Pssst… Hey, can you keep a secret? No? Well, neither can I. Soon I, Princess Jorja Specklestockings, will be going somewhere. Hint: windmills, bicycles, tulips, everything orange, and… happy dogs. Where in the world could that be? You guessed it—Holland! And it’s thanks to my fairy godmother Anneloes Wagenaar Hummelinck and the wonderful group Stichting […]
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves, as the saying goes. Ipomoni wears hers on her… face! To me the heart-shaped marking around her eyes is symbolic of this girl’s open and loving nature. When I met her a few weeks ago at the building supply store where she […]
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris Economically speaking, our beloved Greece, cradle of so much human greatness, lies in a bit of a shambles right now. But one of the many great things still vibrantly intact here is a millennia-old tradition of compassion for animals, dating back at least as far as to 5th century B.C. philosopher […]
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ Not the best day: 1. Violetta vanished. 2. While I looked for Violetta, my foster girl Jorja chewed through both safety belts in the back seat of the rental car. 3. I had to listen, without committing an act of violence, to someone tell me that the reason fearful little […]
by Katerina Lorenzatos Makris ~ Tonight, Violetta, you are alone. As a thunderstorm lashes and drenches our island, still in the grip of this long cold winter, you huddle on concrete in a greasy corner of the builder’s supply store warehouse, or perhaps in mud under the tall grasses of the open field, or on […]
