The “W/ Fashion Power Tea” was a perfect reminder that I shouldn’t take myself too seriously, even when life itself seems extremely serious
Capitalism and women’s discontents
The words Marilena Simiti used often to describe people’s state of mind in Greece when I met her at Filion were ‘anxiety’, ‘resignation’ and ‘depression’
Love and solitude
I feel comfortable being here in Cafe Plaka on my own – I think I’m adjusting slowly to a new degree of solitude
What’s love got to do with it?
These days I find I’m fascinated by couples and human closeness, and it was a photograph of Melina Mercouri with her husband, Jules Dessin that captured my attention the most
A tale of two genders
The Greek crisis is impacting young people and young women in particular, but do we only ‘see’ unemployment among men?
Mapping the past and future
Today, I’m sitting in the sunshine, listening to the sparrows chorusing crazily. There’s sadness but, thankfully, that’s not all…
Sifting through what remains
This ongoing movement, working through our possessions, returning to the past again and again to see what remains, mourning what is lost, seems vital before I can begin to rebuild my life
Pistachios, pomegranates and other things I’ve learnt about grief
Whenever I eat pistachios I will remember the importance of creating space for the events in our lives
“We’re playing our last card…”
The Greek people I met are optimistic, but occasionally they wonder if they are naive to be hopeful…
Learning a new narrative
In an unfamiliar country you can easily miss signals or misunderstand them. But I worry less about things like that these days