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Kicking Back the Pebbles

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Hello world, we’re all mad here…

January 30, 2016 - 18 Comments

Kicking Back the Pebbles took the plunge and we’re self-hosting.

We’re undergoing major changes, as you can imagine, so you may find that the blog looks awkward for a couple of weeks, as I’m tackling this monster one bit at a time.

kbtp_2016 Resolution

Here’s a short list of what maybe off, that you should be aware of:

  • images & links
  • galleries
  • URLs
  • social Media Buttons
  • recipes’ lay-out & print feature
  • categories & Menus
  • just about anything…

I will let you know—through social media—when we’re up and running like we’re supposed to, so please bear with me.

Thanks for dropping by—and don’t forget to subscribe! (Now if I can only find that pop-up plugin…)

athina

Comments

  1. LD Juarez says

    March 9, 2016 at 20:47

    So exciting!!!! I’m so happy for you! Looking forward to all the goodness to come! WOOHOOOO! <3 <3 <3

    Reply
    • Athina says

      March 9, 2016 at 22:39

      You my dear, are one awesome supporter and amazing friend!! You keep me going when I’m feeling bleh about this whole thing and I owe you big time! <3 <3 <3

      Reply
  2. kritsayvonne says

    March 9, 2016 at 20:08

    Hi, glad to find you in your new home. X

    Reply
    • Athina says

      March 9, 2016 at 22:36

      Thank you so much Yvonne! I hope to be delivering material soon and not disappoint!

      Reply
  3. Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser says

    March 8, 2016 at 15:23

    Hi Koukla-congrats-I’ll be following you! Cheryl

    Reply
    • Athina says

      March 8, 2016 at 15:50

      Thank you so much Cheryl! I hope to have this baby running as expected soon…ish!

      Reply
      • Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser says

        March 8, 2016 at 15:51

        Well Athina Koukla Mou it is a lot of work to convert to self-hosting be patient it’ll be worth it in the end my friend!!! X

        Reply
        • Athina says

          March 8, 2016 at 15:57

          Don’t I know it! I’ve been struggling for a whole month and still half the posts have broken images, etc. Life gets in the way too! Thanks for all your support Cheryl! xoxo

          Reply
          • Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser says

            March 8, 2016 at 16:09

            I hear you Athina-hang in-we are with you on this endeavor! x

            Reply
            • Athina says

              March 9, 2016 at 22:35

              You guys are all awesome! Thank you again, a million times! xoxo

            • Cheryl "Cheffie Cooks" Wiser says

              March 9, 2016 at 22:41

              xoxoxo

  4. evi@thehealthycook says

    January 31, 2016 at 20:36

    it takes time to get everything running, but it’s worth it!! 😉
    keep up the good work

    Reply
    • Athina says

      January 31, 2016 at 20:56

      Thanks Evi!! 🙂 🙂

      Reply
  5. Eugenia says

    January 31, 2016 at 17:07

    Well done girl! keep it coming!

    Reply
    • Athina says

      January 31, 2016 at 17:16

      Thank you Eugenia! It’s still a bit messed up, especially because of broken images. I have to go back post by post and re-load everything, and that… takes time!! *sigh*

      Reply
      • Eugenia says

        January 31, 2016 at 17:18

        It’s all time well spent 😉 you will certainly enjoy the end result!!

        Reply
        • Athina says

          January 31, 2016 at 17:30

          Yes, I agree. Thank you so much yet again for dropping buy! I appreciate it immensely and I hope to able to deliver new and better content soon! 😉

          Reply
          • Eugenia says

            January 31, 2016 at 19:41

            Always a pleasure darling! talk soon!

            Reply

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A stalwart bookworm, English & American Literature graduate, EFL/ESOL teacher. I juggled teaching and working as an executive secretary, in a big advertising company and a law firm, for several years. I’m a freelance writer, line editor, and blogger as of lately. Also, a bit ironic by nature but, all in all, quite easy-going. Partner to 1 & mother to 3 cats. I once tried to give up coffee and then swore not to make that mistake again!

