Sunday Lunch on the beach, in the sun in Panormos
For et nydelig måltid,
for en deilig dag!
Sverdfisken bare smeltet på tunge,
så saftig og litt sprøstekt.Man må benytte alle solstrålene!
Været er noe ustadig.
Det var flere som hadde funnet
veien til Astera;What a lovely meal,
what a lovely day!
The sword-fish just melted on my tongue,
so juice and a bit crispy.One has to enjoy all the sunrays ,
the weather is very unsteady.
Others had found their way
to Asteras;
Mum in frontJeg er glad for min
mor har fått igjen noe av sin appettit.
Hun veier bare 51 kilo og trenger å legge på seg. Han har bare lagt på seg en kilo siden operasjonene i mai.Etterpå gikk vi tur med vofsene i skogen.
Så en del sopp, men jeg tørr ikke plukke,-
kan ikke nok om dem.I am also happy because
my mum has got some of her appetite back.
She is only 51 kilos and needs to put on some more. She has only put on 1 kilo since her operation in May.Afterwards we went for a walk in the forest with the doggies. Saw some mushrooms but did not dare to pick, do not know them.
το μανιτάρι mushrooms sopp μάνιτες mushrooms
- maybe just a Skopelitian
way of saying itsopp
- kanskje bare en Skopelos
måte å si det påμαζεύω
μάζεψα
θα μαζέψωI gather
I gathered
I will gathersamle
samlet
vil samleΜάζεύω τα πανιά της βάρκας I take in the sails of the boat Jeg tar ned seilene på båten Μάζεψε τη γλώσσα σου Control your tongue Kontroll tungen din
(ikke si noe dumt!)Μαζεύουμε τις ελιές από τα δέντρα We gather the olives from the trees Vi samler olivenen fra trærne
More from Panormos
Melia azedarach is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae,
that is native to India, southern China and Australia. Common names include Persian Lilac, White Cedar, Chinaberry, Bead Tree, Lunumidella, Ceylon Cedar, malai vembu, Bakain and Dharek/Dhraik.The adult tree has a rounded crown, and measures between 7 and 12 metres in height.
The flowers are small and fragrant, with five pale purple or lilac petals, growing in clusters. The fruit is a drupe, marble-sized, light yellow at maturity, hanging on the tree all winter, and gradually becoming wrinkled and almost white.The leaves are up to 50 cm long, alternate, long-petioled, 2 or 3 times compound (odd-pinnate); the leaflets are dark green above and lighter green below, with serrate margins. They have been used as a natural insecticide to keep with stored food, but must not be eaten as they are highly poisonous. A diluted infusion of leaves and trees has been used in the past to induce uterus relaxation.
The hard, 5-grooved seeds were widely used for making rosaries and other products requiring beads, before their replacement by modern plastics.
The flowers are unattractive to bees and butterflies. Though some hummingbirds like Sapphire-spangled Emerald (Amazilia lactea), Glittering-bellied Emerald (Chlorostilbon lucidus) and Planalto Hermit (Phaethornis pretrei) have been recorded to feed on and pollinate the flowers, these too only take it opportunistically.
Fruits are poisonous to humans if eaten in quantity. However, like the Yew tree, these toxins are not harmful to birds, who gorge themselves on the fruit, eventually reaching a "drunken" state. The toxins are neurotoxins and unidentified resins, found mainly in the fruits. Some birds are able to eat the fruit, spreading the seeds in their droppings. The first symptoms of poisoning appear a few hours after ingestion. They may include loss of appetite, vomiting, constipation or diarrhea, bloody faeces, stomach pain, pulmonary congestion, cardiac arrest, rigidity, lack of coordination and general weakness. Death may take place after about 24 hours. Like in relatives, tetranortriterpenoids consititute an important toxic principle. These are chemically related to Azadirachtin, the primary insecticidal compound in the commercially important Neem oil. These compounds are probably related to the wood and seed's resistance to pest infestation, and maybe to the unattractiveness of the flowers to animals.
AdrinaVisitors get into Acropolis for free
PETROS GIANNAKOURIS/AP
Ekathimerini.com"Tourists pose for pictures yesterday with the Acropolis in the background. Visitors were able to enter the site for free yesterday afternoon due to a protest by Culture Ministry contract workers whose employment agreements are due to run out at the end of the month and will not be renewed."
"Prime Minister George Papandreou criticized their stance. “Nobody has the right to padlock the Acropolis and make this world heritage site their private possession,” he said in Parliament. “Such actions hurt the country. They are fodder for all those who are betting on Greece’s defeat and now rub their hands in glee.”"
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