Hello lovely peeps. It has been one of those weeks where nothing seems to have happened, but there is always a postcard to show you, so I'll start with that.
It comes to me from Finland, from someone called Michaela, who is a vegetarian and loves cooking and watching tv. She has sent me these cabin windows. Very rustic. I like images of doors and windows.
The stamps are fun:
The large one is part of a series celebrating Valentine's Day and friendship.
Sorry the resolution is not very good. It's the only image I could find.
In many countries Valentine's Day is also known as Friends' Day, so this is what the stamps represent.
Here is Spain (and all over the world) International Women's Day was celebrated on the 8th of March. In Italy women gift or send their female friends a sprig of mimosa.
I have sent all my Italian friends the above photo as I couldn't send the real thing. In Spain, this doesn't seem to be the tradition, but the local Women's Association had organized a walk and activities afterwards.
I didn't participate as I had promised I would be at church and the walk was 10 km and I wasn't sure I would be able to cope with that. I still feel very tired.
I have been enjoying quiet evenings watching tv by the fire. On Channel 4 there is an Italian detective series with a female detective called Lolita Lobosco, which I am enjoying very much.
It is set in Bari, the 'heel' of Italy and the environment is very familiar to me although I never actually lived in Bari.
My friends Kim and Andy came for lunch this week and he installed the new, and more powerful router I had bought for my Starlink internet connection. I live on the bottom floor of four floors. The receiver is on the top floor, so I need another router/booster to get a good signal in my flat.
I'm enjoying my audio books. With Audible I get one book per month included in my membership plus several 'freebies'. While waiting for my monthly book, I read this freebie, which is another 'cozy' mystery.
As I mentioned before, I don't really like cozy mysteries and this one was no exception. A group of lifelong friends, all in their sixties, meet regularly in a coffee shop. One of the friends is suffering from a brain tumor. The latest new treatment is too expensive for her and the friends conspire to get the money for her treatment by stealing a precious jewel from a local dignitary who many years ago killed one of their friends by pushing her off the terrace. He was never prosecuted and the 'girls' are also out for revenge.
OK, the plot is quite good and there are many twists, but it just isn't my genre. I have now finished it and I am starting a book by Robert Godard (Take no Farewell).
I'm going to join Elizabeth and Bluebeard at T for Tuesday so here is my drink, I just photographed while having my dinner:
It's French rosé and I was having my dinner in front of the fire.
That's it from me today.
Happy T-Day all,
Lisca
2 comments:
That's a cool postcard Lisca. I like the frost on the windows as it reminds me how cold Finland can be. And I like the stamps too. I don't think I even knew it was International Woman's Day except by looking on the internet. It's kind of sad, actually. And your dinner in front of the fire looks lovely. What a nice background to a meal. I marked that Robert Goddard mystery you mentioned and when I finish my present reads I am going to read it. I hope you have a great T day. hugs-Erika
Lisca, I like cozy mysteries, too. I have been reading a couple of tea shop mysteries series by two different authors. I like doors, too. I even have a doors Pinterest board. LOL. Your yellow flowers photo is gorgeous! Happy T Day.
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