Izzy Brown

October is a sunny month

The famous castle of Frangokastello is that long grey object in the middle of the shot. When I’m not kvetching about the rubbish, I’m raving about the view from the balcony here. It’s totally ekpliktiki – stunning – but you need to be able to see the castle to get the full effect. So Zia… Continue reading October is a sunny month

Let’s be more kind than this

I didn’t embrace feminism to annihilate men. I wanted my slice of the cake, but the plan was never to scoff the lot. Katy Goff, writing in yesterday’s Guardian tells women we’re better off ‘dying alone’ than ‘settling’. I’d be surprised if Ms Goff is anywhere close to the Big D, so I’m not going… Continue reading Let’s be more kind than this

Skoupithia (rubbish)

David Sedaris, the witty American comic writer, with his killer wit and offbeat whiney voice, collects rubbish from the country lanes near his British home. And I salute him. Where would I start though, in my ‘not werry pretty village’? …. We had a sofa and an abandoned jeep welcoming us into the upper level… Continue reading Skoupithia (rubbish)