How to Make the Perfect Panna Cotta
Creamy, milky desserts are my weakness. I choose, crispy-topped crème brulee, a wicked piece of custard tart, or a good, old-fashioned milk pudding, over “Death by chocolate” every time. A wobbly panna...
Greeker Than The Greeks
Ichor – The Blue Blood of the Greek Gods
Petrichor How peaceful it is sat here, listening to the patter of rain on canvas, hearing the squish of tires on wet tarmac, watching rain drops slowly making their way down...
Yorkshire Rhubarb Meets the Fashion House of Hermès Paris
Growing up in Leeds, West Yorkshire, the heart of “The Rhubarb Triangle” (Nine square miles between Wakefield, Morley and Rothwell, originally much larger, covering nearly thirty square miles, including Leeds, Bradford and...
Greece and the Mysterious Full Moon of August
Greece is positively enchanting but when beheld under the full moon of August, it is transformed into something truly magical. Why the August full moon? This full moon, known as the sturgeon...
Assumption Day Greece Dekapenteavgoustos 15 August
15 August, Assumption Day, Dormition of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God, in Greek: “Dekapentavgoustos” and “Koimmisis Tis Theotokou”, is the third most important religious celebration in Greece,...
Unplugged – Offline – Unavailable – Enjoying life.
People are beginning to ask me; “Where is your blog, what happened?” Well, I rediscovered life! It all started with a dodgy Internet connection, which progressively became worse, to the point of,...
Arcadia – Land of Nymphs Naiads and Dryads
The Arcadians were one of the oldest tribes of Greece, sometimes referred to by ancient Greek writers as the Pelasgians, meaning, people of The Aegean Sea. In his “Description of Greece”, Pausanias, a...
The Passing of Maurice the Pug Dog
Last week I had to make the worst decision of my life, a decision I was praying I would never have to make. Our Pug Dog Maurice, a loved member of our family,...
Saint John The Baptist – John the Forerunner
Saint John the Baptist’s main Feast Day, celebrated by The Greek Orthodox Church, is “The Synaxis of Saint John the Forerunner”, on the seventh of January. Saint John the Baptist, who was...
In Limbo – Waiting For Summer
“Drop the last year into the silent limbo of the past. Let it go, for it was imperfect, and thank God that it can go.” Brooks Atkinson I’m filling in time; the...
