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Hope Olla Kalla Mazi sas...And I hope you all have enjoyed what I have posted and keeping you all informed and amused ??......I have tons of images from 25 years but they are all in my friend's villa in Mykonos and we have been unable to travel so you folks cannot see them....I will post more interesting information later on now that I have just had my first Pfizer shot 2 days ago.....so feeling the side effects etc..... There are many interesting articles and archeological images I can post later on with all the new discoveries and findings.... watch this space!.... Fillya Polla!!
 
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Kalo mina!
 
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Hope Olla Kalla Mazi sas...And I hope you all have enjoyed what I have posted and keeping you all informed and amused ??......I have tons of images from 25 years but they are all in my friend's villa in Mykonos and we have been unable to travel so you folks cannot see them....I will post more interesting information later on now that I have just had my first Pfizer shot 2 days ago.....so feeling the side effects etc..... There are many interesting articles and archeological images I can post later on with all the new discoveries and findings.... watch this space!.... Fillya Polla!!
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Kalo mina! And get better soon, I hope your recovery from the vaccine side affects is speedy
 
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