Monday, 3 December 2018

T stands for hearTh and home

Hi Everybody!

The weekend went by much too quickly, and now the new week has begun, and we are into Advent and Hanukkah. I wish all of you who are celebrating a blessed time.

At Tag Tuesday our new theme has been chosen by our lovely and talented Wilma, and is 'hearth and home', so time to think about cosy evenings spent by the fire in the decorated home. My first tag is showing the home from outside, the next one will be inside where it's warm:



Tuesday is also time for Elizabeth's T stands for Tuesday, so here a warm welcome to all of the nice ladies of the T gang. My drink is once again cappuccino, served in one of my Mum's old bone-china cups:




On Saturday I met up with G  in Neuss and he gave me a guided tour of some parts of the town that I hadn't visited before. We started off with a cappuccino at the  cafe opposite the station:




We walked through the town park, a pretty and peaceful place especially on a busy Saturday:






The cormorants were having a hang out in a tree by the lake:




This locomotive has been part of the kids' playground for a long time; G had fond memories of playing there as a boy:


I loved this bronze, called the 'egg-thief':



This one looked happy and a bit spaced out:


A canal leads through the park with lots of water fowl:



And the heron allowed us to take a photo:


The way back into town led us along the old walls and past some ancient towers:



And this little watch tower has been put to good use:


It's a pizza tower, and G also had fond memories of often buying a slice of pizza there:


Then we arrived at the Christmas Market, and sampled the very delicious Reibekuchen:



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



Friday, 30 November 2018

Last day of November

Hi Everybody!

Another week has flown by, and it's already the last day of November, time flies indeed.  The weather here has been wild, wet and windy these past couple of days, but today is mild with a mix of sun and clouds, and it will probably be wet at the weekend. We need rain so much, so I'm not beefing about it! There are some places here where you can walk across the Rhine. Fortunately not here, but we have developed a lot of wide and sandy beaches!

I made another mixed media journal spread using  scraps of JD tissues, stamping, stenciling and washi-tape on a gessoed background. I am linking to Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin:





And I have a last tag for Tag Tuesday, tic tac toe. I took more photos of it, but they seem to have evaporated. I chose the middle line across, and a bit more:




On Sunday it's Elizabeth's 2nd on the 2nd, and as I won't be posting then, I have included my piece here. It is an A3 mixed media page made in autumn 2017:







Last but not least, I have some photos from my icy / misty walk early on Wednesday morning:

















And in case anyone is wondering - yes, my fingers were deep frozen by the time I got home!

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




Wednesday, 28 November 2018

It's cold outside!

Hi Everybody!

It's a chilly day here today, which started out with frost and mist. I went for an early walk, and will stay home for the rest of the day, get the laundry done, and spend time in my arty kitchen, cooking and crafting.
I have 2 more pages from my journal, once again using pieces of JD tissues, stenciling, and some collaged pieces.  The background was water-coloured. The sentiment was written by hand:




I am linking to Paint Party Friday

In contrast the cool, grey mist this morning:
















Nature is the best artist, that's for sure!

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