We have returned from Greece (sort of…the jet lag sometimes makes me question all aspects of time and space) but there’s one more Greece-related blog I must write. One of the first questions people ask me when I return from a vacation is: “What did you buy?” Truth be told, shopping is not a priority
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After a month away from TV, newspapers, magazines or media of any kind (except the hand-picked movies Duncan brought for us to watch) it’s a bit of culture shock to turn on the TV in our airport hotel in Athens and find Fashion TV! I missed all of New York Fashion Week, so it’s fun
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Each morning when my father would rise at our beach house on the North Shore of Oahu he would strike a funny pose and say, “Ho Hum! Another monotonously beautiful day in paradise!” We did that this morning in Paros. Yesterday we had a little bit of wind and the water was more like, well,
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The Greeks have a very different schedule than ours. They wake late, skip breakfast (or have a roll and a Greek coffee), eat a big lunch at 2 p.m., take a four or five hour break to come alive again at about 7 p.m. They eat dinner at about nine and stay up late. We,
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The lovely home we are staying in on Paros is known throughout the neighborhood as “The Hawaiian’s House.” Obviously the owners are very popular, as everyone becomes exceeding) friendly when they hear of where we are staying. This is also an incredibly cat-friendly place, as it is home to about (and I do mean about
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