Friday, November 14, 2008

Grandma Duty















Here I am doing my "job". It's not to hard because if Nik cries, either Arthur or Mara come to rescue him and I'm off duty. He likes the book "Five little Monkeys" and I now know it by heart. I can stack his toys up and he will knock them down, he likes to beat on things with his wooden stick (even the window and DVD player). So far so good, I'm getting my baby groove back. It's not as hard being the Grandma compared to being the Mom. Arthur's Mom and Dad help too.

Monday, November 10, 2008

To Athens and Back

The girls at the Acropolis
Olympic Stadium
View of the Parthenon
I made it! I called up some of my old skills and saw all the sights. I was very careful because I didn't want Mara to get blamed for losing wife, mother, daughter, sister, auntie, cousin, grandmother etc. in Athens. I traveled by train. It took me 4 hours. I saw the Greek countryside on the way. Since I didn't sleep well the night before the trip was a bit foggy....but it really is foggy here. The humidity was a surprise. Thank goodness the temperatures have cooled. I have asked Mara for some pictures of her Athens trip, since I was having trouble carrying my toothbrush and map and didn't bring a camera. She's looking for them in her collection of photos. I used my strong Bridgman legs to get around the town. Mara had given me a list of things to see and instructions on how to use the Metro. Thank goodness that some things in some big cities are not that much different. My little room had big windows that looked out at the Acropolis especially with all the lights at night. Of course I spent too much time at the train stations not wanting to miss my train. It was nice to get back to Kalampaka .

Monday, November 3, 2008

Naousa

Here we are on a Sunday outing last week. I met some of Arthur and Mara's friends. We had coffee at their home. We ate dinner in this park and then we went for a walk. It's just about fall here, but I think the days are warm (25 degrees C) I think its the humidity. We also went to a cookie shop. We put most???of them in the freezer. Baby Nik loved all the excitement, especially the kids.

Saturday, November 1, 2008





Happy Halloween! This year my costume has been inspired by granny B, Phillis the Riveter! I even made and wore a Boeing name tag that said Phillis on it. In remembrance of Granny, and the history she made for all women around the world.