The good news for the Greek taxman and for me is that what is known as the Greek Hovel is now almost fully let out thus summer. I shall be there, in the Mani region made famous by Paddy Leigh Fermor, with my family for two and a half weeks but for the rest of the summer we let it out, generating taxes for the Greek government and income for me to maintain the house and pool. As of now there are just a couple of weeks in June and a few more in September unbooked.
634 days ago
…summer naturally made me think of my great Uncle David Cochrane, not just the manner of his death in 1931 … married Lesbia Cochrane, the sister of David. David Cochrane went missing in April 1931 while walking near …
659 days ago
…a bit more about the death of my Great Uncle David Cochrane but also a much longer piece about Operation … the Mincemeat article but more prominently in the David Cochrane tale for he was her son and there we will also … Sir George, the unwitting villain of the peace in David Cochrane’s death and also more critical players in …
1310 days ago
…most cackhanded intervention after the death of David Cochrane. A third married HAL Fisher, an MP, Minister, …