Facebook Friend… or Foe?
Earlier today, I realised that two of my Facebook friends had gone to the trouble of de-friending me… and I felt absolutely crushed. It felt like I was back at school, being excluded from the groovy…
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Lunch with a hefty side of hero worship
Barney is nearly four years old and the coolest little dude on the planet. His little sister, Nancy, will be Zachy’s first girlfriend, Barney’s mum and I decided yesterday over lunch at The Herne Tavern.…
Grand National Day
Grand National Day is a big day in the Pylas household. First thing in the morning we ring Eva for her top tips, as we know she will have studied the form extensively over the past…
Sjoelen on a school night… tut tut
I’m too hungover to blog so I’ll just post the photos instead… Can’t remember who won, I just know it wasn’t me… again. I always come last in Sjoelen! Fun night with the folks and…
Losing Balance
Tonight, I really do have to unpack the rest of my boxes from the move. I can only find the left shoe of my everyday black flats and my spring/summer clothes are screwed up in a…
A Griwi/Grenglish get together
YiaYia and Papou came for lunch today with Pan’s sister, Eva, and her Griwi (on account of their father, Keri, being a Kiwi) twin boys, Otus & Leo. This was the first time we’d all…
That's what friends are for
Back in 1995, when I was in my early twenties and working for the advertising agency, Ogilvy & Mather, I met 6 amazing, inspirational women who I am proud & privileged to still have in my life…
We’re in!
As far as house moves go, I think this one went fairly smoothly. We had packers in the day before to take care of wrapping everything properly and two men on the day actually loading…
Countdown to moving day
We are moving house this week and it is no understatement when I tell you that my husband has singlehandedly organised everything to get us into this welcome position. He has expertly managed estate agents, builders,…
First sleep-over
This is the first Sunday morning, or any morning in fact, in the past 19 months since my son was born that I haven’t woken up with him. This is in itself, both a treat…
What is Grenglish?
Grenglish, or Greeklish, as it is sometimes known, is when the Greek language is written with the latin alphabet, for example when Καλημέρα (good morning) is written as Kalimera. I thought this was a good name for…
