We have arrived safely at the the end of this week and all of a sudden we are in October! How time flies!
Let me show you a postcard and tell you about the highlights of this week. First the postcard:
It comes from Japan, the west of Japan to be precise. It is a Maxi card featuring "Mother, Child and Midwife" from 1990. On the back is the following information: 'A 62 yen postage stamp will be issued on October 5, 1990 commemorating International Confederation of Midwives 22nd International Congress.'
Miha, who sent the card, says it was very hot for the time of year (she posted it on the 1st of September). She writes it is 36 degrees C and she doesn't remember a summer this hot.
The stamps on the back are very colourful:
My Google translate doesn't do Japanese so I'm only guessing at the subjects. It might have been the 1976 Summer Olympics in Canada where Japan did quite well in gymnastics.
Where were we. Oh yes, I came back from my travels on Saturday and my friend K and A were waiting for me in Granada. We went for lunch at a Hotpot restaurant. They had eaten in a similar restaurant in Malaga and wanted me to have that experience.
They put two or three types of broth in the middle and then you order meat or veggies to cook in the broth. It's a sort of Chinese fondue
The above photo is from the Internet but we had two different types of broth.
And of course eating with chopsticks is tricky so the whole process takes ages. It was a laugh and the food was surprisingly tasty.
The meat had been sliced super thin and was really lovely. We also had meat balls and shrimp paste as well as vegetables and udon noodles. All in all a veritable feast!
Ronnie the cat has missed me terribly and is very 'clingy' and at the same time a bit weary of my friend's dog (a very calm and sweet dog).
Ronnie lying by my legs while I watch tv:
Have a lovely weekend,
Lisca
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