Monday, 10 June 2019

T stands for a Trip down Memory Lane

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week got off to a good start. Here we have a long Whitsunday  weekend and today is a holiday. 

I have a hybrid tag for the Beverages challenge at Tag Tuesday, and once again it turned out to be a coffee tag - no idea how that happened again! 



Tuesday is also time for Elizabeth's Tea stands for Tuesday party, so here a warm welcome to all the ladies of the T gang.

I have of course drunk lots of coffee in the course of the week, one of them at an Italian Cafe in Oberkassel:


I loved this sign:


'Ice has relatively few vitamins, so you need to eat more of it'

The coffee there was great, served with burnt almonds:



And on some days I treat myself to a scoop of bitter-choc ice at my fave ice-parlour here - but only if I have walked more than 19000 steps on that day:


Last week I went 'back in time' and visited the street where we lived when I first came to Germany. Most of the houses, including the one where we lived, have been pulled done and now there are blocks of flats everywhere. A few of the old houses are still at the end of the street:



The old village cross is still there, too:



Then I walked along the Rhine, with a good view of the Medienhafen, Gehry Buildings and Post Office tower from the other side:






This little crow was sitting on a wire watching us:



Here you can see the Altstadt 'Schlossturm'  across the Rhine through the trees:


There are beautiful houses from the late 19th and early 20th centuries there, here a few pics:





Loved this piano sculpture:



Strange beasts guarding the houses:




And some flower photos taken by Harry:








That's all for today. My next post will have lots of  42s for those who are interested!

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

Thursday, 6 June 2019

Friday Coffee and more

Hi Everybody!

Hope your week is going well. We have had strange weather here - hot and humid one day, cold the next, and in between heavy storms with local tornadoes and torrential rain. At least it's not boring. I have been walking a lot as usual, with an umbrella tucked into my bag for good measure.

Today I have a tag to share for Tag Tuesday, where our current theme is  beverages. I have once again chosen my fave drink, coffee, but others will be following soon. I made a hybrid tag using a mix of elements from Serif and me as well as photos of coffee beans and a cup of coffee served at the Cafe Burghof next to the castle ruins here:



It would be great to see some people joining in the challenge! I am also sharing another of my Modigliani knock-offs, made with acrylics , water colours, pastels and charcoal on A3 paper:






I am linking to Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin

Some photos from this past week:




I love the evening sun at the Rhine:











Family outing:



Ducks in a row:


Hay making time: 


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