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With Gratitude
As the end of 2023 approaches, I want to express my gratitude to my friends and relatives who have been on my taxi ride for the past ten months. Many of you joined my journey way before the release of Taxi to America and stayed for the ride. To my readers-Thank you...
2023 End of Year Holidays
I am picking up in October. Halloween is the buzz of the month, but? What’s with all the Christmas decorations? I know I’m not the only one who feels the rush of holidays. “Wait a minute, we still have Thanksgiving before Christmas” is a familiar comment. The trend of...
Thankful in November Part III of III
Giving thanks beyond Thanksgiving! The Saturday following Thanksgiving was another rewarding event for everyone involved. I am grateful to Elaine Zetes, Toni Baer, and the members of the North Shore Hellenic Women’s Guild (NSHWG) for inviting me to speak about my...
Thankful in November Part II
November 17 and 18 brought the 2023 Hellenic American Women’s Council (HAWC) conference to Boston. Building up to this weekend was exciting and a bit stressful for me. Exciting because I felt honored to be one of four speakers on the panel. Nervous because it was the...
Thankful in November!
Wow, it’s December 14 already! Before I go into the Christmas mode I will reflect back on November. It was such a busy, wonderful rewarding month for me as an author. November is associated with Thanksgiving but before I could...
Φθινοπωρινό πρόγραμμα για το Taxi to America
Το Taxi to America βρίσκεται σε ιδιωτική περιοδεία τον Σεπτέμβριο και τον Οκτώβριο. Ωστόσο, τον Νοέμβριο, εκτός από ιδιωτικές δεσμεύσεις, υπάρχουν τρεις εκδηλώσεις ανοιχτές στο κοινό. Θα ήθελα πολύ να σας δω σε μία ή περισσότερες από αυτές τις εκδηλώσεις. Το Σάββατο 4...
Fall schedule for Taxi to America
Taxi to America is on a private tour in September and October. However, in November, besides private engagements, there are three events open to the public. I would love to see you at one or more of these events. On Saturday November 4 at the Taxiarchae Greek...
Now that you read the book,
Thank you for reading my book. Please take a few minutes to leave a review. It doesn’t have to be long. A sentence or two. Just tell potential readers what you think, how you feel about Taxi to America. How did it resonate with you? Could you identify with it? Was It...
Happy 4th of July
Here in the Boston area, we couldn’t wait to welcome July. The weather data for June varies somewhat, but no matter which way you look at it, we had 13 to 21 days of rain. That’s a lot of rain when one considers how short our summer season is. Unfortunately, the first...
Spring Ahead!
Our neighborhood and surrounding areas slowly awakened from their winter slumber, showing signs of renewal and new beginnings. Brown, orange, and yellow ground covers were put aside, removed, and made way for new life to sprout from the fertile ground. Although...
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....