by Robert | Sep 16, 2024 | Croatia, Deception, Germany, Soviet Union
Мирное время, но Смутное время, какое же? [Time of peace….time of troubles] Patrice and I are living a near idyllic life in France. However, in late of this my seventh decade, I am concerned . Is much that I value in my western world is under threat or is it my...
by Robert | Oct 31, 2023 | Croatia, Family, Resurrection, Travel
Grabovac, Plitvice Lakes, and a novel During the week 18-24 October 2023 Patrice and I visited Croatia’s Plitvice Lakes region to 1). take a one-week vacation and 2) to ‘ground truth’ a chase scene which concludes my fifth novel, Resurrection. Sixteen Lakes, the...
by Robert | Sep 17, 2017 | Croatia, Germany, Wisconsin
On 10 August 2017, in Bergerac, France my daughter, Michelle Elisabeth Townsend, married. Michelle gave me 45 seconds to summarize before the assembled my impressions, recollections, hopes and fears. I wanted five days. Patrice made me sit down, write what I wanted to...
by Robert | Mar 29, 2015 | Croatia, Deception, Liar
Facebook vs. the public toilet Broadcasting one’s impassioned message was harder back in the old days. For most of us, the public restroom was enough. One found a pen, composed an impassioned plea, then sat with trousers at ankles, and scrawled on the wall....
by Robert | Apr 14, 2014 | Croatia, Germany, Publishing, Soviet Union
It seems idyllic We are in Ljubljana today and tomorrow, 14 & 15 April 2014, passing through Slovenia on our way to six-months in Germany; it will be research, more or less, for me, a pilgrimage, more or less, for Patrice. Patrice’s mother lived her...
by Robert | Apr 13, 2014 | Croatia
Departing Istria, 14 April 2014 We are leaving the Istria Peninsula this week-end after a six-month stay. On the apartment floor is a mailing box, Hrvatska posta, Extra Large. We over-packed and are mailing things back to America before we leave for Germany. Patrice...