2016-03-19 18:53
It's been another week in Canada's Ocean Playground and the most eventful thing that's happened was my son's impersonation of Michael Flatley doing Lord of the Dance in the living room and s… Read More
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2016-03-19 18:53
So pretty. So colourful. So available.All of my home medication fits in one small basket on top of my microwave. If you were to look inside today, you'd find some headache pills, indigestio… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Swiping Away Your Privacy with Loyalty CardsShopping is easy here.Stores, product selection and (thankfully) parking spaces are plentiful. I can always find what I want, when I want, and usu… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
The Universal Currency: Beer Has it really been 3 weeks since I wrote my last post? I ought to be ashamed of myself. In fact, I would be if I didn't have a really good reason for my absente… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
There are standards of measurement around the globe. A kilometre in Canada is the same length as a kilometre in Greece. A litre of milk is the same size in Germany as it is in Greece. A kil… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
It's only May but already people are talking to me about diakopes (vacations) for the summer. As always in these conversations, it seems mandatory that everyone will share at least one vacat… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
Life in a small town looks pretty good right about now.This week just flew by like a bat out of Hades. I barely had time to read the news let alone blog it. The sad thing is, I can't say I… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
Because of Greece's 400 year occupation by the Turks, some Greeks still harbour distrust and/or resentment towards the Turkish muslim population inside Greece today.So, when Gulbeyaz Karaha… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
If you want to hail a cab, you must first know where you're going since you have to stand on the side of the road in the direction you intend to go. Cabs don't stop for you on opposite sides… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
Women Need Not ApplyOn April 28, Greece's highest court (Council of State) told the Greek Police Force NOT to hire any more women after ruling "that men were better are fulfilling the force… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
The beginning of 40 years together.40 years ago today, a man whose lifelong dream was to either sail around the world or live in the Canadian arctic and win the Iditarod married a woman whos… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
A view from the top veranda of my friend's beautiful home in Keratea. The mountain on the other side of the bay is where they imprisoned the communists after the war. A prominent Greek busin… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
For centuries, women lived in a world where men make the laws. A world where women were (and in some places, are) treated like chattel. Owned and subjugated by men as slaves, we had no voic… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
Happy Easter!I'll be leaving for the weekend like a million other Athenians for the Easter weekend. I wish you all a Happy Easter and Καλή Ανάσ&ta&hell…Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
Tips for EmployersHire the best people for the jobDon’t succumb to the evils of nepotism and patronage to run your business. Just because your nephew has been jobless for the past 10 y… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
EMPLOYEE TIPSBe punctualJust because you’re hired doesn’t mean you can be lax about being at work on time. Employers have a business to run and customers rely on us to be open fo… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
For the past month, I've been quickly readjusting to life back in Canada. I'm no longer surprised when people say "thanks" when I open doors for them and I'm getting used to chatty neighbour… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
Since I'm still in 'vacation mode', I haven't been paying much attention to the current events of the past few weeks and therefore my blog has reflected my complete lack of interest. Instead… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
It's now been exactly a month that I've been in Canada and one of the things I just love the most about being back here is the scenery and wildlife.Since I'm living 30km outside the city, I… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
The attack of the Killer PeanutsI've come to the conclusion that Canada must be a disease factory.So many people seem to be suffering from diseases which, up until now, I'd only read about i… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
After spending a couple of days in London, England, we finally made the trek across the Atlantic. We arrived in Canada last weekend and we've been pretty busy ever since.So far, we've:-boug… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
Back in January, I wrote a post where I questioned the logic of staying in Greece or returning to my home country of Canada. I felt, at the time, that we could probably wait until the situat… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
In my last post, I wrote about my son's 6th grade teacher who I believed overstepped the boundaries of teaching and ventured into the shadowy area of instructing children according to his o… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
When my son came home from school today, he was all fired up about what he had learned in school this morning. I was expecting him to tell me about the results of his geography test we studi… Read More
2006-10-28 14:33
The Saints: Constantinos and EleniYesterday was a very busy day for my family and millions of other Greek families. May 21 is the Name Day for Constantinos and Eleni. Since my husband's nam… Read More
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