Author Archives: Art for Housewives
Birthday Wishes
Today is my blog’s birthday. Ten years ago, after reading The Scientific Warning of 1992 that starts off with: Human beings and the natural world are on a collision course, I felt the need to help promote that change necessary … Continue reading
Beet Red… eating and dyeing.
It’s interesting to note the difference between the produce in Italy (where I live most of the time) and that of Paros. For example, there’s alot of fennel blub and rocket in Italy that here is difficult to find– not … Continue reading
Pruning a lifestyle
One of my favorite places on Paros is my terrace. Since it faces west, I garden there only in the morning because it’s just too hot afterwards. Volver, our cat, likes to “help” but can’t understand when I yell at … Continue reading
Sunscreens
Livadia Beach, Paros Going to the beach means, obviously, the need for some kind of protection from the sun. I use to think all I had to do was spread on some commercial sunscreen and everything would be ok. However, … Continue reading
Buying cheese at the farmers’ market
Often, on my way back from the beach at Livadia, I stop at the farmer’s market. Well, more than a market, it’s a row of produce stands behind the chapel near the port. Local farmers sit there in the shade … Continue reading



