Signs of spring

This week we have been up to Ioaninna to see Maureen and her son at the hospital, unfortunately we are not allowed to go and visit Mark yet as he is still in the Intensive Care Unit and visits are very short, sometimes as short as 5 minutes, and only immediate family is allowed in, i.e. Maureen and her son Michael.  We had a good day under the circumstances and managed to take them both out for lunch at a local taverna.  As for Mark's current condition a continual update is maintained on the following link.  http://lefkaslife.blogspot.com/ It's great to see the local community rallying around to try and raise some money to help with Maureen and Marks ongoing costs, anyone who reads our blog on the Island and want's to contribute can do so via Kevan and Linda  Whittle on 0030 6946 354 096, please remember "there but for the grace...".

View from our kitchen sink

View from our lounge over Vasiliki

On a brighter note spring looks as though it has well and truly begun to surface here on the island the wild flowers and blossom on the trees is a real sight to behold as can be seen from the view from our kitchen window.  In Vasiliki all the taverna's seem to be getting all spruced up for the season and the locals all seem to have much more of a bounce in their steps, 


it's amazing how things are transforming.  We have seen the first swallows around our house this year so I suppose that's got to be sign, although one swallow doesn't make a spring we actually have had loads of em.


Last Sunday we went to taverna delphini (Dolphin) to celebrate Jez's birthday, 27 I think he said he was!  with Tree, Mike, Tony and of cause Jez and Deb.  A really nice night out and for us really the first time we had been out since getting back from 
the UK a month ago so it really did make a welcome change.  Thanks you two for the invitation.


On Wednesday evening we had an invitation to dine aboard "Nanablue" Janet and Dave's Yacht moored in Nidri. excellent food and company all evening, even with Dave and Tony in full flow over airport responses to bad weather, we all found it very amusing good job Janet was able to change the subject subtly.  


We bought a second hand cooker which was advertised on the Lefkas Life website yesterday which will be replacing our baby belling in a couple of weeks when it's been refurbished and wired in.  The Arga style cooker that we have in the house is fine in winter but is a little much in summer as it gives off a tremendous amount of heat while it's running, the little belling is a tad small though when you are (that really should be "she is") cooking one of Sandra's monster lunches.