Category Archives: Sanders Blog – Hellas

Sunday, 23rd June, 2024 Lovely morning. Warm and sunny. Breakfast with the doors open. Doesn’t lovely weather make you feel better about your life, Dear Reader? Gives a sort of optimism and hope for the future. Eight years ago today, I was … Continue reading →

Sunday, 16th June, 2024 Beautiful morning. Just 26C/79F at 8.30 am (Greek) as we went up to the rooftop for Breakfast looking down over the Thermaic Gulf. Breakfast is becoming a problem. I just can’t eat much more of it. Bacon & Scrambled … Continue reading →

Sunday, 9th June, 2024 On this glorious day, we will be spending it putting the house & garden to bed ready for going away – setting up automatic routines such as watering, lighting, monitoring, etc.. My Under-Gardener has been set on trimming … Continue reading →

Sunday, 2nd June, 2024 Glorious morning as we advance into June. Hot and sunny with cloudless, blue skies. Nice preparation for our Greek trip. The garden really looks lovely and healthy and under control. Didn’t sleep very well last night. Put the … Continue reading →

Sunday, 26th May, 2024 Lovely day of sunshine and high, fleecy, white clouds. Having setup our new iPads, we are taking one of the old iPads up to Surrey for P who has smashed the screen of hers. I’m trading one in … Continue reading →

Sunday, 19th May, 2024 Beautiful morning – warm and sunny. The garden looks and feels lovely …. which is more than can be said for me. My wife’s lifelong ambition – largely achieved – has been to humiliate me. This morning she … Continue reading →

Sunday, 12th May, 2024 When am I going to get rid of this bloody Covid? I know I am rather immuno-compromised since radiotherapy but it’s starting to get me down. For the 9th consecutive day, I have tested strongly positive for Covid … Continue reading →

Sunday, 5th May, 2024 I was feeling better yesterday although Pauline is not feeling at all well. Did another Covid test after the one two days ago and I genuinely though I might be clear. Absolutely not. Starkly infected so confined to … Continue reading →

Sunday, 28th April, 2024 It’s raining. Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose. On this day a decade ago, I had two tasks. We were in our Greek home and I was going through the complex of routines in preparation for … Continue reading →

Sunday, 21st April, 2024 If nothing else, you have to admit 800 weeks at 7 times a week of absolute drivel is at least impressive for its persistence. It has far outlasted my expectations and, having come this far, it is difficult … Continue reading →