THE SKINNER

So, Caroline’s parents came here for eighteen days and, a day or so before they arrived, the wind started blowing. Crete is famous for its w...

Just to show you where I'm sending these blogs from, here's a few pictures of me in the Revans Bar in Makrigialos: And here...

The image here is courtesy of Sue Carpenter, an SFX reader on Crete (who also got a letter in the previous issue). Thanks for this, Sue. ...

Well, the dog I couldn’t fix, but the chair here I could. You have to remember that before I became the big famous author (hollow laugh) I w...

Here's a picture sent by mobile ... can anyone read the note above?

I can’t remember whether or not I’ve commented on Karin Slaughter books before, but I certainly will now. In need of distraction I picked...

30C in Britain and Caroline’s dad, Gerry, texted to say he’s looking forward to coming out to Crete to cool off. Today Caroline texted him t...

I finally got round to reading this (I really needed the escape) and enjoyed it immensely. Mr Reynolds also got double royalties from me due...

We have a guy here who used to be a social worker in Britain and therefore accustomed to dealing with the socially challenged (scum). He exp...

So, despite all the shit that has hit the fan this week the work on the ruin is looking good. All the ‘sovar’ or rendering has been done ins...

Crete seems to be a place of extremes, on one hand you have magnificent beauty and humbling kindness, and on the other extreme there’s greed...

First I have to make a big disclaimer here: I’m no expert on Greek, far from it, and doubtless there are those who will read this and pick m...

Okay, more now from your correspondent in Crete. We are still occasionally getting clouds in the sky here, but 19 is the lowest the temperat...

I photographed these two up on our pergola and, my goodness, an insect’s life might be a short one, but it’s certainly a merry one. These t...

The first work I was aiming to have done was to raise the height of the windows and door, put in another window, raise the height of all...