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Halloween at Sally's
[Photo: Rob Groove] A selfie - see his brilliant website The Greeks - Τρεις κι ο Κούκος - did well at Sally’s Bar on Halloween night, a band of four from Corfu played a spirited two hour set of golden...
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Richard's photography
Our son Richard; his recent work, on his blog and on Facebook - especially his sequence on The Imminent Threat of Islamic Extremism in Everyday Life ....Photo: R.J.BaddeleyPhoto: R.J.Baddeley...
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Back in Birmingham
All Saints Street, Hockley ~ on my route via the canal towpath to the centre of town I'm back in Birmingham. We're back in England. I'm cycling through parks, along towpaths, sometimes with Oscar...a...
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The balcony
No sane Greek would have built a balcony out of wood. It's been giving us problems for years, but before we left Ano Korakiana this November we'd made an arrangement to have the present decking...
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Late November in the city
Centenary Square late Saturday afternoon When I'm in another place it's autumn dusk in a Christmas city I see and almost feel. I like the bustle of Birmingham's small centre, police and PCSOs...
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Picnic below Mount Pantokrator
Picnic below Pantokrator (photo: Liz Basden) We got out of our cars into warm sunlight before the mist arrived to surround our small stroll around the summit of Mount Pantokrator, now and then parting...
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On the plot
"Your shed roof's collapsing, Simon" said Winnie the other day."Not the roof, the veranda. I'll mend it next week" I took cordless drill, screwdriver, saw, screws and brackets out to the plot and using...
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Lt. Franck Brinsolaro Officer Clarissa Jean-Philippe Officer Ahmed Merabet To quote Aaron Sorokin's angry, even menacing, Colonel Nathan Jessup 'most men and women sleep "under the blanket of the...
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Cheek
Μαγουλιά ...from the village website for Ano KorakianaΨαρόσουπα με λαχανικά «σβησμένα» με κρασί και «μαγουλιά» λυθρινιού, συνοδευόμενη από άσπρο κρασί και το Τριώδιο ακόμη δεν άρχισε…Στην τηλεόραση, τα...
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"Let us therefore brace ourselves..."
'If SYRIZA survive the tough beginning, a looming change in European attitudes to austerity politics in Europe might vindicate their struggle.' SYRIZA are inexperienced in government and up against...
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Winter
In the last three years we've worked on the production of two commercially available box-sets of my stepfather's TV broadcasts on DVDs. Now I've bought the rights in Out of Town held by Endemol, I'm...
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My plot
Advice from the allotments Section at Birmingham City Council suggests it takes 3 years to get a new allotment in order, but that's if you are already skilled and organised. I and Lin and now my waged...
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'Though inland far we be...'
My grandson and I have been working the allotment"Here’s a thing, Oliver. Suppose I get this allotment producing a regular supply of vegetables. Suppose I sort out my confusion about whether this is a...
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Work up Bell Hill, Lydbrook
The Rock Cottage restoration project hovered over us for several years. A favourite place reached by walking up a steep path from the middle of Lydbrook, Gloucestershire. The place has been neglected...
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Αγαπητέ Καγκελάριος
Letter sent prior to a meeting in Berlin today between Alexis Tsipras and Angela MerkelDear Chancellor I am writing to you to express my deep concern about developments since the 20th February 2015...
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Cheek
Μαγουλιά ...from the village website for Ano KorakianaΨαρόσουπα με λαχανικά «σβησμένα» με κρασί και «μαγουλιά» λυθρινιού, συνοδευόμενη από άσπρο κρασί και το Τριώδιο ακόμη δεν άρχισε…Στην τηλεόραση, τα...
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"Let us therefore brace ourselves..."
'If SYRIZA survive the tough beginning, a looming change in European attitudes to austerity politics in Europe might vindicate their struggle.' SYRIZA are inexperienced in government and up against...
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Winter work
Simon in Greece with a Mayday wreath; stepfather Jack Hargreaves in his shed in Dorset with a film from Out of Town In the last three years we've worked on the production of two commercially available...
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My plot
'Above all remember; allotment gardening is fun, it's healthy and it's a great way to meet people. So the most important thing is to enjoy your allotment.' Advice from the Allotments Section at...
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Leaving England
Last Saturday in March I did some last minute sowing and, with Oscar, took a look around Plot 14 before packing our cases for Ano Korakiana. Winnie asked me to give her notes...WEEDS: Keep the plot...
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