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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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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 →

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