Blogging – Going at it Alone


Thank you for your very nice offer of support. I am a solitary blogger and it is funny I never think of myself as a solo project. The bloggers I have been lucky enough to meet are kind and supportive. Some are dear friends. You have put a lot of positive energy there and it is wonderful. Thanks and hugs, Barbara

Biltmore Magic


Dmitrii's avatarPlaces Unknown and Everything Else

Took this one couple years ago right about this time. I should probably visit it right now and see if the gardens and pools look this spectacular again. Maybe couple weeks from now. Have a great weekend!

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New York Times And Estonian Media Covers What The Russians Say About The Kidnapping Of The Estonian Security Officer: ” That’s US Fault” :(((((( He Was Going To Meet A Russian Agent!!!!!! The Russians ( Not All) Are Totally Paranoid! The Truth Is That The Estonian Security Authorities Has Always Been A Nail In The Eye For Kremlin.


Croatians In Shock For Their “Scotsman” David Haines Held By Islamic State Terrorists


inavukic's avatarCroatia, the War, and the Future

Screenshot from video posted online by  Jihadist extremist group Islamic State  showing US journalist Steven Sotloff (left)  who is said to have been executed in a video  uploaded September 2, 2014.  The group has threatened  to behead UK national  David Cawthorne Haines (right)  if its demands are not met. Screenshot from video posted online by
Jihadist extremist group Islamic State
showing US journalist Steven Sotloff (left)
who is said to have been executed in a video
uploaded September 2, 2014.
The group has threatened
to behead UK national
David Cawthorne Haines (right)
if its demands are not met.

Dragana, the Croatian wife of the British (Scottish) hostage David Haines has described him as “everything to us” in her first comments since IS terrorists threatened to behead him, last Tuesday.
David Haines, father of two Croatian born children, is described by his wife as a “fantastic man and father”. To the people of Sisak (near Zagreb) where David settled with his new family and to the people of nearby Petrinja where he worked tirelessly in helping people rise from the aftermath of the brutal war, is fondly known as “the Scotsman” ever since he wore his Scottish kilt at his…

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