A Postcard A Day - Tuesday 16 March 2021 - T for

 Hello lovely ladies,

Here I am again. I've got an interesting postcard for you this week. It comes from Hongkong, and it features a map. It does not say what the map is showing. I must assume it is Hongkong. The names on the map are such small print that i cannot read them (and I don't have a magnifying glass at hand). I must admit that all the names are written in Italian. Could it be an Italian island? Isquia near Naples? The mystery remains.

The quote at the bottom is also a mystery as it is written in very bad English! The back of the card does not reveal anything. 

The sender of the card writes about the Qipao, the national dress of Chinese women. (See stamp)

 

She writes that the qipao can be made of different materials but is typically made of silk.

Aren't the stamps beautiful!

I'm sorry that I was AWOL last week, but I spent 5 days in hospital with my husband who has had surgery of his colon, and then had some complications. I just wanted to be with him. No visits were allowed, but I managed to gain access and was allowed to stay for 5 days, after testing negative for Covid. However, I was not allowed to leave the room (again, because of Covid). That was fine by me. A friend had lent me a thin roll-up mattress, and I slept on the floor. Fortunately he had a private room, but the ward was full and there were no spare beds.

Hubby is home now since a few days and he is doing really well. 

He still has his catheter (just about visible in the photo) which will come out on the 1st of April (No joke) and he has lost a lot of weight but it is oh so good to have him home again!

What else can I tell you about the last few days? 

My amaryllis is flowering for the second time. A second shoot appeared at the bottom and slowly grew into the above beauty.

As this is Elizabeth and Bluebeard's T-Party, I need a qualifier: 

One of my meals I cooked for myself when hubby was in hospital. It has a glass of wine with it.

I also made some scones in my Remoska pan (a sort of little oven in a pan):

They were delicious with butter and jam. I ate one and the other three are in the freezer.

My neighbor's son Angel helped us get some sacks of almond shells down from storage.

As you can see the weather is gorgeous. But there is some snow forecast over the weekend, so we want the stove to be ready. We do light it in the evening though. But now we are prepared for a weekend by the fire.

Last week I mentioned that a friend of ours, Juan, was coming to install the stove. He had to make a hole in the wall for the chimney pipe.

Then he closed the hole and painted it.

Then continue the pipework on the outside. Here he is putting the bracket on. The last piece of pipe was inserted from the terrace above.

 

I don't think I've got anymore to show you. 

Here is a photo of me in my apron outside our house.

And this photo i took yesterday on my way to the gym. 

Just to show you that spring is on its way!

(The building in the background is the local elementary school).

And last but not least, I thought this Oxymoron Museum was quite good.

Wishing everyone a very happy T-Day,

Stay safe,

Hugs,

Lisca