Author Archives: Art for Housewives
Give your plants a smile
For sometime time now, I’ve been collecting information re: plants and how they can be beneficial for our health. As most of us are now faced with the challenge of living with less, medicinal plants, as opposed to expensive man-made drugs, … Continue reading
Enjambment and Janet Cooper
Janet Cooper is a friend and one of my favorite artists. She also owns the Muy Marcottage dress “Enjambment” and gave me a thrill by having herself photographed in the dress in various situations. Scroll below to see some of … Continue reading
Distractions
Here in Parikia, at the end of Market St. there’s a resturant where we sometimes go called Distrato. “Distrato” (Δίστρατο) in Greek means junction. In fact, the resturant is located where the street splits in two. It’s a name easy for … Continue reading
The Numbness
Some time back, my mom sent me one of her books, The Reader by Bernhard Schlink. Set in Germany, it’s the story of an adolescent male, Michael, who has an affair with an older woman, Hanna. Years later, Michel learns … Continue reading
How to make your own flouride free toothpaste
Καλό μήνα! Natural cosmetics and home remedies have become very fashionable on internet. I’m a believer (see for example my post on aloe vera) and try many of them. So when recipes for homemade toothpaste started surfacing, I checked them … Continue reading



