Putting out fires

Marios, Irini and their puppy, Geoff, have moved to Crete from Athens. Marios is going to be a fireman here - a very tough job, especially in the summer. Irini is happy being a photographer.

The Boys upThe Mountain

Above: Jojo & Freddie, Below: i) Jojo approaching a chapel ii) A field full of flowers and iii) A 'Man Orchid'





My boys, Jojo & Freddie saw the orchid photos from the other day and, this morning, asked me to take them to have a look up in the mountains behind Paleochora.

We went with Jenny (my Jenny) and Mick to Ancient Kantanos - a Dorian settlement 2000 or so years ago about 9 or 10 klicks from Paleochora.

Freddie took the photo of the 'Man Orchid' you see here.

Terry & Judith

Here's Terry (who has a house at the building site formally known as Anidri) with his sister, Judith, who was over visiting.

Thanks to Mick & Jenny

The photos of orchids in the previous post were taken by myself during a stroll in the mountains with the lovely Jenny Neal and her n'er-do-well husband Mick McTiernan, this morning. Jenny is a botanist so was able to tell me when I was about to tread on something important! I have added a link to Jenny's website in the sidebar on the right.

Try clicking on the pictures to see more detail. Wonderful!

Local Orchids and Flowers

Now...here's the problem....These lovely foks (2 from Vouves and 2 from UK) drop by each winter. This time they left their names on a bit of paper which my wife, Jenny (I do know her name by heart) threw away. So. Time for the power of the web. Please make a comment on this post to tell us your names again and I will edit the post accordingly. (I do know that there is an Audery amongst them!)

Mindy The Cat

We get e-mails from time to time about Mindy, the unofficial Calypso Cat. Well, here he is, back to health following a gashed leg in the Autumn, and being as big a bloody nuisance as usual.

Familiar Faces

Stephen & Olga were amongst the first customers in the New Calypso.

Also, last week, we had old friends (and one new one) Dave, Charlotte & Milly Rose come to visit. You may remember Dave & Charlotte are both past winners of 'Calypso Employee of the Week' attaining that accolade back in 2006.