Promoting friends' work.

Dear Dawn from the States had sent me this great book some time ago. It is The Sea Glass Rush by anotherof my sea glass friends Bev Jacquemet. You can find Bev at her facebook page if you would like to order the book..

I took my copy of this great book of sea glass photographed by Bev herself to the beach with me at Easter. Here are a couple of photos!

Spot the Old Saybrook cap, that's from Marabeth of course! Thank you ladies!

And here's something else. I had won this T-shirt at a giveaway of the Greek magazine Etsi Apla.It is handpainted by Elia Creations. It is gorgeous!

Thank you Elia!I am wearing it all the time!

In between two performances....

...of "Griothesia", a satyre on the situation in Greece of the TROIKA years with the Teacher's Association Drama Club,one that we gave last night  and one we are giving tomorrow evening at Alexandros theatre...

....we walked the city today to relax....
In the morning we met with a demonstration of emploees of a local supermarket....

 and walked the empty streets near the Greek Television Studios (ET3)

Then we saw the Special needs Children's Festival....

In the evening there was a Bodybuilding Competition....(No photos)
The Gay Pride parade....

 The Mayor of Thessaloniki....

and of course the ET3 concert....
Returning home tired from walking we were reminded that tonight is the first Saturday we are not watching "Stin ygeia mas" (To our health), a TV show that specialised on music and arts and we had fun watching it all Saturday nights till the State television was closed down....
Trying to leave you with an optimistic view I am adding the photos of the Thessaloniki sea front filled with people and wonderful sunset views.....

Spotting beauty

Don't you love it when you spot beautiful graffiti on walls?

Or a heart hidden inside a kiwi fruit?

Greek government closes down State Television and Radio

Incredible!And I suppose no one expected it!
The TROIKA ( European Comission, European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund )orders and the Greek Government obeys.
"We need 3000 fewer civil servants" they ordered.
"Let's close down the Greek Television and Radio" they said.And it was done. On the spot.
Here are its last minutes.
Here is the reaction of the people in my city. During the night yesterday under pouring rain.

And today again under pouring rain.

And as people attend various artists who joined the peaceful demonstration "Kemal" is being heard, a song that recently caused controversy in the school community of our city!

What next?
Let's close down hospitals and schools and everything?
Let's leave people in poverty, hunger, cold, sickness,illiteracy?
Till the last Greek drops down and they win?
Please share this. We don't know how long the Internet will be provided.

The last time Frieda was here....

She played with Barca...

She came and watched hubby performing a shadow puppet performance-Karaghiozis at our friend's school Koperti....

 Such a beautiful school...

 Then we walked to the city centre....passing this park and this little train that reminded me of my childhood...

 And we visited the Antique market....
this I would have bought if I had the 300 euros they were asking!It is all embroidery!

And I loved all those cross stitched pieces....

 and the blue glass once more....

 Frieda found this plate from Skiathos, her island....

 and I found this framed print with two children mending fishing nets and bought it for 5 euros (I had it fixed at my framer's later and it will go to the beach house). I also found the original framer due to a stamp at the back and he said it was made in the beginning of the 70's!

I loved this glass figurine.

And the Czech puppets...

and the old school maps...

 And this Venetian glass jug was marvellous!Also very expensive...

 This reminded me of my dad's flash light!

 And this of my grandpa!

Here is what else I bought on that day!There was a one euro table so I could not pass some lovely things!

 This French dish for snacks.

 This Hutchenreuther porcelain sugar jar.

 This lovely little vase that has no marks so I don't know what it is.

 This Delft little ashtray shoe from the Netherlands.

 This Murano type ashtray with lovely orange red colous.

 And some pearls and charms for my jewerly course.

It was great spending time with Frieda once more!Hope we will meet again soon!