Hello lovely peeps, Happy Boxing Day to you!
I have lots of smiles for you today, beginning with a lovely postcard:
It was a postcard sent by my friends Maggie and Alister when you were staying in Colmar. It of course is a beautiful alter piece by Nicolas de Haguenau and his workshop.
The info on the back of the card reads this:
The French info on the card reads:
Issenheim Altarpiece, circa 1512-1516.
Saint Augustine and Guy de Guers, Saint Anthony, two offering bearers, Saint Jerome, Christ the Saviour, and twelve apostles.
Polychrome wood (linden) sculptures.
What an amazing work of art! All out of wood!
The stamp is also a work of art. I can't find any information about it on the Internet I'm afraid. And I don't recognise this painting (if that is what it is).
Enough of that. I still owe you he remaining photo of my Córdoba trip (see Tuesday):
This was a beautiful nativity scene at the Cajasol building:
The above gate is the Puerta del Puente.
It wasn't very big. Everything was really miniture, like dolls houses.
They are existing streets in historic Cordoba.
Above is Mother Mary with the Christchild and the street is called Calleja de las Flores.
People that know Cordoba will recognise these streets.
These steps are called the Cuesta del Bailío.
How was your Christmas? My Christmas was wonderful.
On Christmas Eve I invited my friend Dian to have mulled wine and mince pies and we put the world to right as they say.
My sister had left me some presents which I opened while having coffee. I did quite a lot of messaging on my phone and my son videocalled me from Italy. I cooked a turkey dinner and watched some tv.
I'll leave it at that and find you some Christmas funnies to smile at.
Happy Boxing Day,
Lisca
4 comments:
Good to hear that you enjoyed your Christmas!
I llike all your funnies…. mae at maefood.blogspot.com
Our Christmas Day was quiet also this year, but that was a nice thing. It sounds like you had a wonderful holiday. I loved being able to sleep as late as I wanted to also. :) Wow, that is an amazing miniature nativity scene. The artist is really amazing to work on such a small scale yet create such details. I would have enjoyed seeing that. And the wood carving in your postcard is pretty amazing too. Thanks for the funnies, and I hope you have a wonderful weekend ahead. I'm guessing there is no Boxing Day in Spain? hugs-Erika
Hi Lisca, you're right there aren't many people posting today. We had a nice quiet Christmas day too with some friends. Love the postcard and the stamp and that's an interesting mativity scene too. I can't say our two schnauzerts actually kiss like that but they do like each other and are cuddled up on ther soffa together at the moment. Thanks for the funnies. I smiled at the nurse's decoration as I am sat here watching 'Carry on Doctor' at the moment, they don't make funny films like that anymore. Take care and have a nice day. Hugs Angela xXx
hi just checking if you got my christmas card for some reason most of my cards did not get received thanks
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