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Isobel Cunningham has published short fiction and poetry. Her book, Northern Compass is available on Amazon. She was born in Wales but Montreal is her adopted home. She speaks French, Modern Greek ( it’s a fun story) and a little Spanish…oh, English too, of course. She welcomes comments on her blog and looks forward to chatting with you over cyber-space.

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  • the Dancing Class

    When I see Balkan or Greek or Russian dancers all dressed up and the orchestra banging it out I don’t think much about how they learned the steps. I don’t think about practice sessions but here I got invited to see what goes on in the dancing class. My niece goes twice a week and…

  • Another Culture

    I have spoken Greek for many years. It’s very convenient here on the island although I know my version of Greek hasn’t quite kept pace in the chic cafes where my niece and I share a bowl of loukoumades ( basically honey soaked doughnuts) and a cup of green tea. You certainly could never have…

  • Lots of Flowers today

    I had a bit of a shock today when my computer screen went completely black with no warning. However all is well ( a long and boring story that I will spare you) Contrary to what one might think I did not panic at my techie glitch but rather took pics of beauty as I…

  • Wind from Africa

    Yesterday wasn’t a very clear day. It was still clear enough for me to gasp over the beauty of this mainly unspoiled island. I have learned, however that Greece and Italy are presently suffering under what I hear referred to as “ the dust”, “ red dust” “African dust”. Even before I started my trip…

  • From the Balcony

    Yesterday morning as I sat on the lovely balcony of the Air BnB my niece found for me, I felt a sort of trembling from the patio sofa I was sitting on. A heavy truck passing by? The local ferry docking? But there was no heavy truck in sight, the ferry was not at the…

  • Katy outdid herself!

    Just when you think you’re winding down… having walked a good stretch, Katy proposes a little trip! I rather disgraced myself by getting lost as I tried to use google maps to drop in on the very charming cafe where she works. It seems Google Maps had not quite kept up with the mini building…

  • Unsettled Weather

    It has been very windy the past couple of days here on the island. This exacerbated a head-cold? Allergies? that I had felt hovering around. My niece to the rescue…, soupitsa Thia! “ a little soup my eye! A quarter of a pound of beef with potatoes and some sorting grain was scarfed down and…

  • Greek Independence Day

    It’s a big deal. Every town in Greece has a parade today. It’s 8:30 and every channel on the TV in my very comfortable BnB is relentlessly churning out historical documentaries or world wide news coverage of Greek parades all over the world. Spiritual and worldly leaders stood on a modest reviewing stand and watched…

  • I had no idea

    Today my very kind niece spent the whole day with me, driving me around the island of Kefalonia. Over the years I have visited Greece quite a lot and been charmed by many places in this country. This. is my first trip to the western side of Greece, however. I could not have imagined how…

  • At the Temple of Artemis

    What a lovely place. A sort of wetland, quite well preserved where Artemis’ natural world was having a wonderful time on a cool spring day We had to battle our way out of Athens , contradicting a cross German GPS who had many “ other” ideas but finally my intrepid friend got us there. How…