Dear Art-loving friend,
So, in order to remain
legal with the Italian government, I have now relocated to Croatia. Umag, to be exact, is a city by the sea in a
region called Istria. It is not very far
from Trieste, Italy, and in Istria, many people speak Italian. Some, I am finding out, also speak
English. As of this writing Croatia is a
part of the European Union (EU), but not yet a part of Schengen Territories. It is that latter that concerns me. Croatia
expects to become a part of Schengen around mid-2015, so I am lucky that for
now, I have Croatia as a solution to my escaping Schengen for 90 days.
I am thus far enjoying
being in a place in which I know so few, and yet feel fortunate that my new
landlady and her family have been wonderfully kind to me, especially in
inviting me to share Christmas Eve with them.
Umag has a lovely harbor and old town, which I hope to explore more as I
get over the cold that I acquired in Florence not so long ago. I am mostly over it, but I tend to hang onto
those sort of things longer when I do not take them seriously and start getting
too active when I am still fighting the virus.
Anyway, here are some
of the images I have shot thus far.. I hope you enjoy the serenity in them.
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| This is what is left of an old Roman gate; now a "sculpture" gracing the front of City Hall, Umag. |
These that follow I took during the sunset of the Solstice. I love Nature's holidays: One of the few sunny days here recently:
My Christmas Eve... with landlady Miranda and her family.. Isn't she adorable? Hard-working too:
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| Tons of lanterns were lit before their fires lifted them above the old town (the church is outlined in lights. |
And in case you missed
my recent art newsletter about Carrara and BLIND stone carvers, please click
here:
Thank you.
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Thank
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Kelly
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Kelly Borsheim, sculptor, painter, writer, teacher
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