....the kitchen board, with my family's inspiration on it...
....my daughter's neat room.....a miracle!
...almond butter on toast that I had this morning....
...a glance at my balcony...
...the apron that I wear when I'm baking... 
...a precious gift that two sugary hands made for me...
....the new bright red basin that I bought today for my sink....
...every year after my last Spanish lesson it feels as if I'm parting from a lover...my heart feels sad and starts counting time until our next encounter......it isn't an easy life there...everything has its difficulty...climbing down 132 steps, to our favorite beach...and then having to climb up the same 132, under the hot sun...(especially pregnant...wondering how can Madonna sing and dance at the same time without loosing her breath!)
...the road, though, is so beautiful that makes you forget the struggle...
...especially when you know that soon you'll be swimming in the crystal clear water... 
...you will be stretching out on your towel...listening to the sweet sound of the waves...
...sipping your iced coffee or mojito....
...reading your book or taking a nap....
...exactly what life is all about....sweet and sour..
...Maya Angelou wrote...“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
...I "stole" this picture from Lynn who writes on the About.com Greek food blog! She's in Athens these days making everybody drool...she happens to be an excellent chef...I can easily say that I'm jealous of her!
....don't ever forget your roots or who you are...don't erase any kind of history...without it there's no future...
...have a wonderful weekend...
...summer time...dinner on the balcony...
...it seemed so surreal to have her in my kitchen...helping me cook, drinking coffee, looking at old pictures...looking at her eyes and staring at my past...
....please take a few minutes and listen to the music of Gotan Project...
...this is Cretan wine country....if you look closer you will see the mountain in the background, which is the head of sleeping Zeus...
...we saw and learnt so many new things regarding wine...
...were informed of the whole process of wine making...
...and of course, we tasted some...
...the owner of the winery was very friendly and willing to show us everything....
...the living room...
...I fell in love with this little gentleman, who never left my side...
...our host's bedroom...
...although, there was live in help, we wanted to go out for our meals, because Crete is famous for its good food, wine, oil, and raki (grapa)...
...Kiriakos ...a very old restaurant owned by a family, for many many years, whose quality hasn't changed since the day it opened...
...very warm and friendly atmosphere...unfortunately, I didn't manage to photograph the food because everything got eaten so fast because it was so tasty...so the fruit and the desert were the only dishes I managed to snap...
...Iraklion is the town where we stayed at....it is absolutely beautiful and well taken care of by it's mayor...
...two days after 9/11, I last visited Crete, and I must admit that this time I've seen a big change for the better...
...Greeks love to buy their newspapers on Sunday, and go to a cafe with friends, read, have coffee, gossip, and just sit there until lunch time...
...because of the heat we tried to eat as light as possible...so we had salads, fish, and local dishes that were very tasty, but without sauces and spices...
...in the end the chef treated us to some fresh fruit, local yogurt and honey, and of course tons of raki!
...I liked the place so much, that I couldn't stop taking pictures...
...everything was tastefully done....even the sinks were worth photographing!
...this is the last picture I took outside our friend's apartment building...we left with happy memories filled with laughter, the love of our friends, and a promise to return soon...
... I'm back in the kitchen now, feeling very sleepy...the dog is staring at me, waiting to take her for the last walk of the day...
...I'm sorry if some of you have a dirty mind.....actually I have a filthy one too....
....but today it has to do with forbidden fruit...I mean food...and only food!!!
