A Postcard A Day - Friday 8 July 2022 - Friday Smiles

 Hello lovely ladies,

It's Friday again and this week has really flown by. Nothing much has happened this week so I'll start with my postcard.

It is another one of the funny aunties. It comes to me from Finland and pictures the aunties diving into a hole in the ice (Brrrr!).

It's very hot here in Spain and it is good to look at a bit of snow and ice. In Finland they do dive in ice cold water as part of the sauna ritual.

The person that sent it to me is 70 years old and has been a nurse in her professional life, working for the Red Cross Blood Service.

The stamps are lovely and one of them features the aunties hoola-hooping down the stairs.

The aunties were made famous by the illustrator from Finland Inge Löök. I found this info about her on the Internet:

It was in the mid-70s that Inge Löök pseudonym of the artist, real name Ingeborg Lievonen, started working both as a graphic artist and as a gardener. At the same time, she started illustrating books and other printed material as a freelancer for various employers. Today, she feels that her drawing requires the gardening tasks to balance her every day life. When it rains and it’s dark outside it feels fine to stay inside, but not when the sun shines and it’s warm. Everything in life is about balance. It’s a great joy and fortune to do what one really enjoys.

Inge Löök drew the first four images of the aunties in 2003. These illustrations were intended as Valentine’s Day cards, but unexpectedly, the season became quite long. “I couldn’t understand why the cards became so popular and I still have a hard time understanding why two toothless and not so attractive old aunties have become this cherished. With my illustrations, I prefer to explore the inner world of the aunties, as opposed to their outer shell. I prefer to stay with the aunties in the small moments, which they share so well”, Inge Löök explains.

Her inspiration comes from things she has done with her neighbour. Together with her neighbour, Inge Löök has had wine in the tree, they have sailed with a parasol and they have had a picnic under the table. Most of the adventures of the aunties that Inge Löök has drawn show what she in real life has experienced with her neighbour.

Hubby is feeling a lot better and I have lots to smile about. Things are on the up. We went to Granada city this week for another scan, then there is one last scan (a TAC) on the 15th and then we hope to hear when the operation will be. Probably at the end of the month.

What else have we been doing this week? 

On Saturday evening we witnessed the baptism of our friends' son. It was held at the lake and it was a beautiful occasion. We were honoured to be there. As the boy is a minor (he is 15) I have blanked out his face. 

Afterwards there were soft drinks and snacks on the beach.

Another smile for me this week is my cactus. It seems to be having two little 'babies'!

I bought this cactus as a tiny little thing one day at Lidl, and look at it now.

That is all from me this Friday. As per usual, I will put some funnies at the end.

But for now I will say Goodbye and 

Have a lovely weekend,

Keep smiling,

Hugs,

Lisca

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