So, it’s been…well, a long while since I have appeared on this site. Let’s see, since I last posted something I believe I officially ‘graduated’ with an MSc, starting working for the academic institute from where I received this degree,
hosted our first US-based visitor, 
had a true Cretan easter celebration (lamb’s heads, overeating and all),
wrote a bunch of grants totaling over €3 million, visited four countries, got pregnant,
took on a foster car,
εχω βελτιωθει ελληνικα μου, and…I guess that sums it up. So, in order not to dwell on missed opportunitites, I instead have a couple of advertisements we received that I thought were amusing enough to share.
"Our store is always open"
The caption in Greek on the top states “Our store is always open”, meaning, I suppose, the web store. Kotsovolos, is an appliance and electronics store, so I don’t really get how the image of the woman unbuttoning her pants applies here, but it definitely got me to notice the fact that they have a web store…
This next one appeared in a supermarket circular that gets dropped off at the door…
I am not sure if it is easy to see (you can click on the image if you want a bigger view), but the photo depicts a collection of raw meat (including a whole pig) spread out on a table along with a glass of wine and other fine edibles. Salmonilla anyone? While we have gotten used to seeing whole animals for sale in the butcher shops, for some reason making a festive display out of raw meat struck me as odd…
I love the way you lump getting pregnant in with work, travel and the foster car!
xoxo
Yeah, she’s taking it all in stride…
Yeah, I guess I figure I will talk baby ad nauseam when the kid actually shows up, so I am trying to downplay it a little… And believe me, taking on Odysseus (that’s the car’s name) has been quite a journey!
So, through some very impressive digging on my part I find out that you guys are expecting! Congratulations. I love that you haven’t played up the importance of this life changing experience. Typical . . . make us work for it!
Congrats, now, details.
And by the way, Odysseus looks like another life blessing so congratulations twice!
XOXO
Allison
That lambs head looks…….I can’t think of the word……..horrible will do it. You actually eat it?
Good luck…
Faith
@Allison, thanks (a bit late… you know, been busy with the since-arrived blessing aka BABY!) – So are you Allison Binnion? Or some other Allison?
Assuming you are Binnion, I’ll tell Kristy to give you a shout when she can (and please forgive me if I’ve spelled your last name wrong).
@Faithinator – yes, we ate it. We ate the face. Tasted like… face.
Faith – I have three words for you. Lamb. Brains. Delicious.
Binnion – Not only were we expecting, but he arrived only 8 days after you wrote this! Hope you will consider a visit..