Author Archives: Art for Housewives
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
A Book of Errors
On Market Street in Parikia, there’s a tiny little shop, PAWS, that raises money to feed stray animals by selling donated items. That’s where I bought “The Unknown Errors of Our Lives” by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni. (Divakaruni is better known for … Continue reading
Bob Marley and the Tamarisk Tree
On my way to the beach at Livadia, Bob Marley was singing to me “Could you be loved?” and I was bouncing my head up and down like a dancing Topo Gigio. Of course I could be loved! But the … Continue reading
Spicy Dreams on Paros
On my way to and from the beach at Livadia, I pass near a spice shop, με τη σεσουλα (“with the scoop”), which sells many spices and herbs predominately from the island. And, having a weakness for spices, I try to be … Continue reading



