Yes, that’s an official t-shirt commemorating the Summer Olympics in Athens 2004. Bought and worn in Greece in 2008.
Three times three narrow windows
Thursday Trios
You have to pay your dues
If you want to visit Burg Rheinstein you have to pay your dues. The Middle Rhine Valley is very narrow. Parking is at a premium. So the parking below the castle is limited to 2 hours and it costs 2 Euros. Then you have to … Continue reading You have to pay your dues
Orchidoodle
Floral Friday and Flower of the Day
Jamaican Tattoo
“No woman no cry.” The reggae melody worked as a side-effect free psychosomatic remedy while he harvested the fluff in his partner’s navel. This cancelled out all his woes – from his relentless accountant to the pain in his arm which stemmed from a needlepoint … Continue reading Jamaican Tattoo
Big Mama
This sculpture is an example of Shona stone art, it stands in the Heidelberg Zoo. The artist is Colleen Madamombe, born in Zimbabwe who lived in the capital Harare. She was internationally acclaimed and died, only 45-years-old, in 2009 in Harare.
Why did I post this here in reference to the prompt: “pleasant”?
Well, we, too, lived in Harare. We lived in a suburb called Emerald Hill next to the suburb of Mount Pleasant, where our kids nursery school was situated.
Great minds think along similar lines
“The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, but in ourselves.”― William Shakespeare, Julius Cesar “Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does”― Jean-Paul Sartre ““Take responsibility of your own happiness, never put … Continue reading Great minds think along similar lines
I met a friendly face on my walk
and narry a word was spoken.
Wordless Wednesday
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Full of Vim
There once was a young man who wasn’t dimAnd lived in Harare in the middle of Zim.He spoke four languages and he could signbut didn’t know what to do with his time.So he learned to speak Shona just on a whim. for Laughing Along with … Continue reading Full of Vim
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