Well November has been wet, and do I mean wet!! We have had a month of rain, some gales and a little sunshine. However, for some reason, it hasn't had the same depressing effect that the same weather in the UK would have had. It's probably due to the fact that temperatures have remained around the 15-19 degree mark, and, when the sun has made an appearance, it's warm enough to go out wearing a T shirt, if only for a short time. We have been watching with trepidation the snow and cold back in the British Isles, as we are making a visit over the Xmas period to see friends and relatives. This means that I won't have to endure my Xmas nightmare this year..........putting up and dressing the damn tree, and then packing it all away again in January...........Yippee!!!!
Around the end of September, the chap who has the small holding opposite us acquired four young turkeys, which were let loose to bully the resident hens, and monopolise the choicest grubs and worms. Over the passing weeks we have grown used to the "gobble, gobble" interspersed with the clucking of the hens, and we have watched these scraggy specimens grow into fine examples of traditional Xmas fayre. It is becoming increasingly difficult not to give in to temptation and reach over the fence to grab one, although I'm not sure Margaret would cope with the plucking and butchering aspect of such an acquisition!!
As Easter is the main religious celebration in this part of the world, we have been surprised at the extent of the Xmas decorations being erected. All the sea front in Parga is festooned with festive lights and there is even a modernistic version of a Xmas tree (all steel and lights, no leaves). We even have one in the village, along with some other decorations, but thank God, we don't have snow and cold to go with them.
Ah well! Off to pack the cases and to prepare for the drive to Athens, and jousting with crazy Greek drivers.
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