Monthly Archives: October 2019

Getting ready for Halloween! (haiku)

Posted on October 29, 2019 by irinadim

Getting ready for Halloween! I was playing with “Effects” on my smartphone. My castle in Grayscale and Light Streak. My naughty Cocky in Negative is bound to send shivers down your spine! And here’s a haiku for Thursday, 31 … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiku, Photography, Poetry | Tagged form poetry, Haiku, photos, poetry/photography, smartphone camera, smartphone photo editor | 5 Comments

Orchid – Flower of the Day (FOTD) challenge

Posted on October 25, 2019 by irinadim

❤ May this lovely orchid cheer up your day as it does mine. I got it from hubby when I was in hospital with a broken femur last year. If you want to know more about orchids, here’s a link … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography | Tagged flower, FOTD challenge, indoor plant, orchid | 8 Comments

Growing Up In The 1940s – Oma and Opa – WWII

Posted on October 23, 2019 by irinadim

~ Dear Readers, After four years I’m finally coming back to this memoir. I’d like to finish it while memories are still floating in my mind. At times I’m overwhelmed by panic that there isn’t much time left. I’m 84. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, memoir, WWII | Tagged Baron Friedrich Gagern Mokrice Castle, childhood memories, cousins, family photos, first memories, grandparents, Growing Up In The Forties, historical memoir, Jägerhorn (Lovacki Rog) in Zagreb, Kavarna Evropa in Ljubljana, memoir, Oma and Opa, WWII, WWII memoir | 7 Comments

Looking Up and Looking Down (haiku)

Posted on October 21, 2019 by irinadim

❤ Birds and soft breeze sing Looking up and looking down Blue skies, ground bright green ❤ What a joy to be alive on a day like this! Had cataract surgery last Thursday, all good! Feeling blessed and grateful. Wishing … Continue reading →

Posted in Haiku, Poetry/Photography | Tagged blue sky, garden, gratefulness, Haiku, Irina Dimitric, joy, nature, photos, poetry/photography | 4 Comments

Growing Up In The 1940s – In Captivity – Punishment – WWII

Posted on October 18, 2019 by irinadim

Dear Readers, After four years I’m finally coming back to this memoir. I’d like to finish it while memories are still floating in my mind. At times I’m overwhelmed by panic that there isn’t much time left. I’m 84. … Continue reading →

Posted in History, memoir, WWII | Tagged Dr Bogdan Stojic, dysentery, Growing Up In The Forties, historical memoir, History, memories, POW in Germany in WWII, Russian POWs in Germany in WWII, Soviet Secret Police, Stalag VIIIC, wartime story, WWII | 4 Comments

Eucalyptus Sapling (haiku) – Doing our bit for the Environment

Posted on October 10, 2019 by irinadim

❤ Mother Earth cries out Plant a sapling in your patch Clean air for all life Recently, Mosman Council planted eucalypts all along our street. I’m glad to announce that only one sapling died, all the others are doing very … Continue reading →