Month: January 2017

Boris was up at 06:25 and so was I. We had a bit of a quick walk so I had time for a cup of tea before Antonis arrived at 08:00. Obi and Minnie were absent at the end of the walk but Minnie appeared just as Antonis arrived so was put in, without any…

Still light in the sky and it’s 18:30. I noticed this on my way back from the shower. Due to cold wind and some cloud, the shower was not anything like as hot as yesterday when it was really quite warm and sunny for most of the day. Today it never got very hot under…

They are becoming more numerous by the day it seems. Last night, on the way back from our walk, we encountered two young lads, one of whom has been on the site for a few weeks. This friend wanted to take pictures of all the dogs, especially Dave. Albanians are crazy about fighting dogs although…

The Small Dogs are a little fed up now as the sun has moved round, leaving most of their compound in the shade. Boris has just returned from a visit inside the van. I suspect he had designs on getting comfortable on one of the seats but found them all to be occupied by Brown…

bot = lot I’m not sure how that came about as ‘b’ and ‘l’ are not that near to each other on the keyboard layout. It is now warm and sunny, so cold and windy is but a memory. It’s is still occasionally a bit windy but nothing like yesterday or through the night. The…

As I’ve said previously, anyone who tries to tell you that Crete is always mild, warm and sunny, has not been here in the winter. More rain in the night but it was dry for both walks, albeit cold and windy. The dogs had great fun this evening so should sleep well tonight. The Brown…

Jeremy is a sadist and does it very well. He thrives with other peoples’ pain. Hove ACTUALLY surely? I’ve been playing with my electrical installation and setting up my equipment. I’m having a cup of tea and then taking the Small Dogs out with the Brown Dogs and Dave. Dave had spent a lot of…

Sounds like a perfect UK winter day. I knew there was a reason why I prefer to live in Crete! We had rain yesterday, during the night and early morning. It was miserable and cloudy, however, the sky is now perfectly blue, the sun shining and my washing drying outside on the line. I’ve just…

It rained hard for a while and there was thunder and lightning. Around 7mm fell altogether. Once the rain stopped, the sky cleared, so we got our evening walk anyway. Minnie went AWOL again so went without supper and straight to bed when she eventually showed up. All dogs now safely tucked up.… Read the rest

The digging was a little strenuous, especially as I have not done much physical work for some months due to the hernia I had. Thankfully I am able to do most things now and rarely think about my former hernia. In any event, I hope my daily dog walks keep me reasonably fit. I can…

Referring to your previous: If I am able to write emails as well as you, in my ninetieth year, I should be very happy. I am quite aware of the ageing process and have been for some years. I find it most obvious when I try to do manual work such as digging or the…

This evening I am very tired as I have been digging all day. The ground between the storeroom and the van is quite difficult in places. I needed to bury the electric cable deep enough so it would not get damaged. Not that it matters much as I know where it is. I dug the…

All action today although I had intended to do different things to what I actually did.My initial plan was to put the awning rail back over the windscreen of the van. This was removed during the great windscreen sealing exercise to give better access. I want to check all along the top of the windscreen…

Clouds appeared around evening walking time but I chose to ignore them. Just as we were across the beach from the camping entrance, during the outbound leg of the walk, the rain started and then intensified. I’d decided to wear my windproof, but no longer waterproof, jacket and no waterproof trousers. Consequently, the rain seeped…

Yesterday I got everything washed and dried including sheets, duvet cover, under sheet and blanket. It will take ages for all those little creatures to find their way back. The weather has been sunny and warm for the past two days despite a short shower earlier this morning. The ground was not even wet which…

Today is sunny and warm. I managed to wash all my clothes yesterday evening and hang them up in the storeroom or under the awning. All but the jeans and fleece were dry this morning. I put all my bedding in the washing machine at 07:00 and it was hanging out on the line by…

The forecast talks about days without rain until Saturday. Seeing is believing but I remain hopeful. More rain today and in the night although nothing significant during the times that mattered. I managed to get all the dogs walked, fed and put to bed without incurring any real dampness. I can’t say it is cold…

At 18:00 I am outside writing this email. It’s not hot, but then again, I’m not huddled around the heater in the van. Another showery day with some heavier rain during the night. One of the showers was quite heavy too. Unlike yesterday, we managed a proper evening walk although I was keeping a close…

Matthew is the builder and cupboard man. Sophie is going out with Russell. I know Russell’s father as he was at Priory too. As I mentioned yesterday, I think the cormorant is in sales so travels a lot. Perhaps it is a regular area for him and he’ll come back. It’s not raining now and…

After our conversation, Matthew called. We talked about his accounts and I’ve given him homework to complete by Tuesday. Matthew’s fifty next month. I remember teaching him in the Lomas Building at Priory. Just as I had the dogs ready to go out on their walk, the rain started. The Brown Dogs, Dave and I…

The sun shone virtually all day. I didn’t need to turn on the heater to have a hot shower so Georgia will be pleased that she saved money on the electricity. The bad news is that the next few days are likely to be wet. Last night there were ructions between Oskar and Charlie. Oskar…

Boris takes the opportunity to get up onto the Brown Dogs beds during the day: assuming they are not occupying them. Today has been a mixture of showers and sunny intervals, however, the intervals have been much longer than the showers, so the Brown Dogs have been mostly outside The bed consequently was in a…

The replacement debit card arrived this morning and was stuck under the door in reception when I went up there to check. Thanks for sending it so promptly. I have already made a purchase so the company will be happy that I have received it and used it. The German couple left today but came…

Another day of showers with not a lot of sunny intervals. Despite this, I have managed to get two machine loads washed and mostly dry. The morning started wet so departure for the walk was delayed until the rain stopped. Consequently, the walk was mostly dry albeit a little shorter than usual. I cycled slowly…

Maria came to give me some keys this afternoon. Only one week later than she said she would. Apparently, they would have left sooner but the road from here to Chania has been closed for two days due to snow and ice. They say they will be back “in a few days”. Maria had put…

You may be pleased to know that the dead goat, washed up on the shore, is still in the same position as yesterday. The aforementioned goat was of less interest to the dogs this morning. There was more rain in the night, in fact for most of the night, ending around 07:00 today. We went…

It has been wet for several days and is still wet. It will also be wet tomorrow too and probably for much of next week if the forecast is correct. The amount of rain that has fallen has been nothing like that which was forecast which is a good thing. I’m just getting fed up…

After a couple of heavy downpours last night, today has been reasonably dry. Not at all cold and I even went on the evening walk in bare feet with just crocks on. Some other people were walking their dog as we started out on the promontory. Strangely they soon disappeared once they clapped eyes on…

Only a few hours left of the day, with a forecast of 35mm rain, yet a mere 6.1mm fell, mostly during the night. To achieve the speculated rainfall, it’s going to have to rain pretty hard for the remaining six hours of the day. No absentees at the end of either walk today. Minnie came…

I just spent 30 minutes or so writing an email and suddenly all the content disappeared. Golly, that’s annoying! Here are the highlights: It rained last night and again early this morning although sunny for most of the day. I went to the supermarket and bought food so I don’t have to go there when…

According to the earlier forecast over 116mm (4 1/2″) rain is due to fall by the end of the week. Today was supposed to be dry but it rained this morning and again just now. Fortunately, my bodged windscreen repair has held up and no water came in so far. Hopefully, it will survive the…