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Αγοράσετε Taxi To America
Ευχαριστώ που επισκεφτήκατε την ιστοσελίδα μου και ενδιαφέρεστε να παραγγείλετε το βιβλίο μου. Εάν βρίσκεστε στην Ευρώπη μπορείτε να το παραγγείλετε από το Amazon. AMAZON...
April in Photographs
The celebration of Easter seems so long ago. For the Greek Orthodox members, reminders of Easter remain. We continue to have colored eggs on hand. The tradition of cracking eggs and the greeting of Hristos Anesti (Christ has risen) with the response of Alithos...
How to Dye Easter Eggs Naturally
“I’ll show you how we dye the eggs. It is a natural and safe way to color eggs.” My theo (uncle) Pavlos said the year and only time he visited me to spend the Easter Holiday in the United States. You meet Theo Pavlos in the beginning of my memoir and run into...
Greek Independence Day
On March 25, in Greece and Greeks all over the world celebrate Greek Independence Day. It is a national holiday celebrating the revolution which began in 1821 against the Ottoman Empire. The Empire had occupied Greece for over 400 years. March 25 is a dual holiday for...
Book Launch
The taxi pulled in, on Wednesday, February 22, 2023. The release day of a book calls for a celebration. Taxi to America arrived two years after its conception. Once I had completed my manuscript, the editors and book designer joined me to bring it to its final stage....
February-A trifecta; Anniversary, Carnavali, Book release day
My Taxi Drivers and I have been focused on preparations for the book’s release day. I did not stop to think about the significance of February until I contemplated what this blog should be about. The first thing that came to mind was my memoir’s release day. I thought...
Stella’s Taxi Drivers Take a Break
Kathy, looking "golfish" in her hat, Sandy and I, in non golf attire, spent a couple of hours playing at Spy Hill Golf Course in Pebble Beach. No, we did not fly to California. Our cars were the mode of transportation to Bass Rocks Golf Club in Gloucester MA a few...
Stella’s Taxi Drivers
A whirlwind activity has prevailed since my last blog post. All drivers have been busy. They have chosen their own route. Some have taken the highway, the byway, the World Wide Webway, the good old fashion telephoneway, and perhaps some undisclosedway. As promised I...
Available for preorders
All it took was the click of a button to approve the E-proof of Taxi to America. And then it was time to organize the next phase of my book’s journey-get the word out, AKA marketing. I welcomed the distraction from thinking and anticipating the hard copy proof. In...
Νέα αποκάλυψη
Με αγκαλιάζει η χαρά και ο ενθουσιασμός από το περασμένο Σάββατο. Πηγαίνοντας έξω από την πόλη για να συναντήσω τις φίλες μου για ένα χειμερινό γκολφ. Είμαστε ενθουσιασμένες που έχουμε την ευκαιρία να παραμένουμε στην πρακτική στο Trackman του Bass Rocks Golf Club....
Another reveal
The unveiling continues. I am basking in a sea of joy since last Saturday. I was on my way out of town to meet Sandy, Lynne, and Christine for a round of winter golf. We are thrilled to pick up our golf clubs and stay in practice at Bass Rocks Golf Club’s Trackman....
Happy New Year
Happy New Year. Best wishes to you and yours for 2023. I hope all of us will have many exciting moments as these two cuties are exhibiting. Sophia and Emmet, our goddaughter’s children, couldn’t wait for the new year. In the Greek tradition, the head of the household...
It Takes a Village
It takes a Village According to The Free Dictionary by Farflex on idioms “It takes a village proverb-Many people’s help or involvement is needed to achieve some goal. A shortening of the proverb. It takes a village to raise a child.” The idiom “It takes a village,” is...
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas It is Christmas Eve day. The sunshine which is filtering through the windows gives a false sense of warmth. The early morning temperature rose to a balmy 20 Fahrenheit. All is quiet, and warm in our house. The sweet smell of baked baklava and the aroma...
Christmas Decorating
Christmas Decorating When is the right time to decorate for Christmas? It seems every year the retail stores begin earlier. I recall in the past we New Englanders followed a sequence for holiday decorating. The cool October temperatures ushered the spectacular foliage...
Book Update
Happy Monday, good week to all. Last Thursday afternoon I climbed the stairs carrying the 12-gallon clear plastic storage bin when I heard the ding on my iPad. I dropped the bin and dashed to the counter. I had been expecting to hear from Judy, my book...
Happy New Month
Happy New Month As you know by now, I was born in Greece and lived there until I was eleven years old. Although I emigrated to the United States, I kept close ties with my first country and have been visiting there at least once a year. It makes sense that I have held...
Thanksgiving Weekend
According to the American Automobile Association (AAA) travel during the Thanksgiving holiday was expected to reach the pre-pandemic-volume. Whether you traveled near or far or stayed home, I trust you enjoyed a safe and blessed Thanksgiving celebration. Personally, I...
Thanksgiving
Drum roll please!
From this to manuscript to book designer. The edited manuscript traveled between me and the editor until it had a good flow and was down to 81,000 words from 100,000 plus words. It was as close as I was going to get to our goal of 80,000. And then it was time for...