keskiviikko 30. toukokuuta 2018

birdwatching

Atlantic puffin
Home Sweet Home by Suzan Visser
Inkognito 

travel time 7 days
distance travelled 1,569 km
set by Bianca in Rotterdam, Netherlands

New Zealand birds and plants
Direct swap from Racel in Auckland

Azalea Hummingbird
Original embroideries by Amy Butcher.
Card design by Jane Crowter

 On Mother's Day 2018

tiistai 29. toukokuuta 2018

bicycle time


Consensus bike art by Minna Immonen 
Facebook swap from Airi in Kemi, Finland


Heart bike
travel time 5 days
distance travelled 1,372 km
sent by Raisa in Groningen, Netherlands


Fox bike  by Roman Urbinskii art, Russia
Direct swap from Dena in Springfield, Illinois. U.S.A.

Sunday morning bike
travel time 3 days
distance travelled 633 km
sent by Valerija in Olaine, Latvia



lauantai 26. toukokuuta 2018

movie night

Dumbledore's Army

Dumbledore's Army (or D.A. for short) is a fictional student organisation in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series that is founded by the main characters, Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger, to stand up against the regime of Hogwarts High Inquisitor Dolores Umbridge, as well as to learn practical Defence Against the Dark Arts. It was founded in the fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.

travel time 31 days
distance travelled 1,756 km
sent by Clémentine in Lille, France


   
Have an exciting movie night!

perjantai 25. toukokuuta 2018

fairyland friday

 They Sailed Away. Illustration Sally Anne Lambert. Moongazer Cards.

travel time 4 days
distance travelled 350 km
senr by Kristine in Lappeenranta, Finland


Pig-Molly and Owl.  Illustration Susanne Smajic. 

travel time 10 days
distance travelled 1,028 km
received on 22 Jun, 2015 
sent by Ivan in Minsk

Barbapapa home
Birthday card for my husband :)

Barbapapa is a 1970 children's picture book by the French-American couple Annette Tison and Talus Taylor, who lived in Paris, France. Barbapapa is both the title character and the name of his "species". The book was the first of a series of children's books originally written in French and later translated into over 30 languages.



Our Barbapapa in summer mood.

keskiviikko 23. toukokuuta 2018

on the plate

Singapore Delights
Satay is a dish of seasoned grilled meat, served with a sauce.  Satay may consist of diced or sliced chicken, goat, mutton, beef, pork, fish, other meats, or tofu.  In Singapore, satay is sold by Chinese, Malay and Indian Muslim vendors. It is thought to have originated in Java and brought to Singapore by Muslim traders. Satay is one of the earliest foods to be associated with Singapore; it has been associated with the city since the 1940s

Nasi Brani or Nasi Briyani is a traditional Indian rice-based dish accompanied by meat, vegetables and a gravy or curry. The long grain basmati rice is cooked with garlic, yogurt, aromatic spices, onions and sometimes with ghee or a substitute for this unique butter.

Laksa is a spicy noodle soup and it consists of rice noodles or rice vermicelli with chicken, prawn or fish, served in spicy soup based on either rich and spicy curry coconut milk or on sour asam (tamarind or gelugur). Laksa is found in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia,and Southern Thailand.

Thosai is a popular snack that usually comes with curry and often a coconut chutney to dip into.There are many various of Thosai besides the plain one: egg thosai, onion thosai, masala thosai and many more..

travel time 12 days
distance travelled 9,457 km
sent by Lori in Singapore


tiistai 22. toukokuuta 2018

Tea Room

GB-1006566
Betty's Tea rooms, Harrogate, North Yorkshire
Sent by Keith and Jan from Sheffield