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A full moon over the harbour in Hydra on a Good Friday evening.  But Orthodox Easter is next week-end so the town is still quiet. It wi...

There is an exhibition on at The British Museum now which I am keen to see.  It follows the lives of three friends; artists Niko Ghika and J...

I tried to get a smile out of this little Efe  but he wasn't having it.  The Municipality was on hand to give out 'pac-a m...

I am writing this post to a background sound track of rattling water tanks, thrashing branches and a rumbling shed roof that sounds like ...

I have found a very simple method to damp-dust my house. Take a large shagging dog and completely soak him in warm water in the shower....

Another week passes with no keyboard activity. Painting is taking over.  While Bodrum Municipality was handing out free flowers and pot-p...

I have been neglecting my blog because I've been busy up in my little studio painting bougainvillea, olives and sweet peas (I got fed...

Hakan Onum. My 6 weeks of enforced idleness came to an end on Friday and I was itching to get back into my old routine of long walks a...

A crutch in one hand + A dog lead in the other = Empty bottles not getting to the recycling bin A surplus of empty bottles + Chalky ...

Sometimes living in Turkey I experience a 'shopping surprise'.  In the old days it was the appearance of broccoli and sprouts on m...