Greetings from Senj, Croatia
If you'd need a recommendation for your next trip
It’s the weekend, which means: postcards from the olden days are coming. Enjoy, if you will, these from beautiful Senj (Segna, or Zengg) in present-day Croatia:
Another thing about Senj is the youth novel, The Outsiders of Uskoken Castle (trans. 1967), written by exiled Kurt Kläber in 1941 (which we’re reading with my daughters these days, hence the inspiration); the original title was Die rote Zora und ihre Bande.
I think your daughters are very lucky. I recently saw a random post on Twitter from a Dad who had promised his son a dollar for every book he read. The Dad is now out of pocket to the tune of $120 and the son thinks he has won the bargain. The Dad hower, is delighted and said he reckons it is the best investment he has ever made. Long live books!
Jealously. Creating it is a novel way to make friends on Substack :)