Comments on: The time has come

By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 30 May 2010 20:04:02 +0000

Kat, at the end of the day we have to live here, not just holiday here, so the sun and the sea just isn’t enough is it? If we were retired or independently wealthy (I wish!!) then maybe Skopelos would have been for us. You’re right though, we just have to make the best of it.

Marion, I think a lot of people feel the way you do, at least the ones I know with a house on Skopelos. Most people seem to be put off by the thought of winter on an island and being trapped there in bad weather. It can feel quite claustrophobic. Junior is fluent in Greek and reads and writes it better than she does English!

Hi Laurie, everyone tells us the Pelion is beautiful so once we’ve finished the unpacking, I suppose we should get out and look around! Look forward to seeing you again soon.

Julia, thanks for your kind words they’re much appreciated.

By: Julia

Julia — Sun, 23 May 2010 16:27:24 +0000

Just a little note to thank you for the blog over the past couple of years. I’ve been a regular visitor to Skopelos and enjoyed keeping in touch with the island via your posts and pictures.
Thanks also for the vegan recipe pix – I always enjoyed looking at them!
Very best wishes to you and your family in your new venture.
kind regards
Julia

By: Laurie Noble

Laurie Noble — Thu, 20 May 2010 15:29:00 +0000

Hello Helen and assorted growing family…I am pleased for you, that this is happening now. We all need something to look ahead to. I lived on Saltspring Island for 8 years in the Gulf Islands and had both my sons there. You have given Junior a safe beginning with a connection to the Islands that will never leave her, or you… All the best on Pelion…it is gorgeous, with so much to explore… I look forward to seeing you all this summer…hugs,Laurie

By: Marion

Marion — Wed, 19 May 2010 16:19:12 +0000

I have also enjoyed following your blog about your life on Skopelos.
We own a small house there but I never felt as though I could live there full time. I admire your stamina, especially with your little girl too. She must be quite fluent in Greek now.
Best wishes for your new venture. I can imagine how excited you are and look forward to reading all about it soon.
Marion

By: kat

kat — Tue, 18 May 2010 14:20:22 +0000

I understand your need to move. I lived on both Rhodes (far away!) and Ios, in both cities and villages. We live in Athens, not because it’s beautiful or clean but because most of our needs are met here with regard to employment, transport, access to goods and services and “diversity” (not much, but better than nothing). That’s not to say services are necessarily better — we once lived in an Athens house that had no possibility for Internet. However, Greece is our home for the time being, and we’re trying to make the best of it.

Looking forward to hearing more and all best!

By: Marianne

Marianne — Sun, 16 May 2010 06:45:42 +0000

Thank you, Helen, for taking the time to write considering you are moving tomorrow. Have a safe and uneventful move. Please have the word ‘Skopelos’ in the name of your blog, at least in the beginning, so I can ‘google alert’ it so as to follow your future adventures. Perhaps: From Skopelos to Pelion.
Thanks so much, Helen ( or Elene, as they say in Greece)

By: Helen

Helen — Sun, 16 May 2010 06:26:20 +0000

Hi Marianne, thanks for your comments. I don’t think I’ve met your cousin although Sean recognised the name – but there again I’ve not got a great memory for names and he has!
We move tomorrow so things are pretty hectic here at the moment

HI Deborah and Norman, Skopelos is a lovely island and I’m sure that we will be over to visit for long weekends during the summer but we definitely need more than the island can offer and I think we’ll have the best of both worlds once we’re living on the mainland (hopefully).

By: Deborah and Norman

Deborah and Norman — Sat, 15 May 2010 21:10:11 +0000

Hi Helen, we wish you all the very best for your future on the mainland.

As frequent visitors to Skopelos we value the insight your blog has given us into living there permanently. Greek friends on the island have also cautioned us that life is not always as idyllic as it seems to the summer visitor.

Your blog has also provided us with island news which was much appreciated.

By: Marianne

Marianne — Fri, 14 May 2010 23:51:59 +0000

Hi Helen, This is the first time I’m writing you. I have so enjoyed reading about your adventures on Skopelos. My Grandfather was from Skopelos and I have spent some summer vacations there but not since 1987. My parents had contemplated building a house there but never did. Have you ever met my cousin Mary Kriezi or her children, Petros or Demetra Christopolous on the island?
I once spent a lovely Easter weekend on Pelion with a group of Greek friends. I forget the name of the town we stayed in. I lived in Greece for one year while I worked at the American school in Athens. I learned some Greek and got to know about my Greek heritage. I now live in a beautiful town in Arizona.
All the best in Pelion. When are you moving?

By: Helen

Helen — Thu, 13 May 2010 13:25:36 +0000

Hi Sally, I think I’ve done my share of moaning
I’ve not really explored the Pelion yet so I hope it will be as nice as people say.
Thanks for your offer about the house – I’m sure we’ll be popping over at regular intervals.