Clare and I first met in Istanbul, she saved me from that period where my new school 'forgot' to find me an apartment until just before the students arrived for the new year.
She took me in as that creature who slept on the couch. It was one of my happiest periods of time over in Istanbul actually but you can see from the laughter captured in this photograph that she's excellent company.
As for the photograph ... there was this mirror column in the middle of Middelheim open-air stature park here in Antwerpen.
I left New Zealand mid-2003, bound for Istanbul and a new lif. After two years, a Belgian guy lured me into his world, deep in the heart of Europe. For a long time I was an in-process immigrant. One day we married. These days it's about photography, a little red wine and wandering ... and so the journey goes.
If Ms. Clare's expression is a reflection of yours, as I'm sure it must have been, I'm so happy you both had such fun!!!!!
ReplyDeleteShe looks really happy - but that mirror bit makes the photo look rather like a "Beam me up, Scotty" image! :) xo
ReplyDeleteThank you, Barbara. Clare's just one of those special people who are a pleasure to hang out with. We did have so much fun.
ReplyDeleteThe mirror was extraordinarily interesting in my wee head, Tara. It was the 3rd of 3 interesting mirrors in the park that day :)
wow, it is Istanbul Clare. She looks fantastic. Give her my love. I'll always remember her face when we both saw where that yummy white cheese came from. Two vegies seeing the cheese wrapped in a raw cow hide.....eeewwwww!
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