Category Archives: Sanders Blog – Hellas

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 →

It is Jubilee Street, Brighton – about 10 miles from where I now live. I could find out little more about those early days but went on a Brighton research site and asked if anyone could help. My memories in … Continue reading →

Sunday, 17th July, 2022 Our village is quickly expanding to become a small town with all the new house building going on. The long term villagers are up in arms. Comers-in like us have no case to argue. The village … Continue reading →