Our Big Fat Greek Holiday
It feels very unseasonal writing about summer when it is so close to Christmas (37 sleeps!), but I have 6-months of blog catching up to do so am just going to get on with it. Hopefully, this…
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A Lovely Age
Sometimes, I wish I could freeze time. Stop everything moving, stop us all growing older and just live in a moment for a little while longer. This summer was one of those times. I’ve never really…
The Reality of Working from Home during the Summer Holidays
I’ll just work from home in the mornings and do fun stuff in the afternoons, I thought to myself when I decided not to take August off. My job is so flexible, it won’t be…
A Weekend in Tarragona
I went to Spain a couple of weeks ago for a child-free/husband-free weekend away to celebrate my sister-in-law’s upcoming nuptials. The Greek God(zilla) was at home with the solo parenting gig, which is code for moving into his…
Aphrodite’s Cyprus
The Greek God(zilla)’s mother is originally from Crete and his father is from Cyprus. However he was born and raised on another big island – only Britain is a little bit colder – in a…
Where Has The Year Gone?
This year is just running away from me. I don’t want to alarm anyone by using the C-word, but in just over 5-weeks time it will be CHRISTMAS. When this year started, I was still…
The Only Way is North Devon
We managed to get away to Devon for the last few days of Summer before school started. My parents have a holiday cottage in a little village called Combe Martin that we could use, which…
Alone Time
Although we’ve been home for only 2-weeks , our Greek island holiday seems like a distant memory now that I am back at work and we are attempting to get back into a routine. I’ll…
Where’s Woody’s Hat?
Remember when you were young and went on holiday with your mates and spent 2-weeks sunning yourself on the beach or lounging by the pool, and you’d stay up drinking and chatting all night long…
Where I Want To Be
Some of you may have noticed that I’ve been a bit quiet on here recently. Not just on here, but I’ve also practically ignored my twitter feed and completely neglected my poor Facebook page. And,…
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…
