Toss me a dime or a bone.

In just about every major city I've visited, there's always a guy or gal with a dog, looking to get home... This pit bull and his owner are chillin' in Seattle. The guy didn't have shades, but the dog did.

And don't forget---Bibi will be back posting from Belgrade on September 2nd!

International District

I love to walk through the streets of Seattle's International District, a predominantly Asian neighborhood. The smells, the sights...especially colorful murals like the one seen here with the tip of a pagoda thrown in for good measure.

Bibi'll be back posting from Belgrade on September 2nd!

Fremont is the Center of the Universe

Fremont, a funky Seattle neighborhood, claims to be the center of the universe. If you're there and want to know just how far you are from a lot of other places (or people, in Rapunzel's case...she's on the Fremont Bridge...), just check out this sign.

Belgrade photos back on September 2nd...

Skywatch Friday--Floating by the Needle

Viewed from a friend's house in West Seattle. He has this gorgeous view, albeit sometimes without the parachutist, every day...

I'll be posting again from Belgrade September 2nd...



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Which pie did I make?

Yesterday we fed the birds, now we're feeding me....and a few friends. When I'm in the US, I like to eat foods that are not readily available in Belgrade, like blueberries. Very few here, if any; never seen blueberries on the Serbian markets. Anyway, I made the blueberry pie on the right for my contribution to a dinner at my future in-laws' home. (Remember, daughter's getting married in Belgrade September 19th!)

(I'll be back posting from Belgrade on September 2nd.)

ABC Wednesday "F" is for "Feed Sticks"

Seattle's Woodland Park Zoo offers an up-close-and-personal aviary, where kids (and I am a large child) can buy Feed Sticks for a dollar and feed their feathered friends. The little parakeets and cockatiels in the enclosure seem to be endlessly hungry, and they are constantly eyeing new visitors to see if there's a feed stick in his or her hand.

Who ever came up with the expression 'eat like a bird'? These guys were famished!

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Koo-koo-ROO-zah!

I did a double-take when I walked pass this gourmet popcorn shop at 215 Pike Street in Seattle. "Kukuruz" is the Serbian word for 'corn.,' and perhaps in a couple of other Slavic languages. Googling gave me this information .

Sounds good!

Found him!

It was Chuck from Almost One A Day in Seattle (see list on right) whom I found, not the cat. The cat is a really sweet kitty (and that's a compliment, coming from a dog lover), and belongs to the Cat Whisperer...

Chuck had written to me before I arrived that he was hard to find at the Pike Place Market, but I sneaked up on him and found him with nooooo trouble.

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One year ago today....

One year ago today my loving and much-loved husband passed away. I can't believe the year has gone so fast, and that the pain has lessened so little. I imagine it never will.

This photo is from all of my family to him whom we loved more than anything. He's shown here on a beach in La Push, Washington, on his last trip to the US two years ago.

Ivan, we love you still and forever.

Neat-o Nikes

Pretty snazzy, eh? I think I would have bought a pair of these once-upon-a-time.

What I see in the morning

When I open my eyes every morning (early) here in Seattle, this is what I see before I even get out of bed: leaves against a pale blue sky.

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