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Changing blogging domain and site

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Dear blogger friends, Lately, I had a few problems with the Blogger web site for my blog The Content Reader . I took this as a sign that I should finally create a web site of my own. I have been checking out other options, but could not get my act together. Finally, I have managed to create a basic web site with Wix, which I hope will be developed over time.  It has not been easy to find my way around. One thing one can say about Blogger is that it is easy to work with.  This site will no longer be updated Follow me to my new domain @  thecontentreader.com Hope to see you there.  Lisbeth @ The Content Reader

3 x Greek Tales

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February is almost at an end. I must admit that I have been in another world this month, or two different worlds might be more correct. The theme for my own February challenges is  Antiquity, Greek Gods and Other Tales.  I find the Greek gods quite a fascinating subject, and I have been totally absorbed by three books; Homer's The Iliad  (still reading), Ariadne by Jennifer Saint and The Song of Achilles  by Madeline Miller. On top of that I got hooked on a TV-series based on the All Soul Trilogy  by Deborah Harkness, A Discovery of Witches. I watched the three seasons, and 25 episodes in about 10 days. There we enter into a world of vampyres, witches, demons and other creatures. A great story. Now I am back to real life, which seems to be only grey clouds, rain and wind. Luckily, we can disappear into other worlds and stories when we need to.  Ariadne Ariadne, Princess of Crete, grows up greeting the dawn from her beautiful dancing floor and listening...