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Saturday evenings used to be the high point of our week before we were visited upon by this blight. We slogged it out from Monday to Friday and at the end of it, we threw on our glad rags and went out on a spree with our friends, this other […]
Whenever I think about afternoon tea with Mum, it fills me with a deep satisfying sense of comfort. It’s somewhat like when you settle down in front of the TV at night, watching your favourite programme with a plate of comfort food. For me it’s a plate of curried chicken, […]
I used to wake up in the mornings in those early years in Crete and sing my lungs out. I belted out songs in English…….whatever popped out of my head…….. from my dad’s favourite singers….Nat King Cole’s When I fall In Love…. Dean Martin’s That’s Amore….Frank Sinatra’s My Way….right down […]
This is a story we’ve told friends and family so many times and now…….. they’d run a mile if they heard the slightest intimations of yet another rehash……. of how we got started to tying the knot………But bear with me…….. I need to create a little ambiance first……..throw in a […]
Reinventing yourself seems to be the buzzword these days, more so than ever. Turn your life around, rise up to your full potential, think positive….. begone you negative thoughts…… eat super foods, work out, make dynamic choices, stamp your face on social media etc etc……… I ask myself………have I ever […]
Sunday evening and we were lounging around in the TV room……me sprawled on the couch and he ensconced in his recliner with the laptop on his knees reading some alarmist blog about how the virus had now grown teeth etc…… when MacGyver comes on. They’re in their office, confined like […]