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The excitement felt by all concerned was summed up by Irini Geroulanou, the deputy director at the Benaki, speaking at a presentation at the Elite hotel in Kalamata in January, when she referred to the writer’s gift as “one of the most beautiful buildings in the world”. Funds raised by the PLF Society through membership payments and donations will get the ball rolling by initiating a series of garden works. The excitement felt by all concerned was summed up by Irini Geroulanou, the deputy director at the Benaki, speaking at a presentation at the Elite hotel in Kalamata in January, when she referred to the writer’s gift as “one of the most beautiful buildings in the world”. Funds raised by the PLF Society through membership payments and donations will get the ball rolling by initiating a series of garden works. So, if you are around Kardamyli this summer, why not pop down to Kalamitsi for a swim and see how things are developing? To keep fully informed and get involved, you could also join the PLF Society (at a cost of just £20) to receive their quarterly journal: www.patrickleighfermorsociety.org Thanks to John Chapman for supplying the photographs, taken in May 2005. Visit his excellent website: www.maniguide.info 61 INSIDE the MANI