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March away

We spent most of March absent from Barabrith and so there would have been less amateur photography for you to put up with. Except I decided to update you on my burgeoning goblien collection currently on display in the small bedroom of the guest house!  Oh yes lucky you!

The newest food outlet in Karlovac is proving popular with the locals. But it’s a sad death fest kebab joint with not a hinto of veggie progress, very Croatia.
It’s that time of the year again. Strimming and mowing a-go-go! For the last fortnight I have cut grass somewhere or other on everyday it wasn’t too wet or raining to do so. I guess it’ll be like this for the next few months. Lets see how long the replacement Parkside (Lidl) mower lasts this year!
Not stricly a Barabrith event but worth mentioning cos so little of this nature happens around here. The 8th of March Womens March in Zagreb was a joyous event with folks from all sorts of campaigns there and a rather good punky sound track. I bumped into a couple of folk I knew and then bunked off to watch a film at the cinema whilst the punky monkey (Sanja) went to a gig at Medika.
A typical piece of gobin or goblien with beaten up old fancy plaster frame painted to look like gold! Goblien is the art of needlework, often following traditional patterns or pictures (you can by kits) from local cultures. They are popular in Croatia and I often stumble across them in the flea market. I sometimes put them up on ebay if you are interested in financing my collection!
I like the way these things turn up in all sorts of different frames.
This one shows a bit of detail and how much more cleaning I could do of some of the glass covers!
I think Leonardo might be a bit miffed by this representation of his Lisa, she’s probably have a moan too.
It’s a stunning collection, innit?
As you can see goblieni come in all shapes and sizes and with a variety of subject matter and the only unifying theme I can find is best described as “tacky”! Thats why I like them I guess! (Two pictures in this picture are not gobbers but I keep forgetting to remove themfrom the Gobibition!
Reflecting Catholic Croatia’s obsession with breeding the flea market goblieni often depict mothers with babies. Here are two examples and I will probably not get anymore!
The perfect way to start a day. Breakfast (museli with yoghurt and cornflakes) a cuppa roibosh Earl Grey and the latest Rebus book. And nice temperate weather to sit outide in. Mist rising off the trees is fairly common in the morning.

Thats enough of that, April is already in full swing!