Have a spooky one !

I may have posted this before ...

But it is so true - and close to me

Plenty more plaka ...

To keep Paul busy and out of mischief ?

OXI DAY

The ultimatum, which was presented to Metaxas by the Italian ambassador in Greece on October 28, 1940, at dawn (04:00 am), after a party in the German embassy in Athens demanded that Greece allow Axis forces to enter Greek territory and occupy certain unspecified "strategic locations" or otherwise face war. It was allegedly answered with a single laconic word: όχι (No!) However, his actual reply was, Alors, c'est la guerre (Then it is war).
In response to Metaxas's refusal, Italian troops stationed in Albania, then an Italian protectorate, attacked the Greek border at 05:30 am—the beginning of Greece's participation in World War II.
On the morning of October 28 the Greek population took to the streets, irrespective of political affiliation, shouting 'ochi'. From 1942, it was celebrated as Ohi Day.

The Greek island of Poros decorated in recognition of Ohi Day

 

Thanks Wikipedia !!

Saturday 26th October

We are off this morning, but only to collect a friend

Back later !

Back to work

Now we are back work progresses at the back of the house

Correction !

Yesterday's post -

That wasn't Galaxhidi it was Navpaktos

I knew that !!

We did stop at Galaxhidi too though

Galaxhidi

On the way back from Delphi we called in at the beautiful little port of Galaxhidi

Commemorating the victory at the Battle of LePanto

Delphi

We had a brilliant time and enjoyed the commentary from the teacher of a group in our hotel

Quite excited about our little trip !

Back Tuesday !

Back at last

Sorry I have been away so long .....
I thought that this sort of summed things up !!!!


An elderly Chinese woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck.

One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walk from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.

For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water.

Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do. After 2 years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream. "I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house."

The old woman smiled, "Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side?" "That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them." "For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house."

Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding. You've just got to take each person for what they are and look for the good in them.

So, to all of my crackpot friends, have a great day and remember to smell the flowers on your side of the path!