Author Archives: John Sanders

13th October, 2013 It rained all night and looks like raining all day. There is something wonderful about rain – especially when you haven’t experienced it for six months. No football this weekend after the England win on Friday so … Continue reading →

6th October, 2013 Glorious morning. Sitting outside in our courtyard in the sunshine with the temperature hitting 80F/27C. The gardeners mowed the lawns on Friday and they still smelled sweet and fresh. No sign of the squirrels yet but Autumn … Continue reading →

29th September, 2013 The penultimate day of September. It is 22C/70F and there is little sign of Autumn yet. We were awake at 5.00 am (Still in Greek time) and up for fresh orange juice and Yorkshire tea. Last night … Continue reading →

22nd September, 2013 Packed our bags, fed the cat and drove down to the port. Went to Meropi Restaurant for lunch. Chick pea soup and fried squid. Drove on to the F/b Aqua Jewel bound for Syros. We went via … Continue reading →

15th September, 2013 Lovely day to start the week. Interesting mackerel cloud formation over the port at 7.00 am had disappeared by 10.00 am and the rain forecast for Monday seems to be written out of the story now as … Continue reading →

8th September, 2013 Coffee at the café and then jobs around the garden. We meet our friend the proprietor of Absynthe Pauline finished cleaning the bathrooms. They look as if they were newly tiled yesterday. I have been uprooting leaky … Continue reading →

1st September, 2013 A new week, a new month, a new season. Same old world. Happy September everyone. Last night, the road outside our house was like a motorway for a couple of hours as all the world drove through … Continue reading →

25th August, 2013 It feels strange to get August weather in…August. Warm today 29-30C/85-86F but not ‘cracking the flags’ as they say in Lancashire. Little or no breeze made it feel warmer than it was. We went down to the … Continue reading →

18th August, 2013 One week of the Greek tourism bulge left here. It will be nice to get back to normal. Since we put the ‘For Sale’ sign on the gate, we have become a tourist attraction. All the world … Continue reading →

11th August, 2013 The September weather continues. Nice temperature – 29C/84F – and pleasant breeze. Quite a few tourists but not enough according to our island friends. After an hour in the café this morning, we were made clear that … Continue reading →