A Postcard A Day - Tuesday 19 November 2019 - T for hotels, olive oil and chocolates

Hello lovely ladies,

Here we are again on Tuesday morning. Today we join the T-Party at Elisabeth and Bleubeard's!

Please join us with a blogpost with a beverage in it.

First of all let me show you some postcards I received this week. This black and white photo comes from the US. It is a photo from 1905.

"In this 1905 photo. two guests relax in rocking chairs as they take in the view from the east porch and main entrance to El Tovar. (Grand Canyon National Park Museum Collection)."
 On Wikipedia I found another photo of what it looked like in those days:

And it still exists, and here is a more recent photo:

The second card comes from Canada. It shows a geological site called Joggins Fossil Cliffs, which is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The Joggins Fossil Cliffs, a 689 ha palaeontological site along the coast of Nova Scotia (eastern Canada), have been described as the “coal age Galápagos” due to their wealth of fossils from the Carboniferous period (354 to 290 million years ago).

And amazingly, the stamp had the same image!

Sunday after church we went to a local bar to have our customary coffee and Baileys. (My qualifier for the T-Party).

They had these lovely little olive oil bottles on the bar. 

I really liked those and I asked the owner's wife where I could buy one. She said that they weren't for sale.

 She must have noticed my disappointment because 5 minutes later she presented me with this:

Isn't that sweet of her? I tried to give her some money for it but she wouldn't have it. 

The weather has deteriorated big time. It even rained yesterday! It doesn't rain very often here so all the farmers are rejoicing.

Hubby has had to bring all his aloe veras inside. They are on the stairs now. And one of my neighbors gave me this large plant. It has large lily like flowers. I don't know what it is called. (does anyone know?)

Our local photoclub has organised an end-of-year exhibition. We were asked to take turns in manning it. It was my turn on Thursday. My companion had brought a box of chocolates!

This is a corner of the exhibition, which shows the photo I took of my mum (on the left).

Then another friend turned up with a plate of crepes and a pot of Nutella. It was a very fattening evening.

That is it for today. I'm going to link up now. 
I will try to comment as soon as I can but I'm out all day on Tuesdays and I can't use my phone for comments. I have to wait until I get home and use my desk top. So be patient and I will get back to you at some stage.

Wishing you a happy T-Day,
Hugs,
Lisca

PS. I just saw my little knife on Elisabeth's salad page:

A Postcard A Day - Friday 15 Nov 2019 - Friday Smiles

Hello lovely ladies, How lovely to see you here again. It is Friday and time to join Anny with the smiles of our week. 

I always start with some postcards I have received this week. The first one comes from Germany. This cheeky lady made me smile.

 I am a bit baffled by the written words. I read: 'Lesen bildet' which means: reading educates. But it says 'pildet' with a P. I don't know that word. Any German speakers who can help me out?
The stamps are pretty and floral.

 My second card comes from Hongkong. It features the market place at night. A great photo.

 The stamps show two different children's stories: The tortoise and the hair and The little engine that could.

So, what have I been up to this week? Well, Friday evening we went out with our friends and we had pizza.

You can guess the name of the pizzeria was La Gondola.
On Saturday we usually go to Intercambio, a group of Spanish and English speaking people that want to improve their language skills. So we socialize and help each other/correct each other and practice pronunciation. One of our members had a birthday that day and someone had made a lovely cake:

 As the room we were in was unheated and it was cold, we decided to continue at the bar.  

We had a drink and in our province you get a free tapa with your drink. Our tapa was the Spanish equivalent of a bacon butty, only in this case there was Serrano ham in stead of bacon.

Sunday the weather deteriorated.

 And hubby decided to bring his aloe vera plants inside as there was snow and gale force winds forecast. We put them on the stairs.

Monday was still cold. I go to the gym at 9 in the morning and it was freezing! Here you see us ladies doing our stretches with jackets and scarves on!

Luckily on Tuesday the sun shone and hubby and I went to the local market. We went early to make sure our favorite cheese wasn't sold out. And we also bought nuts and fresh dates. Here I am paying for my purchase:

Then we went to a local bar to have a Spanish breakfast: tomatoes on toast!

Wednesday afternoon my friends came round to do some simple craft stuff.

We folded tiny gift boxes out of old Christmas cards or pretty card stock.

Our local photo club is hosting a week long exhibition. We take it in turns to 'man' the venue. Last night it was my turn. My companion had brought some chocolates. (No we did not eat the whole box!)

