Month: September 2015

A very small mouse was in my trap last night and had to stay there until this morning before being released at the end of the promontory where I am building a mouse sanctuary. There is still another mouse somewhere so I cleaned and rebated the trap. Chocolate flavoured biscuits seem to do the trick…

I suspect I know what time you were woken up on Sunday morning as it was I who called at 05:30 (BST). I’m glad you had a good time at Blenheim and I hope you passed on my best wishes to Winston if you saw him. It would seem that Mr Stallard is getting quite…

Saturday was a wild night out on the beach. Alex was still residing on the beach so we met up when I took the dogs out for their evening walk. Alex had decided that he needs to go back to Latvia as he now understands that, to spend a comfortable winter in Crete, one needs…

The pooing pigeon has returned and taken the liberty of sitting on the telephone cable, before my very eyes, to produce a huge poo then flying away. Fortunately the poo missed my weather station, falling harmlessly into the adjacent bushes. I’ve had a visit from Alex today, who has been ‘abroad’ to Gavdos for a…

It rained again just now – a short downpour. And it has been cloudy all day and somewhat cooler first thing in the morning. George has declared it winter and put on long trousers, however I feel that is a bit overkill. You mention luxury flats on both sides of the river. Where are these…

It did rain yesterday, but not very much. It rained in the night, but not very much and it was raining this morning when we went out for our walk, but only Boris got really wet but that may have had something to do with going in the sea. The sea was quite rough yesterday…

…however it wasn’t raining when we went out at 07:00 for our morning walk and swim in the sea. In fact, although a bit cloudy, it was warm and quite bright. Now I can hear the thunder rumbling around out to sea and see some lightning flashes through the roof light. Boris has retired under…

There is likely to be a fair amount of rain tomorrow and Tuesday starting around 06:00 so I’ve been putting Fido’s cage, currently occupied by Boris, onto a pallet to get it off the ground. I decided to leave the awning up as the forecast is for wind of around 25km/h which is not too…

A nice day for an election – I passed people going to vote on my way to the supermarket. The priest was also going great guns as well: he is broadcast so that everyone can benefit. A passing pickup truck selling anything from shoes to kitchen furniture might interrupt him from time to time as…

Only a matter of days and we are likely to see some rain too. I might have mentioned that it was windy last night and earlier this morning. Whilst looking at the weather for the weekend, I see there is the possibility of rain forecast for Sunday night and Monday together with strong winds. To…

I took five with me for a walk this morning. Four dogs and a mouse. The mouse was going on a one-way trip to the end of the promontory rather than a cycle trip to Κριοσ Beach. As it was jolly windy in the night, I woke up and closed the large roof light and…

I spoke to Manolis a while back about building a decking but he said he probably had a job to go to post-Grammeno. Having not seen him for a couple of weeks, it looks as though that has come to pass. Talking with Pandolis on Monday, he also has a job to go to, so…

I appear to have gained a rodent. Only one, as far as I know. Luis spent quite a bit of time looking for it yesterday evening however he was unsuccessful at finding it. Sounds of mouse activity from a number of locations except for the mouse trap. I may consider relocating the trap to a…

Out before the sun rose when some cars still had their lights on, it was quite a bit chilly (23.6C). Not helped by the north wind which has been blowing since yesterday morning. I knew that, as soon as I put my awning up again, it would start to blow, however, the wind is, at…

The unrecognisable fruit mentioned earlier is the pomegranate which grows nicely in the neighbours’ garden with the branches overhanging that of Κεριά Σοφία. It came to me in a moment of inspiration confirmed by reading about it on the Internet. Apparently, the pomegranate originated from Iran and as far as India in the Himalayas but…

I saw that Κερια Σοφια was in her little flat last night so went there earlier this morning to ask if she wanted anything from the supermarket. She appeared at the door in her night attire as I had awoken her from her slumbers. What will the neighbours be saying now? First a woman on…

Lunch at the Dilino was really not bad and, at only €39 for three including wine and raki, very good value too. I left Ursula and Tony at the Dilino car park and headed back to change and tidy up a bit. No sooner had I got back than the Dutch woman, whose name I…

Despite the forecast proclaiming that today would be hotter than yesterday, it’s been, so far, a lot cooler than yesterday which is not a bad thing as it’s still a very nice temperature. Yesterday morning Tony and Ursula came to Grammeno to take down their tent and to pack their car. I left them to…

One must remember that the world was a different place 2,000 years ago and there was a lot less competition for the title of ‘Powerful Country’. The more advanced societies were mostly around the middle bit. You didn’t touch on Egypt which was also quite powerful at one point. Mostly down to subjugation of your…

But we went out for a meal in the evening as it was too hot at lunchtime. Whilst exercising the Small Dogs and going to the supermarket, I ran into Tony who had also been shopping. Unfortunately, due to his ‘forgetfulness’, he had forgotten where the apartment building was where they are staying so was…

Any ‘recovery’ from crisis is purely a figment of someone’s imagination or an attempt at some political manoeuvring. Greece will not recover from the present crisis for many years. Most of the money has disappeared to banks in Germany, UK or Switzerland, graduates cannot find jobs so are moving to other countries and many old…

It’s already very warm, hotter than it’s been for a long time. The forecast is 39C but it may be more before the day’s out. Yesterday evening I took the Small Dogs down to the pebble beach, where there are fewer people, and sat in the sea. I might do the same again later today.…

Making up for the lower temperatures in August, today’s high was 36.7C Saturday is forecast to be warmer as is Monday. Lows around 27C. The Albanians have not mown the garden so I have not ventured there for figs. Ursula and Tony have invited me out for a meal before they leave Grammeno: I get…

Out with the Small Dogs in the evening, I ran into the couple with their daughter who had been sleeping on the beach and were just leaving. They said they’d probably be back soon in order to see all the lilies out and in full bloom. I whizzed round with the Small Dogs who were…

I went with the Small Dogs to the beach in the evening and caused a traffic backlog on Grammeno beach as a lady, in her car, with two sons, stopped to look at the Small Dogs to ask if they were brother and sister. I replied that, as they are both boys, it might be…

Alex and I arrived at Grammeno, on the same day, almost two years ago. He came to get his head straight following family problems in Norway where he had a flat. He and I spent some time together until he decided to return to his girlfriend, daughter etc. I was sitting outside in deep contemplation…

So I was on the beach with the Small Dogs and Boris and Dave were back at Grammeno, when I bumped into this young Dutch couple on holiday in Greece for the first time. I suggested they might like to get a drink in the camping bar before going for a meal at the Grameno…