Month: July 2024

Felis Felicis

Most days I hear, "Gingos…. no Gingos…. Gingos!" as a sleek orange striped tabby slips in the front door.  Gingos – like Ginger, but with

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Showing Up

"Daddy, can we cuddle?" Ailyn asked last night while sitting on the sofa, about to start a movie to wind down her night. While not

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Double Donkey Wins

"Double donkey wins!" Ailyn exclaimed as she came out of the bathroom wrapped in a towel.  The very salty water of the Aegean is murder

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Home

"You know, I tell everyone, people from Germany, England, France – they pay thousands of dollars to come here and stay and go to the

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Apropos Of Everything

I should have seen it coming. Five days ago I walked outside and Christos at Cafe Mostra called me over. In Gree-glish he told me

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At Rest

Yesterday, the north wind returned to Patmos, dramatically reducing the sweat factor. The wind in Patmos is like the shade in Bali – it can

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The Cracks And Crevices

"It's very weird and hurtful that you have this person who means everything to you and then one day, they're just somebody that I used

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