warmth & other issues

A spa picture again - from the outside, too. Trying to relax, at least by remembering the nice feelings from the sauna...We already started an online petition against that horrible Romanian law about tracking and registering our phone calls. What amazes me is the comments of the people: some of them really don't care. They don't see this as a violation of our privacy. Even a friend of mine said, when I sent her the link: "oh, come on! I really don't mind this..." How indoctrinated are we? How inactive? How bored? We don't give a sh**! Too sad...

relaxation

What a better way of taking your mind off the daily business than spa? Hot water, sauna, massage - simply delicious!

where is our freedom?!

Last night my aunt calls me with an amazing news: starting with the 20th of January, 2009, all, I mean ALL our phonecalls and our sms will be monitored, traced down, recorded by the phone companies, be it mobile or fixed line. Also, from the 15th of March, 2009, all our internet activity will be monitored and registered. Good bye privacy, good bye confidentiality, good bye... freedom?! Is Ceausescu alive again?! I am indeed speechless to be able to comment this any further. The law is from November, 2008. Nobody knew about it, nobody talked about it. The press is 99% silent about this. I WANT TO GO AWAY FROM ROMANIA!!!

Is this happening in any other country in the civilized world?!

Six random things about me

I've been tagged by HPY . And I thank her for that, it's a pleasant task. And no, I didn't finish my translation first, I started writing.

I hate having a boss. For this reason I am working as a freelance. We'll see with this financial crisis what's on... :)

I appear to be a very possitive person. In fact, I am utterly depressed :)).

I am lazy. This is why I work hard, to be able to vanquish this fabrication fault.

I like to eat - and chocolate is among my favourites, as well as heavy totally not healthy traditional dishes. This is why I play lots of sports.

I like books. And this is why I try not to see the movie - most of the time it sucks.

I like travelling. A lot.

I am tagging friends Lara (not myself! the other one :), although I have the feeling she has already done this...), Alice in Singapore, Jackie in Glasgow, Wiley, Leena, Meda in Sarajevo.

more ice, more dogs

Actually just one more dog (in a hurry), but more to come the following days. It was too cute and too funny to see them :).

Monday on ice

Beginning of January: a frozen Lake Neusiedl and many happy skaters :).
Have a great week, everyone!

pink Saturday: in Vienna, Silvester Party

Happy Pink Saturday! Click on the logo above to visit more pink posts!
At one of the many concerts for the Silvester - New Year - in Vienna.

back from holidays

Although a little bit late, Happy New Year, everyone! I am back already for a week, but in the meantime we had to do some more stuff for the house, of course. But I suppose we are kind of ok now, we have all the furniture in, still no carpets, but ok, who needs them :)?!We had no snow for Christmas or New Year, but we had some yesterday. Before I start showing you Austria in snowless winter, here is the dog & cat fun in the white wonder yesterday! My dogs love the snow, the cat was a little bit reluctant!Have a great weekend!

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

My dear fellow bloggers, no time to go and visit each of you, and for this reason I wish you all the best from here. May you have blessed holidays and a great 2009! See you in January!

brothers - a Camera Critters Sunday

Do you remember Pinky in a previous post? Well, Pinky has a brother, Larf. Beautiful Romanin shepperd dogs. Strong and fearless against bears and wolves, yet gentle with the people they know.
Happy Sunday and please go and visit other wonderful creatures from Misty Dawn's page by clicking on the logo above!

a clear blue sky

A clear sky watch contribution, from the Romanian mountains, the Cheile Dambovicioarei (Dambovicioara Gorges) region.
Happy Friday!

next to Cheile Dambovicioarei

A wonderful long weekend, at the beginning of December. With snow in the mountains :)!

pink Saturday and... Pinky :)

You will ask: where is the pink in this photo?! Oh, well, funny enough, this HUGE Romanian shepperd dog is called... Pinky! He has a rather pink spot on his nose, and his paws are also pink. A sweet name for a sweet, yet so strong, dog!
Don't forget to click on the logo and visit other wonderful pink images!

Pink Saturday: the Manner obsession :)

A new Pink Saturday round brings me the idea of presenting you my "most important" obsession: the Manner obsession. I like their famous shade of pink, their sweets, and I like their collectibles. I have not only the toy truck in the picture, but also scarves and slippers :)), as well as bags and towels from them. The huge box had some 18 Mannerschnitten inside :)! And the tube below is used now as a pencil jar :).
Enjoy a sweet Pink Saturday by clicking on the above link. It will lead you on Bev's site and from there to some other delightful pink stories.

sky watch: beautiful sunset

The view from our front yard, around 5 PM. Happy Sky Watch! Click on the link above to see more wonderful images from around the world.

PS: by mistake, I also introduced the link of my Harley blog to the sky watch list, although I actually wanted to sign up with Uproad. Anyways, since I did it, I decided to post a sky watch picture there too. Click HERE to see it :). Thanks!

sky watch Friday: swans

These are such majestic creatures, in such a nice scenery, so I had to pick them for my come-back to the sky watch!

I also added my Harley blog to sky watch, check it out HERE!

Happy Friday!

morning sun

Few minutes ago, from the for, we saw the sun coming out. It's getting more and more autumn here.Thank you all for visiting and the nice words - I'll be returning the visits soon, I mean as soon as I get myself really in place (iron and calcium lack are making a mess out of me lately :)) ).Enjoy the day!

Today's flowers: a new garden

My Today's flowers are actually... tomorrow's flowers :)! My new garden is waiting for spring: the roses, the crocuses...Happy week ahead, and enjoy the other flowers by clicking the above logo!
PS: and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE :))!

Camera Critters: such a helpful cat!

you know, moving brings along lots of chores. among them, curtains play a very important role. everybody is helping, Peter including :)! measurements are SO important!
happy Sunday! happy Camera Critters posting! don't forget to visit the other beautiful posts by clicking on the logo above!

Pink Saturday in the new home

for sure we don't even find the plates in the new cupoards. everything is still new and crazy :). and, no, we didn't finish unpacking... :). the only thing that I managed was to secure the "treasures" on a shelf. so here they are, some of them pink, some of them not, but all going to take part in my Pink Saturday this week. don't forget to visit Bev, and the other participants, please!