Saturday – off to the frozen North

Saturday – off to the frozen North

Jun 30,2023 Iceland Why go to Iceland for your 30th wedding anniversary, you might ask? Well, it’s a place that has interested me for years ever since I saw TV pictures of geysers and bubbling mud that emanated from the earth. Besides, we’ve just been to...
Puppymoon

Puppymoon

June 1 2023 Oscar’s first night with us, almost 15 years ago, was of its time. Totally inexperienced in the language of dog, we left our poor puppy, separated from his parents and litter siblings for the first time, alone downstairs in his crate to cry all...
MsCellania – May 2023

MsCellania – May 2023

So much for good intentions. As you’ll recall, I decided to update my blog with these regular digests as a way of avoiding regular apologies for not writing for such a long time. The original intention was to produce a monthly update post but I’ve been so...
Tuesday – Lasithi Plateau and Dikteon Cave

Tuesday – Lasithi Plateau and Dikteon Cave

(July 3 2023) Lasithi plateau and Dikteon cave Disappointed with the overcast weather on Tuesday, we changed out of our swimming costumes and into sturdy(er) walking shoes for a trip to the Dikteon Cave which is, as legend has it, the birthplace of Zeus. Dikteon...
Welcome Fergus!

Welcome Fergus!

(May 25 2023) I’m delighted to announce that we brought home our new puppy today. Meet Fergus, Gemswin You’re In My Heart, who is a flatcoated retriever puppy and 10 weeks old tomorrow. I felt terrible parting him from his litter sister and large extended...