Category Archives: Sanders Blog – Hellas

Sunday, 22nd February, 2026 These days, I tend to go to bed before midnight but wake before 5.00 am. I have never slept particularly long. It has always seemed a waste of time. We only have so much time in … Continue reading →

Sunday, 15th February, 2026 Well, it’s really going to be Gym work today. It is pouring down outside and has been for most of the night. And it’s dark and depressing but remarkably warm. Central heating is definitely becoming redundant. … Continue reading →

Sunday, 8th February, 2026 My records show that this week in 2009 – 17 years ago when I was just 57 years old and living in Yorkshire while working in Lancashire – we were suffering with incredibly heavy snow which … Continue reading →

Sunday, 1st February, 2026 I would like to wish you happy new month but the rain continues in biblical quantities as it washes the debris of January away. Of course, it is important to maintain optimism. Life continues and water … Continue reading →

Sunday, 25th January, 2026 On this bright and sunny Sunday, I missed church and worshipped at the altar of political discussion. I was watching Trevor Philips show on Sky as he quoted some of my favourite lines from the Irish … Continue reading →

Sunday, 18th January, 2026 It’s slow Sunday again. You know the hoardes are walking smartly down the street to church …. err, No. A handful of lonely, old ladies in thick coats sniffle in a cold and echoing church inhaling … Continue reading →

Sunday, 11th January, 2026 Bloody Sunday! Don’t you just hate them. Silent as the grave. Dull and grey but mild. Boring. Let’s get on with the world again even though it’s a nightmare at the moment. The world is on … Continue reading →

Sunday, 4th January, 2026 A cold start to the day after a clear and starry, moonlit night which fell to -3C/27F. Strangely, very few signs of frost and the low, strong sun is already streaming through the windows. Well, you … Continue reading →

Sunday, 28th December, 2025 Out in the garden last night at the end of December it was warm and bright. I was being over looked by this lunar – tic who was hanging around. One shivers slightly, looking up there.The … Continue reading →

Sunday, 21st December, 2025 Today is the shortest day of the year and tonight is the longest night. Everything gets better from here, Dear Reader. Dust off your bikini. The Summer is coming! Twas the night before Christmas, when all … Continue reading →