tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010Fri, 13 Sep 2024 04:14:43 +0000BajaHungaryBudapestbazaarlangospiacAngel HorvathArch de TriompheBritish libraryChildren's DayColoradoEnglandFaijsFranceGlobal FitnessHUHome canningHungarian languageLa DéfenseLisztLondonMay DayMontanaNew OrleansParisSir Isaac NewtonStar Spangled BannerWorld Cupbellsbicyclebicyclingbicyclistsbirdscaloriescherrieschoreschurchcocoa snailcream teadirndledogdrainageespressoexhibitexplorationexploringfagyifarm lifefishfish soupfish soup festivalfloodfloodingfoodfootballfrogsfry breadgreat Britaingreen teahumiditykrumplila day farcelighteningmarketmasspastrypedicurepotatoesrainroostersstorkstorksstuccothe grand archthunderworkzombieLetting the wind blowhttp://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)Blogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-4477958193416416421Sat, 11 Aug 2018 15:22:00 +00002018-08-11T11:37:31.453-06:00cherriesColoradoHome canningMontanaStar Spangled BannerI am home now in Castle Rock Colorado. I spent a week in Montana, visiting friends, and visiting my mother. My stepfather is the State Commander for the American Legion in Montana. He invited me to sing the “Star-Spangled Banner,“ at the Korean Veterans Memorial add the National Cemetery in Laurel. It was my honor to do so! I felt it was a wonderful way to come home to the United States!Now http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/08/home-again-home-again-jiggy-jigg.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-1812442806975994391Sat, 28 Jul 2018 22:21:00 +00002018-07-28T21:12:45.775-06:00British librarycream teaEnglandexhibitgreat Britaingreen teaLondonSir Isaac NewtonI spent my last day outside of the US in London. I went to London via the channel tunnel train from Paris. It was about two hours, and in my mind, much more enjoyable than flying. They had movies available via wireless, a club car where I could order lunch, it was quiet, clean, and fast. I got to see the countryside in France and England. The portion that went under the English channel was fast http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/07/marian-librarian-or-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-1897784270587757103Sun, 22 Jul 2018 13:43:00 +00002018-07-22T13:45:48.911-06:00Arch de TriompheespressofootballFrancela day farceLa DéfenseParispastrythe grand archWorld Cup My apologies about this post. I wrote it and published it and there was some error in the app API and it lost everything except one picture.  So I am re-creating the post. I spent one week in Paris. I enjoyed several major activities: including Bastille Day and the final World Cup playoffs. Since I was in Hungary for the American Fourth of July, I missed the fireworks. But I got http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/07/liberte-egalite-mbappe_22.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-6656078710081393517Sun, 08 Jul 2018 19:17:00 +00002018-07-08T14:56:35.039-06:00BajaBudapestcocoa snaildirndleFaijsfishfish soupfish soup festivalfrogsGlobal FitnessHUHungarian languagelangosLisztstorkWhile I tally up my list of "lasts," Baja counts down to its famous Bajai Halászlé Festival. Halászlé  is a savory fish soup made with a specific species of mirrored carp, and paprika. It simmers for hours in a big cauldron over an open flame. When a neighbor makes Halászlé the whole neighborhood smells delicious. Our family have a specific site set up on the property for http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/07/embracing-baja.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-2828532396184973861Sun, 01 Jul 2018 18:14:00 +00002018-07-01T13:30:19.657-06:00Bajabazaarbellschurchfry breadHungarykrumplilangosmasspedicurepiacpotatoesThis is my last week in Baja.  Next week I head to Paris. So I am now counting down the last time I do things. For example, Friday was my last eyebrow tinting. Today was my last walk to church (templum). I put some pictures below. Church bells ring telling people church is starting now. The bells ring half an hour before the service and again 15 minutes before the service and finally a http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/07/last-templum-in-baja.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-156621110960194632Sun, 24 Jun 2018 07:23:00 +00002018-06-24T01:59:50.267-06:00BajabicyclingbicyclistsexplorationexploringHungaryThe word, “néni,” (NA-ni) is a respectful term used with the familiar form of an elderly woman’s given name. Thus, “Elizabeth “ becomes “Ergi” and if she is an elder, she becomes “Ergi néni.” (Be careful about using the term though, as I discovered one day. Do not use néni until it’s super duper obvious that a lady is a néni. Otherwise she might feel offended that you think she is old!)http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/06/when-in-doubt-follow-neni.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-1097787374760844517Sat, 09 Jun 2018 11:48:00 +00002018-06-17T08:01:54.742-06:00BajadogdrainagefloodfloodinghumidityHungarylighteningNew OrleansrainthunderThe old man is snoring. Lightning overhead when we went to bedAnd flooding in the morning!We get some fall thunder-boomers here, and they last for hours. Back home in Colorado raging thunderstorms are rare. When we do have them they last for a few hours at most. Here, the rain can come in and stay for days, raining off and on, never letting things completely dry out. I welcome the rain http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/06/it-raining-it-pouring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-7903578206076497628Sat, 09 Jun 2018 11:15:00 +00002018-06-09T05:46:45.768-06:00bicyclecalorieschoresfarm lifefoodHungaryworkI like to think I am a relatively hardy person. I'm healthy, go to the gym, participate in events such as 5Ks and triathlons. I'm not the strongest girl in Body Pump class, but I feel like I can hold my own, and, I get to hang out with the cool trainers. But, here in Hungary I cannot keep up!The family work full time jobs. Then they come home and perform a multitude of chores. We have animals to http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/06/eat-versus-soft-american.