Dora Houpis
Pfizer jabs available including at Prahran’s Greek church hall, as elderly Greek Aussies do it like Katerina Sakellaropoulou
Eighty-eight-year-old Oakleigh residents, Panagiota and Spiros Houpis gave the thumbs up to getting their first Pfizer vaccination, at an Oakleigh clinic, in Melbourne’s south-east, today Monday 18 October. The Greek …
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The beautiful Greek house where nobody lives anymore
The last time I saw Mr Aleco* he was so clean that not even a mosquito would sit on him. That’s what the Greeks say. “Είναι τόσο καθαρός, που ούτε …
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Welcome to Melbourne: From rain to hail to sunshine in 20 minutes
The inner-city Melbourne suburb of Richmond experienced flash rain and heavy hail, this afternoon, at about 2.30pm. The hail, large and small, accumulated around flats and houses, including the front …
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The Pfizer vax, a lollipop and some fun to ease the tension
To him, it feels like it’s been ages. But, really, it’s hardly been any time at all. The young Greek-Australian man sitting on a plastic chair, in 15-degree temperature, in …
Ten minutes of curfew
The street is still, still like a photograph. There are no cars on the road. A person last walked in the street more than two hours ago. She abandoned her …
Census night and the case of the missing ancestral box, lost in the land of “Other”
The front security door clicks open. I walk to the counter and the constable lifts his head. “I’m here to report a lost item,” I say. “A box with my …
A Greek village holiday to find a nation’s spirit
“If you deconstruct Greece, you will, in the end, see an olive tree, a grapevine, and a boat remain. That is, with as much, you reconstruct her.” Odysseus Elytis, Greek …
My life in Lockdown 5.0: A humorous account of how to make the most of it
Dora Houpis saw her life in meltdown around this time last year. After a brief spurt at normalcy, Melbourne has plunged into another Lockdown, and Dora sent us a brief …
A “COVID normal” Sunday to remember all saints and Melpomeni, Vaseilia, Antigoni and Evterpi
Fr Emmanuel swung the triple-chain gold thurible with precision. He swung the censer back and forth in equal measure. The movements were just enough for the white puffs of smoke …
Mitropanos sings away every “Cloudy Sunday” during lockdown
“And here again”(1) – we are in lockdown. But this time, every “Cloudy Sunday” (2), “I will close my eyes”(3) and Mitropanos will “Sing me one more song” (4). The …