I think that the Christmas Cactus is one of most common houseplant around. In Dutch we call this plant “Lidcactus” or “Kerstcactus”. The scientific name for this plant is Schlumbergera truncata. So you may wonder why an article about a plant that is so common. Well, I have one Christmas Cactus that is very special…
WordPress 5.0
I just upgraded our weblog to WordPress 5.0 and the upgrade went well without any issues, just as I am used to with WordPress. The most important change of this new version is that there is a complete new editor for writing the articles added.This new “Gutenberg Editor” is block orientated and is more or…
Perfume
Today I got a wonderful perfume from Rob as gift, but there is a little story to it. Begin this week, Rob was travelling home from his work. The train he was travelling with was over a hour delayed. Rob was feeling cold and hungry.But instead of losing his good mood, he found something that…
Sanctuary of Mesa (or Messon)
During our holiday to Lesvos this year we saw many beautiful things, but there was one location that made a deep impression on all of us: The Sanctuary of Mesa (or The Sanctuary of Messon, as it is also referred to). Specially for Rob visiting Mesa/Messon was very high on his wish list. His interest…
“Wish you were here” – Pink Floyd
Yesterday evening we had a very nice get together with some of my direct colleagues. I had with my colleague Tridip a very nice talk about music. What kind of music we like, concerts we have been to. Turns out he has a very good taste of music! There was a request for a bit…
About memories and a very good mood
Ever walked into the house and your partner starts to sing for you? Well, that happened to me this morning . I returned from a short visit to Patricia, when I walked into the living room Rob started to sing with a big smile on his face… “If you were the only girl in the…
As every year, new tea!
Autumn is here again and for me that means it is time to buy fresh tea again. I always try to get a nice mixture of white tea, green tea and black tea. Of course some teas that aren’t really teas (real tea is made of the leaves of the tea-plant, Camellia sinensis). For me…
Palm trees
When I saw this photo again I realized that I want palm trees in my garden… … and then, with a big smile, I know one day I will! Now the days are getting colder again (and no, we can not complain this far this year) the longing for our beloved island Lesvos is growing…
Issue with WP Google Maps
Yesterday Marissa called me to tell me that she had problems with adding new locations to the map we have have for “Cafés & Dinners”. I just had a look at it and she is right. It is not possible at the moment to add new locations. The problem is caused by changes Google did…
Sea Bass for dinner
In Plomari, a city on the isle of Lesvos, there is a sea food restaurant called “The Seven Seas”. During our stay at Plomari we visited that restaurant 3 times. Yes, 3 times! The fish was just wonderful there. Twice I had a wonderful grilled sea bass there. So once back in The Netherlands I…