Author Archives: John Sanders

22nd December, 2013 A beautiful, warm and sunny Spring day in the middle of December. Yesterday was mid-Winter and the Shortest Day or Winter Solstice. It produced tranquil, evening colours on the landscape. Today starts the march towards the Summer. … Continue reading →

15th December, 2013 Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday to you. Happy Birthday Dear Blo-og. Happy Birthday to you. Hurray! Actually, the Blog began on Christmas Day, 2008 but, arithmetically, it has now been going for the equivalent of five, … Continue reading →

8th December, 2013 Pauline is becoming terribly profligate. We had to dash out and buy her a third Kenwood Chef food mixer in forty years. What is the woman doing with them?  Actually, the first one in the 1970s cost … Continue reading →

1st December, 2013 Last month of the year. We wish all our readers a happy December. We have always travelled to Sifnos in the best cabin available on the 24hr ferries down the Adriatic from Ancona – Patras – Ancona. It … Continue reading →

24th November, 2013 Apparently, a calendar year consists of 52.1775 weeks. On that basis, five years is 260.8875 weeks. As a result, the Blog will start its sixth year on Sunday, December 15th. I’m sure all readers will want to … Continue reading →

17th November, 2013 A day in huddled round the iPad and the PC. After reading the newspapers, I am researching new-build properties in Kent and Sussex. Looking back across the Blog, this time four years ago we were doing the … Continue reading →

 10th November, 2013 It is now seven weeks since we left our Greek home and six since we arrived back in Surrey. The time has flown by. We have spent time in Yorkshire, had a trip to East Sussex and, this … Continue reading →

3rd November, 2013 Glorious day! Sunny, bright blue skies and warm. Unfortunately, the papers are full of doom about freezing temperatures to come soon in November. This Global Warming. It’s so complicated isn’t it. We don’t hear from the island … Continue reading →

27th October, 2013 Well, what a lazy day. Newspapers and football like a real couch potato. Quite enjoyed it really. Warm outside and has just started raining late into the evening. The TV News is all about the coming storm. … Continue reading →

20th October, 2013 We have been away from our Greek home for four weeks now and back in Surrey for three. Who is winding thast clock? After a busy and social few days, it is nice to have some solitude and … Continue reading →