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20/05/202320/05/2023

World Bee Day

Honor the Gods has written a great post on an important topic. Keep reading to find out about how you can help bees…

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Aristaeus is the son of Apollo and the huntress Cyrene. He was raised by nymphs, from whom he learned the rustic arts of bee-keeping, mead-making, and cheese-making. He also studied with the centaur Chiron, from whom he learned the selection and uses of medicinal herbs. Aristaeus taught these arts to humanity and was widely revered as a benevolent deity.

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Today, May 20, has been designated World Bee Day by the United Nations!

Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities.

You can help by:

planting a diverse set of native plants, which flower at different times of the year

buying honey from local farmers

buying products from sustainable agricultural practices

avoiding pesticides, fungicides or herbicides in our…

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Stay safe out there!

Cheers,

Aspasía S. Bissas

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15/04/202314/04/2023

Give from Your Heart (Vampire Approved)

Considering how much of it exists in the world, it’s surprising (or maybe not) that blood banks are perpetually short of their key product. Blood and blood components are needed to help people with various medical conditions (including those with blood cancers), for surgery, and for emergency situations, like during childbirth or after a car accident. When there isn’t enough blood to go around, the consequences are devastating. So today’s post is to ask you to please consider donating blood, if you can– it takes only about 30 minutes. You’ll be rewarded with the warm sense of having done some good in the world (and a treat).

Your local vampires would approve 🧛

For more information on donating blood:

Canadian Blood Services: https://www.blood.ca/en

Société canadienne du sang: https://www.blood.ca/fr

American Red Cross: https://www.redcrossblood.org/

NHS Blood Services: https://www.blood.co.uk/

If your local agency isn’t listed, try doing an online search for blood services in your country/region.

(By the way, veterinary clinics need blood too. Find out more here, or search for pet blood donations in your local area: https://www.canadiananimalbloodbank.ca/#!cabb )

Wishing you a bloody good weekend…

Aspasía S. Bissas

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Cheers,

Aspasía S. Bissas

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25/03/202325/03/2023

Poem: Independence

Yesterday was Greek Independence Day, commemorating Greece’s fight against Ottoman occupation (the Ottomans weren’t fully ousted from Greece until the end of World War I). Since Tuesday was also World Poetry Day, I was inspired to write a few lines on the subject.

I think these words are also relevant to the current fight in Ukraine, and I’m looking forward to the day when Ukraine is free of their invaders, as well. There’s actually an important link between Greece and Ukraine, as the Greek War of Independence was conceived and planned in Odessa.

In the end we’re all connected. We shouldn’t let the greed and corruption of a few divide the rest of us, or destroy the peace we deserve. What are your thoughts? Share in the comments…

Independence

by Aspasía S. Bissas

Fight, partisans,

fight to stand on the soil soaked with your ancestors’ sweat.

Fight so that your children will have a place where they belong.

Resist, stalwarts,

save the spirits of your land

before they are crushed,

buried,

forgotten.

Rest, palikaria*.

Your mothers’ tears have long since dried

and turned to dust.

Your work is done.

You are not forgotten.

*”Palikari” (plural: palikaria) is a Greek word meaning young man, particularly one that is brave and honourable (and a little rebellious). It is also what the Greek guerilla fighters were called during the war for independence.

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