One thing and another
Something of a transition to report, with one project coming to a conclusion, and another one in the planning stage. Not, I hasten to add, that Jusoor – the charity
April 26, 2019
Life in Lesvos
Mytilini, Yourtilini
Welcome to Greece. More specifically, welcome to Mytilini. Not that I feel it is mine yet, exactly, but I am sure we will get to know one another in time.
May 12, 2019
My little home
This is my third year of writing this blog, and (inevitably, I suppose) I find the same old topics and subjects coming around each time – just in a different
May 15, 2019
Bits and pieces
Some day I ought to put together a compilation tape (or playlist, I suppose) of all the songs I have used as titles for these posts. Even though some (including
May 19, 2019
Food, and associated observations
(Yes, I did think of naming this post “Food Glorious Food”, but decided that was a step too far. Maybe I’m growing up.) Apologies to those anticipating a paean to
May 22, 2019
Electric blue
Those who have been following this blog for some time – actually, anyone – might have noticed a deterioration in the quality of the technical input: no bursts of video,
May 24, 2019
Concert party
[kad_vimeo url=”https://vimeo.com/339732732″ width=600 ] A couple of days ago, as I was passing one of the larger and grander cafes on the harbour front, I saw a bunch of
May 24, 2019
Election day
Election day today; I had thought it would be the same here as back in England, but it seems we are more like India, with the election staggered across the
May 24, 2019
On the road again
With Val here, and a two-day break from school, we decided to hire a car and explore the island, as well as take the chance of a trip to Troy
May 28, 2019
Troy
Today we took a day trip to Turkey (only six miles as the crow flies, but a two hour ferry trip along the coast to Küçükkuyu), then another hour by
May 29, 2019
Off the wall
We went to the Hope Project today, a resource centre for refugees, based near Kara Tepe, one of the refugee camps on the island, a couple of miles out from
May 31, 2019
Shopping list
In many ways, food shopping on Lesvos throws me back to how it was in the England of my childhood, but it doesn’t ignore the modern world. The biggest Lidl
June 1, 2019