………………….These pictures were taken when I visited Elena, Angelo and Jac in Athens on my return from Mykonos…..I don’t remember ever getting this tan. The beaches of Mykonos were the best…The sun in Greece and the sea turned me into a deep rich brown……Jac and Elena were so WHITE next to me!….We had all just gotten up and we were sitting on the second floor terrace that ran the length of the house. We just finished having breakfast. All of the trees in the photo are brown, because a month before there was a huge fire that miraculously stopped at their property line. The house, unlike many others, wasn’t touched. Elena was about 5 months pregnant. Yanni was to arrive about 4 months later…..The black and white dog’s name was “Doggie”….how can you forget that…..Elena had a day planned of site seeing and shopping…..It was already hot, but we would take our time. Angelo, who is an architect, would be working on a new hospital wing if I remember correctly, and couldn’t be with us, but he joined us later for dinner at an out door restaurant…..I remember having an allergy attack, and couldn’t stop sneezing…..Jac wasn’t happy about my constant sneezing, but Elena and Angelo were more sympathetic……I drank wine until the sneezes stopped!…I had a wonderful visit, and after four days I was on my way back to work in NYC.
May I recommend the recent BBC series, Monty Don’s Adriatic Gardens? You would especially enjoy Episode 3, I think, but the entire series is quite lovely along the lines of these memories you’ve shared. https://hdclump.com/category/monty-dons-adriatic-gardens/
What a wonderful life you have lead. How long were you and Jac a “couple” before marrying? On another note…After watching your recent jewelry show , I checked out your jewelry again and purchased a couple of things. The Massai bracelet arrived yesterday. Thank goodness I bought it. It is just fabulous.
Dear Donna….Jac and I became a couple in about 1983…..Keep watching the Linea jewelry site things will be showing up periodically.
Looks very interesting….not sure ho I get BBC?
Idyllic! Thank you for the ongoing stories.
Louis. I thought about you today and the “all you have to be is wonderful “ bracelet. The USA ice dancers Madison Chock and Evan Bates say this. ““As for our pre-competition little chat, we turn to each other and we always tell each other that we love each other and to trust ourselves and to trust our training,” Chock told anchors Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb. “And that’s exactly what we did today.”
Handsome, handsome-then and now…..and you sure have kept beautiful company(Jac and Elena)! Gee, Louis…..even the dog is good looking.☺️