Category Archives: Polis

Last Full Week in Polis

Posted on June 4, 2019 by

This is out last full week in Polis. Bill leaves for Greece on Monday and I leave for PA a week from Friday. It is also the point in the season where we go from feeling like everything is under … Continue reading →

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Saturday Chip Day

Posted on June 1, 2019 by

Since I have been a little behind on my potato chip research, I decided to double up this afternoon. I thought I would also provide everyone a little glimpse behind the curtain to the large scale operation that is potato … Continue reading →

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Back to the Apotheke

Posted on May 28, 2019 by

Yesterday we ran into Larnaka to pick up Amy at the airport. We stopped at Zygi for lunch on the way back. The fish restaurant we always eat at was closed, so we had to pick a new one, but … Continue reading →

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Quiet Weekend

Posted on May 26, 2019 by

So, it has been a quiet weekend at Polis. The weather has been perfect – sunny, no clouds, just a hint of a breeze, and 75 degrees or so. So, since the weather was so good, I spent both days … Continue reading →

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Midweek

Posted on May 22, 2019 by

Tuesday was a pretty good day at the apotheke. We stopped by the bakery on our way in and they had some new doughnuts, including small versions. I grabbed a small vanilla frosted with a boston cream filling, and a … Continue reading →

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Welcome to the Apotheke

Posted on May 20, 2019 by

So today is the first real work day at the apotheke (storehouse). As we were getting our stuff ready to go, Bill was obsessing over whether he would be warm enough in the apotheke. He ended up wearing long pants, … Continue reading →

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Last week of work

Posted on June 4, 2018 by

So today starts the last week of work for me on Cyprus. It has been a busy last few days. I’ve done a couple of days of pottery washing of the sherds Brandon and Tom have been recovering from their … Continue reading →

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Catching Up

Posted on May 20, 2018 by

The last few days have been fairly busy and so I haven’t had a chance to post. On Friday, I went back to Kourion and looked at some more pottery there. It didn’t go as well as planned. I had … Continue reading →

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Monday at the Apotheke

Posted on May 14, 2018 by

Today was a typical work day at the apotheke. It was a little hotter today, the temperature has climbed into the low 80s. We actually finished going through the pottery and have moved onto cataloguing some artifacts for the write-up … Continue reading →

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Quiet Sunday

Posted on May 13, 2018 by

It has been a quiet Sunday in Polis since we cannot visit the apotheke. Basically some reading, some research, a little email, some sleeping, and a little Formula One watching. So, a few odds and ends. First, congrats to Cyprus … Continue reading →

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