Mid-week this and that

Hi Everybody!

We had an evening filled with thunder and lightning and torrential rain,  and it was pretty to watch from the safety of my living room. But I'm glad I wasn't out in it....The leaves on the trees have sprouted in the past couple of days, and I love the delicate, spring green everywhere. And I do feel very sorry for all those in the USA stuck in a winter time-warp. Hope it soon passes!

For Tag Tuesday, our challenge of black, white and a spot of colour, I used one of my home-carved stamps:

And I made a hybrid piece to celebrate spring, using elements from Serif and me. I had one of those little birds in my living room yesterday, and it was not easy to get him back out again:

These photos were taken on Saturday - still waiting for the leaves:

These last 2 pics were taken this morning from my window:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

T stands for a Sunday OuTing

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week got off to a good start. We had a weekend of glorious weather. Today is a bit cooler but still very pleasant, and I was able to enjoy my walk.

Yesterday I went on an outing with some friends to the neighbouring town of Duisburg - more about that later!

At Tag Tuesday we are beginning a new challenge:

-Black and white and a spot of colour-

Tags of all formats are allowed, and as always, you have two weeks to link your creations to us. There will be a little prize this time, too, for one lucky participant. I made a tag with an elegant evening outfit in black. It's years since I wore anything like that as I find my baggy old jeans more comfortable for every day:

It is also half time at TIOT's 'recycle something' challenge, and here I have another recycled/upcycled notebook. I covered the torn and dirty cover with crinkly bronze paper, added some bronze structure paste around the edges, and used an iron on beaded owl to complete the picture:

 When we arrived in Duisburg on Sunday, after parking the car our thoughts turned to food and drink to fortify ourselves for the walk through the masses of people who were there to enjoy all the fun of the fair, lots of good things to eat and a well stocked artisan market. We started off with rolls filled with freshly fried fish, with Turkish baklava for dessert.  Then we went across to another cafe for some cappuccino. Today is Elizabeth's T stands for Tuesday, so here a warm welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T Gang .

The fish booth:

Crepes:

Bavarian specialities:

I must say that we did not stop at every eatery we saw along the way!

There were lots of good things to see at the artisans' booths - here some cookie moulds:

 And some rusty art for Elizabeth:

The opera house:

Carved figures:

Freshly smoked salmon:

To complete the day we went on a boat-trip around the wonderful harbour, but I will show the photos in my next post:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

A blue sky day

Hi Everybody!

Yesterday was cool, but we had blue skies and sunshine, and I enjoyed my walk down to the Rhine. We have been promised good weather over the weekend, so I'm hopeful!

I have another hybrid page for my family scrapbook. The picture shows the wedding of my great uncle Benny and his wife Mari back in the 1920s. My mum and her 2 sisters were bridesmaids. My mum - 2nd from the left -was thrilled at having such a wonderful dress, and tried to sneak out to school wearing it, but was stopped....She is the only one smiling on the photo! I used elements from Serif and me and a freebie from Foxey Squirrel.

Yesterday was a real blue sky day:

I love how the new leaves are sparkling in the rising sun:

The neighbour's magnolia tree:

Men at work:

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by: