Last year I was at the Wimbledon Village Fair when my nose sniffed out a stall serving Greek dips and savoury pastries. Naturally I had to investigate and found that the stall was run by two lovely ladies who had set up their own business Vasso’s Kouzina (previously Yiayia’s Kouzina)…
A while ago we were kindly sent a PAPER COPY (woop woop!!!) of the latest book by talented Greek author Effie Kammenou and we were hooked from the start!
This month we featured THE UNUSUAL JOURNEYS OF A GIRL LIKE ANY OTHER by Konstantina Sakellariou as our book of the month. Konstantina kindly sent us a digital copy of the book and we couldn’t wait to read it!
Whether we like it or not, we live in a digital age where gadgets, gizmos and social media are at the forefront of our professional and personal lives. Apps are now seen as the fastest, most productive way of selling a service or product. Despite all the negativity surrounding how much…
Nestled in the heart of London’s Bloomsbury is a shop quite like no other. A shop that transports customers back to Ancient Greece and a time where depictions of life were etched in stone rather than on screen. It’s All Greek specialises in replicas of ancient Greek and classical art, Greek jewellery,…
I should really start off this post by saying that this skincare routine actually has nothing to do with pregnancy, or post-pregnancy – it’s just that it’s a new skincare routine that I’ve adopted since my second pregnancy (and actually during!) and one that I feel suits me even though…
Continuing the new year theme I thought I’d do a quick post on why I keep blogging (or keep returning to the blog!) and how you can motivate yourself to carry on with what may essentially be just a hobby, even when real life gets in the way.
This month we featured THE SIFNOS CHRONICLES by Sharon Blomfield as our book of the month. Sharon kindly sent us a copy waaaay back in the summer and we loved every page! If you are fancy travelling back to Greece this winter then check out this book – a perfect stocking…
In our never-ending quest to find beautiful Greek jewellery, The Greek Wives Club recently stumbled across Melbourne based online boutique store BlueMATI. And we’ve been obsessed ever since! This mother and daughter team turned their passion and love for everything Greek into a hugely successful business, sourcing beautiful fashion pieces…
Graffiti is viewed by many as a destructive art form, favoured by yobs with nothing better to do than ruin a beautifully painted wall, statue or building with a spray can. However, some grafitti can reveal much about what is going on in the world and represent hidden meanings, emotions…
Designs from ancient Greece can be found all over the world, whether in fashion, beauty, interior design or architecture. The Greek Wives Club is always on the lookout for such designs and we were so excited to find them in Athens-based design brand Ploos Design.
The GWC is all about helping to provide information and support to anyone, particularly women, involved in Greek-related projects or life-experiences and when we came across the Alkionides Charity who provide relief for Cypriot families facing severe financial and medical hardship, we felt sure that our readers would want to know more…
This weekend is Greek Easter. The Greek Orthodox Easter dates tend to differ from Western Easters and are based on the Julian calendar rather than the Gregorian calendar. Greek Easter is always after the Jewish holiday of Passover and must be on the first Sunday after the first full moon…
A few weeks before my father met my mother, his aunt read the future in his coffee cup. She told him that she saw the shape of an aeroplane and a heart, which she inferred meant that he would meet a foreigner and fall in love. My father had scoffed at…
Greek Easter is almost upon us so today’s blog post is all about the use and meaning of the candle within the Greek Orthodox church, particularly during this holy season. This article has been written by GWC team member Stacey Papaionannou who is the current President of the American Women’s Organisation of…
I was recently asked how I find the motivation/inspiration to keep on writing (even though I’ve currently hit a wall when it comes to anything blog-related!). When that first epic novel that you poured your heart and soul into finally gets published, sometimes there doesn’t seem to be much of your…
Us Greeks can be found in every corner of the world and we are proud to affiliate ourselves with Hellenic organisations from both sides of the pond. Today the GWC would like to introduce our friends over at WindyCity Greek – a Chicago-based publication created to reconnect the Greek community, restore our pride,…
