Hi Everybody!
I hope you all enjoyed your weekend. On Saturday I was out and about for a few hours with Heike. While she had her hair styled I went shopping and enjoyed a nice cappuccino while I was at it. When we were finished we went for a Saturday Soup at Cafe Schuster. Every Saturday they serve a different soup, with a nice roll and a drink. No, I didn't drink coffee with it , I took a Cola Light. We had barley soup with veggies and beef in it - delicious. And you get a huge bowl of soup. The bowls are almost as big as the potties some people used to have under their beds in the good old days!
A few weeks back I bought a new smart phone, and I have been trying and trying to get my main mail address put into it. Every time I put in the email address and password, it told me that either the name or the password was wrong. I was sure I had my name right so day by day I have been trying to find a password that might be the right one. Then I looked at it again. Names in e-mail addies are written without capital letters. And my name had a capital letter at the beginning, big and ugly. I changed it and - voilà - success at last! Honestly, how stupid can you get? I wasted hours because of this. Next time I will be more careful!
Today I have a hybrid piece for Jo's beautifully wild challenge at AJJ. The background was painted and collaged, and the beads and Alice were added digitally. I wanted it to be more than wild!
And I have some cups ready for tomorrow! I'm showing this coffee maker again as some may have missed it at the weekend:
Lovely art and thanks for the laughs! So glad you figured out the password problem. Enjoy your new phone now!
ReplyDeleteThanks Christine, have a great week!
DeleteYes, I shared that coffee maker on FB. My husband raised an eyebrow 🤣
ReplyDeleteThe right eyebrow or the left one?
DeleteHi Val, good morning! Why does Monday always come round so quickly?? We had a great time at Leah's and it was fun to see everyone again.The kids grow so quickly! And. now it's back to normal again! Well done on getting your password problem solved, always a problem! Have a great new week, hugs, Sarah!
ReplyDeleteMondays evidently like sneaking in and taking the weekend away!
DeleteGlad you figured out your new phone. I recently got a new one too, why must they change so many features? CAPS LOCK key is my enemy! lol, it always finds a way of turning itself on. Good to hear you get good portions in the cafe as there's nothing worse than stingy servings. Have a great week, hugs, Deb
ReplyDeleteI don't know why they always change so much. The new one is a real horror, everything is different, aaaaaaargh! Anyways, I have fought with it for just over a week, and I gthink it is now finished. In the cafe you can even get more if you want! You never leave there hungry! Have a lovely week, hugs!
Deleteao adorable pictures;D
ReplyDeleteThanks Kathy, hugs!
DeleteGlad you got some time out. Great piece of art. Have a great day.Anesha
ReplyDeleteThanks Anesha, enjoy your week!
DeleteA new smart phone is guaranteed to induce a surge of cortisol. It’s part of the package! When I last changed my phone I made a point of looking even more befuddled than I normally am when confronted with technology, and a really nice young guy in the store did everything for me. Good thing you didn’t drop it in your rain barrel of soup! Beef, barley and veggies don’t mix well with circuitry! Glad to hear that you and Heike have been out on the town and I bet she looks spiffy with her new hair do. Give her my best. Hugs and kisses - David
ReplyDeleteHere they offer a service to install your phone, but it costs between 50 and 100€, so I do it myself, and I am happy that it is now ready! No, I didn't want my phone in my lovely soup! Heike always looks good, I can't say the same about me! Enjoy your week!
DeleteYour weekend sounds lovely, and the soup at Cafe Schuster must have been delicious!
ReplyDeleteGlad you solved the email issue—those little details can be tricky.
Love your hybrid piece.
And your Rhine anchor photos are charming as always.
Hugs and blessings, Valerie!
Thanks Veronica. The problems are always in the little details! Have a great week!
DeleteWhat a fun weekend, I bet that soup was good - yum! Loving your wonderfully wild page with Alice wanting to be more wild and all those wild animals 😊. Of course the funnies are fab too, thanks for making me smile and thanks so much for joining our Wonderfully Wild challenge at Art Journal Journey! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteYes, the soup was great, I am a soup fan! Have a great, new week, have fun, hugs!
DeleteThanks Valerie! Sending you very Happy T Day wishes 😊. Hugs, Jo x
DeleteWhat an amazing post. Just another reason I refuse to get a cell phone (grin). So glad you and Heike got out and had a big bowl of soup and cola.
ReplyDeleteI adore your Alice inspired hybrid art piece. This is lovely and perfect for Jo's theme at AJJ.
You found some great thinkies and funnies. Love the end of the tunnel.
You have a plethora of lovely drinks for us for T this Tuesday. I especially love the kitty and your hand painted cups and mugs. Of course, I laughed at the sign in your kitchen, too. Thanks for sharing and joining us for T this Tuesday, dear Valerie.
"Failed to publish" is back. I HATE blogger at times.
Thanks Elizabeth. Cell phones can do more and more and get more and more difficult to train. But mine is now perfect! Yes, Blogger is sometimes a pain in the wazoo! Hugs!
DeleteThe last meme made me laugh. Man, try doing that to an artist. I love the green in your first painting. The green really makes the piece so appealing. Also love the second painting with the coffee cups. It invites me in for a sip. Excellent! Have a great day, Valerie!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much! The young man who helps me at home is allowed to move . clean or tidy everything - but he must not even TOUCH my art supplies and table! It's a very serious matter!! Hugs!
