This post was written last December, while visiting my family
in Toronto, Canada. I've been particularly homesick this year,
as I won't be spending Christmas in my beloved hometown,
where my daughter, Liberty, is now living.
Hope you enjoy my sweet holiday memories
of Christmases Past!
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Home.
For anyone who shares their time, albeit,
unequally, between two beloved countries,
cities, even villages, home is sometimes
a difficult place to locate.
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| Crete
For friends who have visited before, you know that for the past 24 years or so, Crete, my husband's place of birth, has been our permanent residence. We live in a tiny village in
the countryside, having moved from the city last January.
It's breathtakingly beautiful, where lush rolling hills are
lined with vineyards and dotted with orange and lemon groves,
only to be surrounded by snowy mountains
in the winter months.
Today,
I am writing to you from my hometown,
Toronto, Canada. It's been a
while since I've posted,
as we arrived just over two weeks ago
and it
has been non-stop:
visiting with family and friends,
shopping for
seasonal items,
and adjusting to the cold Canadian winter
(which I long
for when I'm in Crete!).
 But mostly, we're here so that my daughter
can
find work, as Greece's unemployment
rate is at an all time high, especially
for young people under 25, of whom more
than half are without
work.
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| Toogood Pond, Unionville, Ontario, Canada |
And so, here we are, 'across the pond'!
My sister and her family live in
Unionville,
a charming little hamlet just outside Toronto,
which boasts a
pond all its own,
home to various wildlife like the
famous Canada
Geese, ducks and fish.
It
is in this quaint and cozy suburban village,
where we have the pleasure
of taking
long, leisurely walks around
neighbourhoods nestled
in
forest-like landscapes,
the foliage still glowing with
memories of fall
in the afternoon sun.
The
other day, on a stroll amid waterfalls
and marshlands, I stood on a
bridge,
gazing into the still flowing,
not yet frozen water below,
wondering what the future may
hold, and thankful for good health,
and
loved ones, near and far, in the present.
Longing, and belonging, are
perhaps
one and the same, when you know and love
two countries that can
be found on a map,
and people closest to you,
deep in your heart.
Thanks for visiting!
xo
Poppy
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