T sTands for a new challenge at Tag Tuesday

Hi Everybody!

Hope you all enjoyed your weekend. We had a dry day on Saturday, so it was good to see some blue skies. The Rhine is still rising in its bed, and yesterday we had plenty of rain, too. A lot of water there comes from other rivers and streams further south which flow through here to get to the sea, so I am thinking it will be very full today.

Today we are beginning a new challenge at Tag Tuesday, and our host is Pinky.

She has chosen 'Women / Mother's Day / Feminine' as her theme, so this time we are celebrating all the strong women in our lives. The challenge goes live Monday evening. Hope to see YOU joining in. My tag shows a strong and happy lady drinking a coffee and reading a book. The coffee links to my next theme, too, as it's time again for Elizabeth's T sTands for Tuesday link party, where we share our drinks. So here a warm welcome to all of the ladies of the T Gang!

As some of you know, reading and coffee drinking are among my hobbies, too!

I love looking into the windows of this shop in Düsseldorf, lots of beautiful objects, including cups, mugs, and Nanas that I love so much. I can't buy there, but I can and do look:

The 'clinic' where broken china is repaired is on the other side of the road:

These mugs etc were outside another shop, nicely arranged on a tea-chest:

And this is in the thrift shop there:

On Tuesdays I like to walk through our little town and look at all the flowers at the market:

 I bought some daffodils, and enjoy watching them open in the vase:

And the water is still rising:

Have a great day, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!

Weekend Post

Hi Everybody!

It's nearly weekend, so hope you have a good one! We've got more rain predicted, and the Rhine is already high, so thank goodness for waterproof boots and coats! I think my fingers are starting to respond to the treatment, they don't feel so bad today, so that's very good. Thanks to all who sent good wishes, much appreciated!

For Eileen's green challenge at AJJ I have another hybrid piece, put together using a hand-painted background, some strips of torn book paper, a vintage photo, and some elements from Serif. The photo shows a distant cousin of Erika, and her name was Emily, but I haven't been able to find out more about her. I placed her here in the window. The original photo was sepia, but  tried a new trick and changed the figure to green, leaving the background sepia. So I am also linking to TIOT, new technique, and to Paint Party Friday.

Here is the original photo:

This week I went on the tram to Hofgarten to visit my feathered friends. There is lots of green there, too:

Here at the Rhine the water is once again rising, a lot of the meadows are underwater, but the paths are still walkable, even if it's all rather muddy:

And our local bookshop is showing a lot of books about strong women:

Have a great weekend, take care,

and thanks a lot for coming by!