Monday, 13 June 2022

T sTands for Fish and Chips

Hi Everybody!

I enjoyed my long weekend, spent time with a friend, we went out to dinner and apart from that I was really lazy and that was good. I will try to catch up with comments in the next couple of days.

This evening we will be celebrating Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday link party, so  here a warm welcome to all of the lovely ladies of the T Gang who vist here.As I said at the beginning, we went out for dinner on Friday evening and I really had fish and chips, what a delight!

This is my lovely friend Heike showing our drinks - we both had alcohol free white beer as usual:


And here it is - a huge plate of fried fish and chips, so delicious:



Heike ate a 'Schweinshaxe', an oven baked pork knuckle served tradtionally with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes:


And I mustn't forget the lovely salad:


Inspired by my wonderful food, I made this painting for Mia's fish challenge at AJJ. I glued pieces of newspaper around the page, as it was traditionally served in newspaper. I didn't have any English newspapers, so had to use my daily paper:





We have had lots of dark clouds in the past days:


My balcony flowers are all blue and yellow:


On one evening I heard the crows all making a huge noise, and looked out of the window and saw a blue heron sitting in the tree, and the crows kept up their mobbing unti the heron flew back to the stream. They have their young in a nearby tree and were evidently worried. Sorry for the bad photos, shaky fingers are not good for making quick photos:





And some thinkies / funnies:







Have a great week, take care,
and thanks a lot for coming by!

70 comments:

  1. Hi Valerie, great post both your plates of food look very delicious, your fish page for Mia is too adorable, loved all the photos and great funnies-loved the cat especially hugs Happy T and new week Kathy

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    1. Thanks Kathy, have a great T Day, and a wonderful week! Hugs!

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  2. The food looks so good! Enjoyed the photos and thinkies too.

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    1. I had alcohol free beer the other day and enjoyed it, it was chilled perfectly.

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    2. Thanks Christine! Glad you enjoyed your alcohol free beer, too. Have a great week!

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  3. Great fish and chips art piece Valerie! I had the same meal as your friend when we were taken to a restaurant in Dusseldorf, the pork knuckle was amazing, not so keen on the sauerkraut though xx

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    1. I can imagine you eating your pork knuckle here! It's one of the traditional foods served here, I like Sauerkraut and mashed potatoes, but not the meat!

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  4. That fish and chips look delicious. It is a favorite meal of mine. And what a fun art page. I love how you glued the newspapers down for the background. And then that fish is lots of fun! It is a very clever take on Mia's challenge. I wouldn't think of making a page about a delicious meal, but I should. I'm glad to hear you had a good weekend, and happy early T day and new week to you. Hugs-Erika

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    1. Thanks Erika! Glad you like my page. I was going to make a page ad include the photo, and then decided o go the whole hog and make a fish and chips page! My dinner was delicious and inspiring! Hugs! Have a great week!

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  5. Refreshing post. Glad to hear u had a great weekend

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    1. Thanks Ashok, it was a good weekend indeed!

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  6. Hi Val, good morning, hope you had a good sleep last night. Take care of yourself. I love fish an chips, what Londoner doesn't?! We had a quiet weekend, P was away, that's always a bonus, so we did what we wanted ! Have a great, new week, take care, hugs, Sarah

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    1. Thanks Sarah, I think everybody lovs fish and chips! Hugs!

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  7. I'm glad you had a relaxing weekend Valerie, yust what you needed! Your fish and chips piece is fabulous - I've never seen a battered cod look so happy lol. Have a great week, Sue xx

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    1. Thanks Sue, this was definitely a happy fish! Have a great week, hugs!

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  8. The food looks amazing, Valerie! Yummmmm!
    I absolutely loved your adorable art piece.
    Happy Monday!

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  9. Both your dinner and salad looks delicious. I want to try the alcohol free white beer. Beautiful art. Thanks for thinkies and funnies. Have a great week.

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    1. Thanks Nancy. That beer is worth trying, it's good and very refreshing!

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  10. Both meals looks delicious, Valerie, but I think I might have chosen the fish and chips. Good fish and chips are a real treat, as is your art piece. One can rely on your art being first rate, and that is not always the case with fish and chips. Sometimes the thickness of the batter seems to exceed the fish and if the fries are not crisp and firm that's a great sin. On our recent excursion to PEI and NB we had some excellent fish and chips. I am of course happy that you included some photographs of birds, and even taken with a shaky hand you can always claim that the wind was blowing the branches, and say that you are very happy with the results you achieved. Miriam has been commanded to appear for jury selection this morning, so I will have to drop her off at the courthouse. We are hoping that she does not get selected, but we have no control over that. Take good care of yourself. Hugs and kisses - David

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    1. The fish and chips were really delicious, David, it was red fish (Rotbarsch) dipped in egg and fried, so yummy! Definitely the best fish and chips I've had in a long time! Okay the wind was blowing the branches! I was impressed how the crows ganged up to get rid of the intruding heron. I hope Miriam can avoid jury duty, that's no fun! Have a wonderful week, take care, BIG hugs!

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  11. I'm partial to fish and chips, and yours looks delicious! Your balcony flowers are lovely. You got a great photo of the heron. It must be fun to have crows nesting nearby :) Happy T Day!

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    1. Yes, fish and chips is a good meal! I like watching the crows, but they are sometimes rather noisy!

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    2. I never have them close enough to notice the noise, which I guess is a mixed blessing lol

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    3. Now that could be true! The cross and gulls are always noisy!

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  12. You are on a fish kick, aren't you? LOL. Love your meal and your art with those sweet lips on the fish. Gigi Hawaii

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    1. Yes, I'm on a fish kick! Fish is heathy! Have a great week!

