A Postcard a Day - 7 March 2016 - T for Tuesday, T for geishas and spirals

Good Morning! 

I'm having computer problems! Every hour or so my computer goes completely dead. Black screen. Then I have to reboot which takes longer than usual as it hadn't been shut down properly. I have a new computer on order but I haven't received it yet. Oh what a pain!

Moan over. Here is my postcard:

As you can see it is from Japan. The text reads:"A Kyoto maiko, a geisha's assistant, performs a traditional bell dance at a shrine festival". She looks rather sad I think...

The stamps are beautiful. I always appreciate it when people make an effort to put nice stamps on a card. I myself go out of my way to find/order special stamps. Nowadays the postoffice doesn't have stamps anymore. The mail gets stamped by a machine. But at the philately department, One can order or buy nice stamps.

I'm on a diet. Healthy eating, no wine, no sugar, no coffee. I was 66 kg and today I am 62.4! So I have lost quite a bit. I have treated myself to a Spiralizer (or the German version of it):

I love playing with it and i have also bought two books at the same time.

This was my supper last night. Good ol' sardines on toast. 

As it has a cup of tea in it I qualify for T for Tuesday. Elizabeth hosts T for Tuesday, where everyone shares something with a drink in it at Altered Booklover.

My kitchen is practically finished (I showed you a photo last week). This is what it looks like now:

The worktop is going to be granite but it won't be ready until the 15th. I can't wait. When that is in place we can move in. Whooppee!

That's it from me this Tuesday. Have a great week all of you,

Blessings,
Lisca

A Postcard a Day - 19 July 2015 An uki-yo-e from Japan

Hello, good morning! 
What is an uki-yo-e you might well ask... well, the card I received from Japan not long ago shows one. Here it is:

It is a print or a painting. This one was sent to me by a girl called Taeko, and the scene depicts travellers looking at the view of Mount Fuji. It dates from 1830-1834. It is by an artist called Hokusai Katsushika.

I think it's beautiful. Thank you Taeko.

The stamps are impressive. 

I haven't been able to find any more info on the stamps unfortunately. The large one looks like a mythical bird of paradise. But still, they are both beautiful.

I looked up uki-yo-e and this is what I found in Wikipedia:

Ukiyo-e, or ukiyo-ye (浮世絵, Japanese: [u.ki.jo.e], "pictures of the floating world"), is a genre of woodblock prints and paintings that flourished in Japan from the 17th through 19th centuries. It was aimed at the prosperous merchant class in the urbanizing Edo period (1603–1867). Amongst the popular themes were depictions of beautiful women; kabuki actors and sumo wrestlers; scenes from history and folk tales; travel scenes and landscapes; flora and fauna; and erotica.

That's it for today,

Have a blessed Sunday,

Lisca