What do I love

Ι love everything that can make me smile, genuinely smile. 

Regardless of whether it comes from people around me

 or from the environment, or both at best. Simplicity and 

elegance, authenticity, loveliness and generosity, those are 

the axes which rotate our lives and allow us to live joyfully 

and fully.This is my theory. Nature is an inexhaustible well

 of awesomeness. A bucket, a garden trolley and two red 

rose bushes, stimulate my hidden energy and help me to 

assemble my disparate ideas. The outcome of my creative 

impulse can jolt me out of complacency and carry me away, 

even if I constantly censure myself for being too childish 

by and large. But I love sharing my inspiration with you,

 begging for kindness and clemency!

Friends of course.

 Friends are the flowers in the garden of life! 

It’s a quote I keep in my yard. Humans are the soul of 

everything and we are happier when surrounded by people 

we like and love. An aperitif and a makeshift brunch in the 

country backyard- alas unlovely at the moment as the area

 is still unmanaged- can bring cheerfulness and colour 

on a ponderous Sunday morning. 

A hammock, some tapas, laughter, that’s all!

Simple ingredients make our days flavorful.

 Be beautiful and generous, think positive thoughts! 

Summer is on the way, another beautiful season is ahead, 

so, let’s hope for the best!

A big thank you to everyone who has left kind wishes for 

our wedding anniversary. They are all appreciated so much.

I’m not always a good blog friend but as follower numbers 

increase it becomes a little duller.

 I assure you that you are all so precious to me!

O

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Carpe diem, seize the day!

Last Tuesday, a workday, pressing deadlines for both 

of us, especially for me as the end of the school year 

approaches, hard work mixed with bittersweet feelings as

 always…Anyway, it could have been a hectic day, when 

it’s impossible to pack variety or freshness into daily life 

and when the only thing you want is to wrap things up and 

just get a good sleep! But I resisted the boredom, 

beat the monster of habit and found an issue…

Yes, time for a little surprise, a good one, 

I’ve so missed this intriguing feeling which is so cool! 

My target? An astonished man, my man, he who 

makes my life so special and beautiful.

Nothing exceptional, just a mini buffet with his favorite 

food, sweets, a little cold champagne…in the middle of a 

chaotic day, not so bad after all… And here I am, 

running to cook and set the stage! So, I share with you 

the atmosphere of this impromptu lunch, fully appreciated 

by my guest who  also had a similar idea in mind and 

was in time to offer me this gorgeous white Phalaenopsis 

orchid and who so pleasantly surprised me too.

White orchids…My wedding bouquet was made with those 

flowers, May the 6^th, our twelfth wedding anniversary…

it would be such a pity to lose or postpone this date, don’t 
you think? Well, simple pleasures shouldn’t be overlooked, 

life is full of magic moments...

Wish you happiness and well-being!

O

Welcome May!

Nature is putting on its best show and

warmer weather is coming although in some parts of the

country moisture and southern winds refuse to give up.

Spring days are usually fickle and unsettled and can be

unseasonably cold, rainy, stormy or hot and sunny.

This year, May has arrived exactly this way. But...

But,on May first,soaking up the sun, enjoying 

the sweet wind blowing wearing lighter clothing 

and capturing spring’s awesomeness 

were fortunately quite possible for us.

The name of the month is in honor of the Goddess Maia,

a beautiful Greek nymph, mother of Hermes and one

of the wives of Zeus who was lately associated 

with the Goddess of Spring by the Romans.

To welcome the most glorious month of spring,

 we usually pay homage to the outburst 

of nature’s beauty. May Day is a bank holiday 

which allows us to feel free in the open air.

We gather flowers and decorate everything!

The prettiest flowers are carefully braided

into wreaths which hang on the doorways or 

balconies and remain in place until 24^th 

(feast of St.John) when they are tossed 

and burned in great bonfires. 

Rural people also decorate their May wreath

with garlic for protection against the evil eye!

I couldn't break with traditions, so I made

my own wreath using the blooming flowers of 

our country garden but the balcony where

it stands is shady almost all day so the 

photos aren't so good.( 7th and last) 

Hope you are enjoying life's pleasures

and avoiding everything negative

evil or harmful.

Thank you so much for every little jot

you leave in my blog space. 

O