My New Best Curvy Friend !!!

Hello my dears !!!!
Last tough month before August vacation :) Right now things are really crazy as I am very very busy . It's all about examinations and I spend all day in front of the office desk preparing the exampapers ...poor students , I know :(

Disturbing thing that happens to me a few days before I left home ...my beloved Espresso-Machine said goodbye to me ! Well , how can someone live without ? So I started searching for a new one . I tested Dolce Gusto vs Tassimo and Dolce did the contest . Far better taste and foam . Right now you can get the Piccolo version for 59 € . I wanted to go for this one but after searching on the net I find the Melody III Red for only 89 € . This one is automatic and very cute !So you can fix warm or cold coffee/tea drinks !!! Now I am a proud owner of it and the good thing is that I have it with me and I already use it on my crazy work days which is a good thing for my colleagues too as they spend a lot of time in my office :) I know they like me but somehow I have the feeling that they like the Melody as much or maybe more ???? hahahahaha But it's ok , they know I am a kind person ( mostly ) and as the weather does not allow us to go outside much ( hot hot hot summer ) I opened the Julias DesCafe :)

(my curvy new best best friend)

(can you smell it ? ) :)

(doesn't that look delicious ???)

It's really very very hot right now and if there is no real emergency it's better to stay inside the A/C . No biking at all :( and I really miss it . Hopefully things will get better the next days ! And if we must go outside we stay close to water... any kind !!! :)

                           
At nights things are a bit better ... so we went to a greek folklore festival on the full moon night ! I could not make a good picture of the moon (with my iphone) which made me mad as it was magical !!!

  

                                    Have a great "cool" day <3
                                       Love, Hugs & XXX
                                     

"Stand by me" - Book Review German

Book Review for "Stand by me " from Sheila O' Flanagan 

Again I could be part of a reading Circle . It was a great pleasure and I enjoyed it very much . Sheila O' Flanagan wrote a great book about Relationships , Family , Decisions and Live .

It is a great Book for Vacation or relaxing hours at home . 

Und wieder durfte ich bei einer Leserunde dabei sein . 

"Bis das Glueck mich findet" von Sheila O'Flanagan 

Ein sehr schoenes Buch fuer den Urlaub oder ein paar ruhige Stunden auf der Couch um die Seele baumeln zu lassen . 

Dominique Brandy waechst in einem strengen katholischen Elternhaus in Dublin auf. Ihr Bruder Gabriel teilt die Liebe ihrer Eltern zu Gott und moechte Priester werden .Doch Dominique hat andere Traeume . Sie moechte raus aus dem Elternhaus und die Welt erleben . Da tritt Brendan in ihr Leben . Ein zielstrebiger Mann der sich viel vorgenommen hat und beruflich aufsteigen moechte. Gemeinsam schaffen sie es das glamoroeseste Paar Irlands zu werden bis das Glueck sie eines Tages verlaesst und Dominique vor schweren Entscheidungen steht ...

Das Buch ist sehr schoen und fluessig geschrieben . Ich konnte mich von der ersten Seite an gut  einlesen und begleitete begeistert Domniques Leben , vom Teenager bis zur Frau . Irland der 80ger Jahre ist sehr schoen beschrieben und wenn man dieser Altersgruppe angehoert findet man sich bestimmt in manchen Dingen wieder . Ein Buch ueber Emotionen , Beziehungen , Freundschaften und Familie . Ideal fuer den Urlaub oder ein paar ruhige entspannte Stunden auf der Couch . 

Viel Spass beim lesen !!! 

                                Have a great day everyone !!!

                                    Love , Kisses & XXX

                                   

Book Review ...

Hello and good morning or as we say here in Greece Kalimera everyone :)

Today I am posting my Review to this MUST read Book . It is for German readers and I am very pleased that I could be part of the reading group with the Author Elke Becker . She is georgous and her book as I said a must for all crime novel fans .

Ich durfte bei der Leserunde dabei sein und ich war begeistert !!!

