Category Archives: Sanders Blog – Hellas

Warm but very wet opening to the day. Really interesting time in the political sphere at the moment as the Tory Party gets closer to imploding than it ever has in my lifetime and in most lifetimes. There really is … Continue reading →

I am woken by the radio – BBC R4 – every morning at 6.00 am. On Sundays, the first hour includes a programme by Mark Tully called Something Understood. I am not religious but this programme tries to explore spirituality … Continue reading →

Glorious morning and warmer than the start of yesterday. I am setting out on my 129th 11 mile walk since my hernia operation and my 499th consecutive walk minus one recovery week. Can’t stop now. Kevin is setting out on … Continue reading →

It will be a good occasion to re-address the accumulation of ‘stuff’. I like that sort of thing – throwing away the past and moving on, starting again. Fortunately, the next week is going to be dry so most of … Continue reading →

Another lovely warm and sunny day 22C/70F at midday. The garden is still looking very colourful and fruitful. I’m just hoping the nights stay as warm for a while longer. In Greece most things overwintered quite happily. My photo memory … Continue reading →

The walk takes a couple of hours and reveals a capital city wakening up to a new day and a new week. They’ll probably be no better than those we buy from Sainsburys but picked freshly from our garden means … Continue reading →

Too hot to go out walking so we drank wine on the balcony with some crisps. I did go down to the Gym for an hour or so. Hadn’t really slept much in the past 24 hrs so quite tired. … Continue reading →

The peppers are being roasted with olive oil and home grown Oregano then eaten cold in a salad with Italian tomatoes from the local farm. Been having some lovely Text-Banter with Christine, Pauline’s old college friend. She is a Chelsea … Continue reading →

I like ’empty and available’. I like to control my relationships. I have spent the past few days talking to old friends across a 50 year divide: John Ridley in Yorkshire and John Morris in the Midlands, Julie and Nigel … Continue reading →

I had to move junk on the garage floor up into the garage roof storage when we converted to a Gym/Wine-store/Kitchen. A lot of it is completely redundant so I am finally getting round to throwing it out. The Home … Continue reading →