T sTands for Tags, This and That

Hi Everybody!

After a weekend that was perfect weather-wise,  we have started the week with a grey Monday - perhaps a chance to catch up on the dreaded Housew***!!

I was out and about all weekend, walked 45000 steps in 2 days, saw lots of nature's beauty everywhere and really enjoyed myself!

Today I have a new tag for Wendy's challenge at Tag Tuesday

You still have a week to join in with some fruity apples and pears. My first tag using the new stamps is here.

I used my newly carved stamps again. I stamped the apple three times using distress oxides in candied apple, salty ocean and seedless preserves. After I had cut them out I wanted to place them with foam dots on the background, a strip of yellow wallpaper from a huge book that a friend gifted me, along with 2 others - a wonderful paper treasure! The paper was matted with black and sewed together. Then I couldn't find the red apple. I searched everywhere for it, but had to stamp and cut a new one. I found it hours later, on the coffee-maker!

And you can still have time to join my giveaway here, it will close on Tuesday at 22:00 MET

Today is also Elizabeth's T stands for Tuesday link party, so here a warm welcome to all of the lovely ladies of the T gang. Here are some of my drink and food related photos from this week:

I unwrapped the cookie for you:

On Sunday I visited Nelya and she cooked us a wonderful meal - ground lamb with mushrooms and noodles:

Coffee in my fave mug and a Russian praline - which was very delicious:

It has a picture of Putin on it:

I hope I never get offered Trump chocolate or Boris Johnson candies - I could make a long list of other politicians, too:

 Although I bribed the rooster with bread it wouldn't turn round for me:

Gotcha!

Scenes along the way:

Loved these family scenes:

A notice to say that the farmer has left a strip of land uncultivated for wild flowers and pollinators - great idea:

The logs are left in the castle grounds to naturally decay to make homes for the insects:

The lion at the castle was enjoying the sun:

The Nile geese have new babies:

And the castle ghost was back again:

Saturday's spooky moon:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Apples, Pears and more

Hi Everybody!

It's weekend, and it's sunny; not too hot, not too cold - just wonderful!

I went for a very long morning walk and came back tired, hungry and happy.

Hope your weekend will be great, too!

Today I have another tag to share for Wendy's theme over at Tag Tuesday

I don't have any stamps for apples and pears, so carved myself two quick ones. They didn't turn out quite as I was hoping, but they are usable. I stamped them using oxide inks in twisted citron, lucky clover and pickled raspberry. The tag is about 6". I used colourful stripes for the background, matted with coordinating colours and all sewn together. The extra leaves are textile ones:

Linking to Simon Monday challenge, stamp it.

Last week Elizabeth commented on the different sorts of stones used for paving the roads and paths here, so I went round and tried to get pictures of as many sorts as possible. People kept asking why I was taking pics of the stones,  but I could not be bothered to think up any answers! I took so many photos of the various cobble stones and  bricks that I decided to put them together to make 2 collages. I included a couple of street views and a couple of gravestones built into walls. The little bronze plaques are there to remember the people who lived in those houses before they were deported by the Nazis to the death camps. When I visited Berlin I found the names of many family members of my grandmother engraved on the stones:

Then I had a bit of fun playing at Tuxpi to make some patterns:

This morning's sunrise:

Masses of people streaming along the Rhine - it's 'Dreck-weg-Tag', literally translated 'dirt-away-day' or the twice yearly clean-up by volunteers. I didn't take part this time, but plenty did:

And I had a quick visit to the basilica to light some candles for all friends near and far:

And took a few photos of the golden shrine of Saint Swidbert from the middle ages. It's hard to get a good shot, as you have to keep your distance to avoid setting off the alarms:

Just managed to get a shot of the full moon last night before it clouded over:

 There is still time to join in my giveaway if you want to.

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by.