Monthly Archives: August 2009

Fanouropita & Metaxa

There are a lot of cool/weird/complex/funny Greek traditions out there, some of which are rooted in the ancient days and have since been amalgamated in Orthodox rituals. One nice and simple tradition says that when you need help recovering a lost item or help finding your way out of a problem, you pray to Saint [...]
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Whale watching off Cape Ann

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Clouds roll in

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Light in the woods

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Some more IKEA craftiness

It seems my previous IKEA hack was pretty popular, and though these aren’t hacks they are IKEA related: This tote I made from IKEA canvas fabric (bought 1 yard of it). The key I purchased at Portobello Road in London at one of those random trinket stores along the road that sells old findings. Just [...]
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