Tag Archives: Paros

Whatever Happened to Pitty Sing?

Posted on September 8, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Sometimes in the morning, on our terrace surrounded by plants and bees and butterflies, I look at our sleeping cat, Volver, and feel as if I am in a tableau vivant. Frida Kahlo lived in a tableau vivant of her … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Books, Volver the cat | Tagged Andre Breton, “A Good Man is Hard to Find”, cats, female gothic, Flannery O’Connor, Frida Kahlo, La Sussurrata, Mexico, paintings, Paros, Pitty Sing, short stories, Southern Gothic, surrealism, tableau vivant, terrace life, Victorian Gothic, Volver the cat, women’s art | 2 Comments

Our House

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Last night I woke up hearing noises. Were they real or just residues of a dream? Not knowing, I decided to read and pulled out a book of short stories by Maeve Brennan that I hadn’t finished reading. And after … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Books, Volver the cat | Tagged cats, Crosby Stills & Nash, Family Walls, Graham Nash, Joni Mitchell, La Sussurata, Maeve Brennan, Our House, Paros, short stories, terrace life, The Springs of Affection, Volver the cat | Leave a comment

Honeysuckle on my Balcony

Posted on May 30, 2022 by Art for Housewives

Years ago while walking on a goat path on the island of Amorgos, my nose abruptly told me to stop–it was the smell of honeysuckle. A smell that had been absent from my life for so long suddenly resurfaced and … Continue reading →

Posted in Art Narratives, Beauty, Plants & Gardening, Rome/Italy | Tagged Amorgos, balcony garden, container garden, honeysuckle, nostalgia, Paros, plant propagation, Rome, Texas | 6 Comments

Sunset Walks

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Art for Housewives

The sunsets come earlier this time of the year. No more sunset apertifs. Just sunset walks. We walk past Pandrossos and sit on the wall. And stay even after the sun goes down. There’s the sky that glows and the … Continue reading →

Posted in female consciousness, Paros | Tagged Paros, sunset | 4 Comments

In the Shade of a Tamarisk

Posted on September 5, 2020 by Art for Housewives

After months of Covid Gloom, we are finally out of Rome and on our special island. Today we went to a beach I know well as it’s less than 100 meters from our front door. Although not the most exotic … Continue reading →