Author: Oana

Sunshine, sunshine baby…

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Okay, back home for a little while. We enjoyed our time away, seeing family we haven’t seen in absolute ages(meeting hubby’s second cousin’s new additions), eating fresh food, going out to the most exquisite restaurants in Thessaloniki(the best place to eat in Greece!) , choosing a house to live for the next year, reconnecting with dear friends I haven’t seen in five years or so…I am taking part in the Gallery this week and the theme is, so appropriately, sunshine. Here is a photo of a wee gem of a place, a small village called Galaxidi, not far from Patra. We had lunch and ice cream there on our way to Thessaloniki. Have a lovely weekend and bank holiday, enjoy the sunshine and the celebrations!

Posting from abroad

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Okay, we did it again! Got on a plane with minimal fuss(and preparation) and went to see Papou and Giagia in Greece. There are adjacent reasons to the visit but I’ll share when there will be something to share. For now, we are here, doing paperwork by day and passionately debating(as concerns hubby)/begrudgingly avoiding(as concerns me) politics at night. And eating LOADS in between. Everything that’s fresh, everything that’s tasty, everything that’s smelling nice finds its way into our mouths.Both hubby and I were raised in warm countries where the fruit and veggies you eat come no further than 20 kilometers away and are always ripe and juicy and ready to be eaten. We have missed that more than we want to admit even to ourselves and we are making up for it now and teaching our daughter to do the same. Anyway, I wanted to do another thing in my post today. I have been nominated for the  ‘Versatile Blogger Award’ (http://versatilebloggeraward.wordpress.com/) and I would like to return the favour, thanks Iva and nominate …

The way people see you…

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I have been down with a throat infection for more than a week. That sort of blunted some of my senses while sharpening others. I can’t smell or taste much because my nose has been blocked for so long. On the other hand, my sense of appreciation or dissatisfaction have sharpened. It makes me feel warm inside when people ask how I’m feeling and makes me angry when I’m being told bluntly that I’ll be all right in a few more days. But I’m a lucky girl: I had a friend making white tea and a very tasty picnic for us yesterday; on top of that her lovely boys entertained and kept my toddler safe while we were having a yarn. Best picnic ever since I had a child!!As I write hubby has taken charge of Emms and taken her to church so I can lie down for a couple of hours. Bliss!! As I said, some of my other senses have sharpened and this morning hubby and I had a very philosophical chat about …