Every day I am grateful that you one day decided to put your brain to paper. You haven’t written a thing yet that I didn’t enjoy. I hope your feet are okay after all the walking, and I hope your wine glasses are much fuller now. Koala for all the laughs!!
How do you know it’s really Dalmatia if there aren’t any spotted dogs running around? And how can it be chicken wine if it’s not made from chickens? Koala for reading this.
Well exactly, Larry. Maybe I wasn’t in Dalmatia at all. Not a single spotted dog to be found and yet there were many dogs. Most seemed to be plumping for the little toy variety that one sits on their lap. I’d rather have a Dalmatian any day.
Croatia is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL country, ancient, stirring with history. did you try the pasticada?
hookers and blow? I'm in.
now THAT is a sky-blue portal to another dimension!!!
Dalmatian dogs come from Dalmatia in Croatia, my dad's childhood dog, and he wasn't a fireman.
mah dahlin, let's trade whimsy Wednesday stories: I was cleaning the lint trap of my dryer, with a small spoon, and the spoon fell into the lint trap!!! ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM of the lint trap...
oh you did try the pasticada, that's the only Croatian dish I know. Chicken Wine, a Croatian Disney movie!!! is that the place in Ancient Rome with the welcome mat that says Beware of Dog? :)
Pasticada was outstanding and I’m going to have to make it. I’m very good at a beef stew with Guinness so I reckon I could pull this one off. Absolutely delicious. I’m sure it’d be much better if a spotted Dalmatian was sitting at your feet waiting to be thrown a juicy tidbit. 😁
Every day I am grateful that you one day decided to put your brain to paper. You haven’t written a thing yet that I didn’t enjoy. I hope your feet are okay after all the walking, and I hope your wine glasses are much fuller now. Koala for all the laughs!!
What a lovely thing to say and a massive ditto! 💗
My feet are much better and glasses much fuller! Thank God.
Koala to you for reading and being the loveliest thing, and here’s to the future of Debra Dobra. 😁 She might know Kitty.
Jules, thanks for taking me on this trip with you 😅. Have you been to Marseille already? I'd be curious about a whimsy pastis.
Great city! Always worth a trip!!!
I have but a long time ago. Whimsy pastis would be dangerous. I have a tale about onion soup in Normandy, I'll try and dig that out!
I'll have to go back to Marseille. Next stop, the wines of Italy!
Yes, please dig it out 😅 !!
Reminds me on a trip to South France many years ago. I ordered "fruits de saisons", excited for a fresh fruit salad to come.
I was asked "apple or pear"?
Hmmm, ...pear?
I s was served a matured yellow brownish pear, on a plate, with cutlery 🤣🙈.
Enjoy Italy!!!
Ha ha, that’s absolutely fantastic! That would’ve made me laugh had I’ve been there.
I will try and find out the onion soup story for you, somewhere in my archives but it was fun. 🥰
Loved Croatia, when we went there. So clean and open and... mediterranean.
Sorry for the lack of commenting: I've been away myself and I didn't have my substack login details with me.
It’s lovely, isn’t it. I’m going back in a few months to do a bit more.
Yes! Japan! I’m dying to go there! Recommendations please! I’m off over to your gaff!
I should think so, you had a damned good instructor!
I really did! 😁💗
Didn't you just love the roads though, not a pothole to be seen!
Haha! Their roads are being paid for by the wine tax.
I’m starting to get very good at weaving around them and dodging oncoming traffic. My driving skill sets could now land me a rally driving job.
Ice cream is always worth a side trip while out in the world. Stay safe. Eat more bacon.
My point exactly, Al. Thankfully they had bacon. They just need to work on their ice cream creams being less intense.
How do you know it’s really Dalmatia if there aren’t any spotted dogs running around? And how can it be chicken wine if it’s not made from chickens? Koala for reading this.
Well exactly, Larry. Maybe I wasn’t in Dalmatia at all. Not a single spotted dog to be found and yet there were many dogs. Most seemed to be plumping for the little toy variety that one sits on their lap. I’d rather have a Dalmatian any day.
Koala for your input.
PS - when you split for Split did you split the meals?
Yes, indeed. You can’t go missing out on other people’s food. As for the bill, I tended to sort that one out!
Croatia is an absolutely BEAUTIFUL country, ancient, stirring with history. did you try the pasticada?
hookers and blow? I'm in.
now THAT is a sky-blue portal to another dimension!!!
Dalmatian dogs come from Dalmatia in Croatia, my dad's childhood dog, and he wasn't a fireman.
mah dahlin, let's trade whimsy Wednesday stories: I was cleaning the lint trap of my dryer, with a small spoon, and the spoon fell into the lint trap!!! ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE BOTTOM of the lint trap...
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oh you did try the pasticada, that's the only Croatian dish I know. Chicken Wine, a Croatian Disney movie!!! is that the place in Ancient Rome with the welcome mat that says Beware of Dog? :)
Pasticada was outstanding and I’m going to have to make it. I’m very good at a beef stew with Guinness so I reckon I could pull this one off. Absolutely delicious. I’m sure it’d be much better if a spotted Dalmatian was sitting at your feet waiting to be thrown a juicy tidbit. 😁
It is very beautiful! There’s a lot of stories in those old stones.
I liked that portal photograph because the jetstream overhead mixed the old with the new.*)