Hello lovely peeps. Are you all ready for the weekend? I am, although I have nothing really exciting planned.
But first, let me show you a postcard.
Unfortunately it is damaged, where it probably stuck to another piece of mail. We have had wet weather so that could be the reason.
The card depicts a painting by Giuseppe Falchetti (1843-1919) and is entitled Herbstprodukte (autumn produce) painted in 1881 on wood.
Wikipedia writes about him:
Giuseppe Falchetti was an Italian still life and landscape painter, particularly known for his vivid depictions of wine and grapes. Born in Turin, Italy on June 18, 1843 to a modest artisan family, Falchetti joined Giuseppe Camino’s studio at the age of 12. Though originally trained in landscape painting at Camino’s studio, after numerous visits to the Sabauda Gallery of Turin, Falchetti began to take an interest in the genre of still life, and was further influenced by the study of Flemish painting. Falchetti was respected by the noble families of Turin and was often commissioned for his wide-horizon landscapes populated by minute figures, as well as his still life paintings featuring bottles of wine, fruit, small game, and grapes. His proficiency at depicting this last subject led him to be commissioned by the Italian government to paint representations of the national viticulture in 1876. Falchetti died on November 6, 1918 in Turin, Italy.
The stamp is the run-of-the-mill German stamp with the paper castle. Even so it's quite pretty.
How was my week? It has rained a lot this week. This is good for the land but it makes the sky dull and grey.
The village is preparing for the Festival of Crosses.
The village is celebrating the May Crosses this week, where people decorate a large cross and surround it with traditional artifacts. The town hall has published which houses are open to view the crosses. And of course public places and some shops and restaurants have one too. I might go and see some this weekend and write a blog about it.
Yesterday I went to meet a Dutch lady who put a message out on Facebook, asking if there were other Dutch people in my village. I responded and we decided to meet. She is 83 and we got along fine.
We'll meet again after I come back from holiday.
I'm slowly getting ready for my big trip. My friend Andy helped me get the right apps on my phone, like Airalo, a virtual sim card to be able to use my phone in lots of different countries,. We also checked if my Uber app was still patent.
My house sitters are on their way (already in Spain) and I prepared their room this afternoon and made up the bed although they are not coming until next week.
That's all from me this Friday. Of course I will show you some funnies at the end.
Enjoy your weekend,
Lisca
