after it finished raining yesterday afternoon I ran outside to clip these roses. big shaggy perfumed flowers that just get bigger and bigger inside as they unfurl. i've actually turned the heat on. winter is officially here. well, i mean the beginning of the end of fall. how's that?
next weekend might bring rain too which means i'll get to make good use of the woodstove in the cabin.
this is the last of the budapest travel journal posts. i have a few weeks before i need to start thinking about sewing up a new log book for my journey to san cristobal de las casas in mid-december.
in the meantime it's good to crack open the neglected visual journal and start making messes in between those covers again.
my sister is getting ready to start her budapest travel journal marathon over HERE !
thanks for all the kind words on my last post about solo travel. when i started blogging almost 5 years ago I couldn't have imagined that one day I'd be tramping around with a nice group of people in my back pocket. i love having you tag along. i carry your enthusiastic presence with me. sometimes i feel like you're that giant team of verizon support staff who follow people around. you know that commercial?
when i return from my forested walkabout i'll share the cabin info in case you want to have a rustic adventure there too. i found it via another blogger (!) and was instantly smitten. what? you want to see a picture NOW? well okay… but just a little one.
how's that?
these roses are filling moss cottage with the sweetest scent. the benefits of living in a 648 sq. foot space…
small but simple luxuries. the best kind.
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Did you take a photo printer with you to Budapest?
What a great rain, and pictures too. Are you staying in CA for this trip?
You make me smile. And sometimes laugh out loud! I can hardly wait to see the cabin in the woods! Do you think the bears will disturb the “verizon crowd” that accompanies you there? …not worried about me…I’m good at tree climbing. Running, too. Especially when a bear is involved.
uma those are YVES PIAGET! super fragrant old rose. love it!
I clicked on the spread with the Shoes on the Danube and happened to read about the stupid woman putting her feet in the shoes. It made me cry. I recently finished reading Sophie’s Choice and had to force myself to continue reading at certain points telling myself if some people could live through that horror I could certainly honor them by reading about it. I’m glad (and disappointed) you restrained yourself from hitting her; I think I might have wanted to throw her in the Danube.
lovely post…we ARE with you in your travels…
Which roses are THOSE?? I have the Eden ones….. well I did. THey lasted 13 years then died of neglect when I met the man and started the Maine adventure,
But those rose colored roses….what are THEY??
Loved seeing your travels MA.
I cannot wait to see more of the cabin! A cabin in the woods on a lake is my dream destination!! But I am willing to travel where ever you take me. I love the Verizon analogy–I think that’s what we are–your faithful support staff, standing behind you and cheering you on!!
Your travel journal is yummy! I just picked up my first MAM project, the Remains of the Day journal, and am amazed at my creativity. Is is so fun to look back and think, wow, I made this. Thanks for sharing your talent with us all. As for your get away, looks like a snuggly spot, watch out for pumas, they aren’t very friendly. Can’t wait to see your pics of the forest.
gorgeous pages! would love to know where that little cabin is. thinking i could use a little break from it all. 🙂
The cabin looks so tempting! Have a wonderful time in the woods.
Love your journal, pictures of the beautiful roses and most of all a sneak peek of the cabin. You go girl, the “verizon team of travelers” is with you. Enjoy
The house I grew up in (Arizona) was a 600 sq. ft. stucco. Five people. One bathroom. The bathroom had 2 doorways since one bedroom was an add on so it was more like a hallway than a private space. Our family was like a litter of puppies, all piled on top of each other. For some reason I just told you that … Love to picture you in your cozy bungalow. I go with you everywhere.
Couldn’t go surfing today, rain, so I came here instead… a place that is beautiful and informative.
Thanks so much for sharing the journals and the roses!!
I love the idea of accompanying you on your adventures in between those of my own, plus I am also encouraged to seek out adventures close to home by your writings and photographs, they inspire me so. Then again, sometimes just staying in and working on my own journals after visiting the blogs of internet/imaginary friends is adventure enough. Wherever we travel together, it’s always enjoyable. By the way, I’m sure I can smell those beautiful roses on the air all the way up here in Ontario!!
My Rose Cottage is just under 300 square feet — live and work here, me and BeeGee. Small is wonderful. Incidentally, M.A., you feel like a sister I never had! Have a wonderful Sunday.
kelley wonderful question!
the Shoes On The Danube permanent exhibit is a tribute to the Jews who were shot into the Danube during WWII. Their executioners didnt want to bury them. im copying this from the GReat Synagogue site in Hungary:
The idea to place a monument on the river embankment to the victims of the Arrow Cross terror belongs to Gyula Pauer, Hungarian sculptor awarded the Kossuth-prize, and to his friend Can Togay. The monument contains of 60 pairs of iron shoes, forming a row of about 40 metres. It is a commemoration dedicated to the victims of the fascist Arrow Cross party who shot the people right into the river, sparing themselves the hard work of burials. The victims had to take their shoes off, since shoes were valuable belongings at the time.
The site is symbolic, this part of the embankment was not the only one used for this purpose.
The iron shoes were placed on the embankment in 2005, on 16th April. The name of the composition is Shoes on the Danube Promenade, each pair being modelled after a contemporary shoe from the 1940s.
From the travel, the flowers the love of your cats, your reports and photos are a delightful read.
Just curious, why were all those shoes by the Danube?
I love that bit about the Verizon people – that’s just how I feel about it too!
You have a way with your words that brings us all along with you, that makes it feel as if we are alongside, in a separate but parallel universe. A wonderful gift for us both I think.
Traveling alone would be a wonderful thing I think. Traveling with someone brings a lot of white noise into the picture and you are following or accommodating an agenda not your own. Reflection comes harder when someone is nattering away in the background, and when I shake my head and try to bring my eyes to focus on their face, they know I was not listening… off in my world, trying to make sense of it all. You say it so well.
Yes, I know that commercial – and I can hear you now!
Sometimes (like now) for reasons unknown, when I read your posts I am rendered somewhat speechless. Does that make sense? All said and nothing said. All comprehended and yet it triggers long forgotten scenes which expand and spill into the nooks and crannies of my mind. Roses as big as a small house .. I know that perfume. The scent of tuber roses overflow in this small space, excess spilling into the courtyard. Rustic cabins in woodsy realms results in a trial of magical memories filled with high rocky peaks and rushing white water creeks. I digress … beautiful words, beautiful photographs, takes me on unexpected journeys. Thank you. Donna