Dear Diary | Αγαπημένο μου Ημερολόγιο | the article of Richard Romanus
Dear Diary
This is day 7288 living in Skiathos. I have been away...
The Good Doctor | Ο Καλός Γιατρός | the article of Richard Romanus
The Good Doctor
One moonless night during the summer of 1959 a Greek cruise boat anchored in the bay at Koukounaries. In the morning the passengers awoke to discover a pristine paradise. Of those...
POTAMIANOS | ΠΟΤΑΜΙΑΝΟΣ | article of Richard Romanus
POTAMIANOS
On the last day of July this year the nation mourned the passing of one of the most prominent Greek ship owners, the mainstay of Greek shipping for three decades, Chairman of the Greek...
SUPPORT SYSTEM | ΣΥΣΤΗΜΑ ΥΠΟΣΤΗΡΙΞΗΣ | The article of Richard Romanus
SUPPORT SYSTEM
A good relationship with talented craftsmen being necessary to the smooth functioning of any property, it is even more important when the master is only competent to screw in a light bulb...
“Freedom or Death” | Ελευθερία ή Θάνατος | article of Richard Romanus
This year being the 200th anniversary of the founding of the modern Greek state, it seems important to be reminded of the significance of our Evangelistria Monastery in that effort.
By 1807, the idea of...
The Haircut | Το Κούρεμα | the article of Richard Romanus
Planting a tree, cutting a flower, or having your hair cut is always best done when the moon is full. Don’t ask me why, but it has something to do with the...
Sundays at the Kalivis | the article of Richard Romanus
From his beloved grandmother, my friend Spiros inherited a quarter acre of land on a low hillside not far from the airport with a view of the sea and part of the Punta. On...
The Neighborhood | the article of Richard Romanus
One winter morning during one of those moments when I was lost in a daydream, instead of following the road in Platanias I drove into a riverbed and within three meters I was up...
Kalo Taxidi | the article of Richard Romanus
It was the middle of the night when two old women and I were roused from our sleep by the squeaking wheel of a gurney being wheeled into the room. The women didn’t have...
