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APRIL has nearly gone... only hours left!

4/30/2011

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I suddenly realized that a month has gone by without me posting a single thing in my blog... shame on me.What is my excuse?
None other than too much on my plate, I'd say.
I'm also in dire need of focus ~ too many things going on at the same time, both on the private horizon and the work related one...

It's been a month of travel and being gone ~ we spent a prolonged break in Sofia; it had not been planned that way, but we needed to extend our stay because my better half required some TL&C from our dentist friend Dr Bee... she works miracles!

And then Easter ~ the most important religious celebration of the year on the Greek Orthodox calendar was upon us; we had barely unpacked and sorted out all our luggage from our Bulgarian visit when we were asked to join our youngest son and his fiancee to spend the Easter weekend with them. On Easter Sunday we all travelled together to our future daughter-in-law's maternal grandparents' village not too far from the Skopjan border where we were treated to the full Greek program in the true spirit of family celebrations on this very special day. The Easter Feast stands for so much in Greece, but first and foremost it stands for bringing the family together and celebrating a New Beginning ... We were spoilt by the weather gods who made sure the sun shone almost all day long, while "yia-yia and papou" (nana and grandad) had made sure that all of us, some 14-18 people were treated like royals with food and drink in abundance.

Talking about royals: Friday 29 April was a day mostly spent in the front row seats at the Royal Wedding of the Decade event ~ Prince William and Kate finally tied the knot, and we joined the royal party from within our living room, eyes glued firmly on the "box".  I have come to realise that not everyone shares my ~ our ~ enthusiasm with this event, and don't take me wrong: I fully respect people's personal views on the subject, but as far as we were concerned it was a day to bask in the what the Brits do best under those circumstances: put on a jolly good show! This is neither the place nor the time to discuss the rights or wrongs of it all ~ as far as we were concerned it was a huge success and we both wish the Happy Couple a fruitful and happy life together. End of subject...

And that in a nutshell brings me here to these last few hours of the month of April... One third of the year 2011 nearly over!
I can only shake my head in disbelief - tempus does indeed fugit!

Tomorrow is another day... as we like to say. Indeed it is and will be yet another special day here in Greece:
May Day celebrations for all...
And we're off again to join friends, helping to make it a special day indeed! On a sidenote: to mark this special day the Greek railways have decided to go on strike... it's never-ending really!

Still, let me wish you a wonderful month ahead... with love, peace and prosperity ~ as our youngest son signs off when he phones us!

As ever, with happy smiles from me...
Emm xx


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    Greetings,
    I'm Emma, better known as Emm among those who know me well enough. I am a Daughter of Mother Earth, and in my little family we are all blessed with what I call "The Globetrotter Gene". We have spent more than three decades roaming the planet until a few years ago we decided to set up camp in the Balkans, and since then we call home where we put our feet under a table in either Greece or her northern neighbour, Bulgaria. 
    I welcome you to Emma's Blog - it was created with a view to sharing happenings and thoughts related to our journey through life. I thank you for stopping by and hope you are enjoying the ride ... Feel free to share the experience!...
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