Because our dogs need a walk most everyday, there is no sleeping in much around here during these super hot days. Yesterday was 101F (38.3C). This is the first week of festival baking, which works out OK since the hall is air conditioned and it's way too hot after 10am to be outside.....even at 7:00am you can feel the heat and you know it's gonna be a hot one. bleh. We have already baked over 3,000 koulourakia. This year is the 50th anniversary of the St George Greek Festival, and I'm sure we'll have a lot of folks coming this year!
We don't put sesame seeds on ours though. They are so good, I don't miss them at all
I am currently embroidering this design on the back of my denim jacket.....
The Island of Delos
The Sacred Way ~ the lions were dedicated to the sanctuary of Apollo and the sacred lake of Delos. Ancient history here ~ all this would have been new in the 6th Century BC. And although these lions are replicas of the originals that are in the museum, it's amazing that all the artifacts, buildings, statues, etc. have been around since then.
Extremely weathered, but still amazing. Not me, the statue, haha
One of the beautiful mosaics in Delos.
A lone statue standing as a sentry, forgotten in time and nearly unrecognizable due to erosion.
Next time: Santorini!
Have a great weekend!
Love, 365
I've never seen datura ground cover like that - ours are big and the flowers hang like bells (or down facing trumpets). because of covid and all that I never made it to islands while I was in Greece - your photos are amazing. Delos is a sort of whole islabd museum isn't it?
ReplyDeleteOh, the flowers are pretty big, at least the size of a lunch plate. They are everywhere right now, blooming like mad. I guess they like hot weather.
DeleteDelos is rather like an island museum. To be fair, there's not much else there other than ruins. And I imagine it is brutally hot during the summer....I don't recall seeing many trees there for shade!
That's one island I would really love to visit. You saw Delos at the best time. Decked out with those red poppies and not in the middle of a heatwave. So much ancient history! One day....
ReplyDeleteYou and the other ladies are just amazing with the quantity of your baking. The smell must be so tantalising. How do you do it and in such high temps.
I really lucked out on the time of my visit, as the first dates I had chosen bombed out. I had no idea when the poppies bloomed, or even that there were so many at that time of year!!
DeleteAs far as the baking, luckily, the hall of the church is nicely air conditioned. yay! Next week we start baking paximadia, a big favorite at the festival. We have one woman who comes in and buys 15-20 bags. She gives them away at Christmas to some really lucky recipients.
Love the photos. LOVE the embroidery for your jean jacket. That is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteThat bread looks so good. Oh how I miss bread!!
I am making some great headway on the jacket....it is looking great! I can't imagine not being able to have bread!
DeleteThat is a lot of koulourakia. Good luck with the greek festival, stay cool and thanks for sharing your fabulous photos from your trip.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome! I'm glad you are enjoying seeing them.
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