Irish music and life in northern Greece
21st September 21. Two bits of bad news today. The local paper Makedonia says the Health Secretary and his deputy are on their way to Thessaloniki to discuss possible local lockdowns. Now iefimerida – my go-to online newspaper has the panicky headline “The nightmare awakens in Thessaloniki – Red with 449 cases, 544 in Attica.”... Continue Reading →
Δεκατιανό - dhekatiano. The clue is in the first two syllables. I started a diet a couple of weeks ago. My second meal of the day is called a δεκατιανό. For me it consists of either a yoghurt (2%) or porridge. Word Reference mistakenly translates it as ‘brunch’ (though it gives "elevenses" if you scroll... Continue Reading →
2nd September: It has just been announced that the composer, Mikis Theodorakis, has died at the age of 96. Three days of national mourning have been declared. He is most famous for the music of the film, Zorba the Greek. His was a full life: imprisonment and exile during the dictatorship; a move from the... Continue Reading →
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