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The sculpture is—quite fittingly—“The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn” (2009), one of four sculptures created by Japanese artist Masaaki Noda commemorating Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, the Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher whose writings offered unprecedented insight into Japanese culture.
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Noda's other three Hearn sculptures are:
“The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn” Matsue, Japan 2010
“Lafcadio Hearn – Odyssey of an Open Mind” Lefkada, Greece 2014
“Eternity – Resting Place of Lafcadio Hearn” Tokyo, Japan 2019. 
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On his back all vows are made; 
He sees the truth but mayn't aid. He loves the land and loves the sea,
And even loves a child like me.” —Stephen King, poem (about Maturin 👇🏻 ) from The Dark Tower series.
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 And skies at evening cloud,
I muse on change and fortune
 And all the feats I vowed
 When I was young and proud.”
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#oddangles in #blackandwhite because why not?  T #oddangles in #blackandwhite because why not? 
The sculpture is—quite fittingly—“The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn” (2009), one of four sculptures created by Japanese artist Masaaki Noda commemorating Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, the Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher whose writings offered unprecedented insight into Japanese culture.
•
Noda's other three Hearn sculptures are:
“The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn” Matsue, Japan 2010
“Lafcadio Hearn – Odyssey of an Open Mind” Lefkada, Greece 2014
“Eternity – Resting Place of Lafcadio Hearn” Tokyo, Japan 2019. 
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In Greece, you can also marvel at his “Apollo’s Mirror” (2005) in Delphi and at “The Spirit of Hermes” (2010) in Marathonas. 
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#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #totalbooknerd #lafcadiohearn #masaakinodaart #artworklove #sculpturelover #modernsculpture #verilymoment #theartofslowliving #seekthesimplicity #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #thehappynow #myeverydaymagic #momentsofmine
Baking Bad: GingerDead Men💀 – A #halloween🎃 treat (recipe 🔗 in bio)
•
Χωρίς να έχω κάνει ενδελεχή έρευνα για το θέμα, θαρρώ πως τα gingerDead cookies (νεολογισμός από τις λέξεις gingerbread και dead) προέκυψαν μετά την καλτ κωμωδία τρόμου The Gingerdead Man. Στην ταινία κατά συρροή δολοφόνος καταδικάζεται σε θάνατο και αποτεφρώνεται, η μητέρα του παίρνει τις στάχτες του, τις αναμιγνύει με μπαχαρικά (gingerbread spice), τις παρατάει έξω από το ζαχαροπλαστείο της οικογένειας των θυμάτων του γιου της, oι ιδιοκτήτες βρίσκουν το μείγμα, το χρησιμοποιούν –τι πιο σύνηθες– για να φτιάξουν τεράστιο μπισκότο gingerbread man, κι απ’ τον φούρνο ξεπηδά μετενσάρκωση του δολοφόνου που σπέρνει τον τρόμο απαρχής!
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Την ταινία του 2005 ακολουθούν sequel, crossover, σειρές κόμικ και συλλεκτικά προϊόντα, και κάπως έτσι τα χριστουγεννιάτικα gingerbread men μεταμορφώνονται για το Halloween σε σκελετούς, μούμιες και ζόμπι.
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Για να εκτυπώσετε τη συνταγή από το μπλογκ: ➡️ στο προφίλ πατάτε στο λινκ kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ Latest blog post. (Εναλλακτικά σκρολάρετε στο τέλος της καρτέλας & πατάτε την πιο πρόσφατη φωτογραφία.)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #foodblog #bloggerlife #foodie #recipes #october #halloween2023 #gingerdeadmen #gingerbread #cookies #homemade #makeyourown #fromscratch #instagood #fooddiary #foodgram #yumyum #foodstagram #instafeast #heresmyfood #31daysofhalloween #halloweenfun #halloweenparty #thisishalloween #happyhalloween🎃 #halloweenvibes #halloweentime #halloweeniscoming
“See the TURTLE of Enormous Girth. On his shell “See the TURTLE of Enormous Girth.
On his shell he holds the Earth. 
His thought is slow, but always kind. 
He holds us all within his mind. 
On his back all vows are made; 
