By the river

One day, I promise you, I will take some beautiful photos here. There is a part of the river where the scenery is almost seaside-ish and reminds me of a scene in Poirot. Alas, that day hasn't come yet. In spite of beautiful light, the pics from that section were all terrible. I'm vain enough not to show you those, but believe me when I say I have more than enough material to put together a huge portfolio of ugly, weird, demented, or many a retarded faces - perhaps it could strike some luck in Hollywood, given how impressive my range is.

Either way, Poirot will have to wait. Perhaps I should concentrate on acquiring the proper envelope clutch in the meantime...

Rum and raisin

An unusually hot and lovely day here, which asked for ice cream and a dip in the river!


Both were great, until I lost my scarf. That put an end to the fun. Oh, that and yet another bad restaurant experience - I must tell you about that sometimes when you're in the mood for a mushroom and a half...


Today's song is Dorel Livianu's "Ce faci asta seara tu?"("What are you doing tonight?").
Dorel Livianu (1997-2007) was a Romanian singer whose repertoire included tangos and foxtrots. In between 1939 and 1945 he worked for the Baraseum theater in Bucharest and in this period he released many popular Jewish songs (a great one which you can listen on You Tube is Tumbalalaika). From 1967 he lived in the United States.


The You Tube video featured contains some disturbing images - unfortunately so were the realities of the time - for those interested it's a great collection of images from the Bucharest of the interwar period.

Fish are jumpin'

An homage to summer, Ella, and a song version that moves me to tears.

Gitane

Today was a truly beautiful day. We went for a picnic by the river, enjoyed the sunshine and warmth. It was wonderful and I wished it to last forever.
The gypsy look I was exploring outfit wise came out half folk half Pirates of the Caribbean.
I promise to put more effort into it next time. And a skirt.

In the meantime I leave you in wonderful, appropriate company: