For the last few days, my daughter has been proudly telling me that she knows how to write the number two hundred and four. Considering she’s not even five years old yet, I thought that was quite impressive, and congratulated her aptly every...
As I sit here desperately trying to finish a report, I am struck by a feeling of missing my blog… Over the last few months I have so enjoyed writing about my thoughts and experiences. But in the last few weeks, yet another humongous change has...
The Greeks among you will get the title of this post immediately: “Ο κάθε κατεργάρης στον πάγκο του”. It’s a saying we use when the holidays are over, and kids go back to school. As you non-Greeks might guess, it means “each...
I was horrified when my hubby pointed out that I had published a two-sentence post on my blog the other week! I must apologise. And also explain a little: I was watching a really interesting documentary about Scotland being the ‘fattest’...
It’s cheap. It’s easy. It’s available on every corner ( at least here in Greece). It’s the Greek version of fast food. And it also happens to be my most favourite food. Last week, I had been in Greece for 4 days, and eaten...
Have you ever seen that program on SKY, ‘Modern Family’? It’s a comedy series about a family, their hilarious relationships, and the crazy stuff they do and say to each other. I love it! It makes me laugh so much. It makes me think...
This week Iain and I celebrate our seventh wedding anniversary 🙂 It’s been a truly fantastic seven years, and it has changed us, the way we do life, and the way we communicate. Anyone who knows us will know that we are not shy about being...
Last Thursday was my daughter’s last day at Cameron House Nursery School. It seems like only last week that I took her for her first day there. So much has changed since that day. She is taller, more articulate, 100% toilet trained, able to...
Today I was babysitting my friend Katrina’s two beautiful daughters, aged 3 and 1. I’d forgotten what it’s like to hang out with a 1 year old. Doing so brought me back a couple of years, and inspired the following piece of writing...
So, the weather has been warmer lately: We’ve switched from winter to summer jackets. In fact, on some days, no jacket’s been necessary at all. The sun has even been gracing us with it’s presence and warmth! This seasonal (but not...