Kalymnos Resole

My heart's not in it right now... not in anything. I realise I'm a little 'down'. It's not a good time at the moment. Thankfully the sun is shining and there is real warmth to cheer me up. I'm going to have a moan, putting it in black and white is cathartic, so here goes. Work. It's lacking methods and processes. The ones I had in my old workshop were great and worked well, now there's no rhythm, no flow. Its a fine little workshop and once things settle I'm sure I'll get organised again. The grinder motor is on it's last legs and sounds like a bag of spanners in a washing machine! It was crazy noisy, I thought it was going to explode this morning. There's a new motor on the way. I've made a couple of enquires into a new 'shop window' for the resole, and I have had two really kind offers from friends with bars.... I could drown my sorrows in red wine while I wait for shoes..... Something tells me that's not the...

Leonidio. A lovely small town in the beautiful Peloponnese, surrounded by lush green hills and deep red rock, all a few hours easy driving from Athens. We stayed in the excellent Hotel Hatsipanayotis in the upper centre of town, right on the main street. A great place with really good staff, I'd happily stay there again next time. The town is small, with a dry river splitting it roughly in half and a good sized parking area to keep the car clutter on the main street to a minimum. A couple of places to eat in the evening and several smaller coffee bars and tavernas make for a very pretty and peaceful town. We found Kaba restaurant excellent and good value, though hard to find as its disguised itself a bit like an old shed from the outside, but cool and rustic on the inside. The town feels nice, the locals are warm, friendly and very helpful and there are a few varied stores for supplies here and there along the main road. We liked it a lot. Evenings were quiet and cool, though Pa...