Carmen Gomez , eine vermoegende alte Dame wird tot in ihrem Haus gefunden.Ist die ruestige alte Dame wirklich in ihrem Schlaf gestorben und warum soll sie ihr geliebtes Haus zwei Tage vor ihrem Tod verkauft haben ?Celia Crespo die Freundin und Nachbarin der Toten kann es nicht glauben.Gemeinsam mit Christina Diaz,einer Umweltschuetzerin, die nach dem Tod ihrer Eltern von Carmen und Celia Crespo liebevoll aufgezogen wurde , versuchen sie die mysterioesen Umstaende zu belichten und aufzuklaeren. Sie werden auf illegale Firmen , Geldwaesche , politische Machenschaften und Intrigen stossen .Weitere Todesfaelle verdunkeln den Weg und beide begeben sich in grosse Gefahr .

Elke Becker ist es gelungen einen Krimi zu schreiben , der einen von Anfang bis Ende in seinen Bann zieht.
Nervenkitzel und Hochspannung sind garantiert.Menschliche Beziehungen und Ortschaften sehr schoen beschrieben.

Ein faszinierender Roman den ich waermstens weiterempfehle .
Es war das erste Buch , dass ich von Elke Becker gelesen habe und ich freue mich auf mehr . Sie gehoert nun zu meinen Lieblingsautoren. 

Hier kommt ihr auf die Homepage der Autorin .

Viel Spass beim lesen :)

                                      

What I've done ...

Hellooooo !
It's been some time since last time BuT I am back to work !!! Good thing was that for the last 10 days I was just teaching and so there was time to do some great outdoor expeditions :) like riding a bike again after several years ( I am obsessed and addicted) ! Going to a Reggae Festival ! Eating chinese ! Taking long walks AND finally swimming first time this year !!!!!!!! YEAH
Here are some pictures for you to see ...

Free as the Wind ....

I did a great job after this years :)

Chinese Tsingtao Beer ...

Salad and springroll as Starters 

My beloved Mentaki Noodles with veggies 

Reggae Festival drinking some Beer after the cycling

Great Music and handmade Jewellery

I bought this wooden Hair-Clip 

Sunday morning at the Beach 

Well as you can see I've had a great time !!! From tomorrow on things will be a bit stressed again as we have the Exams starting !

I wish you all a great Day & Week ....

Love , Hugs & XXX

Interview mit Edward Kelsey Moore + Gewinnspiel...

Hallo an alle Leseratten !
Ich poste heute den Link zu einem Gewinnspiel . Verlost wird ein signiertes Buch "MRS ROOSEVELT UND DAS WUNDER VON EARL’S DINER " von Edward Kelsey - Moore .
Auf der Seite koennte ihr das Interview mit dem Autor lesen und am Gewinnspiel teilnehmen !
                                 Viel Glueck & toi toi toi !!!

                                   

Greek Easter ...

Well , one month after the Catholics it's time for our Easter . Very late this year but with summer temperatures and swimming at the beach ! This combination is the best spring break ever :)
Easter is a very big celebration here in Greece and the most important too .

All this holy week people are busy . Baking Easter cakes , painting eggs , whitening their yards , preparing the Easter Lamb .....
Today there is the Epitaph . When it is getting dark every Church brings out the Epitaph , which is decorated with flowers . People are following with candles , singing the Hymns .
Tommorow at Midnight we all go to church , waiting for the holy light . Eveyone has large candles and we are bringing this light to our homes . The children are getting decorated candles from their Godfathers/mothers and also a pair of shoes which is tradition . After Church we are all eating soup and clink our eggs for good luck .
On Sunday you will smell everywhere Lamb . The Lamb is on a spit which is also tradition and there is a lot of wine , dancing and chatting !

Homemade Easter cookies

Dyeing eggs

Decorating my Home & Garden

Greek Easter Tradition 

                                         Love , Hugs & XXX

                                       

Summer in the City ....

Summer , Summer , Summer ...Yes , finally Summer arrived !
Here are some pictures of sunny , stunning , fantastic Athens !!!
Enjoy :)

Acropolis

Acropolis Museum 

Flea Market - Monastiraki 

Coffee Break 

Have a great Friday Night 

Love , Hugs and XXX