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Sunshine, sunshine baby…

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Okay, back home for a little while. We enjoyed our time away, seeing family we haven’t seen in absolute ages(meeting hubby’s second cousin’s new additions), eating fresh food, going out to the most exquisite restaurants in Thessaloniki(the best place to eat in Greece!) , choosing a house to live for the next year, reconnecting with dear friends I haven’t seen in five years or so…I am taking part in the Gallery this week and the theme is, so appropriately, sunshine. Here is a photo of a wee gem of a place, a small village called Galaxidi, not far from Patra. We had lunch and ice cream there on our way to Thessaloniki. Have a lovely weekend and bank holiday, enjoy the sunshine and the celebrations!

Posting from abroad

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Okay, we did it again! Got on a plane with minimal fuss(and preparation) and went to see Papou and Giagia in Greece. There are adjacent reasons to the visit but I’ll share when there will be something to share. For now, we are here, doing paperwork by day and passionately debating(as concerns hubby)/begrudgingly avoiding(as concerns me) politics at night. And eating LOADS in between. Everything that’s fresh, everything that’s tasty, everything that’s smelling nice finds its way into our mouths.Both hubby and I were raised in warm countries where the fruit and veggies you eat come no further than 20 kilometers away and are always ripe and juicy and ready to be eaten. We have missed that more than we want to admit even to ourselves and we are making up for it now and teaching our daughter to do the same. Anyway, I wanted to do another thing in my post today. I have been nominated for the  ‘Versatile Blogger Award’ (http://versatilebloggeraward.wordpress.com/) and I would like to return the favour, thanks Iva and nominate …

Defining moments…

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“When a defining moment comes along, you define the moment, or the moment defines you.” Kevin Costner(yes, a hunk said something clever and I found it, beat that!) Saturday evening was one of those moments for me…We were having our usual chicken and corn and rice in Nando’s after a long and frustrating day when Alex turns to me and says: “I have a crazy idea..what if we went to see Ireland for a week? Two conditions: there will be only positive talk for a week. And we leave tomorrow!” Okay, I’m not the person to say no to traveling with the two people I love most in the world.I just need time to adjust and warm up to the idea…to prepare…mentally…physically…Think, organise, pack, think some more, add some more stuff in. Talk toddler through it. Talk myself through it.Warn hubby of possible(no, imminent!) meltdowns on from both toddler and myself. So, I said no. I brought all the arguments I could think of. At the end of the day, you can’t just take up …

Hello world, Mama’s Haven is up and running!

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My life has been a bit topsy-turvy in the recent months…I changed location,  went from working full time to being in the house all the time, sailed through unexpected changes in hubby’s work and the adherent stress that comes with such changes and have generally been exposed to an overwhelming array of experiences that are bursting to come out. So you can understand why I chose this particular name for my blog…I intend it to be not only my own HAVEN from my daily routine and a valve to release pressure but also a haven from all mamas out there in the same situation(s). Yeap, I know, I could have gone to see a therapist but I reckon blogging is a tad more fun , wouldn’t you agree? I intend to speak from my experience mainly about parenthood(at the end of the day, that’s what I do best) but because I love cooking, fashion, reading and travelling there will be loads of posts on these subjects too. So without further ado, wish me happy blogging …