Any Major Dude…..
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Author: ziggyseamstress
I'm an artist, a gardener, a seamstress and an adventure seeker. I started this blog to share my ideas on sewing, crafting and gardening but it has turned into more of a travelogue than anything else! I love traveling, photography and sharing my adventures. I hope you enjoy reading about them and I delight in your comments. Thank you for checking it out!
Xé òm, baby!
Wow. When Hanoi holds a flea market, Hanoi holds a flea market….but first you gotta get there…. I found out about it on Hanoi Grapevine – a website I’d signed onto to keep up with current art events and such. So I caught a taxi just outside my place and showed the driver the address, which I’d written down. It took forever to get there. … Continue reading Xé òm, baby!
Crosstown Traffic
Back in the….60’s?…70’s?….sometime way back then…..there was a safe driving ad campaign on American television called “Watch Out for the Other Guy”. Basically it was just a good driving tip saying, in effect “Be aware of what’s going on around you while you’re driving – Watch out for the other guy.” Common sense, right? Here in Hanoi, they have the same philosophy…..but in reverse….or…sideways….or something. … Continue reading Crosstown Traffic
Just an observation…of sorts
I hadn’t realized it until yesterday. I moved into an apartment yesterday afternoon and saw my face in a mirror for the first time in almost three weeks. Mirrors on bathroom walls aren’t common here. I have a small mirror I use to deal with the occasional….uh….minor facial…er…flaw…..ahem…..but seeing my entire face? No, not in three weeks. It honestly was sort of a shock. And … Continue reading Just an observation…of sorts
Go, go Godzilla!
I have this old movie poster at home (actually, I have it in storage at my daughter’s house right now, but…..). It’s one of my favorite art pieces that I hang on my walls. I got it at a Southern California (where else?) thrift store. Mike reminded me of this poster the other day after we’d been in a classroom with a bunch of kids. … Continue reading Go, go Godzilla!
Ch ch ch ch changes….
Well, the whole ‘Culture Shock’ thing has been an interesting adventure in and of itself. I was side-swiped. I think I’ve turned a corner, though, finally. It’s the whole ‘expectations’ thing, you know? You’d think I’d have learned that lesson by now, but no, apparently not. I had this picture in my head of what it would be like here….and it is that way to … Continue reading Ch ch ch ch changes….
360° from the rooftop
Mike’s got this great feature on his camera that will take panoramic shots – he climbed up on the roof of the six story building we’re living in and shot this 360°. Cool, huh?! Continue reading 360° from the rooftop
Discombobulation
It’s planned. It’s gotta be a plan. Organized inconsistency. Organized chaos. Organized confusion. Whatever you want to call it, only the Vietnamese are in on it. They are the organizers! If they’re not in on it, how could they function in their daily lives? Okay, so….You’re in your neighborhood and you figure, “I’ll just walk around this block and come right back here where I … Continue reading Discombobulation
Sensory Bombardment / Sensory Overload
Grocery shopping in Hanoi…..wow……geez, I’m sitting here just laughing…..out of sheer exhaustion……! It’s……..I don’t even know where to start….. Let me back up a bit…..I’d stayed at the hotel in the Old Quarter for 5 days, but obviously I couldn’t stay at a hotel forever, so Mike suggested I stay at his place until I get a job and find a place of my own. … Continue reading Sensory Bombardment / Sensory Overload
Food
After 20-some years of being a vegetarian then a pescetarian, I recently ‘broke veg’. It happened a little more than a month ago while Mike was still in California. I was at his house. We’d had a drink or……two……and he was eating something that smelled delicious. I asked what it was and he said something like, “Shrimp wrapped in bacon and smothered in yummy sauce…”…..or … Continue reading Food
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