THE DIARY

The Feminine Thread..... High in the hills of Crete sits the Monastary of Kremasta a place that, after the Second World War , was left to fall in ruin. One local nun refused to let that happen. With no formal training, only faith and determination, she began to repair and restore the monastery stone by stone. Over time, local conservation groups and the community rallied around her, and today five nuns remain there . They paint holy icons, embroider linens gather herbs from t