Category Archives: Paros

Drifters

It’s nice to have a special place that can make you feel magical and safe. My special place is our terrace. Volver and Sasha are at ease here, too. Sasha helps care for the plants when we’re away whereas Volver, … Continue reading →

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Parking Party

A neighbor had a birthday party for his daughter in our parking niche. He didn’t ask to use it nor did he even bother to invite us. Initially it really irritated me. Then I watched the children playing and laughing … Continue reading →

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Selfies and Sun

It was a beautiful day and had to be celebrated. So we got all dressed up then sat on a bench at κατω γιαλος (kato yialos) facing the sea. Sitting in front of a horizon line somehow expands the mind. … Continue reading →

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The Southern Cross

Soon we will be leaving our little Greek island. Looking at the horizon from our neighbourhood beach, I already feel nostalgia. I already miss the vastness of the blue sea just as I already miss the night time sky. Often … Continue reading →

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Ways of Knowing

Leonard Shlain’s The Alphabet Versus the Goddess: The Conflict between Word and Image is a fascinating read about how writing reconfigured the human brain. Shlain says that preliterate agricultural cultures venerating female values used mainly the right half of the … Continue reading →

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