Category Archives: Books

Hotel du Lac

Posted on August 29, 2023 by Art for Housewives

I’m halfway finished reading Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner. Yesterday I watched the film based on the book. The story is somewhat sad and unresolved. Now I’m not sure that I want to finish the book. Hotel du Lac … Continue reading →

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A Life of Lacunae

Posted on August 28, 2023 by Art for Housewives

It’s 9 a.m. and the cicadas are having a loud and lively jam session. It is understandable. They spend the first 17 years of their life underground then come out to mate. It’s the males that make all the noise … Continue reading →

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Takis Varvitsiotis, poet                            

Posted on August 26, 2023 by Art for Housewives

Today I am a wanderer. I am wandering around my books, my plants, my unfinished projects. While wandering I came across a book of Greek poetry (with translation of course) that I bought in Athens 30 years ago. Only a … Continue reading →

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Pretty Propaganda

Posted on July 26, 2023 by Art for Housewives

The Longstone Lighthouse, located on one of the Farne Islands, was built in 1826. In 1838 a paddle steamer crashed off the Northumberland coast. From her bedroom window, Grace Darling, the lighthouse keeper’s daughter, could see the wreck and some … Continue reading →

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Seamless

Posted on July 21, 2023 by Art for Housewives

During the summer when the nights are hot making sleep difficult, I often seek refuge in short stories. This week has been particularly blistering but the books available don’t match my mood. On internet I discovered Olga Tokarczuk, a Polish … Continue reading →

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