summertime....

Reading on thr Beach

Photo by Makunin

travel time 13 days

distance travelled 2,079 km

sent by Frederica in Milan, Italy 

Lovely Angler

Photographer Unkown, 1950s

sent by my family, Pärnu, Estonia

Warm and Cozy

Teddy, warm and cozy. Artist: Daria Bogdanova

travel time 71 days

distance travelled 1,196 km

received on 14 Dec, 2016

sent by Maria, Podolsk, Russia

In winter, the weather can be cold and grey, it is dark the whole day long.  When I'm feeling the chill and blues of the season, a dose of hygge helps - candle lights, a hot cup of "glögi", woolly socks and a good book.  

"Glögi", a type of mulled wine, is a favorite hot drink at Christmas time. It is usually made of red wine or red juice of some sort, mixed with spices like cardamon and cinnamon, then served with raisins and almonds.

The noun hygge includes something nice, cozy, safe and known, referring to a psychological state. Hygge is a Danish and Norwegian word which can be described as a quality of cosiness and comfortable conviviality that engenders a feeling of contentment or well-being. 

With Warm Greeting - Let's Hygge!

Postcards for the weekend 62: Books/reading/authors

Studying Children

Estudio c.1905

Carlos María Herrera (1875-1914) was a Uruguayan painter, born in Montevideo. As a specialist in portraits, Herrera was popular among the high society of Montevideo. His portraits of women and children display his mastery of pastel, his favored medium. 

The Boys Workhouse, 1885

Albert Edelfelt  (1854 - 1905), one of the most important Finnish visual artists, was well known in his time not only in Finland and contributed to winning respect for Finnish culture abroad.

Preparing for Examinations, 1864

Ilya Yefimovich Repin (1844 – 1930) was a Russian realist painter. He was the most renowned Russian artist of the 19th century

A boy reading, possibly Nicolaes Hals, the son of the painter, c.1638-1640

Frans Hals the Elder (c. 1582 –  1666) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter who lived and worked in Haarlem. He is notable for his loose painterly brushwork, and he helped introduce this lively style of painting into Dutch art. Hals played an important role in the evolution of 17th-century group portraiture.

Dreams of Harmony

The endearing world of the Swedish master Carl Larsson (1853–1919) 

 Suzanne and Ulf doing their homework 

 A good place for swimming

The Kitchen

Emma's nameday at the storage house.

At the breakfast

Carl and Karin Larsson had eight children and his family became Larsson's favourite models. Many of the interiors depicted were the work of Karin Larsson, who also worked as an interior designer.

Larsson's works became quintessential images of idealised Swedish family life and as well as picturesque Bohemian lifestyle. Larsson and his idiosyncratic, decorative style are best known from watercolours depicting homely motifs, where time stands still in the balmy and serene mood of childhood Sundays.

Glimpses of The Past

 Elizaveta Merkuryevna Bem or Boehm or Böhm (Russian: Елизавета Меркурьевна Бём; 1843–1914) was a Russian painter, a popular designer of postcards.

This cute card came from Tyumen, Russia sent by Nastya

Distance: 2,430 km 

Travel time: 14 days.

Portrait of  a girl. Russian school (XIX century)

This sweet rosy cheek girl  came from Moscow sent by Nadezda.

Distance: 1,171 km

Travel time: 13 days

Cats

Anton Gortsevich: Reading cat

This cat seems to be a little bit tired, perhaps his book is too boring.

Alexander Vasilevich Maskaev. Mouse Carousel

Mouse carousel,  a perfect toy for cats, not boring at all.

Vladimir Rumyantsev. Summer Breakfast

Noble aristocat with his creamy breakfast.

And I'm very pleased with these great cat cards, thank you very much Valeria and Irina