Sunday
Above - our pomegranites are getting big and showing aslight pink blush. Not long now!
It's been a slightly confused couple of weeks since the last blog. As we've said, we are looking for a building plot, preferably close to where we are living now. We have found one that we like. We have visited it often, at different times of day, in different moods and I would like to say in different weather, but there really hasn't been any different weather except the last couple of days when we have had some cloud and cooler nights - quite welcome really. So we were just getting around to making an offer. We had solicited several opinions on the price we would put on the table, and had come to a decision when up popped an issue. It seems that there had been a recent court decision that might - or might not - jeopardise building plots of less than 4000 square metres in the 'perimetric' zone of a village. Might that affect us? Yes it might. We talked to the estate agent. We talked to the surveyor (engineer), we talked to the lawyer. Conclusion: yes it might. So after a few days mulling this over, we tabled an offer, and at the time of writing, have not yet heard from the seller, rumoured to be here, in the village, this week. Watch this space!
Al went to the dentist. This dentist has a sea view. Downtown Kissamosi (aka Kastelli) looking North.
We have a very big oregano bush in 'our' garden. Eleni made me pick a LOT. Here's the dried result occupying 3 1 litre jars! Like many other people, we have found satidfaction in small things.
This blog has been quite hard to write since many of the changes that I am experiencing are quite subtle internal ones, harder to photograph and charactersise. As you read maybe you will pick up the changing vibe. Or not.
Friday
This, my friends, is the plot that we have been visiting, got excited about, made an offer on and, eventually discovered that it was impossible to buy and build on for 3 counts! (1) Not 'buildable' because on a ridge. (2) The Greek Governemnt seems inclined to stop buildings happening outside village zones on plots of less thn 4000 m2, and lastly the owner was unwilling to negotiate his price. Actually, he didn't know about the first 2 obstacles when he offered the plot for sale and neither did we when we made an offer. We have had an amicable exchange of emails with a good flow of information, so a disappointing but not unpleasant experience all round. The search goes on...
Well, I had a video lined up for you! I can't actually get it on the blog, so please follow the link:
https://www.facebook.com/al.lethbridge/posts/10158808955949529
So in the best Disney tradition:THAT'S ALL FOLKS! Except for the music track... I have chosen this because a) I have just paid our VAT and b) it just seems that it captures the langourous feel of these August days. And we do have a pool, and we can't sail our yacht! No big ass Mommas though.
