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the meaning of philotimo & melomakarona, traditional greek christmas cookies

melomakarona, traditional greek christmas cookies | conifères & feuillus

December 6, 2017July 31, 2019 ~ annika ~ 23 Comments

Perhaps it may be time to define what philotimo means to every citizen of the world. —Manos Hatzimalonas

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Posted this poem on my blog exactly two years ago... seems timely to share it again considering what’s going on in Canada atm.... ⠀⠀ in my history books grade four, maybe five their skin the colour of copper their eyes a lot like mine. secretly, i took solace in knowing we shared a name but still i felt shame in the word indian just the same. some pointed out i was brown, not red saying that was better instead but to me that went to show they measured us in colours not what lies below. later on i came to understand i married a white man you see and he told me of the weeds tangled up in his family tree. boy, was i angry that night i was hurt to the core the words of his grand-père sprung from the dead those words, they stung me cause brown or red deep down i’m human you see. i cried and i thought “how can one buy into these lies they’re taught?” i pulled them out by morning i pulled out those weeds there’d be no way my children would learn prejudice like this. instead i’m growing kindness understanding and empathy. rest assured, there’s hope for all in the seeds i’ve sowed they’ll grow tall like sunflowers with deep roots below. ⠀⠀ Search “root soup” on the blog for the entire post. : : : : : : #wetsuwetenstrong #indigenous #indigenouspeople #indigenousrights #humanrightsviolations #istandwithindigenouspeople #genocideincanada #istandwithwetsuweten #waterislife #protectourlands #biggerpicture #mmiw #waterprotectors #landprotectors #whataboutthenextgenerations #racism #teachmemyhistory #climatecrisis #canada #worlddayofsocialjustice #alloppressionisconnected

Hello dear friends, I’m sure you can tell from the lack of posts here these days that I’m struggling to find balance... I’m swamped with work but just wanted to drop in to give some long overdue thanks... Almond rose chai recipe from @moon.and.spoon.and.yum and handmade fingerless gloves from @ramuneabrut These have been lifesavers these days, thank you ladies 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 : : : : : : : #grateful #thanks #favouritethings #morninglight #wintermood #theseareafewofmyfavoritethings #vegan #homemade #handmade #etsyfinds #supportsmallbusiness #flashesofdelight #livingsimply #moodylight #mtlmoments #mtlphotographer #zerowasteliving #simplejoys #seasonaltable #foodphotography #lifeandthyme #seasonal #asimplelife #momentsofcalm #mindfulmoments #forgeyourownpath #montreal #thenatureletters

That quicksilver light of January, as fleeting as January itself has been. ⠀⠀ Happy Friday! : : : : : : : #citrusseason #citrus #vitaminc #moodylight #wintermood #bluehour #livingsimply #darkandmoody #ihavethisthingfordarkness #beautifulcuisines #mtlmoments #mtlphotographer #514eats #zerowaste #zerowasteliving #simplejoys #seasonaltable #foodphotography #moodygrams #lifeandthyme #seasonal #asimplelife

Hello again! It was so nice to be away for a bit but even better to get back into a routine and a life as simple as bread. Whichever corner of the world you are at, I hope you are well. xx ⠀⠀ : : : : : : : #bread #lifeandthyme #darktablemood #moodyfoodphotography #asimplelife #moodyfood #ihavethisthingfordarkness #mybeautifulsimplicity #foodphotography #ourfoodstories #huffposttaste #tastemade #tastemontreal #mtleats #414eats #premieremoisson #moodofmytable #wintermood #mtlmoments

How beautiful it is to look back and appreciate everything, regret nothing; wish for nothing more, nothing less. Goodbye 2019 ❤️ ⠀⠀ And Happy New Year everyone! 🥂 Thank you for all your support and inspiration this past year. I’m off on holiday, hope to catch up in a few weeks! ⠀⠀ : : : : : : #happynewyear #hello2020 #goodbye2019 #ihavethisthingfordarkness #foodphotography #moodygrams #thebakefeed #bakingfromscratch #darkfoodphotography #ofsimplethings #f52grams #thefeedfeed #momentslikethese #momentsofmine #aquietstyle #simplepleasures #thebeautyofsimplethings #magicthegathering #darktablemood #mtlmoments #montreal #wintermood

It just occurred to me that not only are we coming to a year’s end but these are the last days of this decade... the second one of a century that still feels new to me. This is how time goes... stealthily and quickly, while we’re busy with our ordinary lives not noticing. Hope you are making the best memories! 💙 : : : : : : : #foodforthought #byebye2019 #aquietstyle #anordinarylife #myquietbeauty #lifeandthyme #smallmomentsofcalm #thesimpleeveryday #thebeautyofsimplethings #myseasonaltable #eattheseasons #wintermood #christmasiscoming #desiblogger #mtlmoments #montreal #514shots #montrealphotographer #darktablemood #moodygrams #ihavethisthingfordarkness #eatlocal #marketdays

Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate, wishing you a wonderful festival of lights ! : Made these with Ceylon cinnamon (yes, the real deal!) that I received from my friend Amal @thunapahadiaries Seriously, food is the best gift! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 : : : : : : #feelingblessed #sundaymornings #slowmornings #cinnamon #srilanka #ceyloncinnamon #happyhanukkah #cinnamonrolls #foodphotography #foodstylist #montreal #514eats #mtlmoments #holidayseason #winter #gatheringslikethese #darktablemood #seekthesimplicity #hashtagauthentic #magicthegathering #stilllifewithfood #homemade #fromscratch

Magic here this evening.... I love days like these when we can all celebrate as one. Happy Solstice fellow Earthlings. 💙 ⠀⠀ : : : : : : #solstice #winter #wintersolstice #happywinter #winterishere #stilllifewithfood #stilllifephotography #gatheringslikethese #allthingsbeautiful #asimplestyle #aquietstyle #slowliving #tiramisu #cake #rusticchristmas #homemade #darktablemood #lifeandthyme #seekthesimplicity #hashtagauthentic #magicthegathering

You may like the post only if you promise not to ask how many of these guys I ate while taking the photo 🙃 Happy Friday! xx ⠀⠀ : : : : : : : #gingerbread #cookies #homemade #gingerbreadcookies #gingerbreadman #christmas #christmasbaking #fromscratch #joyofbaking #darktablemood #baking #foodphotography #foodstyling #heresmyfood #onmytable #christmasiscoming #mtlmoments #montreal #montrealphotographer #514shots #thebeautyofsimplethings #theartofslowliving #wintermood #fridaymood

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