Tea for two
Our nearest neighbours (through a few layers of security fences) are the Sisters of the Holy Cross of the Third […]
Social life
Night fever
Val and I are by some measure the oldest volunteers in the group, and up till now we have not
Everything stops for tea
We decided to assert our Englishness by inviting the other volunteers round to our (tiny) apartment for afternoon tea. We
Day tripper
The weekend (phew!) and another group outing – this time to Byblos, directly north up the coast from Beirut. True
Dinner for twelve
Cecilia Wambach is a retired professor of Mathematics from San Francisco who is a regular volunteer on Lesvos, and the
Takhteh
…also known as backgammon, and ubiquitous throughout the middle-east. It is also immensely popular here, and just one more example
June 11th 1981
Woke up early, and played Pat at Othello, while he cooked us a great breakfast – eggs, hash browns, and
July 4th 1981
Up at 9, showered and then breakfasted in our room. Sounds luxurious? Not especially. A cup of muesli each, followed
July 5th 1981
Awoke and breakfasted (I’ve developed quite a taste for muesli, especially when you pull the raisins out.) And from then
August 27th 1981
When we arose the next morning, Steve had gone out for a walk, + Chickie was doing some shopping. She
September 27th 1981
Today was Rob’s birthday, so we serenaded him with the traditional chorus from the warmth of our sleeping bags. Then,
November 5th 1981
Today was the day of our return to civilisation – well, to Brent + Liz’s place, anyway. Despite this, we