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Author: Garrulous Gwendoline

Threshing Wheat at Lasithi, 1979

February 27, 2018 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 21 Comments

After I published yesterday's post about the Plateau of Lasithi I remembered I had some photos that were probably taken on that day, because as I mentioned previously, the plateau is a fertile farming area. All the photos are very aged, but they do demonstrate some interesting techniques, so here we go  . . . As … Continue reading Threshing Wheat at Lasithi, 1979

Plonked on the Plateau of Lasithi

February 26, 2018 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 16 Comments

Just after my accident on the moped and just before I went off on my next adventure (which I am yet to write about - because I want to maintain the suspense) I went off on a day trip with another girl to the Plateau of Lasithi.  (I'm still on Crete, 1979). The plateau was (is?) … Continue reading Plonked on the Plateau of Lasithi

Mea Culpa Moped Misery

February 24, 2018 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 22 Comments

Continuing with my adventures on Crete in 1979 People ask me how it is I can remember so much detail of events that happened nearly forty years ago, and there are several answers. I really do naturally have a good memory, and my earliest dates back to when I was around three or a bit … Continue reading Mea Culpa Moped Misery

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