A Lady Who Lunches
This is my second week at home after stepping off the hamster wheel. I had all sorts of ideas for how I would fill the time. I’d finally get round to sorting out the spare…
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The First Day of August
The first day of August, the month in which I will turn 40. Well, that has crept up on me rather quickly I have to say. I wanted to make a list of all the…
Dulwich Festival Fair
There is so much I love about where I live. From the tree-lined streets and pretty parks, to the bustling high street and plentiful pubs. Museums, acres of estate land, and a world-famous gallery, which is…
Greekster
It is Greek Easter this weekend, a big event that preparations have been underway for since final orders were called on last Easter. The format is always the same. Friends and family descend upon Yiayia…
My Nan: Celebrating 80 Years
This is my Nan. She is 80 years old today. I know what you are thinking – she does not look a day over 25, right? Check out her fabulous legs too! I wish I…
Family Fun
We invited the Greek God(zilla)’s two sisters over for dinner on Saturday night. Now, I always get a bit nervous about this as Yiayia is usually the only person who cooks for us and everything she…
Goodbye Jan, Hello Feb!
Well, thank goodness that is over with for another year then. There are many reasons why January is my least favourite month of the year. The first being that it is usually when I am…
New Year’s Eve
For as much I love Christmas and all the build up of festivities to the big day, I am completely indifferent to New Year’s Eve. Always have been. When I was much younger, I might…
Smartie Rice
One of the presents the Greek God(zilla) received on his birthday, was a curry starter kit. He has always fancied himself as a bit of a Masterchef in the kitchen and is not afraid to…
The Hangover
They came downstairs one by one, rubbing their tired bleary eyes and gasping for water. The kitchen reeked of red wine and there was broken glass all over the floor. I had already seen my…
Merry Christmas
The Greek Godzilla and I do not have many things we love in common. Seriously, we don’t. Our shared loves include our son (natch), the Greek Godzilla (obvs), red wine, carpet picnics, LOST, Gold by…
Home Alone
The Greek God(zilla) has been in Poland for a week now. The first couple of days were tough because I missed him quite a lot so I was moping about while keeping myself busy with…
