Zakynthos
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In which I am a bit nerdy in museums, talk a lot about coffee and have two autumn equinoxes because one isn’t enough
Hello and happy September! And happy autumn! I adore this time of year, except for a) when it rains literal buckets while you are at the bus stop and b) when you get the dates of the equinox confused. This year I had two equinoxes. Not mad about it. How has your September been? Mine Continue reading
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TV And Chocolate Central 2014
I just realised that the Indifferent Ignorance Awards, which I thought I posted two days ago, shows up on the site as being posted on the 21st, when I started the draft. I’m going to have to get a grip on this Internet lark in 2015… I’m quite busy at the moment, which is weird Continue reading
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Once More Unto the Rain and British News Channels
I’ve made it back to England in one piece – not even a in-suitcase breakage – and am remembering the art of removing Wellington boots. Should ‘Wellington’ be capitalised? I’ve also been re-learning the TV news, which is different from BBC app news insofar as I can exit the app with a flick of my Continue reading
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Oxi Day
Today is Oxi Day in Greece, which literally means ‘no’. It’s the day in 1940 that the Greek prime minister told Mussolini ‘no you cannot invade this country’. It’s celebrated by closing up shop and firing some canons; I think it’s become a general independence day. This is a good article if you want to Continue reading
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