Welcome

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Hello, and welcome to my blog, which began as a record of life and times in Greece.

During the crisis of 2015, foreign friends kept calling to ask what was going on, and I decided to start a blog as a means of keeping people informed, from my own, probably biased, point of view. I also wanted to present a side of Greece that was upbeat as far as possible, to counteract the prevailing negative perception that Greeks did nothing but cheat on their taxes.

Living in Greece necessitated a good dose of humor and a sprinkling of schizophrenia. Many lapsed in despair; but Greeks do survival well and never fail to see the funny side of things. Every disaster is followed by a spate of jokes that sprout, overnight, like mushrooms.

This was not meant to be a political, historical, or even factual blog. Those interested in facts can find most Greek papers online in English. It aimed to be a collection of vignettes, snippets of life, seen through the eyes of a Greek. The good, the bad, and the just plain funny.

Since then, my life has changed. We moved to Normandy, France, and although I visit regularly, it is not the same. I also felt I was repeating myself so, with encouragement from my faithful readers, I now write, less regularly, about things that interest me: art, books, nature, life. I love my bloggy friends, old and new, and like keeping up with their doings.