132nd Birthday
If Irene Mawer were still alive, she would be due to turn 132 on Thursday (13th March). Irene was born in Wandsworth (near London) in 1893 and lived in that general area for all of ...
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Amfissa/Amphissa
I had wanted to know (and still want to know) about the time in 1948 when Irene Mawer and Ruby Ginner were awarded the Freedom of the town of Amfissa, in Greece. This was as ...
The End
That’s it, folks. I have reached the end. The end of what? My tether, perhaps? Certainly that has happened a few times, and twice there were tears of frustration. But that was only ever with ...
Ancient Delphi
At last, a day came to which I had been looking forward to for a year. The ancient ruins at Delphi. I had been looking forward to this day in particular, as Delphi is closely ...
Inside the Amphitheatre
I finally made it into an amphitheatre! I have wanted to go into one all of my life, and have at last achieved the ambition. I have seen other amphitheatres here in Greece, but they ...