Our adventure started with a challenge — leaving the little village of Volissos. Small roads, a big car… what could go wrong? 😅 But we managed to find our way out and hit the route we wanted. We headed

Christmas 2023 Easy, calm and Sunny! At the beach with my dear fluffy ladies All I wanted and all I needed Is time, joy and sun To refill my battery Connect with Nature The only real Church Strengthen

This morning me and my Czech friend (neighbor) went for a nice morning walk. We decided to go to Acient Stageira – Birthplace of Aristoteles, to restore our energy after a busy week. This is located on

May started cool this year. Normally may can be already a hot month in Greece. The clouds and rain make beautiful skies, amazing to see. The 2nd half of May it started to be above 23 degrees here, but

My friends and their kids from Holland came to visit me here in Olympiada. We made several trips in the area here. So we went for kayaking, to discover the area of Ierisos, Neo Roda, Komitsa by sea. We

The sweet April showers has brought us now in May so many colorful flowers. It is a blessing coming home seeing this wisteria blossoms hanging outside my door. Beside the Wisteria, I have so many flowers

‘ Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving’ ~ Albert Einstein A lovely tour in the mountains by mountainbike: one of our co-workers brought me into the mountains for a tour,

March was a busy month, filled with garden works. Cleaning the fields from weeds, planting seeds and preparing for the summer crops. The seedlings in the glasshouse are growing very well. They are lucky

Since the 2nd week of February the atmosphere has completely changed here in Greece, Chalkidiki. Now the spring is really just around the corner. Everywhere I spot the first signs of her. Some trees, like

Bread was never really my thing in life, I didn’t like it to eat at all. I rather eat 2 hot meals a day and a salad in between than eat bread in the morning and as lunch, how we do it in Holland. First

The air feels cold, the sun is shining, we have frozen noses in the morning while we are taking our morning walk. Listening to the birds, singing their songs; looking to the first flowers that blossomed

What is new for me this winter in Greece is winter swimming in the sea. I am a big lover of swimming and in the sea is a gift for me. In Holland I used to go often to the swimming pool. But the chlorine

Winter in Greece still didn’t start really and that is lovely for my garden, but I think it would be nice to have some frozen and snowy days. We had a little frost some nights, but during the days it is

Yesterday 21st Sept. Official - the autumn has started! It looks like mother earth know this as well! We had rain all night and day. Not heavy, but it keeps going. The temperature has dropped a lot! We

Pomegranate season! Slowly the pomegranates are getting mature on my trees here at BabetterPlace. The trees in the mountain area need some more time. In Greek the name is ρόδι. Pink pomegranate tree Red

Garden Journal Sept. September is 2 remember. One the my favorite months. Besides that, it was my birthday last weekend, it is also the month that connects the summer with the fall… nights getting longer,

My entry to the competition: * About yesterday.... Adventure in a canoe to the small Island opposite of the village of Olympiada where I live for the last 3.5 years. I discussed many times with a friend

It has been a while that I wrote here on Hive. So many things to do here and around @BabetterPlace. In the summertime it is the place to be for friends and families, besides that also the garden is the

Last weekend we had rain! A blessing for the garden I barley can keep up with all what is growing This early morning I went to harvest my zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers, spicy peppers etc. To preserve them

A lot of rain, gives me giants of zucchini! Sometime I miss checking a plant and then I am in shock how big it has grown – like the zucchini! Haha Oeps, They are not tasty to eat in this way, but I can