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  13. First I want to thank you for the goose story! How kind of you! Your meal looks fantastic-and I think I would like what your friend had too. LOVE that fish you painted!

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    1. Glad you liked the goose story, I thought of you when I read it! And the food was soooooooooooo good!

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  14. Thanks Kathy, have a great week!

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  15. Your fish & chips really look delicious! I notice your drinks are on beermats which I just did a strange piece of research about. The original cardboard ad coasters/ beermats were invented in Germany, I learned.

    best... mae at maefood.blogspot.com

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    1. That's interesting about the beer mats. You never get a drink without one. Happy T Day!

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  16. Looks and sounds like a perfect weekend Valerie with fish n chips to boot and great company..glad you had such a nice time and love your fish n chip project, very fun..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  17. AND!....your blue and yellow flowers are just beautiful..

    Luv CHRISSYxx

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  18. It sounds like you had a fabulous weekend, catching up with friends, great food and even a beer! Perfect inspirational artwork to match too.Great photos and pictures too! I love this time of year, all the birds busy nesting.Have a great week Michelle x

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    1. Thanks, Michelle, I did indeed! This is really a great season! Have a wonderful week! Hugs!

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  19. Amazing photos! Really good job Dear friend! Fish and fried potaoes look delicious. Have a wonderful day. Greetings.

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    1. Thanks so much. As soon as I see your comment I start thinking of food! Have a great week!

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  20. Everything here makes me happy -- fish and chips, your own pretty fish art, a heron and those fabulous flowers in blue and yellow. I adore them! Happy week!

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    1. Thanks Jeanie, have a lovely week, hope you are soon together with Rick again! Hugs!

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  21. Lovely art and delicious looking food.
    Wishing you a good week.

    All the best Jan

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  22. I always love seeing the food from other countries. I love your fish n chips art and the funnies today. Have a lovely day.

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  23. Happy T day Valerie... a lovely post this week! Enjoyed seeing your yummy fish and chips and the art it inspired.. So creative! LOVE the colors of your balcony flowers.. Wow ! They really POP! Love that combo.. Hugs! deb

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    1. Thanks Deb, glad you liked my fish and chips! The balc ony flowers are really pretty!

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  24. I love fish and chips. Your fish and chips page is delightful. It looks like the kind of advertisement that is on the wall at Harry's the diner we go to for fried clams. Your flowers are so pretty. Awesome sky photos, too. Happy T Day

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    1. Yes, I've seen fish like that on ads, I liked the fun form. Happy T Day, take care!

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  25. Love fish and chips- a lovely bit of indulgence. And your fish art is just so fun and charming- I love it! A beautiful day out with vibrant flowers to brighten the overcast day. Love the funnies. Happy T day!

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  26. You fish looks very happy, does he know he's going to be eaten soon? I love fish and chips too.

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  27. So lovely to spend time with your friend and your beer and fish and chips look delicious 😀. Your art is such fun too and the funnies made me smile! Wishing you a very Happy T Day! Hugs Jo x

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  28. Your fish and chips look delicious, I would have chosen that as well. YOur page is lovely (didn't expect anything less), but I doubt that the fish will be eaten - who can if it looks at you in such a cute way? We often see crows here ganging up against hawks who are, of course, after their offspring. It's quite impressive how the smaller birds succeed in chasing the much bigger hawk. Happy T day to you!

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    1. Thanks Carola, that fish ist too pretty to eat! Crows are clever the way they work together.

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  29. Beautiful flowers on your balcony.
    I just had fish and chips for the first time and it was delicious. Your fish art is perfect to reflect your meal.
    Great funnies. I relate with the book one but the sock one is just too much!
    Happy Tea Day,
    Kate

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    1. Thanks Kate. I am too wobbly to take a sock off in passing! Happy T Day!

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  30. I love the flowers on your balcony...lovely combo of colors and texture.
    Happy T day!

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  31. I've been without electricity since about 6:30 pm yesterday. Never so glad to get my AC and internet back.

    Your fish and chips look so very good, but I am not a friend of pork even before I became a vegetarian. However, it goes so well with your AJJ entry of fish and chips. Love how it goes with Mia's theme, too.

    Your balcony flowers are beautiful, your sky and bird photos are great, and your funnies/thinkies are adorable. My favorite is the cat in the Cat.

    Thanks for sharing your non-alcoholic beer, your meal, your AJJ entry, your balcony flowers, the funnies, and your photos with is for T this Tuesday, dear friend.

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    1. Sorry your Electrocity was off, I'm sure you missed your AC! I'm not a pork friend either, but I Love fish!

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  32. Oh fish & chips! What a lovely meal! I think I'll give the Schweinshaxe a miss. (Actually I featured a similar dish in my blogpost).
    Your post is full of wonderful animals: the fish in your art, the birds in the photos and the cats in your funnies/thinkies. I love the cat poem. I think I will forward that to a dear friend if you don't mind.
    Happy belated T-Day,
    Hugs,
    Lisca

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    1. Thanks, I'm so happy I can get fish and Chips!

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  33. Your fish and chips looks delicious Valerie, and I love your inspired artwork. Great photos and funnies too.

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  34. It's me Spyder/ Lyn, I'm soooo behind with commenting because I won't let me! Some blogs, no trouble, others...well...it#s like fort knocks! I have no idea why!? Hope you're feeling a lot better, I've been away down in Cornwall, so missed loads on WOYWW and T For Tuesday, now home but am house sitting two dogs! This might not get sent... they ask a long of questions and then, send me back to the beginning again! Have a great week! ((Lyn))

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    1. Better late than never! I have the same problems with some blogs, but if I use my tablet it's better.Have fun with the doggies. Hugs!

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