Category Archives: Sanders Blog – Hellas

Sunday, 21st March, 2021 We had retired from work, sold our home, were spending 6 months in our Greek home and 6 months in UK. It made sense to have a smaller home. Pauline’s Mum died shortly after we came … Continue reading →

Sunday, 14th March, 2021 Out for an early walk this morning under a weak sun. It is amazing how short 5 miles begin to feel the more you do the same route. Time and perspective across it have been occupying … Continue reading →

Sunday, 7th March, 2021 The morning opened beautifully all round. Strong sunshine encouraged us out early. We went down to the beach. We’ve been here almost 5 years now but have never seen the Oyster Pond being cleaned out. The … Continue reading →

Sunday, 28th February, 2021 The end of February has been marked by the most wonderful day. From first thing the sun is blazing down. It is only 14C/57F but many in the neighbourhood are in t-shirt and shorts. The Sunday … Continue reading →

Sunday, 21st February, 2021 A mild but grey morning with temperatures at 13C/55F. The earlier light and warmer temperatures is encouraging and so is the news of our vaccine this morning. We had our first jab on Thursday which should … Continue reading →

We received our Covid jab invitations yesterday. We probably won’t take them up. It is a national letter and the nearest place is in the centre of Brighton about 20 miles/32 km away. Our local one will be in the … Continue reading →

Sunday, 7th February, 2021 We went down to 3C/37F and this morning had started with some sunshine. I wanted to show you what happened last Friday after we had been to walk in the sea mist. Almost as soon as … Continue reading →

Sunday, 31st January, 2021 For years we have bought cod and salmon from the wet fish counter at Tesco or Sainsbury‘s. Since the pandemic and wet fish counters have closed, we switched to a local company who we thought only … Continue reading →

A wet morning which had clouds backlit by a rising, red sun. I’m watching England Test cricket in Sri Lanka while starting my Blog. Looks like we are going to be under house arrest for quite some time to come. … Continue reading →

Sunday, 17th January, 2021 We are starting week 4 of our tightened diet, no alcohol and increased exercise. We have not fallen. The greater prize remains in sight provided we stay alive. Wrote to my brother, Bob, to tell him … Continue reading →