Monday, June 30, 2025

First potatoes

Today ... well, yesterday morning I got curious... 
and opened the first potato host. 
Some of the "girls" could have been a little bigger,
 but they tasted all the better.

Saturday, June 28, 2025

Rain ... after all ... RAIN

What a garden view!

Rain! After all. ...

The rain barrels thankfully filled again.

Wednesday, June 25, 2025

Thank you, bees and bumblebees


What in April began ...






... is now bearing fruit - bees and bumblebees be thanked.

Saturday, June 21, 2025

Thursday, June 19, 2025

Laughing Lhursday* – Been there

* [For first time visitors]:

Typo in the title?
Nah. It's just that I would not
 let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration. ;-)
40 years ago.
;-)
Good news:
Daughter and grandchildren have been taught
 how to perfectly spell and pronounce. ;-)

Wednesday, June 18, 2025

Sunday, June 15, 2025

Coffeetime with Daphne

..., not with mug Daphne, though. ;-)

Daphne du Maurier (13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989)

Friday, June 13, 2025

What I see when I turn around

...

Update: 
The photo shows about ten per cent of my exquisite little library.

On the left shelf from top to bottom. 1+2: French literature; Irish literature below. 
Centre shelf: 1+2: Russian authors; 3-5 (up to the owls): Italian authors; 6: South American literature.
Right shelf: 1+2: African and Asian literature; 3: Icelandic and Scandinavian literature (Faroe Islands, Norwegians, Swedes, Finns, Danes; 3+4: Catalan, Portuguese and Spanish literature. 5. continuation of Latin American authors, plus (not in the image) Iranian authors.

Thursday, June 12, 2025

Laughing Lhursday* – Two Daphne

Two Daphne – the writer and the mug*.

* Inspired by Mark. ;-)

Daphne du Maurier (13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989)

* [For first time visitors]:

Typo in the title?
Nah. It's just that I would not let a tiny T spoil an avantgardistic alliteration.