As the year draws to a close, it is time to reflect on the past 12 months. Attempts to form a band have been a failure. There is too much conflation between band and session material and personnel. Finding a practice time and venue that suits us all has also been a huge problem. The... Continue Reading →
Greek Word 30/2022
μόριο – a molecule A molecular biologist is a μοριακός βιολόγος and μοριακό βάρος is molecular weight. Less scientifically it can mean a ‘speck’. In grammar επιρρηματικά μόρια are adverbial particles (words like δε, θα, να, μεν). And now we return to biology because μόριο is a euphemism for penis. In the article below, the... Continue Reading →
Life in Northern Greece 25/2022
Ah! The romantic smell of wood-burning fires permeates the village. Except it is anything but romantic. It’s the smell of fuel poverty. Over the past four or five years, Greeks have been abandoning heating diesel in favour of gas central heating, but this winter heating oil is cheaper than gas. Of course, it is not... Continue Reading →
Irish Music in Northern Greece 22/2022
On Sunday, 11th December, we had our last session of 2022. Ten of us were there. Personally, being a fiddler, I missed the other violins, but we delivered the full program. I change the music every two months, usually adding around five new items, but with Christmas and New Year coming up, I will recycle... Continue Reading →
Greek Word 29/2022
Φόλα = poison, especially poison laid out for stray dogs The bane of my life. A lifelong cat-lover, I have been betrayed by both my children, who prefer dogs. My elegant daughter has an equally elegant King Charles. My son has a rough-and-tumble Belgian Shepherd cross, a bit like him! Both are beautiful animals, and... Continue Reading →