Romanian Postcard #7
Saturday 30 July 2005
Roofs Originally uploaded by shepline on 30 Jul ’05, 5.37pm PST. For Mr tumulus, who requested something to do with roofs…
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Roofs Originally uploaded by shepline on 30 Jul ’05, 5.37pm PST. For Mr tumulus, who requested something to do with roofs…
Continue readingMisunderstandings Originally uploaded by shepline on 29 Jul ’05, 4.43pm PST. For Joe, 500,000 old Leu or 50 new Leu? It’s a puzzle? Maybe it’s time to bring out that 1 million leu note? It’s bound to end in a…
Continue readingMyths & Legends Originally uploaded by shepline on 28 Jul ’05, 6.05pm PST. Cat asked for something that brought to mind, myths and legends, vampires and the like. This, the very gothic Hunnedora Castle…
Continue readingOlder People Originally uploaded by shepline on 27 Jul ’05, 5.07pm PST. For Kelly, who wanted old people from me. There were lots in the markets, and in the churches, but very difficult to photograph covertly (and my Romanian language…
Continue readingPublic Telephone Originally uploaded by shepline on 26 Jul ’05, 6.45pm PST. For veeb, who requested a photo of an old hotel or public telephone…
Continue readingUn elefant se legăna, per o pânză de paianjou Si fündcăea, un se rupea Ău mai chemat un elefant Un, doi… Doi elefanti se legăna, per o pânză de paianjou Si fündcăea, un se rupea Ău mai chemat un elefant…
Continue readingSadness Originally uploaded by shepline on 25 Jul ’05, 1.53pm PST. Lindsay requested a postcard with this theme. Outside all the churches in Timisoara were tables full of candles stood in pools of hot wax – each one placed there,…
Continue readingBlue! Originally uploaded by shepline on 24 Jul ’05, 9.36pm PST. The first in an occasional series. This one for Jody.
Continue readingHaving been pootling around all day, sorting out my collected ‘stuff’ for my holiday, I have now packed it all into ye rucksack and set it onto the bathroom scales (electronic one’s). After a bit of a to do over…
Continue readingThe most perfect of beginnings to my summer holiday. Finishing up at work in a leisurely fashion I munched on my sandwiches whilst despatching artwork by courier to Hong Kong, and setting my out of office to fill the time…
Continue readingI’m trying to learn a bit of Romanian in advance of my holiday (Thursday – yay!!). I’ve mastered Yes (Da), No (Nu), please and thankyou. I think I can say good morning, good afternoon etc, and I can say Please…
Continue readingI’ve got some good suggestions so far, but I need more. If you missed it before, there’s still time to take part in this (hopefully) exciting new art project. Come on Sonja, Helen and Kelly – you know you want…
Continue readingSeriously relaxed Originally uploaded by shepline on 10 Jul ’05, 7.13pm PST. Sunday afternoon in the life a cat. I don’t think you can get much more relaxed than this!
Continue readingHannah wanders back along the corridor, drawn by the sounds of laughter that increases in volume with every approach. Her mind continues to wind back over the past month. Ascending first up a half flight of stairs she then steps…
Continue reading10 years ago I… (1995) 1. was unemployed 2. got my driver’s license 3. didn’t know how to use the internet 5 years ago I… (2000) 1. was in my first ‘proper’ job 2. was learning to play the flute…
Continue readingToday is the kind of day which really puts me in the holiday mood. Yesterday I spent god only knows how much money on essentials like suntan lotion and insect repellent. Even with the 2 for 1 offers at Boots,…
Continue readingIn just five days time I will be flying out to Romania – Transylvania to be precise – to see the country, speak to the natives and try and conserve something or other. Whilst I’m there, I will of course…
Continue reading…to everyone affected by today’s tragic events in London today.
Continue readingBack in the summer of 1998, in a leaving card from my then job as Programme Administrator for one of Oxford University’s summer course’s, fellow temp, Emma Golley wrote: Keep smiling and making jam! Since then I have always vowed…
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