The 2024 top of the crop had a distinctly thespian theme – gays and the arts. Could it be any more of a cliché? Or maybe it just reflects a need for a distraction in worrying times. Who knows? Also thrown into the mix were celebrating the life of a dearly departed, a fond memory from our lotus-eating days in Turkey, and a few Greek postcards from gorgeous old Corfu Town. Oh, and then there was the little piece about my money-making side hustle as an Only Fans porn star. If only.

For some inexplicable reason, a 2020 post about a game old bird fit for the pot waddling around our modest small holding took off. Why? It’s a mystery.

Also, numbers-wise, Perking the Pansies enjoyed the best year since 2016, so there’s still life in the old blog yet. I thank you.

Happy New Year. Let’s hope for a lot more peace for 2025.

Athens, City of Wisdom

Just like our first trip to Athens last year, our flight was delayed by an hour. But, unlike our first trip, our passage through passport control at Athens Airport was a breeze. It was then déjà vu all the way to the Attalos Hotel, a short and sweaty case-wheeling stroll from Monastiraki Square, once the…

by Jack Scott 19 September, 2026

Trigger Happy, Jack

We all know that these days, unless you’re a dropout living completely off-grid in a forest clearing somewhere in the middle of nowhere, your personal information will be passed around like a used dish cloth. Regardless of what you do or don’t tick and click, they’ll get you anyway. But what fancy algorithm thought I’d…

by Jack Scott 17 September, 202617 September, 2026

Yet Another Greek Intermission

Yet again, I’m off-air as we perk our pansies in Greece. While we’re away resting our weary old carcasses, here’s another random selection of images that caught my eye from both home and away. As usual, it’s a crazy mix. My favourite is the picture of the chair lift and mini funicular railway we stumbled…

by Jack Scott 12 September, 2026