from the archives

hello there,  lovely people!

hope you're doing great.

right now, i'm trying to wake my son up so we can leave for my village- he's sleeping right next to me.

we'll be staying for about ten days;

lots of nature, of the blue and green variety, and ...

no camera.

that's right. my son's camera has broken down.

i'll have to see if i can borrow my old one - which now belongs to hubby and he uses it at work :(

wondering what i posted last year, i landed here. thought you might want to get some

life-loving inspiration.

have fun!

xxx



new gear!

~ loving our new picnic plates, bowls and cups

(draining on the rack after little one gave them a good wash-up)

~loving this flowery cooler bag, just big enough for a few sandwiches,

some summer sweet fruit and something to drink

~~ linking with Fiona for the 3rd green day ~~

have a great weekend!

i hope ours will involve some use of the above recently bought new picnic gear

(together with our fabulous hamper, of course!)

xxx

green is the colour

I've been meaning to tell you and show you what I've been up to lately,

but I have been too busy - and lazy- and I also seem to have become used to

silently enjoying your posts ; it's much easier to read than write, right?

Anyway, it was Fiona from Raindrops and Daisies with her wonderful idea of 'Green Day'

that got me out of my hiding place and into the world.

So here's (part of) how I spend my days, now that schools are closed for the summer.

For more green love pop over at Fiona's.

Have a great weekend.

Back soon. I promise!

xxx

september

I love this month's picture from my calendar!

It's not very autumnal, but neither is the atmosphere here.

It's hotter and more humid than August!

There is some promise of a change in seasons in the evening breeze

but other than that, summer is still here.

 Of course, we (I)'ve eating a lot of grapes,

but I long for a change in the air as well.

I long for cooler afternoons, I long for cardigans and I almost can't wait to snuggle under my crochet blanket.

And I long for rain!!! Where are the August showers I love so much? I would even be happy with a whole-day beautiful September drizzle. As long as there's water falling from the sky.

I find myself completely disorganised these days. My mind is scattered here and there (I still don't know which school I'll be working at - at least I know where I'll be living!)

I've got hundreds of items in my (mental) to-do list and don't know where to start. Well, I do know where to start: my son's room. I need to de-clutter it and get rid of toys and baby clothes and baby books, have it painted and then do the fun part : decorate it!



I somehow feel that all the stress I had in the previous weeks, waiting for my job placement,

hasn't lifted yet. All I want to do is read and crochet and lay back.

Well, this is not the right time to lay back!

I need to pull my act together!

Classes start on Monday.

And I want my son to have a warm, welcoming room to get back to after school.

saturday evening at the orchard

"Under the apple tree?"

I nodded and he got out the picnic blanket from the trunk of the car. We lay back, gazing at the feathered clouds sailing slowly above our heads. Bees were buzzing over the clover, crickets were chirping, and we could hear the children playing...

Karen Andreola

Lessons at Blackberry Inn

the sea, the sky, and the moon

~ snapshots from our holiday in Thassos ~

There was a lot of swimming, laughing and staring at the moon.

xxx

blue...

...was definitely the colour of our holidays!

More soon!

Take Care!

xxx

on holiday

   here 

See you next week, around Wednesday!

Have a great time, wherever you are, whatever you do!

Take Care!

xxx

a bit of decorating

I've added a couple of summer touches to the little corner we spend most of our summer evenings: our balcony.

Hmmmm! Blue, green and white: I think this will become another favourite combination of mine!

Take Care!

xxx

lately in my kitchen...

~I've discovered the amazing aroma of fennel seeds and never looked back.

~ I've been using the two different kinds of basil I have in a pot.

 

~ I've been cooking lots of vegetable stews (veggies courtesy of my dad's produce).

~ I've been adding cherry tomatoes to almost every dish I've made. 

~ I've been chopping/  boiling /canning / freezing almost every day.

 

~ I've been baking and freezing muffins (in an attempt not to eat a whole batch in two days!)

 

~ And... I have no idea how many tomatoes I've washed, chopped, boiled, canned/ put in the freezer... All I know is that there are now 90 jars (big ones) at my dad's, twelve freezer bags ( quantity for one stew each) in my freezer and fifteen bags in my friend's freezer! And there's more to come!

lately

~ a little crochet goodness I've been working on (when it's not too hot)

~ The Happiness Project (this is the right chapter at the right time - referring to contents)

~ Colouring pebbles

~ Some sewing did take place (more to come)

~ We all want some rain!

~ One more caravan - lego, this time

We're going to be away for a few days;

my dad's tomatoes are ready to fill lots of jars with summer bounty.

Take Care!

xxx

on Monday ...

...we decided to go to a nearby town with my husband, who had some work to do there.

While daddy was about his business, we were having fun at the park.

On our way back to the city, my husband had the idea of stopping at a seaside resort for lunch.

"Oh, goodie! I happen to have a set of clothes for little one, cause there's no way he'll stay dry. Just stop at a supermarket so I can buy him a towel and some sunscreen."

Done!

Little Mr Hard-To-Please said it was an awesome day!

Who am I to disagree?

Have a fabulous Wednesday!

Lots of ironing planned for me today. But not before spending an hour or so with my book and my morning coffee.

xxx

waves

Mount Athos in the background

playing with the waves just before the sunset

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more soon

xxx

August

just got home

and felt like saying 'hi!' ~

we'll be leaving again in two days

so more when I'm back next week

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Happy August!

xxx

weekend

friday evening ~

hubby and son have just left for hubby's village ~

I'll be joining them tomorrow morning

as I have an issue with driving at night

and we need both cars ~

wish me luck and patience for the weekend at my in-laws ~

son and I will be staying with my dad for a few days after that ~

no internet access at my dad's ~

'see' you at the end of next week.

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images from last weekend at the beach,

as the sun was about to turn in and the moon had just started its shift.

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Have a great time!

summer time

~ lots of packing and unpacking

~ driving to and from the village

~ sunshine

~ fresh fruit and veggies

~ slow most of the time

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listen
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thank you for the lovely visits ~ the light is always on

xxx