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Nick Theodoropoulos
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Husband. Father. Lover of Classicism, Philosophy and Russian Literature. Occasional cheesemaker and aspiring Pizzaiolo
Disciple to the poetry of Yiannis Ritsos
Sunday braai and a nice, gifted bottle of red wine. I'm not much of a wine drinker; I'm more the taverna table wine type of drinker.
December 28, 2025 at 9:22 AM
A summer of heavy rain has meant that we've been battling snails a lot of the time. Thankfully, not all doom and gloom.
December 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Merry Christmas. Hope you get to spend it with your loved ones.
December 25, 2025 at 7:44 AM
I watched this today. It's based on the novel by Denis Johnson. Devastating, poetic and beautifully cinematic. Hard watch emotionally but well worth it
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Papadopoulos Petit-Beurre biscuit and Lavazza coffee. A winning combo.
November 22, 2025 at 2:14 PM
First of the garlic. Egyptian Pink. The Persian Star variety is probably a few weeks away from harvesting.
October 25, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Rain or shine. We braai.
October 19, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Now for a couple of weeks of drying.
October 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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Yannis Ritsos, trs. Nikos Stangos.
November 18, 2024 at 9:23 AM
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Mr Frangiskos on his mule bringing the milk back from the farm.

📸 Daphne Tolis
October 3, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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This is tallest brick tower in Europe The Torazzo of Cremona 112.54 m (≈ 369.2 ft).
October 3, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Almost through this biography. For fans of the poet, I would definitely recommend it. Some biographies are fascinating, even to the casual reader; this is not such a book, though.
October 3, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Patiently waiting for the garlic to be ready for harvesting. Nearly there.
October 3, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I recently read Butcher's Crossing by John Williams. I was a little underwhelmed. Not realising that Stoner was from the same author, I followed Kindle's suggestion and read it.
A truly brilliant novel, wonderfully written. A story of an ordinary man that will feel so familiar.
May 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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The almond trees are waking up:
March 5, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Thanks to Emma Smith’s Old Friends Project for Wild Eye, my part of the #Scarborough-Whitby cinder track has acquired new resting places.

The view may be different from the coast at #Karlovasi, but I think that the poet #YannisRitsos would have approved.

wildeye.org.uk/project/old-...
March 6, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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"I have drunken deep of joy,
And I will taste no other wine tonight."

—Percy Bysshe Shelley
March 4, 2025 at 3:58 AM
When it seems like the world's gone mad don't forget how much joy you can derive from a little bit of dirt and water.
March 5, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I decided to pick up one of my childhood hobbies again. Really enjoying it. It helps with stress and wonderfully relaxing.
February 9, 2025 at 4:49 PM
It's been a good day. Time spent in the garden, cooking outdoors and got the kids to step out of their rooms for a while. All in all a big success.
February 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
The first year of my fig tree bearing fruit. Only a handful, but I am happy to have beaten the birds to the first ripe one.
January 26, 2025 at 1:52 PM
A new addition to the study wall. My holy trinity of Russian authors.
January 7, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Second January swim:
January 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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Twitter is just the pool Musk bought to stare at his own reflection.
January 5, 2025 at 2:19 PM
A morning ride out to one of my favourite spots.
January 3, 2025 at 11:17 AM