Saturday, November 3, 2012

Brasov, Romania and Nearby Places

Most of these pictures were taken around 1997-1999. 

 Blocks (apartments)


 Shopping


 City Driving
 Bran Castle - aka Dracula's Castle


Gabriel playing in our yard

 Holly at Ildi's house (held by Ildi's mom)
Gabriel being his silly self

 The Black Church


 Hannah in the Snow

 Typical site . . .
 Don't remember the name of this mountain.  It was so high it was only opened about 2 months out of the year.


 Road to get up and down the mountain


 Castle Palesti


 A picnic we had with some sheep who decided to join us

 John reading to the kids in our living room.  Notice the huge green ceramic heater.

 More mountains



Monday, October 8, 2012


I'm working on another custom order for Ellie Marie Designs

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Back to School Time

Well we have less than two weeks left with Hannah at home.  We've enjoyed every moment.  Soon it will be time to pack up.  Meanwhile, I'm still working on things for my etsy shop Ellie Marie Designs.  My goal is to make enough money to buy textbooks for Gabriel and Hannah.  I'm about half way there for the fall semester. Right now I'm working on an altered composition book like the one pictured above.  Great for a back to school item!





 Color choices of pinks with a brown paper that has some pink in it.





 Stripe, solid, plaid or snake skin with a solid dark brown.

  Stripe, solid, plaid or snake skin with a solid medium brown.
Comparing the two browns