Hello lovely girls,
Has anyone walked the Appalachian Trail? Or part of it? I received a postcard from Valerie from Virginia who has always wanted to do that, but never got round to it and now it's too late. But she managed to get this card and sent it to me (as I love map cards).
She told me she lives where the red dot is.
Wikipedia says about the trail: The Appalachian Trail, also called the A.T., is a hiking trail in the Eastern United States, extending almost 2,200 miles between Springer Mountain in Georgia and Mount Katahdin in Maine, and passing through 14 states. Wikipedia.
When I sent her a message to thank her, I mentioned that there is such a thing as Walking4fun, where you can walk virtually by entering your total of steps you do each day on the website and the trail of your choice. You will then see photos of that bit of the trail that you have just 'walked'. So Valerie has now registered for that website and we are both going to start to walk the Appalachian Trail tonight (Monday). Isn't that fun.
This is an example from the website. This is not the one I'm (we're) doing.
Sharon (Foxy Stamping) also used to do it. Are you still walking a virtual trail Sharon? Fancy doing the A.T.?
Valerie has used really gorgeous stamps:
The two on the left are about lace making. Beautiful! She knew from my profile that I used to do lace making. And in the same way she knew I love turtles, so there I have my own little turtle on the card. The little 3 cent stamp features a Canada goose and the forever stamp has blue hearts on it. Thank you Valerie.
What have I been doing this week? On Saturday we (my English speaking friends) had a Bible study at somebody's pool side. Of course we also had a bring-and-share lunch afterwards:
I'm showing you this photo because I need a beverage to be able to join Elizabeth and Bluebeard's T-Party. We are drinking Tinto de Verano, which is a bit like Sangria without the fruit. (Sangria is supposed to be Spanish but I have never seen it here).
This is some of the food:
I'm still trying to eat plant based (although I do eat fish) and I made a bean and pasta salad: above in the storage box and below in a bowl:
Remember Carola Bartz made a cherry clafoutis last week? I was a copycat and made one too:
I substituted the cherries for raspberries. Very nice it was too.
On Sunday night I went to the theatre with a few friends. The theatre is in the nearby town of Baza. It's called the Dengra Theatre:
There is also a sort of cloister inside, which you walk along:
Then you get to the theatre which looks like this:
We saw an orchestra of bandurrias, a typical Spanish instrument similar to a mandolin:
The bandurria is a small, pear-shaped, plucked string instrument from Spain, similar to a mandolin, with a tear-drop body, short neck, and 12 steel strings arranged in six double courses. It produces a bright, vibrant sound and is a staple in Spanish folk ensembles.
It was absolutely delightful. Many genres of music.
Then yesterday I met a girl (my friend's daughter's best friend's mother, are you following me?). I had never met her but we hit it off immediately. She has a plant based diet and I wanted to ask her lots of questions but didn't really get round to asking her everything as we were chatting away over a coffee. Then another friend of hers joined us and we had a wonderful time. So I've made two new friends in one day!
That is me done for this Tuesday.
My next blogpost will be on Friday with my sniles of this week.
Happy T-Day all!
Lisca
5 comments:
Yummy food and still t-shirt-weather!
That theatre looks beautiful.
To new friendships - have a great T-Day.
Your meal looks so delicious and perfect for the sunny weather 😊. So lovely to make new friends too. Happy T Day ❤️. Hugs, Jo x
It sounds like fun doing the A.T. virtually with a friend - definitely less exhausting than the "real" thing.
Your raspberry clafoutis looks delicious. The recipe I sent you wasn't for a cherry clafoutis but for raspberries that I used in my clafoutis as well. I'm glad that it worked out well for you. These are very yummy, aren't they?
Not sure you remember Patty from Virginia who used to join us for T each week, but her son hiked the entire trail and he sent photos along the way and told about his adventures, too. You and your pen pal can put in the steps, but remember, Patty's son had no shelter, except his backpack and it rained a lot at certain times of the year. Some of the terrain is quite rugged, too.
Love the lace postage stamps. I believe the Canada Goose is 13 cents, not 3 cents. Nice you have a turtle stamp.
Nice to have your friends to share a meal with. I've never heard of Tinto de Verano, but have had Sangria before. It's definitely a T Day drink. I often make pasta salad, but it's filled with carbs, something I should try to reduce eating. Yours looks yummy with fresh tomatoes. BTW, I see a can of soda, too. After seeing your raspberry clafoutis, I am now very hungry.
I've never heard of a bandurria before, but I'm sure it was a moving performance. And how nice you met two new friends in a day and got to share time with them. Thanks for sharing your week and postcard with us for T this Tuesday, dear friend.
Lovely photos, good food and I love the stamps! Warm greetings from Montreal, Canada.
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