ἕν οἶδα, ὅτι οὐδέν οἶδα
All I know is that I know nothing
Allegedly said by Socrates
So true, 30 years in Education, and I still feel like a kindergarten student, curious and inquisitive, questioning, interested, prying …

Robert Spear Dunning’s Apples

Robert Spear Dunning, American Artist, 1829-1905Apples, 1869, Oil on Canvas, 50.2 x 64.1 cm, Private Collectionhttps://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6519615?ldp_breadcrumb=back When I look at Robert Spear Dunning’s Apples, I can’t help but think of Robert Frost’s words… But I am done with apple-picking now. / Essenc ...

Poliochne on Lemnos

Poliochne on Lemnos, one of the earliest European settlements (Early Bronze Age, c. 3200–2100 BCE), with its maze-like houses and public squares revealing the social organization and daily life of its inhabitants. – Photo Credit: Amalia Spiliakou, July 2025 Visiting the ancient settlement of Poliochne on Lemnos off ...

Isabella Brant

Pieter Paul Rubens, 1577- 1640   Portrait of Isabella Brant, 1626, Oil on canvas, 86x62 cm, Uffizi Gallery, Florence, ItalyPhoto Credit: Amalia Spiliakou, April 2025 Isabella Brant (1591–1626) was the first wife of the celebrated Flemish painter Peter Paul Rubens and a woman of notable grace and social standing in ...

Kylix with a School Boy

Terracotta kylix (drinking cup), Attributed to the Painter of Munich 2660, ca. 460 BC, Terracotta, Red Figure, 7x20 cm, the MET, NY, USA https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/250548 On September 11, as Greek students step into classrooms to begin the 2025–26 academic year, it feels fitting to look back, f ...

Marigolds

Dante Gabriel Rossetti, English, 1828 - 1882Marigolds or Bower Maiden, 1873, Oil on Canvas, 114.3 x 73.66 cm, Nottingham Castle Museum and Art Gallery, UK https://useum.org/artist/Dante-Gabriel-Rossetti When Dante Gabriel Rossetti introduced Marigolds (also known as The Bower Maiden) to his patron Frederick Leyland ...