Hello lovely peeps,
It's Friday Smiles where we share the smiles and silver linings we have experienced this week. My week has been excellent. Lots of smiles, although I must confess I usually forget to take pictures.
Let me start with my postcard for this Friday:
It comes of course from Bremen. In the right hand corner there is a small map of Germany where you can see where Bremen is on the map.
Bremen is an interesting city. It is a Hanseatic city A centuries old trade agreement. Click on the link if you want to know more. In modern times it means (for me at least) that the car number plates of Bremen inhabitants have HB on them (Hansestadt Bremen).
Bottom left you see some farm animals on top of each other. They are called the Town musicians of Bremen. It tells the story of four ageing domestic animals, who after a lifetime of hard work are neglected and mistreated by their former masters. Eventually, they decide to run away and become town musicians in the city of Bremen. Contrary to the story's title the characters never arrive in Bremen, as they succeed in tricking and scaring off a band of robbers, capturing their spoils, and moving into their house. Full story here.
The stamps on the card are very cute:
The large stamp shows baby raccoons. And the smaller stamp is clearly labelled 'phlox'.
What have I been up to?
I've been busy in the kitchen and this week I managed for the first time to make a traditional Spanish tortilla! I made it in the pan and successfully flipped it too. I got the thumbs up from my Spanish friends.
The local photoclub, of which I am a member, organised an exhibition in the little hermitage in the village:
Someone took my picture as I was looking at the photos:
Then the local priest came to officially 'open' the exhibition. Here he is (with blue scarf and leather jacket) with the photoclub members:
That is all from me. I have some funnies though for you at the end.
Enjoy your weekend,
Hugs,
Lisca
6 comments:
Bremen indeed is a nice place. I just wonder about the stamps! Our little post-office has the same all over.
Chapeau on flipping that tortilla!
Thank you for the smiles. I keep my PJs on under my jeans when I´m off soon!
The popcorn made me giggle - have a great Friday, hugs
Your funnies made me chuckle...round here one of the schools put a letter out to the parents asking them not to turn up to school wearing their pyjamas!! As if lol.
Hugs,
Annie x
Hi Lisca, you must have quite a collection of postcards by now. Love the stamp too. I've had my pyjamas on nearly all week as I got back with a stinker of a cold but improving each day. Wishing you a happy weekend. Hugs Angela xXx
Dear Lisca, many years ago (in the 1980s) I was very close to Bremen, in the artists' village of Worpswede. But I didn't get to Bremen itself. It's a shame, but maybe I'll manage it sometime. I've always liked the Bremen Town Musicians.
Your tortilla looks super tasty!
Thanks for your funnies - great! Luckily I didn't look like that after I refilled the birdfeeders 😂
And thank you for your lovely comment on the previous post and for your belated birthday wishes. It was the 63rd (because I am 60 years older than my 3-year-old grandson 😉) But I think life at 60+ is quite good. (Except for a few age-related aches and pains. Those are obviously part of it... With or without substitooths 😁)
All the best from Austria, Traude
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Very nice postcard from Bremen, dear Lisca. Never been there but I know Bremen for it´s soccer club Werder Bremen. -And as usal very funny jokes you showed us.
Have a good time and all the best
Violetta
Hi Lisca. Sorry I am so very late visiting. But I got to see this post and today's so tat was a bonus. I smiled at your coffee today. My boys are like that but Chris and I never drink it. We are only into tea, and the occasional herbal infusion. But to each his own...
ell done on your tortilla. It looks splendid. I used to have a proper pan for flipping it but one of my boys made it his own. I am going to dash out to catch a sunset on camera. Kate x
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