He sees the truth but mayn't aid. He loves the land and loves the sea,
And even loves a child like me.” —Stephen King, poem (about Maturin 👇🏻 ) from The Dark Tower series.
*Maturin, the overarching protagonist of Stephen King's multiverse—unseen but serving in the novel IT, its miniseries, and its film adaptations of the same name, and the overarching protagonist of The Dark Tower series, also a mentioned character of the novel 11/22/63—is a massive turtle who by nature is kind, wise, gentle, and compassionate, and who constantly withdraws into his shell. 
•
Turtles and dinosaurs are genetically related, with ancient turtles coexisting alongside dinosaurs.
•
Despite visual similarities, Therizinosaurus, often confused as a turtle, is actually a dinosaur.
•
Modern and ancient turtles differ significantly in biological features, evidenced through fossil studies.
•
Turtles and crocodiles share a closer genetic link, based on recent phylogenetic research.
•
Changes in ancient turtle cladograms reveal shifts in their evolutionary history and classification.
•
Sea turtles’ evolution, from ancient times to the present, has been comprehensively documented.
[all non-fiction related info from https://adventuredinosaurs.com/ 😉 ]
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#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #totalbooknerd #stephenkingbooks #hellooctober🎃  #countdowntohalloween #livecreatively #livecolorfully #verilymoment #theartofslowliving #seekthesimplicity #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #thehappynow #myeverydaymagic #momentsofmine
“When summer's end is nighing And skies at eve “When summer's end is nighing
 And skies at evening cloud,
I muse on change and fortune
 And all the feats I vowed
 When I was young and proud.”
—A.E. Housman, verse from 𝘟𝘟𝘟𝘐𝘟, Last Poems (1922)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #sunsetphotography #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! • Mus 👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! 
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Music: Your Gain – Licensed by: Video Maker – Creator:  Swif7 on Epidemic Sound
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#kickingbackthepebbles #getoutstayout #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelblog #travelgram #travelbug #breakaway #littlestoriesofmylife #instagood #travelvibes #summer2023🌴☀️
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🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
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#summerdawn onboard (off to the island we go) • #summerdawn onboard (off to the island we go)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #seafront #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
#oddangles in #blackandwhite because why not?  T #oddangles in #blackandwhite because why not? 
The sculpture is—quite fittingly—“The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn” (2009), one of four sculptures created by Japanese artist Masaaki Noda commemorating Patrick Lafcadio Hearn, the Greek-Irish writer, translator, and teacher whose writings offered unprecedented insight into Japanese culture.
•
Noda's other three Hearn sculptures are:
“The Open Mind of Lafcadio Hearn” Matsue, Japan 2010
“Lafcadio Hearn – Odyssey of an Open Mind” Lefkada, Greece 2014
“Eternity – Resting Place of Lafcadio Hearn” Tokyo, Japan 2019. 
•
In Greece, you can also marvel at his “Apollo’s Mirror” (2005) in Delphi and at “The Spirit of Hermes” (2010) in Marathonas. 
•
•
•
•
#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #totalbooknerd #lafcadiohearn #masaakinodaart #artworklove #sculpturelover #modernsculpture #verilymoment #theartofslowliving #seekthesimplicity #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #thehappynow #myeverydaymagic #momentsofmine
Baking Bad: GingerDead Men💀 – A #halloween🎃 treat (recipe 🔗 in bio)
•
Χωρίς να έχω κάνει ενδελεχή έρευνα για το θέμα, θαρρώ πως τα gingerDead cookies (νεολογισμός από τις λέξεις gingerbread και dead) προέκυψαν μετά την καλτ κωμωδία τρόμου The Gingerdead Man. Στην ταινία κατά συρροή δολοφόνος καταδικάζεται σε θάνατο και αποτεφρώνεται, η μητέρα του παίρνει τις στάχτες του, τις αναμιγνύει με μπαχαρικά (gingerbread spice), τις παρατάει έξω από το ζαχαροπλαστείο της οικογένειας των θυμάτων του γιου της, oι ιδιοκτήτες βρίσκουν το μείγμα, το χρησιμοποιούν –τι πιο σύνηθες– για να φτιάξουν τεράστιο μπισκότο gingerbread man, κι απ’ τον φούρνο ξεπηδά μετενσάρκωση του δολοφόνου που σπέρνει τον τρόμο απαρχής!
•
Την ταινία του 2005 ακολουθούν sequel, crossover, σειρές κόμικ και συλλεκτικά προϊόντα, και κάπως έτσι τα χριστουγεννιάτικα gingerbread men μεταμορφώνονται για το Halloween σε σκελετούς, μούμιες και ζόμπι.
•
Για να εκτυπώσετε τη συνταγή από το μπλογκ: ➡️ στο προφίλ πατάτε στο λινκ kickingbackthepebbles.start.page/ ➡️ Latest blog post. (Εναλλακτικά σκρολάρετε στο τέλος της καρτέλας & πατάτε την πιο πρόσφατη φωτογραφία.)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #foodblog #bloggerlife #foodie #recipes #october #halloween2023 #gingerdeadmen #gingerbread #cookies #homemade #makeyourown #fromscratch #instagood #fooddiary #foodgram #yumyum #foodstagram #instafeast #heresmyfood #31daysofhalloween #halloweenfun #halloweenparty #thisishalloween #happyhalloween🎃 #halloweenvibes #halloweentime #halloweeniscoming
“See the TURTLE of Enormous Girth. On his shell “See the TURTLE of Enormous Girth.
On his shell he holds the Earth. 
His thought is slow, but always kind. 
He holds us all within his mind. 
On his back all vows are made; 
He sees the truth but mayn't aid. He loves the land and loves the sea,
And even loves a child like me.” —Stephen King, poem (about Maturin 👇🏻 ) from The Dark Tower series.
*Maturin, the overarching protagonist of Stephen King's multiverse—unseen but serving in the novel IT, its miniseries, and its film adaptations of the same name, and the overarching protagonist of The Dark Tower series, also a mentioned character of the novel 11/22/63—is a massive turtle who by nature is kind, wise, gentle, and compassionate, and who constantly withdraws into his shell. 
•
Turtles and dinosaurs are genetically related, with ancient turtles coexisting alongside dinosaurs.
•
Despite visual similarities, Therizinosaurus, often confused as a turtle, is actually a dinosaur.
•
Modern and ancient turtles differ significantly in biological features, evidenced through fossil studies.
•
Turtles and crocodiles share a closer genetic link, based on recent phylogenetic research.
•
Changes in ancient turtle cladograms reveal shifts in their evolutionary history and classification.
•
Sea turtles’ evolution, from ancient times to the present, has been comprehensively documented.
[all non-fiction related info from https://adventuredinosaurs.com/ 😉 ]
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#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #totalbooknerd #stephenkingbooks #hellooctober🎃  #countdowntohalloween #livecreatively #livecolorfully #verilymoment #theartofslowliving #seekthesimplicity #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #thehappynow #myeverydaymagic #momentsofmine
“When summer's end is nighing And skies at eve “When summer's end is nighing
 And skies at evening cloud,
I muse on change and fortune
 And all the feats I vowed
 When I was young and proud.”
—A.E. Housman, verse from 𝘟𝘟𝘟𝘐𝘟, Last Poems (1922)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #sunsetphotography #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️
👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! • Mus 👋🏻 Buh-bye August, hello September! 
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Music: Your Gain – Licensed by: Video Maker – Creator:  Swif7 on Epidemic Sound
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#kickingbackthepebbles #getoutstayout #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelblog #travelgram #travelbug #breakaway #littlestoriesofmylife #instagood #travelvibes #summer2023🌴☀️
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🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸
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#summerdawn onboard (off to the island we go) • #summerdawn onboard (off to the island we go)
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#kickingbackthepebbles #blog #bloggergirl #bloggerlife #littlestoriesofmylife #aquietstyle #momentsofmine #seafront #instagood #travelvibes #keepexploring #traveldiaries #travelgram #travelbug #happydays #breakaway #greece🇬🇷 #vacation2023 #instasummer #summer2023🌴☀️

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