Hello lovely girls,
A big Happy Tuesday to you! I have a weird postcard for you and of course a drink to qualify my for the T-Party hosted by Elizabeth and Bluebeard.
But first my weird postcard:
It was sent to me by Alessia, who lives in Italy. There is no description or copyright, photographer, artist or anything. It seem to me a bad photograph of a strange work of art. Not my favorite....
The stamp is much nicer:
Wikipedia writes: The 19th World Kendo Championships (19WKC) took place from July 4 to July 7, 2024, at the Unipol Forum in Milan, Italy. The tournament, organized by the International Kendo Federation (FIK), was a massive success, with Japan dominating the competition across both individual and team categories.
(Sorry, I don't seem to be able to get rid of the yellow background colour)
I have heard of kendo as a friend of mine's daughter, married a kendo practicing Spaniard some years back. I have photos of him but have not been able to ask him if he minds being in my blog so I'll show you some images from the Internet.
What is kendo? It's a traditional Japanese style of fencing with a two-handed wooden sword, derived from the fighting methods of the ancient samurai (warrior class).
The unification of Japan about 1600 removed most opportunities for actual sword combat, so the samurai turned swordsmanship into a means of cultivating discipline, patience, and skill for building character. In the 18th century, practice armour and the shinai, a sword made of bamboo, were introduced to allow realistic fencing without risk of injury. The study of what came to be known as kendo was even compulsory in Japanese schools from time to time. An All-Japan Kendo Federation was formed following the end of the occupation in 1952, and an International Kendo Federation was founded in 1970.
It is being practiced by women and men alike and there are schools all over the world.
Below children in Istanbul:
What have I been doing these last few days?
The week has started well as I heard from the bank that they have provisionally refunded me all the monies that had been spent through my account (by thieves that cloned/hacked/somehow accessed my bank card). Hopefully that is the end of that. I have now ordered RFID protective covers (anti-data theft).
Summers here are long and very hot. I'm coping alright with the heat at the moment. I have not needed the air conditioning yet (just a ceiling fan). The temperatures have not hit 40 C yet (104 F).
All my gym and Pilates classes have stopped for the summer. But I have found two Pilates classes (air conditioned) and two aquaerobics sessions in the local swimming pool so I can keep doing something. It's too tempting to do absolutely nothing in the summer.
Of course my social life doesn't stop either. On Saturday evening I went for a drink with friends:
I'm showing you this because I need a drink for the T-Party.
This was our tapa:
I'm writing this on Monday and tonight Spain is playing a match in the World championships. It's being shown on the big screen in the main square in the village.
One of my daughters-in-law has a Portuguese dad, and they will be cheering for Portugal. They sent me this:
That is all from me today.
Happy T-Day all!
Lisca
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