The Cornish Wanderer

And on the 49th day the sea was wet again. Greece went from no restrictions to complete lockdown in one serious move. The great Greek festivities of Easter and Protomagia (1st May) were shut down. Saint’s days came and went. The people of the most sociable country in Europe stayed at home. Their great outdoor grills went […]

I promised a pause. Then felt bereft at the thought of not posting today. I haven’t written a word all week. Dark clouds descended for a while, but thankfully they’ve lifted already. With so little activity a depression was to be expected. Next week Greek restrictions will lift a little – no forms will be […]

Statice. Luludhi ya simera. Statice, our flower for today, stands out against a background of already drying scrub along the beachside. The carpet of daisy like joy is dying back now and only the blood drops of poppy still bring colour all over. France. An education. When I was about 16 I went on my […]

Earthquake. Earthquakes are frequent here. Most go unnoticed, but now and then there’ll be a shocker. The last truly big one was in 1956. 1953’s destroyed much of Kefalonia and raised the whole island by 60cm. Last Saturday as I was completing the blog the dog started shaking with fear, next thing she’d jumped up […]

Scrubber. At Camping Koutsounari, our accidental home, there’s a laundry with these excellent washboard sinks that make determined scrubbing so much more effective. It’s attached to the women’s toilets. Of course it is. I’m sure I’m the first man in here this year and I might be the only one. For Greek men housework happens […]

Fantasy food. We often have a fantasy food conversation, dreaming, perhaps drooling, over what we’d most like to eat. It’s not just because our options have reduced to what we can cook. If there’s a top three Minty’s choice always involves pizza, currently she longs for chicken souvlaki. My 15 years living in Birmingham were […]