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-1468379259263919772Sun, 03 Jun 2018 11:23:00 +00002018-06-03T06:05:48.738-06:00BajabazaarBudapestChildren's DayfagyiHungarymarketMay Daypiacstorksstuccozombie Last weekend I went to Budapest for a few days. It was Memorial weekend in the USA, and Children's Weekend in Hungary. I felt like the country mouse going to visit the city. I got on the bus going north, and we drove through several picturesque villages. For some foolish reason I presume that everyone is going to Budapest, so when I get on the bus I just say "good day," and hand the driver cashhttp://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/06/country-mouse-and-city-mouse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-2082320022561128710Sat, 26 May 2018 11:44:00 +00002018-05-26T05:44:34.277-06:00Angel HorvathBajabirdsHungaryroostersBirdies! Every day I hear a symphony of birds. I notice more species here than in Colorado. Maybe it's because it's wetter here, and there are also more trees. They sing all day long and some of them sing at night. My bedroom window is open all night and every night the audioscape is different. The first night I heard dogs barking on and off all night. The next couple of nights I heard a &http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/05/the-sound-of_26.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-1567698245932854839Sat, 19 May 2018 19:17:00 +00002018-05-19T23:22:38.717-06:00 My last post was about things that scared me-they are everywhere! Lest I come across as a big scarcedy cat here are some things that I love. I love the house with a walled garden, it is kind of like having a little city all to myself. The courtyard is full of flowers and trees, and it has a big table with an umbrella where we often eat outside. I can run around in my jammies, or sunbathe Frenchhttp://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/05/my-favorite-things_19.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-931143868368658812Mon, 14 May 2018 12:21:00 +00002018-05-19T13:20:24.310-06:00 This town is old. This country is old, the dominant cultural group has a thousand years of history Most of the rest of the world is older than my native country. So I can't take anything for granted. Nothing. Not the way to water flowers, not the way to cook a meal. Not the way to clean house, or do laundry, or dust, or regulate the interior climate. Nor park a car or drive, or bike, or even howhttp://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/05/danger-will-robinson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-2051525736126143407Tue, 08 May 2018 15:29:00 +00002018-05-08T09:29:32.514-06:00 That's the literal translation for a way to say "I only speak a little Hungarian." Famously, "everybody" knows that it is difficult to learn a new language as an adult. So I am grateful to my friends who encourage me and say they're confident that I will pick it up. Thanks, folks! I like to think positive, as "everyone" knows. But this is one area where it's hard to cheer myself through the http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/05/a-little-speak-i-hungarian-language.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-5119433118447093985Thu, 03 May 2018 09:56:00 +00002018-05-19T13:20:45.504-06:00 As you might expect, this is a modern home with all the conveniences: washing machines, fridges, dishwasher, microwave, vacuum cleaner, gas ranges, gas heating, etc. However, it is probably a hundred years old, made of brick, and lots of housekeeping tasks are totally different than my experience in the USA.  I am enjoying learning new ways to do things. The house is really three cottages http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/05/home-hungarian-style.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angel)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-8571559709181570292Mon, 30 Apr 2018 09:06:00 +00002018-04-30T03:23:20.354-06:00 If I understand the language correctly, then the word for "Sunday" means "Shopping Day." So naturally when we ride out on our bikes all of the shops are closed. We go to two sweets shops before we find one that is open. Who ever heard of sweets shops closed on Shopping Day? The roads were deserted so nobody needed the non existent bicycling helmets. We had a leisurely ride around Petőfi Islandhttp://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/04/shops-are-closed-on-shopping-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angel)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-7404314514914006004Sun, 29 Apr 2018 06:33:00 +00002018-05-19T13:21:07.522-06:00This is kind of like the old game show, "Dialing for Dollars," but everyone wins! We take bicycles everywhere, for grocery shopping, to the feed store, and for ice cream (my favorite!). The way it works is we pull the trusty touring bikes out of the shed, toss our purses into the metal basket, and head out on the street. No helmets, no safety check, just feet to the pedals and GO! I feel like a http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/04/bicycling-for-ice-cream.