It´s been ages since I have updated the blog, but here are the biggest and latest news from Kairos garden: the new villa for the chickens! Built in wood and with proper roof tiles, this is definitely...
One of our guests recorded this with her mobile phone, at the back balcony of Villa Kalypso. Kairos Garden is a hot spot for bird watching - and listening. See the amazing list of birds one of our bi...
A bit late, but never mind! I have been busy updating our website, with new info and new pictures. The job is far from done yet, but make sure you enjoy the pictures from northern Greece, that you ca...
Ever since I moved to Greece almost 20 years ago we´ve celebrated Christmas here. When Christos was working he was never able to take days off for any major holidays, so we couldn´t go to Norway. By ...
..what do you do? We have two mandarin trees in the yard outside our kitchen, bursting with fruits. No matter how long I´ll live in Greece - I´ll always find this very exotic and special! At Christma...
Like I told about in this post a few weeks ago, I have been pretty busy moving earth (and building muscles). The parterre behind Villa Lotus has now been filled both with soil and a row of lavender p...
Today the Greek orthodox church celebrates Saint Anna - and of course, that means nameday celebration for everyone called Anna. Traditionally, Greeks celebrate their namedays, not the birthday. Why? ...
My exams start in a few hours. I should be making sure that I know the difference between incidence and prevalence. Between angina pectoris and heart attack. But the beautiful sunrise had me grab the...
To wake up to the piercing sound of the pressure drill. To have the house shaking like it was an earthquake, to the rocking movements of the concrete mixer. It means the workers are here! Actually, t...
The perfect Xmas gifts for anyone who loves Greece or traveling or food or life! My publisher has shut down and retired, and I have inherited the rest of Min Greske Taverna, My Greek Taverna, the boo...
It´s this time of the year. Sun is shining from a crisp blue sky, the roses are blooming and the bees are busy drinking the nectar from the mauve rosemary flowers on the bushes in my garden. The chry...
Finally! The truck arrived with bricks and mortar. I have many good things to say about Christos, but speed is not a word that characterizes him. This autumn he has been busy worrying about the Greek...
Greeks don´t know how to do Christmas. They´re horrible at it. Or should I say lost. They don´t know how to build up all that painful agony and excitement that is released the moment Santa comes. The...
Dreaming myself a month back, to Istanbul... One of the great things we did and that I am so glad we signed up for, was a cooking class with Selin from Turkish Flavours. Since I constantly cook...
A truck full of soil came the other day, and dumped its load on two places in the garden. Straight into the new beds would have been better, but unfortunately not possible. So here I am, moving earth...
Another good reason to live in Greece is to be able to work in the garden all year round. I love gardening, and I always say I´ll put it higher on my priority list, but it has had a tendency to be pu...
...Being able to pick roses from the garden in late November...
My mum always says how much she loves the change of seasons in Norway, implementing that the seasons do not change here. So here´s to mamma and everyone else who doesn´t believe that we have autumn i...
We´re really not having anything called a harvest this year. Most of the trees have nothing! Then there was this one tiny tree that was full of olives, enough to fill as small plastic box... I don´t ...
One thing that always cheers me up is going to the Friday market in Eleftheroupolis. Especially these days. Christos is sitting clued to the TV news. Listening to all the crap coming from the mouth o...
While many countries are celebrating the dead on November 1 and 2nd, Greeks have had their own way of commemorating their dead family members, all year round: By keep cashing in their pension. (Photo...
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