Going, Going, Gone... Could well be in reference to my sanity, but it's not. Childhood and all that in between stuff is one of those phases that it's not until you are older you realise just how quickly it passes by. I know that when you are in the midst of it it feels like it goes on forever ... [ Read More ]
Path Clearing Mission At Elies, Zakynthos
Path Clearing Mission At Elies Oh my! I never thought I'd get this post started let alone finished! Last Thursday a small group of us went on a path clearing mission at Elies, which is at the top end of Zakynthos. Despite my initial concern that I really didn't have the time to spare, it was just ... [ Read More ]
Really, Alphie? Really?
Really, Alphie? Really? We have five dogs. Yep, I know. Totally bonkers right? But I wouldn't have it any other way. Five is the limit though. Over the years, when an old dog passes on we do say, "right no more" and then along comes another dog in need of a home. What can I say? Now meet ... [ Read More ]
Greek Style Lentils Cooked In The Slow Cooker
Greek Style Lentils Cooked In The Slow Cooker Last Monday was Clean Monday, which in Greece is the start of Lent, which is traditionally a time when many Greeks give up meat. From now until Easter it's vegetables all the way (not for us, I'd be lynched for even making such a suggestion). If ... [ Read More ]
Signs Of Spring
Signs Of Spring This week I had a couple of photos ready to use as My Sunday Photo, but I went with this photo even though I used it in my walking the Skinari coastal trail post... Why?... Because I liked it and it reminds me that spring is slowly happening. The Halcyon days that we usually get ... [ Read More ]
Walking The Cape Skinari Coastal Trail
Walking The Cape Skinari Coastal Trail Zakynthos measures roughly 40km by 20km at it's longest and widest points, to be honest, I think it's slightly over 40km long, but we won't split hairs. The drive from where we live up to Skinari takes fifty minutes (ish) depending on driving conditions and ... [ Read More ]
Top Of The Island
Top Of The Island A couple of weeks ago the Zakynthos Walking Group did the 13km Cape Skinari coastal trail walk at the top of the island. Luckily it was one of the better weather days in January. It's been a funny old week in general, one where behind the scene website issues seem to have taken ... [ Read More ]
Newly Born Goat
So New, So Vulnerable Last Sunday, on our Sunday walk we were lucky enough to see this precious moment. A newly born goat still attached by the umbilical cord to its mum. We didn't actually witness the birth, but the baby goat couldn't have been long in this world. Mum was on her own in the ... [ Read More ]
Fruit & Nutella Pancake Toppings
The First World Nutella Day Did you know that February 5th is the very first World Nutella Day? Oh yes. Nutella has such a following that it warrants a day of recognition all of its own. How did I learn this wonderful snippet of information, you might be wondering? I read my fair share of blogs ... [ Read More ]
Skeleton Leaf
Skeleton Leaf This week I was hoping My Sunday Photo was going to be of the ice patterns on our car windscreen. The mornings have been bitterly cold, so this morning when I got up with time to mess around I was disappointed to see no ice. Wandering around the garden looking for alternative ... [ Read More ]
A Trek Up Marathia, Zakynthos
A Trek Up Marathia, Zakynthos If you ever head to Zakynthos for a holiday and prefer a more active getaway, I can highly recommend packing your walking boots. The island isn't just sun, sea and sand, it's quite rugged and wild too. Recently, the Zakynthos Walking Group took a trek up Marathia, it's ... [ Read More ]
First Attempt At Macro Photography
First Attempt At Macro Photography Macro photography is something that has fascinated me since getting into photography. Being able to take a photograph of something that is usually too small to be able to see the detail on and making the intricacies visible to the naked eye is quite ... [ Read More ]
Feeling Old
Feeling Old Feeling old must be par for the course when your youngest turns eighteen. Last Friday my not so little anymore girl turned eighteen. I have to pinch myself for it to sink in. Where my little girl with the chubby thigh rolls has gone I'm not really sure. There are some traits she ... [ Read More ]
You Too Can Enjoy A Stress Free Christmas Dinner
You Too Can Enjoy A Stress Free Christmas Dinner I know, cooking Christmas dinner and getting to the end of the day unfrazzled may seem like a pipe dream, but I promise you it's not. A few years ago I started preparing some of Christmas dinner in advance by cooking and freezing roast potatoes, ... [ Read More ]
Blackberries On Skopos
Blackberries On Skopos For Christmas, I received a 50mm 1.8 lens and I am over the moon with it. I've never used a prime lens before, so have spent plenty of time messing around, seeing what it (and I) can do. Last Sunday the Zakynthos Walking Group headed up to Skopos to blow away the cobwebs ... [ Read More ]
Scaling The Heights Of Zakynthos On The Last Day Of The Year
Scaling The Heights Of Zakynthos On The Last Day Of The Year When Derek posted the New Years Eve Sunday Walk for the Zakynthos Walking Group my first thoughts were "No! How could he do this to us?". He'd only gone and chosen Skopos, from the Argassi side, which was hardly the nice gentle stroll I ... [ Read More ]
White Christmas In Greece
White Christmas In Greece Not many people realise that Greece gets snow. I mean proper snow. Enough snow to warrant having ski resorts. Most people think sun, sea, sand and ouzo when thinking about holidaying in Greece. Forget that skiing in the Alps piffle, head for the Peloponnese! Despite ... [ Read More ]
A Festive Sunrise
A Festive Sunrise Can you believe that it's Christmas morning tomorrow? I imagine the fat man in red is revving up his sleigh as I type out this post. I've usually got my Sunday Photo post done by now, but this week has been so manic I never quite got there. But, it's been worth it as (dare I say ... [ Read More ]
Where Does A Cat Have To Sleep To Get Some Peace?
Where Does A Cat Have To Sleep To Get Some Peace? Yay! This was the photo I had planned for last Sunday! It was tucked away in the totally wrong folder (so much for trying to be organised). Last week there was one thing after another that kept me from sharing a Sunday photo, my misfiled photo being ... [ Read More ]
A Fun Hike At Orthonies, Zakynthos
A Fun Hike At Orthonies, Zakynthos A couple of years ago we did this same hike at Orthonies on Clean Monday. It was probably the best Clean Monday celebrations I can remember and the hike was so much fun. Probably due to the fact, there were people dressed in all their finery traipsing through the ... [ Read More ]