It has been a long time since I shared update here, but in Ikaria, time has a way of stretching to accommodate the work of heart. We haven't just been renovating a house; we have been reclaiming a piece of the mountain one stone at a time.
Looking back at where we started, I am reminded of how much courage it took to begin. When we first stood before the one room structure, all the stones on the house were covered with cement, they had to be cleaned one by one. I'll admit I had my trepidations. It was a space that goats had taken up residence inside, and it would take everything we had to give to make it livable once again.
But my Teddy had a vision.While I saw the dust and the insurmountable challenges, he saw potential. He saw how the light hit the mountain, along with the incredible views of azure Sea, and Vineyards below, he knew if we honored the land, it would honor us back.
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| Beginning of the Journey |
We made a promise early on to stay true to the Islands spirit. Every piece of stone and every slab of marble in this house was mined right here in Ikaria.
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| Marble from the mountains |
The transformation you see isn't the results of heavy machinery or modern shortcuts. Teddy worked alongside local craftsmen who used only rustic tools-hammers and chisels wielded with a precision that only comes from generations of tradition. Watching them shape the stone was like watching art come to life. It's why the house has such a unique "heartbeat", every arch and corner bears the mark of human hands.
Life in the Gardens. Renovations not only was occuring on our stone house, but it has spilled out into the our gardens. We have planted tended, and nurtured our,
lemon, orange, fig, olive,peach, and apple, trees just to name a few.
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| 🫒 Olive tree & 🍋 Lemon tree 🍋 |
Fruits of our labor has paid off, it's spring 🌼 🌱 on the Island, leaves have turned green and our trees are covered in pink buds, our Lemon tree 🍋 has already provided us with a basket of ripe juicy lemons that are used in abundance in
Greek recipes.
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| Lemon tree so very pretty |
Our flower beds are waking up as well, it's a joy to hear the buzzing of the bee's, grateful for their hard work as pollinators, as well as their
World famous honey that island is known for!
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| Spring has sprung |
Finally here is a video ,90% of the Stone house is completed, just putting finishing touches, my step daughter
Beba did the video last ⛱️ ⛱️ 🌞
We focused mostly on outside, our next blog I will be concentrating on inside.
Looking forward to your thoughts comments...
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| Sunrise |
Teddy and Kathleen
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