Always Believe Something Wonderful is going to Happen.

Posted on August 5, 2020 by micmaryjo

I have just enjoyed the most wonderful week with my Daughter Emma, Son-in-Law Ash, and gorgeous grandchildren Ralph and Neve!
Because Ash has not been able to go on holiday with his family, since their wedding here 4 years ago, they decided to book a lovely family room at the Almyrida Beach hotel, so that they would have a more restful holiday. The fact that Ralph and Neve are at the ages of 4 and 2, I now realize what a handful they are and how hectic things would have been if they’d all stayed at mine! Big bonus for me too really.. as I got to spend plenty of absolute quality time playing with Ralph and Neve, without all the clearing up! Continue reading →

Missing Almyrida’s Tourists

Posted on July 1, 2020 by micmaryjo

I realize that I haven’t posted for many weeks, but then there hasn’t really been much to write about. For the first time in 11 years I have not been selling my unique Seashell Mosaic Paintings & Collages by the beach in Almyrida. I have dearly missed seeing the tourists that visit Almyrida every year and meeting all the new visitors that arrive from all over the world. I have missed that wonderful holiday atmosphere that is so normally prevalent in Almyrida during the summer months from May to October. I have missed all the buzz and the fun that comes with my beach selling season. Continue reading →

All that really matters…

Posted on March 27, 2020 by micmaryjo

We are currently living in such unprecedented times right now that I wasn’t sure whether to write this next post. As I reflect on all that has been happening with this deadly pandemic in just a few short weeks… sitting outside on my balcony I feel almost cocooned. Continue reading →

Lovely Cretan Winter Sun & Working Outside on my Balcony

Posted on February 15, 2020 by micmaryjo

During these last five or six weeks I have thrown myself back into my Art and creating Seashell Mosaic designs in readiness for the coming summer beach selling season. Designs such as Seagulls, Girls on Swings, “Always Believe…” sand quote and Pink Flamingos were in great demand, yet I could not produce enough last summer, after selling out of the ones I created over the winter months. So I am hoping I will be better prepared this year. Continue reading →

The Year 2020 is Sure to be a Good One!

Posted on January 5, 2020 by micmaryjo

I came back home to Crete for New Year, after having had a wonderful Christmas in the UK with all my family. I returned on the 28th December to dreadful weather, having missed all the best of it whilst I was in the UK. The thunderstorms in Plaka were so severe that most of us didn’t have internet for days and power cuts were frequent. My car battery had died and it appears that there are some electric issues too, which I am still trying to sort out. I am thankful for my good friends Atremis and Rob, who both went out of their way to help me.. right up until New Year’s Eve! Continue reading →

Living on Crete Just Gets Better and Better!

Posted on November 23, 2019 by micmaryjo

We’ve had such a mild start to our winter this year on Crete. Ever since I returned from the UK we’ve had wonderful warm and sunny weather. A few thunderstorms but very little rain. How lucky we are and how pleased I am that I have been able to take full advantage of it! Continue reading →

A Wonderful Holiday in the UK

Posted on October 27, 2019 by micmaryjo

My summer beach selling season finished on the last day of September. Luckily, September turned out to be almost as good as August and so I really cannot complain about my overall sales figures for this summer. I did reasonably well considering all the economic circumstances. Continue reading →

August is Still the Busiest Time of my Year

Posted on September 5, 2019 by micmaryjo

Even though I wrote in my last post that I was having a more relaxing summer.. August has ended up being surprisingly busy for me! I say this because – like all the other businesses in Almyrida this summer – customers have been few and far between. August has always been my busiest month for sales and I am pleased to say that this year was no exception! In the current circumstances, I count myself extremely fortunate to have sold 54 Artworks in August, including a couple of sales on my Etsy shop – Continue reading →

Enjoying More Free Time This Summer.

Posted on July 28, 2019 by micmaryjo

The summer months from May through to September are normally so busy and hectic for me! Looking back over the last ten years – I really have spent long and crazy hours producing and selling my unique Seashell Mosaic Paintings and Collages. It has been all about supply and demand! My Art Business has totally consumed my time and energies but don’t get me wrong because I have loved every moment of it! Continue reading →

Celebrating 10 Wonderful Years on Crete!

Posted on June 16, 2019 by micmaryjo

Yes, I cannot believe that I have lived on this wonderful Island of Crete for ten years! Those ten years have seen me living out my dreams because I have always wanted to live like this… by the sea and so close to nature and all her awesome glory. The lifestyle I’ve enjoyed has been so perfect for me and is everything I could have hoped for and more! How far removed it is from the life I led in the UK because here I have lived a simple, busy but contented, peaceful and happy life from the moment I stepped onto Cretan soil. Continue reading →

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