Lots going on for Tuesday.

Hi Everybody!

Today we are starting a new challenge at TIOT

and our theme is

'I believe I can fly'.

As always, you have 2 weeks to create something and projects of all types are welcome.

I made a hybrid piece, using a vintage sign as background, a freebie man from Foxey Squirrel and some freebie wings.

Today is also T stands for Tuesday at Elizabeth's  blog, so a big welcome to all the T Gang.  My photo shows a wonderful cappuccino on one of the outside  tables, complete with sugar with a zipper and the lovely cookie they serve with it. The weather has not been nice, but they hand out cushions and blankets if it's chilly:

The bell / clock-tower is on the other side of the square. Every hour the bells play a lovely melody, so it's nice to sit there and listen to it. I have my physiotherapy sessions in the house by the tower, on the second floor:.

I am taking part in a swap with a group of lovely ladies, and last week I received

my pages from Dianne, and they are really gorgeous. My theme is birds. She makes delightful water-colour paintings, and has used lots of fabric, too, with really pleasing results:

Isn't this quirky bird gorgeous?

And this page is really a masterpiece:

There is even cross-stitch embroidery on this piece:

The tag which accompanied the pages:

A beautiful Kandinsky card:

And last but not least, some goodies to use in my pages.

Thanks a lot for these beautiful pages which I will treasure, I am looking forward to seeing my finished book.

And for Art Journal Journey, maps, I made a journal page with Banksy's balloon girl (Stencil from Stencilry.Org, map from Wikipedia). Here I used the stencil to cut out the figure with a contrasting colour.

And I have a quote, which always consoles me:

Blessed are the cracked....for they are the ones who let in the light.'

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Monday this and that

Hi Everybody!

I don't want to say it too loud, but it didn't rain today, we even saw the sun for a few minutes. But they have promised us lots of rain again tomorrow, so I can still wear my wellies and raincoat!

For Art Journal Journey, maps, I have another hybrid piece, with a map background, a doodled and stenciled centre and some digital add ons.

Our grill and fireplace is still swimming:

This raven by the Basilica was looking very glum:

The poor plants on my balcony took quite a beating from the heavy rain this week, but seem to be recovering:

My hydrangeas are just starting to bloom, and there are pink and white ones on the same plant, although they were blue last year:

And I love the horn violets:

Today they were no kids on the playground, so I nipped in, ran up the steps and slid down the slide - been wanting to do that for a long time:

One of the neighbours here has a very pretty succulent garden:

And now there are several flowers open here:

Have a great day you all, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Rain, rain go away....

Hi Everybody!

Greetings from another day in very wet, windy and thundery Germany.

I want summer!

For Art Journal Journey, maps, I have another hybrid piece, and these lucky guys seem to have better weather:

Recently I got given some plastic sleeves for jazzing up old jars. You just pull the sleeve over the glass or tin you want to cover, dip it in boiling water, and it shrinks to fit. I changed some jars into storage elements for my flowers, pins, clips etc and brightened up my storage area.

Here I used an empty veggie tin:

Okay, this is my idea of tidy....

Recently I showed the little wayside chapel, and somebody asked if you can go inside. These days it has to be kept locked, barred and bolted to prevent damage and destruction:

I poked my camera through the bars, but was not able to see much:

Last week Ben Nevis was cruising along the Rhine, this time it's Big Ben:

And Big Ben is really big:

There are buoys and dredger ships on the Rhine since a couple of weeks, digging out the sand and dirt that accumulates to keep the river free for the big ships:

The Rhine is still full to the brim:

I just got the photos of the hollyhocks this morning and then it pelted down, so I had to run for shelter under an arch!

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!