Author Archives: John Sanders

About John Sanders

Ex-teacher and Grecophile. Born 6/4/1951. B.A. Eng. Lit & M.A. History of Ideas. Taught English & ICT.

Week 5

In these dark, dog days of January, it is hard to raise the spirits. My retirement counter says 544 days to go. And yet we will be flying off to Greece in just less than 11 weeks. We are already … Continue reading

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Week 4

I have only one observation today: Man. United 3 – Chelsea 0. January 12th, 2009 It has been wet, windy and dark all day. I long for my house on Sifnos. January 13, 2009 The founder and chief of Superfast … Continue reading

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Week 3

The week has started well. I woke up to find an email from Jonathan Kelly in Boston, Massachusetts. He lives there with his wife, Kathy who he met in Repton nearly 40 years ago and his two dogs. He also … Continue reading

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Week 2

This is the week when my previous Blogs have petered out – but not this time. Do you remember Keith Venables? His family lived next to Grandad Coghlan and Peter Stimpson in Well Lane. His Dad, Peter, was on the … Continue reading

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Week 1

December 25th, 2008 Welcome to the Hellas Blog on Christmas Day 2008. A particular welcome to all the Sanders Family and those closely associated with them. December 26th, 2008 Boxing Day – Who needs it? Spent today driving around the … Continue reading

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