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One of the herb ladies at the Ljubljana Farmers Market. |
| More bags of herbs for sale. |  |
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Malena displays her Slovenian goods at the Farmers Market. In the basket in the front are painted eggs. Different regions in the country use certain colors and designs . The eggs in the picture are red/ white, blue/white and green/white. Some eggs were colored with blue and red and white. They put geometric or flower designs on the eggs, which may or may not be real eggs. The eggs that are painted black and red are more expensive because they are traditionally real egg shell. They are painted in the eastern area of Slovenia along the Hungarian, Romanian and Croatian borders. Eggs having a heart are the most prized. |
| Slovenian replica beehive panels can be seen on the right
side of this picture. Each panel is painted with either a scene of
traditional life in Slovenia or a depiction of an old saying. For
example; two women in a river each pulling on the leg of a man's pair of
pants are fighting over a man . Farmers used these painted
panels to identify and decorate their hives.
Malena and her husband also sold noise makers made from wood, multi-colored pine cone type designs which are used as Easter palms and clocks that are painted in old world designs influenced by Italian and Austrian art. |
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Djana and Brzenka are the two hairdressers who cut and colored
Nancy's hair. They work in shop that is on Slovenska Street near the Nama
department store, a great bookstore(where you can buy English
newspapers and books), and the main post office.
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| In mid April, Henry worked with scientists from the
Universities of Vienna and Ljubljana. They are studying the role of
free radicals in the delignification of wood. Pictured next to Henry (left
to right) are Pongsak Lamaipis (UV), Crtomir Tavzes (UL), and Karin
Fackler (UV).
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Zoran Arsov, Janez Strancar and Tilen Koklic of the EPR Center, calibrating the instrument used to determine the osmolality of a solution. |
| Henry is in his usual position in front of the Bruker Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Spectrometer. |  |
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This bicycle was parked near the guardhouse at the Institute. The handlebars are under the seat and turning is achieved by shifting the weight. |
| In April,Henry's long time friend Ray Purdom from North Carolina came for a visit. Here he is in his room at Pri Mraku after a long trip by plane and train to Ljubljana. Ray had been up for two days and still knew his name. A little champagne to toast his arrival helped to prepare him for bed. Ray rode the train from Munich, Germany and saw the Alps and Salzburg before darkness descended. |  |
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On Monday, April 23 Henry and Nancy contacted Gaspar Zvan who works for National Car Rental and has helped us make arrangements for several rental cars Gaspar will finish his second year studying criminology at the university in May. |
| Gaspar is entering information on our rental car into the computer. We usually rented a Fiat Punto, but with the Flachskams they upgraded us to a big Honda Civic. |  |
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Zoran and Ray are talking about North Carolina. Zoran's sister had gone to school at Davidson College, which Ray and Henry had visited many years ago when they were deciding on which college to attend. Ray lives in Winston-Salem, NC and works in Greensboro, NC. |
| Marjana Nemed keeps the lab running. She performs experiments, makes solutions for other experimenters, and orders supplies. |  |
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Pavle Cevc is checking out some new equipment. . Pavle prepared a great supper for us in March. He used a grill that he had recently completed to roast steak and chicken. He also had made some very tasty red peppers in oil and vinegar. Nancy claims that they are among her taste favorites of Slovenian foods. |
| Pavle regularly visits the US to perform research at an EPR laboratory at Dartmouth University. |  |
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Henry and I wanted Ray and Susan to meet Marjeta and Erik. So at the recommendation of Marjeta we took everyone to dinner at Pri Kirnu on Monday April 23,2001. |
| This discussion concerns the composition of the brandy served before the meal. We were given small glasses of peach brandy which has a distinctive yet delicate flavor. |  |
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Nancy wanted to show the outside of this gostilna. We travelled about 10 km from Ljubljana into a farm area. The towns are so compact that sometimes it is difficult to spot the tidy restaurants. |
| Gostilna Pri Zoornjem Kirnu |  |
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The curtains were so pretty that Nancy wished she had some for our kitchen. Marjeta, Erik and Susan are enjoying their meal. |
| Ray was expounding on some exciting subject for Marjeta and Henry. Actually, we think he had just tried the peach liquor . |  |
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Henry and Ray are showing off their trout Marjeta, Erik and Nancy had some very good steaks, which turned out to be horse. Susan also had the tasty trout that probably came from the Soca River. |
| Susan, Erik, and Marjeta discussed a wide range of topics during the meal.. Erik is trained as a physicist, but is working with his government and foreign countries to protect patents. He and Marjeta have been very interested in the politics of their nation and encourage everyone to be vigilant and active in their country's government and to exercise their voting rights. Marjeta is also very active in biophysics and regularly collaborates with scientists from Italy, Austria, Croatia, and the United States. |  |
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A post-meal group picture with only Nancy unprepared for the picture. We had a wonderful visit and a delicious meal. |
| Nancy, Henry and Kirn. Nancy is always at her happiest when surrounded by men. |  |