More than once, at the beginning of this summer I said: “It’s good that there are no tourists around”. The weather kept putting on and off her winter coat and, except for a tiny heatwave …
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Author: Smitaki
Roman games
(Ancient theater of Mytilini. Photo: internet) A few weeks ago a very old temple was found in an even older amphitheater in Mytilini: a temple for Nemesis, the Greek goddess of retribution. With a whip …
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Beetroot divorce
About beetroots and its leaves.
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The Magical Empire of Stones
About the stones of Lesvos and a new world.
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A Hairdressers Blues
A little history about hairdressers.
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Have a B6!
About walking during the lockdown and the bans for Easter.
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The son of Coronis
(Endymion and Selene by Victor-Florence Pollet. Photo: Internet) On April 7 they announced a Pink Moon. Pink? I have heard of a Red Moon, a Blue Moon, and a full moon or a half-moon that …
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Music for those who stay home
Memories of Simeon ten Holt and Diamanda Galás.
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Lost cities
In very ancient times the Greeks were called Pelasgians. One of their kings was Makaras, who settled on the then uninhabited island of Lesvos. There arose cities that were called after Makaras’ offspring: one son: …
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Free State Mytilini
About the two new municipalities and what they can do.
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