I just finished my first attempt at fabricating my version of moussaka, the shepherd’s pie of Greece, a succulent combination of fried aubergines, delicately spiced minced lamb and rich cheese sauce. It’s the most traditional Greek dish and it also happens to be absolutely delicious! When done properly. This one was done by me....
Read more →For all you English speaking fans: this is in Dutch so that a very special little person can read this too. Voor diegenen onder jullie die Joëlle niet kennen, even voorstellen: Joëlle is onze trouwste (je zou kunnen zeggen”hardnekkigste”) fan in Nederland (op de foto hiernaast is Joëlle degene die geen gekke bekken trekt,...
Read more →Well, we’re back online, sort off, as there is no line. Remember Einstein’s cat mentioned last month? When asked to explain the then new phenomenon of radio, Einstein is said to have answered “You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and...
Read more →Okay, here we go. The fourth chapter in the biography is up now. I don’t know if I should admire Tom for the elegant simplicity or curse him for the lazy approach. Enjoy! Oh, and by the way, I’m still not smoking… almost 5 days now.
Read more →My buddy Tom has found it necessary to review ALL of the chapters, including the preface to the biography, and he added a fourth chapter, again, as usual, filled with lies about my personal life. It’s good reading though, I guess, if you’re into that kind of thing. Go judge for yourself here. Whoops,...
Read more →Albeit a little late, I’m glad I can report to you that we had a wonderful Easter. On Friday 25th in the morning we did a round of the consulates to promote Yvonne’s activities. We were most welcomed in most cases by the honorary consuls themselves. In most cases, because only 3 of the...
Read more →Okay, 1st of April is over now, we’re once more dealing with the harsh reality of every day. The movers came in with our stuff yesterday. We had exceeded our quota of truck space (we knew that when we loaded our belongings of course) and we had to pay a little extra. Still 50%...
Read more →I’ve brought online the biography that my buddy Tom is writing. You can reach it from the link at the left of the main entry page or go here directly. Proceed with caution…
Read more →Yesterday was a holiday here. I didn’t know that yet when I got out in the morning to take some pictures of the Clean Monday activities. When I got back I tried in vain to reach some telephone numbers of businesses that were looking for people for the coming tourist season. At about 10:30...
Read more →Today is Ash Monday here in Greece, the beginning of a period of fasting, also known as the Great Lent. In Greek it is called Tessarakosti, meaning 40 days. This day is also called “Clean Monday”. From what I’ve been told, people will empty their cupboards and refrigerators of all animal products. I’ve no...
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