Any noise annoys an oyster and a noisy noise annoys an oyster most. The stress of this coronavirus business is getting to us all, apparently. Around the world, those of us not on the front line of this battle are left stumbling around at home not quite knowing what to do with ourselves. Our amygdala […]
Coronavirus: Beware the free-time fallacy
Stay at home, they said. Save lives, they said. It’ll only be for a while, they said. Look on the bright side, they said. Think of all that time to do the things you’ve been putting off for years. Shakespeare, they said, wrote some good material while social distancing from bubonic plague, and as for […]
Beating Stress in a Lockdown
We’re coming into the second, or third or, for some of us, even fourth week of lockdown due to coronavirus. It’s been a difficult time for many families and, even though acknowledging it can be difficult, it is sometimes half the battle, while other times we need to do something practical. This might be as […]
The Best Ways to Celebrate Freedom
If you’ve ever been cooped up in your house for a long time, whether due to illness, bad weather or circumstances outside your control, you’ll know that before long your thoughts start to turn to all the plans you want to make for after you’re able to leave again. Your first trips outside again should […]
Top 4+1 kid friendly tours in Athens
Where we are currently in the middle of the coronavirus crisis, it might seem that foreign holidays are only a memory. However, one day, the possibility of travel will exist again. So, until then, it’s possible to day dream… and research. Tours are a great way to keep the kids in line while getting to […]