The Corfu Blog

Well, it might be approaching December but some days Corfu doesn't seem to realise it! Sunny days and vast sandy beaches mean that we just HAVE to get out and take the dogs for a walk.

Driving back from the beach on Sunday we passed this village property which has been for sale for some time. It is a lovely old stone manor house, with a small courtyard garden and outbuildings.

Well, it has to be said that this year July is not the way it normally is. We have experienced some wonderfully cool evenings, quite a bit of rain, waterspouts yesterday, and today this lovely rainbow with its pot of gold at the bottom of our garden. Must be a good omen!

This week we had one of those days when we realised, yet again, the difference between the job of an estate agent in Corfu and the UK.

I know they say its a good idea to view property in the rain so that you see it at its worst, but today's viewing was taking this to the extreme.

Easter lamb lunch we were looking out of the window to some trees just outside our land when we saw two large bright yellow birds. Rushing to find binoculars, we are pretty sure that we've identified them as Golden Orioles, migrating here from Asia. 

We all know it is supposed to be gloomy on Good Friday - funeral marches are played by the bands and sad songs accompany them and the lamps on The Liston are coloured in mourning purple especially for this day.

This is a recent article from a property analysis group: Corfu's position as a high end recreation destination means that its property market has proved resilient when set against the markets of mainland Greece, according to a new analysis from real estate firm Savilles.

Susan's not the only wondering how we all end up with extra members of the family, generally unintentionally. Years ago we always had Labradors, then when our last one had died we decided not to have another dog, until a friend begged a home for a 'sweet little puppy, one of 11 needing a home'. 

We spotted this unusual tree on the way to the office – it's a Wisteria Tree! Usually seen as a rampant creeper, the wisteria has completely overcome the tree underneath it and now appears to be a tree in its own right.