Hello lovely peeps,
I hope you have all had a lovely Easter weekend, which in most European countries extended into Monday too. (And in the US too?) Not in Spain though. Easter Monday is a normal working day. But don't feel sorry for the Spanish. They have had Holy Week, where many people have the week off and businesses (and shops) close from Thursday.
I'm going to show you an Easter card which I received from one of my dear friends:
It is by artist Hannah Dunnett and depicts a landscape with the words to a famous hymn written through it. The hymn is Thine Be The Glory, which I'm sure most people will have heard, whether or not one is a Christian. I really love it and probably will have it framed. I have had work by this artist framed before but the one I had got 'bleached' by the sun, so now I have another one. Thank you Maggie!
The stamps are these:
With a beautiful Photo of Queen Elizabeth.
I am amazed by the price of postage: 3.15 Pounds Sterling! And I'm complaining it's expensive here, but in England it is obviously even dearer.
I have had a quiet Easter weekend. I had no visitors, and had some lazy sunny days on my own, reading my e-book and listening to my Audible book. Erika (Bioartgirl) got me into audio books and I am a 'convert'. I'm listening at home, doing household chores and outdoors when I walk to the gym or the shops. The book I'm listening to is Black Notice by Joy Ellis.
Read what's it about here. It's 14 and a half hours long. Great! I'm halfway and loving it.
The e-book I'm reading is Bee Speaker:
It's sci-fi, not usually my genre but I'm finding it fascinating. Read about it here.
As I said, I had a quiet weekend. I live in a rural location and I passed a bar with seating outside (The weather has been gorgeous) and there was a group of men, obviously horse riders as they had their horses tied up opposite:
On Sunday our little church decided to have a picnic to celebrate Easter, so we went to a local beauty spot:
There are several bottles of water on the table and a bottle of Aquarius. This is my 'ticket' for the T-Party hosted by Elizabeth and Bluebeard.
The river next to the picnic site was flowing. It is the first time I have seen water in it. Usually it's dry but we have had a bad winter. The waterfall/weir is spectacular:
The picnic site is flanked on the other side by an abandoned village. The villagers used the ancient irrigation channels to water their vegetable gardens, but since they have abandoned the village, the canals have dried up and a lot of the trees have died.
They get dry and get blown over. There were many such trees. One of the things they used to produce was silk but of course also the mulberry trees have died. But many are still there.
A bit further along I spotted a field that was still being cultivated. It had a very unusual scare-crow:
It looks like a shop window mannequin!
That's all from me. I will leave you with a photo of Ronnie:
Lisca
6 comments:
I haven't read any Joy Ellis, but I've had people tell me they like her. This book sounds good. I'm glad you're enjoying the audiobooks too. I really enjoy them too. Especially when you get a good story with a good narrator. And that is a lovely card too. What a pretty view to go along with song's lyrics. And it looks like you had a wonderful Easter Day. We had rain all day on Easter. It made it a quiet day. Not as pretty as your day. I hope you have a super T day and week ahead. hugs-Erika
The Easter card is gorgeous. I love the horses tied up outside the bar. Like being tied up outside the saloon in an old Western movie. Having a picnic with your church family is a lovely way to celebrate Easter. Fun scarecrow. Ronnie is so handsome. Happy T Day
I know the song and also love it. I however was not acquainted with the artwork. Beautiful and meaningful. What a lovely way to spend Easter. Happy T Day.
Easter Monday is a holiday for some here in Toronto, mainly government employees.
It's so crazy when you see people rode to the bar for a drink. It happens about once a year where we live, whichis more nuts because we're in the Inner City! And I love that weir too. Our postage went up because no one sends mail anymore....but every sends parcels so I don't understand that didn't maintain the cost?? #TforTuesday
I was sure I left a comment on Tuesday, but it appears I did NOT. I apologize. That is a beautiful postcard and is perfect for Easter. And the postage stamp of the Queen is one I haven't seen before.
I was interested in the Bee Speaker, but after reading the reviews, I'm not sure I would want to read it.
I think I would find it very unique to see horses outside a bar/pub, but I live in a city.
What a gorgeous spot for an Easter meal. There were certainly plenty of drinks to accompany the food. And the waterfall is spectacular. Loved the improvised scare crow. And of course, Ronnie is a real beauty.
Thanks for sharing your Easter week with us for T this past Tuesday, dear Lisca.
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