That's it from me. I will post a few funnies at the end like I always do.
Have a great weekend and...
Keep smiling!
Hugs,
Lisca

A Postcard A Day - Tuesday 12 November 2019 - T for art, pizzas and chupitos

Hello lovely ladies of the T-gang! It's Tuesday yet again and time for another T-Party hosted by Elizabeth and Bleubeard at AlteredBookLover. Pleas join us with a blogpost, just make sure there is a beverage or beverage reference in your post.

I always start with my postcards, so here we go:

A large card from the USA showing the Redlin Art Center in Watertown, South Dakota. 

Terry Avon Redlin (July 11, 1937 – April 24, 2016) was an American artist popular for painting outdoor themes and wildlife, often pictured in twilight. During the 1990s he was frequently named "America's most popular artist" in annual gallery surveys conducted by U.S. Art magazine.

 The art center in the postcard is home to over 150 of Terry Redlin's original oil paintings. Built by the Redlin family as a gift to the artist's hometown, this national award winning building was designed by Charles Redlin, son of the artist. The four story, 52,000 square foot structure is surrounded by 24 solid granite columns and sits majestically on a hill within the 30-acre Terry Redlin Conservation Park.

 His art is typical American, in the style of Thomas Kinkade. Not my taste, but a lot of people love it.

Postcard number two is a card from a Postcrossing meeting in Cologne, Germany (near to the Dutch border), signed by everyone who attended the meeting. The postcard celebrates 150 years of the existence of postcards.

 The stamps are lovely, especially the one with the grapes as they are a drink reference for the T-party. But there are more qualifiers, you know me....

 Friday we went to our favorite pizzeria here in Baza with our friends. It is called La Gondola:

Quite an unassuming place, but the food is great. This time we just had pizza, because we all fancied pizza. We shared two large ones because here in Granada province, every drink comes with a tapa, so there was plenty to eazt.

 On the wall there is a huge photo of Venice and the gondolas. It looks as if that is our view. We can dream we are in Venice. (I have never been to Venice although I have lived in Italy for more than 15 years!)

 At the end of each meal we always get a complimentary 'chupito', a little shot of liquor.

 This particular one is called Zoco.

 The oldest commercial brand of Pacharan (aka Patxaran), Zoco is produced in the Basque region. It's made by steeping sloes, coffee and vanilla in anisette, producing an interesting and complex liqueur. It's very nice. The type of chupito is at the discretion of the serving staff, so we don't always get this. This time we were lucky.

This week the weather has turned nasty. From sitting in the sun straight to winter gear and lighting the fire!

That is it from me today. 
Wishing everyone a happy T-Day,
Hugs,
Lisca

A Postcard A Day - Friday 8 November 2019 - Friday Smiles

Good morning lovely ladies,

How are you today? Have you had much to smile about this week? There is always a silver lining along each cloud and it helps to count your blessings. And I do. I am very blessed. Many smiles this week. 

Of course the first smiles are always my postcards. This one is a beautiful painting by Sir William Orpen (1878-1931), Grace reading at Howth Bay (c.1908-1912). 

 I love Orpen's work ever since I saw a copy of one his paintings on the Antique Roadshow. It turned out to be an original! (Did any of you see that?)

My next card is from Japan. I think they are three women.... but I'm not sure about the figure on the left.

 And the stamps are gorgeous. The one on the right looks like a Dick Bruna illustration. (A Dutch illustrator and artist), and the other two with cute animals: a rabbit and a monkey.

So what have i been up to this week? Autumn has now arrived here too. These photos were taken on Sunday:

 Lots of autumn colours and fallen leaves.

 On Mondays I always pray with my best friend. It was my turn to go to her house and we sat by the window. This is the view:

 On Tuesday I had a little accident in that I dropped the glass lid of my favorite pan. The pan I use every day. My 'go-to' pan! All I had left was the metal ring and the pink handle. You can see the lidless pan in the background.

This is what it looked like . 

The glass broke in thousands of pieces! I was very upset.

 Wednesday I had a couple of friends round to make Christmas decorations..

We made snowflakes from a die cut:

Then yesterday a chap came round with a tractor to plow our two fields. We want to start planting stuff in the spring.

 The people that own the neighboring field keep a horse there. Can you spot it?

 The people that keep the horse, also have two large dogs. One of them has puppies and they are so affectionate!

That is it from me today. I will try and find some funnies for you and will put them at the end as per usual.
Take care everyone!
Keep smiling!
Hugs,
Lisca