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“To my mind, the greatest reward and luxury of travel is to be able to experience everyday things as if for the first time, to be in a position in which almost nothing is so familiar it is taken for granted.” – Bill Bryson


Many life experiences have led me to this place and time… join me as I spend a summer in a small village in Greece where generations of my family have lived and where I now hope to put down a few roots. Along my journey I will write letters to you to share my experiences and hopefully inspire you to create your own wherever you live or travel…

Cement Courtyard

Our wall was built in a day, much to our amazement. Block by block, they spread mortar... laid blocks and leveled. Each time we were ready to deliver another snack, the wall would have grown substantially in height.

So, at the end of the day, our workers set up wooden barricades to pour a concrete floor to our courtyard. This enormous barrel of a truck rumbled through the village to deliver our concrete. Cars honked... hoping to squeeze by and the truck inched its way closer and closer to our new wall as we held our collective breath. But, all is well and very quickly the floor was spread as our workers mucked through it in their rubber boots and spread it out with shovels and rakes. Finally, they used a handmade wooden tool to smooth out the concrete by tapping it in even rows. It turned instantly from a very granular mixture to a smooth finish.

The next day was spent building the wooden molds for concrete caps along the walls and above and inside the doorway. This tedious process took most of a day as they had to be sure that it was secure before the concrete was poured. At the end of the day, the moulds were filled with concrete by the bucketful and we are now waiting for the moulds to be removed!

Cement Delivery...



Spreading the cement ...


Smoothing out the finish...


Filling the moulds...


Moulds braced and ready to dry...



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      I am a wife, mother and artist living in the Boston area. My adventurous spirit is taking me to a small village in Greece this summer to experience my heritage, a closer bond with my son, creative freedom and anything else that comes my way. Friends and family will join me along the way and I hope you’ll join me too through this blog…
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