NIGHT

This week’s theme from Debbie for One Word Sunday is NIGHT County Mayo, West of Ireland, June 23rd, 2021 According to the bible, John the Baptist was born about 6 months before Jesus, so his feast day – St. John’s Day – was fixed for June 24th (6 months before Christmas). The night before – St. John’s Eve, […]

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PULL UP A SEAT PHOTO CHALLENGE 2022

Nafplio, Greece (June, 2022) XingfuMama posts every Friday morning. *Create a post with a photo of places one sits or might sit, or art about sitting, and maybe a little background or story about the spot or a picture of the view. *Add a tag “Pull up a seat’. *Add a link to your post in […]

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4 Nights and Countless Wonders – a Mini Road Trip through the Peloponnese

Greece – what pops into the head? Athens and the islands I bet! Well – that’s OK. But I’m hoping that this might prompt you to consider the Peloponnese – it’s perfect (I think!) as a stand alone destination but equally works well as part of a longer Greek itinerary. It’s easily accessed from Athens […]

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ORANGE

This week’s theme from Debbie for One Word Sunday is ORANGE A few bits of ORANGE from around the country….. Country Roads (County Kerry to be exact but could be anywhere!!) Dublin Georgian Door (the great thing about colour challenges – there’s ALWAYS a Dublin door to match!!) Bench – Kilkenny City (Buddy Bench is actually a school […]

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PULL UP A SEAT PHOTO CHALLENGE 2022

I promise I’m not going to drip feed individual images from Ayia Napa forever but this was another piece I loved – I’m a bit confused about the plaque – presumably haven’t done enough research!! According to the sculptor Andrea Kattos, he parallels the Goddess of Hospitality Astarte, who welcomes her visitors, with Ayia Napa,which […]

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