Driving home for Christmas
Both the Greek God(zilla) and I come from big families. I love that Zachy will grow up surrounded by cousins, godbrothers, grandparents, aunts, uncles and many extended family friends. I love how Zachy can and…
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Food & frolics!
I bet you are all dying to know whether my inner Domestic Greek Goddess was released the weekend of the Greek God(zilla)’s birthday? Well, I completed all the dishes on the menu and that is the…
Domestic (Greek) Goddess in the making
The Greek God(zilla)’s sister, Eva, said when advising me on what shoes to wear to her twin boys’ christening, that if I was a full Greek, I’d definitely wear the black sequin heels. ‘Do you…
Christmas time, sausages and wine
Every year in December, the Greek God(zilla) takes him mum to France for the day. They have a nice lunch together and bring back sausages and wine, which we all polish off over Christmas Day week. This…
Steak/Off
The Greek God(zilla) is quite competitive. He likes to win in every sense of the word. For example, if I am reading a book, the book he is reading will be better. If I buy…
Barolo 1969
For the Greek God(zilla)’s 40th birthday, his sister, BB, gifted him a bottle of Barolo from the year he was born – 1969. For two years we carefully stored and protected this bottle, waiting for…
Uncle Jack Funnneeee
Archie Bear said so, so it must be true. We invited my brother Jack and the A-team (my sister Angie, Adrian and 2-year-old Archie Bear) to stay with us at the weekend. Angie had been…
A Big Fat Griwi Christening
As a non-Greek/non-church-going/by-marriage-only kind of Greek person, it was an incredible honour to be asked to be one of four Godmothers to the Griwi twins in a traditional Greek Orthodox ceremony. I have also quite enjoyed…
What a difference a sofa makes
Before we moved into our new house earlier this year, we were renting a two-bedroom terrace while we tenanted and eventually sold our own two-bedroom first floor flat. I was 7-months pregnant at the time…
Fashion daaaarhling
All I know about Fashion Week is what I’ve seen on Sex & the City, The Devil Wears Prada and The Rachel Zoe Project, where everyone who attends is perfectly tall, perfectly proportioned and perfectly…
Farewell Crete
We are back from our holiday in Crete now and I can honestly say, it has been one of the best we have had. It has had moments of chaos and moments of crazy but…
BB has landed
The Greek God(zilla)’s sister, BB, arrived in Crete on Sunday morning with her boyfriend, Rob. I have met Rob once before, at Greek Easter and was intrigued to find out more about his intentions towards my sister-in-law…
