A Postcard A Day - Tuesday 23 August 2022 - T for beautiful door

 

Hello lovely ladies, How are you all? We are traveling at the moment. We should be on our way across Spain to get to the north coast where we will catch the ferry that will take us to England. 

For that reason I have scheduled this post as I don't know if I will be able to write anything on Monday evening.

First of all I would like to show you a postcard of a most impressive door. I love doors and windows and this one certainly is a beauty! 

The card comes from Germany and the building is called Haus zum Stockfisch. It is found in Erfurt, right in the center of Germany:

Wikipedia writes:

The Haus zum Stockfisch is an important Renaissance town house at Johannesstraße 169 in the old town of Erfurt . It was acquired by the city at the beginning of the 20th century and has since been used as a museum, since 1974 it has been the seat of the City Museum T

The site of today's building, outside the actual old town core , but still within the city fortifications , was already occupied in the Middle Ages with presumably ephemeral predecessor buildings. In 1606 these were acquired by the woad dealer (Don't know what 'woad' is? I didn't either. I'll explain further down) Paul Ziegler , who then had the Stockfisch house built here until 1607 using the older cellar facilities . Since the use of the name Zum Klein and Großer Stockfisch can already be proven in the previous buildings, it can be assumed that their names were simply adopted for the new building.

Dyer 's woad ( Isatis tinctoria ), Pastel or German indigo is a biennial plant of the cruciferous family (Brassicaceae). It is native to western Asia but has been cultivated in Europe as a dye plant since the Iron Age. Indigo (indigo blue) was obtained from woad.

Due to the early death of the builder, the outbreak of the Thirty Years' War and last but not least the loss of importance of the woad trade as a result, the interior work on the house dragged on until the late 17th century. In 1697 it was sold by the builder's family to Georg Heinrich and Johann Heinrich Gerstenberg , and in the 18th century there were frequent changes of ownership, during which the interior was also changed in baroque forms. Converted into a factory in 1836, it was initially used to produce leather goods, then coats. It was later used as a wine wholesaler.

The city of Erfurt bought the building in 1905 and used it to house various offices and exhibitions. From 1947 to 1965 it was the seat of the Natural History Museum. In the second half of the 20th century, three major renovations took place - in 1957, 1992-1994 and finally in 1998, during which the color scheme from the time of construction could also be reconstructed on the basis of findings. The City Museum has used the entire building since 1974.

The stamps are the usual pretty flowers. I have quite a collection of all different flowers.

What has been going on in the K household? If you have read my Friday blog, then you will know that we have celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary. We had a lovely day. Our friend Dian had brought us a Sacher torte. I have already posted a photo on Friday, but here is a different one:

It was the 15th of August, which in southern Europe is a national holiday, so most places were closed. We really wanted to go out for lunch, and we found a table at the hotel on the edge of our village,

 where we had a really lovely meal!

In the below photo, we sat right at the end wall. (Outside was too hot)

Of course today is T for Tuesday, so a drink is in order. Hubby's soft drink is poured into his glass and my white wine is just about visible behind the bottle. 

Hubby fancied a chicken burger, but still can't eat bread. So he asked if they could leave the bread off. They surprised him by making some delicious potato wedges, which went down very well!

The hotel is an old mill that they have refurbished. The old floor has been preserved by building a glass floor over it. It is quite spectacular.

There is coffee in the above photo, so an extra entry to the T-Party, hosted by Elizabeth and Bluebeard. Please join us if you have a drink or drink reference to share.

On Monday we will have left on our trip to England. First we travel to the north of Spain, to Santander, where we catch a ferry to the UK. The ferry takes  a day and a night and some. The trip to the north of Spain is 9 driving hours but we are taking it easy and have two stops on the way. 

So the next few blogs (if any) will be short, as we will be staying in a caravan on a campsite. The only internet will be the data on my phone, so I don't know if I can write, let alone post anything. I might not be able to link either (or comment).

Wishing everyone a happy Y-Day,

Keep smiling,

Hugs,

Lisca