T stands for DecoraTions

Hi Everybody!

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend - have a great week! We had some snow here, but it's milder today, so we will be back to our normal cloudy weather again for the next few days. Looks like no chance of a white Christmas, which I must admit is a relief. I love looking at snow, but not really walking about in it!

For Wilma's 'hearth and home' challenge at Tag Tuesday I have a square tag today. The b/w image is from Gecko Galz - I think! I love to see the little dog getting a present - perhaps bribery so that he doesn't bark?

Tuesday is also Elizabeth's T stands for Tuesday, so here  a warm welcome to all of the lovely ladies of the T Gang, even though it's still Monday here! My reference photo this time was taken down at the Rhine - even gulls like to make merry!

I saw this beautiful old bakery from 1904 on a shopping street in Düsseldorf - it still has the original art nouveau tiling:

On my way home I saw the moon and took the photo through the window of the tram:

Our street at night:

And some of the decorations in Kaiserswerth - most people decorate with greenery and white lights:

The 'Einhorn' (Unicorn) pub:

The tree in the castle ruins - perhaps for the ghosts of Christmas past?

A giant gingerbread house:

That's all for today. Have a great week!

Take care, and thanks a lot for visiting!

Weekend post

Hi Everybody!

It's weekend - enjoy! Although I have been retired for many years, I still look forward to weekends as something special, two days to enjoy and relax.

Today I have a digital piece to share, made with images from Mischief Circus, Serif and me:

I took a walk through the Christmas Market in the Altstadt of Düsseldorf. I was there in the morning, and some booths hadn't yet opened. Later in the afternoon and evening it gets very crowded indeed. I'm glad the new data protection regulations don't ask me to disguise the faces of the cherubs:

I love this 'drunken reveler' on top of one of the old, traditional pubs:

Not everybody is on the sunny side of life:

Altstadt lanterns and the post office tower in the background:

And an early moring shot of the same tower taken by leaning over my balcony and looking to the right - It's about 11 kilometers away:

A very ancient pub called the 'Schiffchen' - little ship:

And the police keeping a watchful eye on the happenings:

 A peaceful afternoon walk back home:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Wintry days

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week is going well. We've had some cold and frosty days here, with rain, but still no snow, and at the weekend it's supposed to get a bit warmer again....But the Rhine is filling up nicely, which is making it easier for the ships to pass again, so that's something. I have another mixed media journal spread using water colours, stencils and scraps of JD tissues. I am linking to Paint Party Friday

This is a hybrid piece using vintage images, a snow photo as background and a mask and quote added in Serif:

This A3 hybrid piece was made similarly, I like using my own photos as part of journal pages, the mask and text are from Serif:

And some photos of the sunrise scenes on three days this week. It often clouds over after sunrise, but I feel better just seeing the sun go up each day:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!