A Postcard A Day - Tuesday 13 July 2021 - T for windows, donkeys and kombucha

Hello lovely ladies,

Here I am again. I have three postcards for you this time as I have got so many to get through. The theme this time is 'windows'.

I am fascinated by windows and doors and I write that in my profile, so I get all sorts from all over the world. This first one comes to me from the Czech Republic. 

Of course it doesn't say where this particular house is, but it is just an interesting photo. We had shutters like that in Italy, so it could be Italy...

The stamp is beautiful and has several birds.

Emberiza Calandra, (corn bunting), emberiza citrinella (matchstick bunting), emberiza schoeniklus (reed bunting), emberiza hortulana (ortolan bunting).

The second postcard is a German house. To be precise, it is a house on an island called Baltrum .

Baltrum is a barrier island off the coast of East Frisia, in Germany. It is located in-between the chain of the seven inhabited East Frisian Islands. Baltrum is the smallest island in this chain by area and inhabitants. They call it the Sleeping Beauty of the North Sea.

It looks very beautiful.

Below you can see it on the map. Baltrum is the fourth island from the left.

The stamp is the usual one with the metro station Marienplatz in Munich.

My third card comes from Russia. It is sent to me by Sacha, who tells me it is minus 1 degree C (30F) on the 22nd of March.

On the side are the words: The Autumntime. The card has all chinese characters on the back. It's an interesting house. I wouldn't like to live on the top floor, as it doesn't look like the kind of house that has an elevator.

The stamps are very pretty. 

As it is T for Tuesday, hosted by Elizabeth and Bluebeard, I will show you one (or more) drinks. It really should be champagne as it is the 8th anniversary of the T-Party. 

I have started making kombucha again. I managed to get a scoby off a friend (scoby is the culture needed to ferment). I ferment sweet tea, when that is ready after about two weeks, I put them in sealable bottles for a second fermentation with raspberries.

This is my second batch. We started drinking the first batch.

That was at supper a few days ago. We had a sandwich with a bit of salad and a melon.

I still go walking three or four mornings a week at 8 in the morning (Yes, I know that is early but it is sooo hot here)

On Saturday we came across a man and his donkey (not unusual here, they still use donkeys for work or carrying stuff)

When he got closer we saw that he had decorated the animal in traditional trimmings (don't know what they are called)

The young lady let me take pictures.

And the donkey didn't care less.

Hubby came back with a bowl of apricots the other day. The were quite ripe, so I decided to make pie filling. 

Then I baked a cake with the recipe of a Dutch appeltaart. (Only in stead of apples, I put apricot puree in) The pastry is butter, sugar and some flour. Very rich.

Yesterday I made another cake as my herman is like a sourdough. I have to use it every ten days.

I had been juicing lots of oranges, so I have been able to grate the zest. I made an orange pecan cake, with an icing made with orange juice and icing sugar. 

In the photo I had just tried it to see if it was OK before giving a quarter to a friend. I don't follow recipes for my Herman cakes. I just add what I think it needs. Anyway, it is delicious and I have already given quite a bit away. Most people are happy to receive is chunk of cake.

That is it from me today. 

Have a lovely week and

Happy T-Day!

Take care,

Lisca