It's Been A Funny Old Week And I am feeling thankful that it's coming to an end! A couple of weeks ago my Dad was diagnosed with cancer. So life has been a bit of a roller coaster recently. One minute he was being diagnosed and the next minute he was scheduled for surgery. The speed at which ... [ Read More ]
Cancer Diagnosis, Overwhelming Support And Kindness
A Cancer Diagnosis, Overwhelming Support And Kindness Oh, what an emotional roller coaster of a summer it's been! We seem to have had more downs than ups, but I'm not complaining, not really, as it could have been so much worse. We started the summer with my sister giving her husband a kidney ... [ Read More ]
Our Evening Out In Pantokratoras
Our Evening Out In Pantokratoras Living on a Greek island in the summer there is no shortage of things to do in the evening. The resorts are in full swing with bars, nightclubs and tavernas open and offering a whole range of evening entertainment to choose from, if you wish to be ... [ Read More ]
Thanking All Blog Hop Hosts
My Intentions Were Good... I had planned to share this post with the world last week, but as you might have guessed that never happened. Getting back into any routine after Christmas has been a nightmare, and blogging is no different, so lasts week planned post is now this weeks. Many of us ... [ Read More ]
Nikon D3200: My Very First ‘Grown Up’ Camera
My New Nikon D3200 This Christmas I was a very lucky lady as I received my very first DSLR camera. It is something I've wanted for a while, but knowing that they aren't cheap I happily made do with my nifty little Nikon point and shoot camera; which I might add, I have always been very pleased ... [ Read More ]
Debs New Year Bloggers Honours List…
Why A New Years Bloggers Honours... When I started blogging back in February I was more than a little nervous about venturing into the world of blogging. I was racked with self doubt, doubting very much that anyone would actually click on my blog, let alone hang around long enough to read a post, ... [ Read More ]
Spare A Thought This Christmastime…
For Those Less Fortunate Than Ourselves... Christmastime is without a doubt my most favorite time of year. I love the glitz and the twinkle of Christmastime. I love the food. And I have even grown to love the fact that my birthday is very close to Christmas. But for me Christmastime is really all ... [ Read More ]
Things I Am Thankful For, Right At This Moment…
It's been a few weeks since I wrote my first Ten Things Of Thankful post, so I thought it's about time to take another good look at what's been going on in my life and acknowledge ten things that I am thankful for right now. So here goes: Ten Things That I Am Thankful For... #1 and #2. I ... [ Read More ]
People Dug Deep Again For Comic Relief….
Last Friday night I sat and watched the Comic Relief program with my two children, for anyone who doesn't know, Comic Relief is a British charity that raises money to help people living tough lives in the UK and in Africa. Every second year, in March, there is what has become known as Red Nose ... [ Read More ]
We Just Don’t Realize How Lucky We Are.
A couple of nights ago we were awoken by a horrendous noise, there was an almighty rattling noise and when you live in an area that is prone to earthquakes, hearing an almighty rattling sound in the middle of the night will quickly bring you to your senses. The fact that we have recently been ... [ Read More ]