Author Archives: John Sanders

11th July, 2010 I’m not well. I wouldn’t normally broadcast that but it is remarkable in being my first illness since finishing work 16 months ago. It may be related to the stress of the past few weeks moving house … Continue reading →

5th July, 2010 I have always been prone to introspection, self analysis, list making, daily, weekly, monthly, annual, five-year and ten-year planning. I have never known why or where it came from. I would be interested to know if anyone … Continue reading →

Week 80 – When’s retirement age? 27th June, 2010 If the LibDems managed a football team, this is what they would play like: I blame the Manager and if it wasn’t the LibDems (and we’ve got plenty on them already) … Continue reading →

20th June, 2010 Seemed to spend the whole day driving – about eight hours in total – and in a rented, manual Vaxhaul Meriva. I was certainly tired at the end of it. We left home just before 5.00 am … Continue reading →

13th June, 2010 Had two emails from Lizzie Dripping today: John R u ok ,no e mail this weekend ? I am off to Istanbul in the am for a week Hope all is ok with you and Pauline and … Continue reading →

 6th June, 2010 Received an email from Jane (1) today: Hope you’re enjoying being “home” and that house sale goes smoothly. We’ve been v busy since the election and my strategy seems to have worked – no cuts in this … Continue reading →

30th May, 2010 Terribly hot as we close up the shutters and walk down the road to the harbour to catch the ferry. 33°C feels incredible at mid day when you are carrying bags. Unusually, we had left the car … Continue reading →

24th May, 2010 Went into the village to buy the Sunday papers. It was absolutely crawling with tourists. We couldn’t understand why. They were mainly Greek tourists because they were in cars, causing mayhem. At that moment, Stavros walked by … Continue reading →

16th May, 2010 Received an email from our school. It’s not ours of course. We haven’t set foot in it for well over a year. In a few weeks time it will cease to exist. It is combining with a … Continue reading →

9th May, 2010  Glorious day in spite of the results. Got up early and we gardened for three hours or so. Lunch was salad with garlic mayonnaise and griddled pork strips all washed down with a glass or two of … Continue reading →