We have had a family member staying at our house this past week so I have stayed away from blogging and enjoyed our time together. I also pulled a muscle (or did something silly) in my neck so I spent yesterday lying down, not being able to move my head! I am intending to stay [...]
Via Eurolang Neo-fascists disrupt presentation of the first Greek-Macedonian Dictionary in Athens Skopje and Athens, Wednesday, 03 June 2009 by Georgios N. Papadakis The presentation of the first Greek-Macedonian dictionary was brutally disrupted last night in Athens by a group of Greek ultra-nationalists belonging to the neo-fascist organization “Hrissi Avgi” (Golden Dawn). A few minutes [...]
I have never done this before but I am now in a position of “going solo” with this blog and need to pay for transfers and monthly fees. It doesn’t seem like much but over the years it adds up!. What I am asking is very simple… if you can donate a couple of dollars [...]
I have so many things going on at the moment that need my offline attention (all good) that I am going to take a short break from blogging. Please feel free to explore my archives, check out my “Today in History” section in the sidebar or click on any of the amazing links in my [...]
Happy Birthday to the love of my life. It’s been almost fifteen years but feels like five minutes although I also feel like I’ve known you all my life. Here’s to fifteen more fierce loving years… Spread the Word Hide Sites
This is from my blog exactly three years ago but is still relevant to me. It’s a beautiful sunny day and my garden is calling, so I leave you with this. I am full of memories. I am drowning in images. Pictures and words have confused my eyes and ears. Songs and music have filled [...]
Tomorrow I will become the mum of a teenager. Yes, my valentine baby turns thirteen. He is now taller than me and has feet the size of small boats. I will have a houseful of boys to feed seeing as the girls got overlooked this time. Healthy food takes a back seat. It’ll be pizza, [...]
Love this picture… Thank you, Flubberwinkle Spread the Word Hide Sites
I still find it surprising but not shocking that this article passes for journalism. The “Non-Greek recruits” that they are talking about will be Greek citizens. You have to be Greek to get into the police force here right ? What I think they mean is that they might be people of colour or that [...]
My great blogging buddy and friend, Teacher Dude, has posted some very sad news on his blog. His mother has just died, very suddenly on Saturday. He has had to make the one journey back to England that I think all “us foreigners” dread. Although I have never met TD, he has been a constant [...]
The German-based PRO ASYL (National Working Group for Refugees) conducted research into Greece’s asylum procedures between October 20th and 28th 2008. The following report details the findings of Karl Kopp, the Director of European Affairs. I wanted to post it in full but I don’t have the time to clean up the formatting in the [...]
I will be up quite late, waiting for the moment when America votes for its first African-American president. Please don’t talk to me for the next four years if Barack Obama is not voted in. I will be on various forums and live chats. Feel free to contact me via DD live or by gmail [...]
I’ve gone down with a cold and feel rotten. The problem with working mainly with a computer is that you need to be able to see the screen and you can’t sneeze all over your keyboard every thirty seconds. If I could wrap myself up on the sofa with a big bowl of soup (I [...]
I have good news. I have just started a new job. It’s one of those opportunities that does not happen very often and when it does you can hardly believe your luck. I am working from home, still tapping away on the keyboard but being paid for it. I won’t go into too many details [...]
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