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MANA Documentary: Six Nuns and Sixty Children
Now you know that I love a film about a nun helping children, so when a friend sent me a link to a Kickstarter campaign where a group of filmmakers in Greece were fundraising to produce a movie about six … Continue reading
Yiayia’s Vasilopita
Each year, it’s a Greek and Orthodox tradition to make a sweet bread called Vasilopita that is cut on New Year’s Day. Hidden inside the bread is a coin, and whoever receives the coin is said to have good luck … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Food, Greek
Tagged greek, greek New Years bread, greek Vasilopita recipe, vasilopita, Vasilopita bread recipe, Vasilopita recipe
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All for Nun
I recently stumbled across this AMAZING Etsy store of all things handmade by the All Saints Monastery in Calverton, NY. I first heard about the monastery from the abbess, who was giving the profits of a recently published book back … Continue reading
Posted in Beauty, Greek, Orthodox, Philanthropy
Tagged beauty, diy and philanthropy, jewelry, Monastery
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Exploring Greece and Thinking About Internet
Sorry I have been absent on the blog. I’ve had limited access to Internet these days, which has made me realize my dependence on it. I’ve been indulging in books about Greece like “Eleni,” by Nicholas Gage and “Zorba the … Continue reading
Traveling
It has been a whirlwind of wonderful events and traveling. I’m finding blogging challenging lately because most of my summer plans do not consist of DIY nor philanthropy, so I’m at a loss of where to take my blog over … Continue reading
DIY Martirika
Making martirika (baptism witness pins) was much more time-consuming than I had imagined. Before you rush off to your local craft store, you need to committ several hours to making these, especially if the baptism is over 50 people. I wanted to … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, DIY, Greek, Uncategorized
Tagged DIY martirika, Greek baptism, greek crafts, martirika, martyrika
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Baptism Crafting
My apartment is covered in tulle, or “toolie” as the Greek ladies say, from all the baptism DIYs. I must admit something. I’m a huge crafting mess. The baptism is this weekend, and I just finished the martirika witness pins … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, DIY, Greek, Uncategorized
Tagged baptism witness pins, Greek baptism, lambathes, martirika, martyrika, Orthodox baptism
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‘Congraduation’ in New Orleans
This past weekend I took a trip to New Orleans to celebrate my boyfriend, Stefanos’ graduation from law school. Did you know that sometimes Greek ladies mix up the words ‘congratulations’ and ‘graduation,’ by forming one word -”Congraduation” (said in a heavy … Continue reading
Posted in Greek, Uncategorized
Tagged graduation, greek, my big fat greek graduation, new orleans
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National Innovation Conference
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the National Innovation Conference (NIC) and Forty under 40 with the Greek America Foundation. It was an incredible gathering of changemakers and dreamers. I was so honored to be a part … Continue reading
Posted in Greek, Lucky Girls, Philanthropy, Uncategorized
Tagged 40 under 40, forty under 40, Greek America Foundation, National Innovation Conference, NIC
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Fashionable Prayer Bracelets
I recently stumbled across prayer rope bracelets that had a new twist-they were fashionable. Traditionally, these bracelets are black, with 33 knots and a small bead or cross in the middle. They are made by monks and used by both monastics … Continue reading
