It has been some time since the last posting. Covid has changed our world, it certainly changed mine. We have been to less places, but have managed to escape a few times. We have just finished 3 weeks on Crete Island, Greece. We have been there many times before, so this trip was mainly for just goofing off, and for me, painting. I took some work that was unfinished and then also painted scenes of Crete, which is very beautiful and the beaches are spectacular. The island is covered with thousands of olive trees, so many it makes one wonder how they harvest them all. Olive oil is used most exclusively by the people of Greece much to their good health and lifestyle. The cuisine of Crete is different than here in Italy. We did see spaghetti on a menu a few times, but I think it is for the benefit of Italians who make up a great number of tourists on Crete. The foto is zucchini leaves and also grape leaves wrapped around a lightly spiced rice mixture. We kept looking for this