A Postcard A Day - Friday 11 February 2022 - Friday Smiles

 Hello lovely girls,

Here I am again. How are you all? 

I am still in the Netherlands where my mother is recovering from a fall. She is having physiotherapy in a special clinic. I visit her every day and she is improving and really wanting to go home (Probably first week of March).

Today is about the things that made us smile this week. Well, spending time with mum and seeing her improving really puts a big smile on my face.

But of course a happy mail-box also makes me smile. Hubby has photographed the cards that I have received and I decided this cartoon (by Gamid Bailiev) of Paul McCartney is smile-worthy. 

I have always been a Beatle fan, right from the beginning. (Drove my parents crazy). Paul was the bass player of the group and he is left handed, so holds his guitar the other way round. He is also the  author/composer (together with John Lennon) of most of their songs. 

The card comes to me by Daria from Belarus. She has used a very beautiful stamp with an artwork by Marc Chagall.

Marc Chagall was a Russian–French of Belarussian Jewish origin (1887-1985). He took elements of Russian and Belarussian folklore, emerging Russian and French modernism, and did not forget at even one moment to celebrate the visual memory of the Jewish shtetl.

He was born Moishe Shagal and was one of the most longliving artists, falling short of 2 years to be 100 years old. He adopted Russian, and then French citizenship, lived in both countries but also spent almost a decade in the United States, and frequently visited Israel. He experimented with painting, stained glass, tapestries and ceramics. At the same time, he lived through numerous artistic influences and always remained true to himself, to the effect that it’s rare that a Chagall can be taken for the work of someone else.

There is also a sticker on the card. It features a cartoon lion and turtle. Daria writes that it is from a cartoon called 'How the lion and the turtle sang a song'.

One day, while walking, a little Lion named Rrr-meow heard a wonderful song and made friends with Big Turtle, who composed it - At first, they sang this song together several times in different variations, because the Young Lion didn't understand how to sing a song, and Turtle corrected him.

So what have been up to?  

I can't remember what I did on Friday. I was busy doing stuff for my mum. She has been transfered from the hospital to a rehabilition clinic. And has been improving daily.

It's quite comforatble living in mum's apartment. The area she lives in is beautiful. It's a park landscape really.

I have been doing jobs and housework for her in the morning and then at 3 pm I get on public transport to visit her in the clinic. 

She has a gorgeous room. Windows on two sides, a sleeping area and a sitting area. It all looks like a 5 star hotel. Her hairdresser came on Monday and did her hair.

On Tuesday I visited Gouda, which is a ten minute train ride from where mum lives. I will have more photos on my Tuesday blog in a few days time.

My cousin Bert from the north of the country is visiting and we got together with my cousin that lives here.  That was a really special time.

That is it from me. I know I have less collages and not much content, but my mum is doing fine and I have a lot to smile about. Perhaps the biggest smile is the knowledge that I will be going home again on Sunday.

I found a few funnies too this time. (You will see them at the end.)

Now it's time to join Annie at A Stitch In Time. See  you there.

Keep smiling,

Hugs,

Lisca