We hiked up Corfu’s tallest mountain, Mount Pandokrater today—not to the summit, sadly, but still an enchanted hike. I was astonished to see so many of the bulbs which I’ve bought for my gardens just growing wild—stands of beautiful wild isis, … [Continue reading]
Images from April Rambles in Corfu (A guest post by Roy Mathias)
Mirtiotissa beach, described by Lawerence Durrell as the most beautiful in the world, is certainly one of the most inaccessible on Corfu. Until recently, it was accessible only by a footpath. The modern road is reasonably wide but impossibly steep. … [Continue reading]
How Nature Resets our Minds and Bodies
The bay where St. Paul was shipwrecked, Malta. From our Christmas holiday there. I am in Corfu on holiday, mainly walking on beaches and forests, and totally resetting my mind, body and most of all, spirit!! I have excerpted two articles I read … [Continue reading]
Wandering in Corfu in 7 Quick Takes
A Day in Corfu in 7 Quick Takes 1 A glorious day in Corfu. Walked for miles, okay 7.22 km to be exact, on the Korission Lagoon, ocean on one side, a manmade lagoon, now a nature reserve on the other. We had the beach entirely to ourselves for hours, … [Continue reading]
Images from Corfu: The Garden of the Gods
We are in Corfu for the week, and are greatly enjoying it. The sea views are amazing, and I have never seen such lovely turquoise seas. Love the rock formations. Gerald Durrell blamed himself for making Corfu such a popular holiday … [Continue reading]
Our Garden on Easter Sunday
The wintry weather has delayed the daffodils, so we have mainly Hellebores. … [Continue reading]
In which Heaven will be like Handel’s Messiah on Good Friday at the Royal Albert Hall
Image Credit Yesterday, on Good Friday, I listened to the Royal Choral Society sing Handel’s Messiah at the Royal Albert Hall. Gorgeous, glorious, a worship experience in itself. I sat still for most of it tears streaming down my face, as I … [Continue reading]
In which God Chose to Let There Be Darkness as Well as Light–and Pronounced Them Both Good
Image Credit Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. 4 God saw that the light was good, and … [Continue reading]
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