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-4439862242813069750Fri, 27 Apr 2018 11:09:00 +00002018-04-27T05:09:13.270-06:00A potential catastrophhy (to me, not to anyone else) was averted today by colleagues in the States. I don't know whether anyone noticed, but a set of users of a prominent free email service provider were victimized last weekend by a spammer. Not your ordinary annoying spammer who just clutters up the In Box.  But one who made the spam look like it came from the victim, and, placed a copy of http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/04/colleagues-to-rescue.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-3265573277139361809Thu, 26 Apr 2018 05:35:00 +00002018-04-25T23:46:58.605-06:00List of things to do while abroad: Walk to Centrum (town center) and look around Get postcards and stamps Use a bit of the local language and try not to feel like an idiot Feel like an idiot anyway Be grateful when locals helpfully show off their English language ability Take a few pictures, glad that these days everyone uses a smart phone as a camera so a body doesn't look too much like a http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/04/settling-in-and-what-not-to-do.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-3993070006852403891Wed, 25 Apr 2018 06:41:00 +00002018-04-25T03:02:17.509-06:00Baja is pronounced, "BAH-yah." The "a" sounds like the "a" in "father." Baja is my husband's home town, and I am staying in his childhood home with his sister and niece. The family have owned this place for at least four generations. It is a wondrous thought to me! The house is traditional brick faced with stucco and topped with a tile roof. Like all the other houses one wall affronts the http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/04/baja-hungary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-57683286559752615Mon, 23 Apr 2018 12:25:00 +00002018-04-23T06:30:49.850-06:00I had stayed awake for 24 hours, so I slept fairly well my first night in Budapest. I took a Melatonin the second night, but woke in the middle of the night and couldn't get back to sleep. So I messaged relatives in theUSA asking how much Melatonin I could take. I took a few more and still didn't sleep. So I listened to my Humgarian language course. Eventually I slept. But, oh! what a nightmare Ihttp://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/04/first-days-in-budapest.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angels Treehouse)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-1916518727517468761Fri, 20 Apr 2018 13:25:00 +00002018-04-23T06:04:37.399-06:00 I arrived safely in London. I had a nine hour layover, so decided to take the Gatwick Express train into the city. I disembarked at Victoria Station and then went for a walk.  The English Rose café I found the English Rose Café and had a fresh scone with clotted cream and jam and a pot of Earl Grey tea. The scone was sweet and soft and buttery with a bit of fruit, possibly http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/04/london-layover.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-4399198786167212373Thu, 19 Apr 2018 03:24:00 +00002018-04-19T10:22:14.679-06:00 Angel and Leslie on my last day at work. Friends, tomorrow I embark on a new venture - summer in Hungary with family. I am packed and ready for a tiring 15-hour trip from Denver to Budapest. From there a few hours by bus to the south of Hungary. Summer in Hungary can be hot, humid, and occasionally rainy. I expect to ride bikes a lot, maybe go swimming in the local open water swimming hole, http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/04/the-next-adventure-hungary-2018.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-341081667866042603Thu, 04 Jan 2018 15:09:00 +00002018-01-04T12:29:34.678-07:00 Denver making progress regarding homelessness and mental illness Denver is both target and hero in the areas of homelessness and mental illness. "Target" because of sweeps to make people pick up their survival gear and move away from certain public thoroughfares. "Hero" because some recent developments offer hope to those who struggle with these issues. There are three new shelters are north http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2018/01/colorado-implementing-new-care-options.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-1461690875816197345Wed, 08 Nov 2017 12:59:00 +00002017-11-08T08:51:47.356-07:00 Denver, Colorado is struggling with serving the needs of our vulnerable populations. In many ways we do an excellent job; see Denver initiative to move chronically homeless people into housing shows “promising” early results. In other ways we could do better; Denver has a "camping ban" which is designed to keep the city clean and safe and welcoming to residents and visitors. However, http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2017/11/if-we-are-great-country-then-let-us.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angel)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3417025829264525010.post-3341737960335037672Tue, 21 Mar 2017 15:59:00 +00002017-04-20T18:08:24.136-06:00 Prison closure is about humane treatment, not prisoners as income generators The Denver Post's February 26, 2017, article about the Burlington, CO. prison closure focuses on the prison as a source of revenue. This blogger's perspective is that it's a humane action that frees up funds for other projects. Thank you to Governor Hickenlooper. Naturally the city of Burlington needs a boost. The http://angelstreehouse1.blogspot.com/2017/03/incorrect-focus-on-closed-prison-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Angel)0