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My creative journey on my sabbatical in India and beyond
Carly has a good deal to say on the subject of olives and has decided to dedicate an entire story about them. She wrote a good number of her stories on a wonderful yoga and writing retreat in Lemnaradis, Greece. It is silent in the mornings, and this suits her and all the other participants …
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Carly has a cousin whose children always tease Carly that her stock phrase is “Just give it a rub”. This is in response to whatever ailment anyone suffers, however serious or debilitating. It has become their mantra every time they see her. Even if they are entirely healthy or unwell and in hospital. This has …
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I was sent a hilarious video of someone who returns home, having had their kitchen entirely covered in tin foil (aluminium foil) as part of their Pesach (Passover) preparations. https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1Fntkpzbxx/?mibextid=wwXIfr This is to ensure that all the surfaces are ready to be used without fear of contamination of breadcrumbs. This project was a skit on …
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We spent the day in Hydra, an island near Poros which has no cars or scooters. Only donkeys and horses. But one rubbish lorry! And now hand held electric carts that can navigate the cobbled streets. Such a wonderful day. Except for the untimely arrival of two large cruise ships. Hey ho. Still a lot …
Yellow flowers Red flowers Pink flowers Grasses Tree bark exposed
I have been coming to Limnisa every six months since October 2019. Even during the Pandemic and was here when the October 7th war started in Israel. Except for October 2024 as I went with the wonderful Tanya to Rajasthan, India. But I am back and for sure, this is my most happy, happy place. …
Carly likes to be prepared and in control. She knows that usually, but not always, you can’t be in control of your own death. So, she tries to live life to the fullest, just in case. It might be one day that she does travel to Dignitas when she is older and greyer to end …
Tuesday night are “Taverna Nights”. I wanted to walk alone and enjoy the peace and quiet – but still listending to a murder and crime podcast! I took these photos. The landscape The sun Red and purple flowers
Carly has been making cups of tea all her life. Ok then. This is an exaggeration. She never liked tea as a child and would always drink Horlicks, Ovaltine or hot chocolate and this involved heating milk up in a saucepan. And then there was coffee. But certainly, for all of her adult life she …
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February, March and April 2025 These are all taken on my morning walk around Park Midron with Talulah. and on another walk I took photos of purple flowers When you use your iphone you can adjust the photo of the “live” collection of photos and so I whizzed the phone across the sky And then …
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