Hello lovely girls,
How are you all? Here we are again to share our smiles of the week. I've been a busy girl and have lots to smile about.
Not least of all my postcard for today:
The card comes from France, from a place called Agen.
The commune of Agen is the prefecture of the Lot-et-Garonne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, southwestern France. It lies on the river Garonne 135 kilometres southeast of Bordeaux. Wikipedia
Agen is the "capital of the prune", a local produce sold as a sweet (stuffed with prune purée) or as an after-dinner delight (prunes soaked in Armagnac – a type of brandy). Every September, the Prune festival organizes rock concerts, circuses and prune tasting.
On the card you can see the drying and sorting of the prunes.
The stamp is very beautiful:
It shows a vegetable garden. And the names of fruits and vegetables are scattered al around the outside border of the stamp. (I'm sure this bit will have a special name but I don't know it).
I haven't been to see my own garden for a while (It's not near my house), but I have enjoyed all the blossom on the trees in our village.
We are having strange weather. Some days it's sunny and warm, other days there is storm, rain and, on the mountains, snow.This is the view from my window. There is snow on the mountain.
My cleaner came on Wednesday and she cleaned all the windows:
Yes, that does make me smile.
Another smile is that I have got new routers in the house (for Internet). Because my house is over 4 floors I have two routers.
This nice young man came to place them and install them. If you look carefully my new router looks like a beaker of yoghurt. (The guy is holding it) My previous one was flat and hung on the wall by my desk. This one is cylindrical and stands on top of my computer. Strange...
This morning (I'm writing this on Thursday) I went to a place called Huescar to visit a friend from church who wasn't very well. It was three quarters of an hour's drive. I went with three other people and we also had a walk through the town which is quite pretty. Photos on Tuesday as I haven't got them ready yet.
What else made me smile this week? I was having a drink with friends over the weekend and behind my chair there was a book case and I saw this:
And just to finish I want to show you the rainbow I saw on Sunday morning as I was going to church. I stopped the car to take the photo:
That is all from me.
It's time to visit Annie at A Stitch In Time and share some smiles.
As per usual, I will add some funnies at the end, but for now I'll say:
Take care and have a lovely weekend,
Keep smiling!
Lisca
7 comments:
I love prunes. They used to be my go to snack but they are a bit high in sugar so they are an occasional treat now. It is an interexting card and a lovely stamp.
We have had the mixed weather too, and from the motorway we can just see the snow on Mt Teta I think. I see both you and Angela have seen a rainbow this week. We had a tiny fragment of one but I haven't seen a full arc for ages.
(You aren't linked to Annie's blog, but I saw you on the reading list.) Have a good week. Kate x
Prunes, me too. Looks like another busy week for you. The weather is up and down here too. We had a massive long rainbow too but I couldn't get it in one shot so had to take two photos so well done with your photo. Loving the stamp again this week too. Take care and have a lovely weekend. Hugs Angela xXx
Really nice stamp!
Oh, pic with the white house is very beautiful. You really do have crazy weather, snow!
Nice that you went to visit your friend - the cow is too funny, as are the funnies - Jesus really made me laugh!
Have a happy Friday, hugs
Rainbows on two blogs today....I am being spoilt. I love rainbows so thanks for sharing yours. Prunes remind me of school days....I think thos put me off for life lol
Hugs,
Annie x
Thanks for asking about my mum, she's doing okay. They have started her on some new medication which seems to be working, she's more relaxed and gets less confused. She will be 96 in June xXx
Loving the sheet margins on your stamps recently!
I couldn't resist looking it up...
"The first British stamps came with inscribed ‘sheet margins’ which offered advice for the public about their price and where to place them on a letter.
Rare stamps with sheet margins which include a control number, plate number or printer’s imprint will greatly enhance an item’s value. For example, the highly sought-after Penny Black or Penny Red with a sheet margin might be worth between 50 and 100 per cent more than a normal ‘mint’ example.
However, in most cases, a sheet margin does not have a significant impact on the value of the stamps to which they are attached."
...loving your pictorial margins that add to the stamp picture...
Keren
Beautiful rainbow!
See you Tuesday.
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
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