Hello lovely peeps,
Is it as hot over yours as it is here? I hope not. We are having an exceptionally hot summer. I can really feel the global warming already.
Well, I have a postcard to cool you down:
It was sent to me by Scott, who lives in Oak Ridge,Tennessee. He posted this in an envelope and also wrote me a letter, in which he tells me that he is working as a secretary at the local Democratic Party. The postcard features the Arboretum of the University of Tennessee.
The stamps on the envelope are stunning. There are six in total. The first four are these:
They are beautiful flowers. A stamp website explains more about these:
A new series of low denomination stamps will debut in 2024. Each stamp will showcase a different flower design: 1-cent fringed tulip, 2-cent daffodils, 3-cent peonies, 5-cent red tulips and 10-cent poppies and coneflowers. Photographer Harold Davis combines innovative technology with digital painting and photographic techniques to arrive at his unique floral designs.
Also on the same envelope are two more stamps:
On the left is John Lewis. I had to look this man up as I had never heard of him. The USPS website writes: A key figure in some of the most pivotal moments of the Civil Rights Movement, John Lewis was the face of the Nashville Student Movement, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, an original Freedom Rider, and one of the keynote speakers at the historic 1963 March on Washington. Even in the face of hatred and violence, Lewis remained resolute in his commitment to what he liked to call “good trouble.”
Devoted to equality and justice for all Americans, Lewis spent more than 30 years in the U.S. House of Representatives steadfastly defending and building on key civil rights gains that he helped achieve in the 1960s. He was a staunch and unwavering believer in and advocate for nonviolent protests. The recipient of more than 50 honorary degrees, he was called a “saint” by Time magazine and “the conscience of the Congress” by his colleagues.
The lady on the right is Ruth Bader Ginsburg. CNN writes:
The late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be honored with a new postage stamp in 2023, the US Postal Service announced Monday.
Ginsburg, a longtime liberal member of the high court who died at age 87 in 2020, will be featured on a forever stamp that shows an oil painting of her “facing the viewer in her black judicial robe with an intricate white collar,” USPS said in a statement. Such collars came to be an iconic part of the late justice’s wardrobe.
“After beginning her career as an activist lawyer fighting gender discrimination, Justice Ginsburg became a respected jurist whose important majority opinions advancing equality and strong dissents on socially controversial rulings made her a passionate proponent of equal justice and an icon of American culture,” the statement said.
What an amazing woman!
What have I been doing this week? Last week my eldest son came to visit with his wife and two boys (see Friday's blog) and I drove them back to the coast, before they got their flight on Sunday. On the way back I broke my journey (I don't really like driving long distances on my own) at an English restaurant for some fish & chips:
I substituted the chips for a salad. There is a nearly empty glass of alcohol free beer, which will be my 'ticket' for the T-Party hosted by Elizabeth and Bluebeard.
On Saturday we got together for Intercambio where English speakers practice their Spanish and Spanish practice their English. A new couple have joined us since a few months. They come from Barcelona. Normally we would go for a drink after the session, but this time they had their daughter with them and they proposed to go to a nice restaurant and invited me along.
The entrance had a beautiful flower bush with orange flowers. I think it's a trumpet vine, but not sure.
We had baked potatoes, for which this place is famous. But we also had some grilled meat but I didn't take photos. (I forgot).
I took a photo of my breakfast this morning:
You can see the envelope with the beautiful stamps lying next to my plate. I had toast with avocado and an egg.
That's it from me today. 
I sincerely hope they're not biting. Luckily we don't have a problem here. It's too dry. Mosquitos need water and it's too dry here.
Happy T-Day,
Lisca
10 comments:
Cool me down. 16C here...
Nice there were (...) politicians like that. Look at what we have now...
The inviation sounds fun! Hmmm, Barcelona! I talked so much to the people building the Frankfurt tram there! Thank you for the memory.
Hahaha. Yes. All mosquitoes are here. They eat me up. Ate. Too cold to be outside now...
Anyhows, happy T-Day!
Great postcard to cool me down 😊. Loving the postage stamps too, so interesting. Sounds like you had a wonderful time with your family and wishing you a very Happy T Day! Hugs, Jo x
Dear Lisca,
these are wonderful stamps – and two of them feature such fascinating personalities! I didn’t know either of them before, but I think the world really needs more dedicated people like them again. 🌍✨
I’m glad your eldest son and his family finally managed to visit – I also read your Friday post 😊 What a joy that the meeting finally worked out! Your grandsons have grown so much – especially the older one, who is even taller than his dad! And taking a fish-and-salad break during such a long drive was a very smart idea. 🐟🥗
Here in Austria, the summer isn’t nearly as hot. We had a heatwave at the beginning, but now we’ve had a “cool wave with occasional rain” for quite a while. Today, however, the sun is shining and the temperatures are just lovely – exactly the kind of summer I like. They say another heatwave may come in August... but we’ll see.
Sending love from Austria,
Traude
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I enjoyed reading about your postcard and those stamps. I try not to get political but right now we need some more democratic influences like Ruth Bader GInsburg in the US. I hope you had a super visit with your son, and it looks like you had a nice week. Your breakfast looks tasty too. I like avocado toast a lot. Have a super T day and week ahead. hugs-Erika
Unfortunately, Ruth Bader Ginsburg cast a big shadow on her legacy by staying on at the Supreme Court and not resigning in time. Now we have a big mess with too many conservative judges kowtowing to the current president.
Hopefully your heat will break soon. So far we have had a mellow summer which I prefer, but for the last couple days it has started to heat up and there are some hot days ahead. Happy T day!
Thanks for sharing those two uplifting figures! Aloha. Nice photos <3
I love ❤️ the snow card, thank you 😊 🙏
The stamps are great, lovely photos and the fish and chips looks delicious.
Carola Bartz is exactly right about RBG. She was wonderful — until she wasn’t.
Those flower stamps are so pretty. I-have seen ones like that before. Your food looks delicious. Sorry to be late wishing you a happy t day.
Two inspirational figures, John Lewis and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She may have stayed on the Supreme Court a little past her sell by date, but she did a lot of great things to push equality for women. Your food pictures are making me very hungry. Happy T Day
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