DeleteGreat post filled with art, funnies, photos and interesting things to see. Please don't call yourself stupid for not knowing that about your new phone. I refuse to get one because I know I won't be able to operate it. I'm from a different generation and find it extremely difficult to learn all these electronic things because they were not taught in school, but I know I'm not stupid! Neither are you! Glad you figured it out and had a nice day with Heike. I may not want soup for a while now with the reference of your soup bowl to a bed pan!! EWW LOL
ReplyDeleteSorry if I have put you off soup for the next few years! I think I'm used to always getting everything done straightaway with no problems, and when something doesn't work straightaway I blame myself. But you're right, I shouldn't call myself stupid....Have a great afternoon and a good, new week. Hugs!
DeleteFun piece. The giraffe yardstick can measure Alice when she grows tall. Loved the description of the soup bowl. That is a very big bowl of soup! I love beef barley soup, but way too hot for soup today. I'm making a variation of a Cobb salad, but with tuna. No cooking with the exception that I'm hard boiling a few eggs.
ReplyDeleteSounds good, enjoy. From tomorrow it will be vety hot here again!
DeleteLove your pieces and the kitty on the phone, so cute! Thank you!
ReplyDeleteThanks Lisa, nice to see you again!
DeleteThe minds boggles at the thought of drinking soup from a potty, ha ha ha..Fabulous art piece and there's that coffee maker again, I shuddered..
ReplyDeleteLuv CHRISSYxx
I still have an old potty but it's on the balcony filled with plants....hugs!
DeleteHi Valerie-Jael, I had to smile when you mentioned potties as i still have one. My granparents were from the Staffordshire potteries area and used to visit their family, they nearly always came back with something. Grandmother had the most amazing collection of the ceramics you would have in your bedroom and I still have some of them including the Potty. They are bright orange with black birds so I know how big they were. Take care and have a good week xXx
ReplyDeleteSounds like a pretty potty! I would have loved to see your gran's collection! Hugs!
DeleteI’ve definitely had moments like yours, when I am typing something wrong in a simple way and I can’t see it! Two times this week is my current score for that type of error. I’m glad you have overcome this one, good luck with the next!!
ReplyDeleteI like your images, your funnies, and your seemingly inexhaustible supply of Zinns.
best, mae at maefood.blogspot.com
I'm glad I am not the only one! I think we often see what we expect to see.....Hugs!
DeleteLOTS of good fun! Congrats on your new antique!!
ReplyDeleteThanks, so true!
DeleteThe sou cafe sounds fabulous and I'm so glad you had a good day out with Heike. I think I'd love that soup! I'm very fond of your colorful pottery paintings. They're beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jeanie. The pottery paintings are very relaxing, I like making them! Hugs!
DeleteMy weekend was mowing the lawn and attacking the hedge and the weeds! Sis in law did say come over for a BBQ but changed her mind. Never mind. Funnies are always funny! Have a great week! Happy T day!
ReplyDelete((Lyn))
Hi Lyn, mowing the lawn has to be done from time to time! Sorry about the BBQ! Have a great week!
DeleteI'm still using an G4 phone. I don't have latest things.
ReplyDeleteMe neither! Have a great week!
DeleteHappy new week to you Valerie. That soup restaurant sounds like a good place. You can't go wrong with soup, even when it's hot. And that's a great new page for Jo's challenge. I love all the "wild" life (not wildlife) on your page. And happy T day to you also. I hope you had a great Monday too. hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteI love soups and stews, always a fave! And the Saturday soup at that place seems to be loved by mostly older people! Happy T Day, have a great week!
DeleteLiebe Valerie, ich überlege noch, ob mich dieser Coffee-Maker nicht irgendwie überfordern würde ;-) Dein Suppentreffen mit Heike klingt gut, dein Smartphone-Erlebnis könnte wohl genauso meines sein, hätte ich nicht meinen persönlichen Technik-Service-Mann daheim (der übrigens auch guten Kaffee machen kann ;-)) Danke für deine schöne und wilde Sammlung an Bildern, Thinkies und Lustigem!
ReplyDeleteAlles Liebe und einen wundervollen August, Traude
https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2024/08/weltreise-2024-immer-noch-neuseeland.html
Hi Traude, nice to see you here again. Yes, this coffee maker needs to be handled very carefully. Aber wenn du sogar deinen persönlichen Techniker zuhause hat, der auch gur Kaffee kocht, bin ich ein wenig neidig.... Die Smartphones sind jedes mal anders, ic h hoffe mein neue Samsung hält mindestens so lange wie ic h! Sorry, ich habe schon wieder Englisc h und Deutsch gemixt! Ich bin müüüüüüde! Dir einen schönen Abend, Alles Liebe, Valerie
DeleteOMG, the memes are great. Especially the coffeemaker:) Love your pieces. Glad you had a lovely outing. Hope you are feeling well, my friend. Hugs Sandra sandracox.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteHa! Everyone wants my coffeemaker! Have a great week, hugs!
DeleteHow could any man imagine he would get away with binning his wife's craft stuff, hope they learn from this tale Lol! Loving your art work and photos too. Happy creative week. Hugs Angela xXx
ReplyDeleteYes, that is a very severe crime! Hugs!
DeleteOo lala, I like your coffee maker!
ReplyDeleteGood that you were able to get out with Heike. You made me smile about the password. I'm glad <I'm not the only one doing things like that.
I love all your funnies and thinkies. Thanks.
Lisca