asked her to get me 40kg since now, with extra dogs, the food goes more…

We can do pebbles here too if you like but you would need to go to Paleochora, to the east beach for them. Most of the other beaches are sandy which I don’t see as a hardship. You are having a bit of rain as I can see below from your local PWS The Crete…

It’s still from the south so pushing the sea up the beach, gusting to 30km/h, so strong enough to make me want to wear a jumper. It’s quite sunny with a few clouds and 19.4C as I write. Not much going on today: a couple of support calls and I’m filling in my tax return…

I got out of bed at 06:00 to let the puppies out for a wee as I could hear there might unexpected side effects otherwise. At 07:15 I took Dave and the puppies for their morning walk, fed and watered the puppies and then took Boris out for his morning walk.On returning, following Boris’ walk,…

I got out of bed at 06:00 to let the puppies out for a wee as I could hear there might unexpected side effects otherwiseAt 07:15 I took Dave and the puppies for their morning walk, fed and watered the puppies and then took Boris out for his morning walk.On returning, following Boris’ walk, I…

It looks as though you’ve had some rain…… Read the rest

I cannot believe that the north is warmer than the south! What is going on here? It’s a bit windy on this side but the puppies have not been blown away yet. I have interest in one of them and there should be pictures of them on the CAP website soon as I have sent…

Busy again today with puppies and washing dog blankets and playing with Boris on the beach and in the sea. He is drying off as I write, although it may not be as warm as perhaps he would like. … Read the rest

Considering it’s January, we are having exceptionally warm weather. I can tell this as there are more flies about: they always seem to appear once the weather warms up for a couple of days. I am reliably informed by Martin and Sandy, who live on the other side of the mountains, that this winter has…

Here is a link to a PWS (Personal Weather Station) which is only a very short distance from me in Kountoura. Kountoura PWS click the link above to see the current weather You can see the actual weather as it occurs as well as look at data from previous years. The four puppies that I…

Is it? It’s nice and warm here and my washing should hopefully be dry soon. The wind is from the south although its a bit cloudy 18.5C outside where Boris is in the sun. I was surrounded by puppies yesterday as 4 of them leapt out of the bushes at us on our morning walk. They…

It’s all happening in Lewes today! Quiet here though as I am alone again. No rain but no sun either. Some large gusts of wind too… Despite the pessimistic forecast, the sun is out today and it is 17C as I write. Hurrah! Boris is here looking at me like a soppy dog and I…

We’re all alive and well in not-so-sunny Crete. It was lovely over the weekend and you may recall I was laying in the sun on Sunday just in shorts. However, today, it is different, but then it is January. It is not windy but quite wet. It’s 14.6C outside according to my thermometer, and 18.2C…

How was lunch on Sunday? I hear from Ed that he has set up your phone and fixed the iPad problem – perhaps he knows more about iPads than I assumed. I hope the phone works as anticipated. Back to work today for everyone in Greece. The camping, I think, is empty again having had…

I’ve been playing with the Google search engine to see how easy it is to get pictures to come up in image searches. I took a batch of pictures of the camping yesterday to see how quickly they would appear. Today I did a search for ‘Grammeno Camping’ which is what I used to label…

Sounds a bit like something from Allo Allo – a secret message to the Underground in 1944! But the wind is from the south today so the temperature risks getting into the early 20’s if we are not careful.Earlier, I sent a tenancy agreement to Denise Simpson, Charlie’s mother, as Charlie and the children are…