The Greek island of Mykonos, also known as The Island Of Winds, is part of the Cyclades, a group of islands set in Homer’s wine dark Aegean sea. According to Greek legend, Mykonos got its name from its first ruler, Mykons, said to be a direct descendent of Apollo. Zeus and the Titans were supposedContinue reading “Wednesday Wander – Mykonos, Greece”
Monthly Archives: June 2017
Telling Tales
It came to me a while ago that perhaps we, as humans, are built to be storytellers. That it’s in our DNA, some vital part of us that cannot be denied. From the dawn of humanity when people gathered around campfires or in sacred spaces, taking their turns to add their voice to a tale,Continue reading “Telling Tales”
Wonder Woman, Ladybirds and Girl Power
I just got back from taking my gorgeous girl to see Wonder Woman. She loved it, as did I – the messages overwhelmingly positive, the women on screen powerful characters with their own strength and agency, refreshing to see. As the action progressed every so often I would hear her say ‘awesome!’ and, on severalContinue reading “Wonder Woman, Ladybirds and Girl Power”
I protest #InternationalChildrensDay
Originally posted on Sue Vincent's Daily Echo:
I protest. I protest against the poverty and hunger in which so many children are forced to live by failing societies where greed is an economic norm. In the UK, alone, one in four children officially live in poverty… yet it is relative poverty. In many countries,…
Helen Glynn Jones 