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Hi Anne, yes I feel the same way about fish eyes etc. Not today, but many many years ago when I was a student at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland I remember passing the butcher shop and the whole row of sheep carcasses in the window and then the row a sheep's heads on the window sill (good for soup). Today, of course, they have the supermarkets we do but it was a shocker to us who were not used to it. Mother had to go the butcher shop for meat, the dairy store for milk, the green grocers for the veggies, the bakery for bread. You carried your own bag and never, never came home without a bouquet of flowers for the table. Cheers Jane

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From: Anne Mills

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Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:17 AM

Subject: RE: [JournalWriting] New

Thanks for the welcome, Jane !

Greece is great, and the food is fabulous too – most of the time. The only issue I have with Greek food is when it is still looking at me when they serve it on my plate. I will never get used to a full fish with eyes and all on my plate, or a full lamb's or pork's head on the table either. I am going there again to celebrate the Greek Orthodox Easter at the end of April, and the one thing I dread is the lamb roasting on the street. It is highly entertaining, especially in smaller towns like Delphi, where the whole town is out on the street and roasting their lambs on their doorsteps. But they eat every single part of the animal (I won't go into details too much, just in case someone else is as big a sissy as I am about those things, but let's say I won't ever again be looking at some of the pictures that were taken there last year!)

I am so looking forward to going to Canada next week. You have a very lucky friend there, raising sled dogs!

Cheers

Anne

Hi Anne, sounds like your are having a busy and exciting life. Your trip to Greece sounds fabulous. I especially love the food there - Greek food anywhere actually! And your trip to Canada sounds wonderful too and loaded with activity. I have a friend who raises malamutes and they make great sled dogs. Welcome and we will love hearing more of your active life Jane