Grape trees

 Lesvos was known for its delicious wines, until an illness at the end of the nineteenth century ended all vineyards. Also Dionysus was worshipped, God if the wine and the parties. Grape plants are hard to extinguish; they now again grow in abundance on the island, continue reading

From Parrot fish to Zebra fish

 (Parrot fish, photo: internet)

Summer can also be called the festival season, just like on Lesvos. From music- to food festivals, like the Sardine Festival. But there is more to catch in the sea, fish with an own story. Continue reading

Country of Beach and ashes

 

Saturday, July 23 2022, a big fire started at Vatera. It reduced some houses and a business into ashes, attacked the beach and burned ten thousands acres of land between Vatera, Stavros and Vrisa. Sad days for the island, continue reading

Fox Talk

 

(Photo: internet)

Lesvos is an island with plenty of foxes. Lately I saw a strange animal passing by, looking like a bald fox. What was that?! For sure it wasn’t Teumessus, who for a long time terrorised Thebes: continue reading

The guards

About a screaming Sultan, the very first artichoke and lots of more thistles that guard the island, continue reading

The attack

They are small terrorists making all the oceans unsafe: jellyfish. This summer the purple jellyfish has decided to invade the South European seas: keep baking soda and salt water ready. Continue reading

A magic garden

 

The month of June stands for mountains of fruit: cherries, apricots, mulberries, peaches. Masses fall out of the trees, when not picked. And they all ripen in the same time, making it very busy in the kitchens for fruit preservation. Here a column about this lovely month, continue reading