Germany + Greece

Tuesday, May 20, 2014


I saw this tweet recently.

It reminded me of another encounter I saw between German and Greek cultures.

While in Greece, we visited  the local travel agency to book some tickets.

A spry sprightly middle aged women worked there, Mrs Papanagiotou. She had dark brown curled hair tightly cropped and sat at her little desk with a light cardigan hanging from her shoulders.

One day when we called she was sitting outside, animatedly chatting and drinking coffee with a neighbour.

We mentioned that she seemed to be having a lovely time, an easy summer life. "But I'm a little worried," she said, would she be affected by the recent Angela Merkel led German bail out the Greek economy?

"No, no, I don't want to be a German woman, sitting in an office and never speaking!," she said as she crossed her cardigan in a certain fashion.

Country and map prints

Wednesday, May 07, 2014

Every time I've sold my map cards and notebooks at a craft fair, someone has told me that I should make prints of them too.

So I've given it a go.

I'll be selling these below (and more) at the craft fair at Balham Bowls Club next Sunday 11 May from 12-6pm.

Come say hello!