Monday 31st January

Capsis Hotel was very nice but the view left a bit to be desired

Sunday 30th January

The highway to Thessaloniki is truly spectacular at times

But I wasn't expecting quite so much snow

A wander round the town and we spot my new boots in a posh shoe shop

In case you can't read the ticket €69 reduced to €44

You may remember that I bought mine from an undisclosed source on a Tuesday morning

For

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€10 !!

Saturday 29th January

BBQ almost completed

Good job, I think!

Wednesday 26th January

Frost on the car !

That's a first for us..

But the sun came out and the BBQ progresses.

R I P

I think that this may be the end of my Samsung ES55

Medical help is being consulted

There will be a notice on the Palace Gates

Monday 24th January

Thanks to Deb & to Sandra for feedback on the books

Great to be able to introduce something that I have enjoyed

(Thanks again to Nanablu)

Yes, I would like to read more Alan Titchmarsh please....

I went to Kotsovolos this morning

Olympus T100 for €89

It might actually be a good price - would like more choice though !

And it is raining.................

DISASTER !!

My camera has packed up.....

Bye bye for now

xx

Saturday 22nd January

This was the day's progress on the BBQ

Meanwhile the cloud rolled down the mountain & threatened rain
Hard to believe when you only see Greece in the summer

Off for a well earned drink at Bill's Bar

But no peace for the wicked !

Maggie has been painting while Bill is away & needed help to put the pictures back up

Book Club

Ian Rankin's first published novel

Written while he was a student at Edinburgh University

I enjoyed it

Friday 21st January

The concrete base for the BBQ (with plenty of steel) went down yesterday

But today rain stops play.

The beginning of a new project

Not bad for a day's work

With a bit of help from his friend

aka - moi !

For Lachlan & Austin

This is the tanker that delivers our gas.

Tuesday 18th Janury

I'm very pleased with my new boots!

Where did I get them?

I'll give you a clue - It's Tuesday....

Book Club

I never knew that Alan Titchmarsh wrote novels

Bit sad, but I really enjoyed it

The Mail on Sunday said

"Humorous, light-hearted and unpretentious.

Titchmarsh's book is strengthened by authenticity.

Ideal for romantic gardeners"

Not sure you need to be a gardener ?

Sorry I forgot

We went up to check on the houses over the week-end

All fine

Thanks, Paul & Cathy for the lemon
But have a look at this one that Pete & Alison had at Katoghi !

Ooh eer .........

Sunday 16th January

Happy Birthday Robbie

& I hope that you and Esmeralda are still as devoted to each other!

Can you believe that the sky is this blue...

In January ?

Book Club

'Fast-moving and gripping indeed' - Swashbuckling tale

The Job is Done

This is how the concrete is poured...

Levelled.....

And this is the finished job

Wednesday 12th January

The cement pourer arrives around 9.00 am

It is an amazing sight when it is working

Tuesday 11th January

The Bobcat arrives to put the finishing touches to the ground levels

Both sides of the new wall

Book Club

I really enjoyed this book

although I would not have picked it up without a recommendation from Janet & David

A family saga in Germany from 1899 to 1945
readable history from a period I knew very little about

6th January - Epiphany

The day that the wise man brought a gift to the baby Jesus

OK -

I know there were three really....

I had better get knitting before next year !

Wednesday 5th January

Good news that the huge hole in the by-pass has been filled

and I suppose the bin is as good as anything to stop cars driving over the wet cement

Then the cone is to stop you hitting the bin ?

Sometimes I really love this country !!

A Good Night at Bill's

Twelfth Night approaches but the bar is still looking very festive!

And Chris very cheerful..

We even got a tour of the technical stuff
Thanks Bill

Tuesday 4th January

Life seems pretty quiet (dull ????) at the momment so I thought of taking January off from the Blog ???

The most exciting thing today was a trip to Vonitsa market

and Paul bought eels...

YUK...

We should think ourselves lucky

in Australia deadly snakes are swimming in the flooded houses

I've just got them in my freezer

Maybe I'll keep going for a few more days

Maybe next it will be a crocodile....

Happy New Year

And Spring is on the way?