I love real people. Thank you, Lena: One of the most important weeks in the Orthodox faith is Holy week. I studied classical Greek with my grandmother and the lyrics are absolutely heart wrenching. Greeks have a flair for the dramatic to begin with so combine it with a language so concise, so 3D, so […]
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I’m not really familiar with all of the Greek Orthodox traditions, and even though I’m curious, sometimes things are lost in translation and explanation. But every year at Easter, it is a tradition to boil eggs with a red dye in the water to end up with red boiled eggs. This photo was taken quickly,
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I was out for a walk the other day when it was mostly sunny and not too many clouds in the sky. It was a beautiful day contrasted with the week before, which had been mostly cloudy, damp, and chilly. I often walk or drive past the building in the above photo, but hadn’t thought
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The other day, I took the dog for a quick walk – after of course getting my “permission text” from the Greek government during the COVID-19 crisis. We were out for about 15 minutes, when I noticed these red blooms among the daisies. I thought they were poppies, but I did not know for sure
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Justin Trudeau is promising lots of aid while making sure people stay home. Of course, all this aid is not in “real” money at all. So, I came up with a quick little poem: The government’s giving us pandemic money To sit at home, “you’ll be okay, honey.” The bank is printing more currency Perhaps
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