When you read prior to arriving that Aphrodite, the goddess of LOVE was born on Kythira Island and therefore the high level aspect of beauty is expected to see and experience. So pals I can confirm, so it was! Mountains, tiny villages, helpful people and exceptional beaches - classic Greece.  It has a few spellings so you may see it as Kythira, Kythera and Cythera - all are the same island that sits under the southern tip of the Peloponnese peninsula.

Preheat your oven to 350°F and line a loaf pan with parchment paper. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Set aside. In a small bowl, mix the blueberries with 1-2 tbsps of flour until the blueberries are coated. Set aside. In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 to 5 minutes. Beat in the eggs, lemon juice & zest.

I wonder if Henry Cavill has been reading Conversations By The Sea? He has certainly caught more than just my eye this week with some of his takes on mental health. Ahead of the release of season 2 of The Witcher on Netflix later this month, Cavill has been doing the press circuit, including appearing on ITV’s Lorraine accompanied by his dog, Kal. On the show, Cavill has explained how Kal “saved [his] emotional and psychological bacon many times.

Amen. Without mystery, it would be pretty darn boring, and what would be the point? Everything said, written or even thought ends up in some kind of record, somewhere, like a giant library. Spider Woman is a tad larger than the internet web Looking hard in the mirror is quite different from looking elsewhere. The fearless searching moral inventory is not a best seller most places, but moves adventuresome souls faster than the speed of light.

Iron & Wine’s song “The Trapeze Swinger” is a favorite of mine. I actually probably prefer the Gregory Alan Isakov cover, but this live version is very moving as well. By all accounts, Samuel Beam did not think too much of the song when he wrote it for inclusion in the not-bad-but-quickly-forgotten movie In Good Company. But it became a fan favorite, an… ncG1vNJzZmieopqxpbXEnZybp5Wne7TBwayrmpubY7CwuY6pZqWdpKh6s7HAnWSsp52aeq3F0aKarGWZp7yvecCnm2avmaOytA%3D%3D