Mishmash

w is for wine & wishes

2014-12-16T08:26:00.000+01:00

☀ ABC Wednesday ☀ PhotoHunt ☀ reflections

Sparkling wine, because it's the season. And this one is crafted from the classic blend of

indigenous white grapes Macabeo, Parellada, and Xarel.lo in Catalonia, Spain.

Wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy New Year!

This blog will hibernate for several weeks. Cheers!

sunset

2014-12-12T20:23:00.000+01:00

A beautiful sunset after heavy rains earlier this month. The small stripe in the middle is the Mediterranean Sea, the lake up front is due to the rain. Linking to PhotoHunt ~ weekend reflections.

V is for volcano

2014-12-09T17:42:00.002+01:00

ABC Wednesday

*neu: Blick Dienstag

A wonderful view from the (active) Osorno Volcano (2,652-meter /8,701 ft high) in Southern Chile by my sister (thank you, dear sis!) We were both there last February, she hat the right seat to capture this magnificent summer view.

candle

2014-11-29T16:35:00.002+01:00

I had no candle for today's photohunt and had a busy Saturday morning. But I came home to a nice luncheon prepared by my husband, who surprised me with this centerpiece to lighten up this gray, rainy day. Right on time for PhotoHunt !

And I even found a little reflection for weekend reflections.

T is for tower and triangle

2014-11-25T17:35:00.003+01:00

Detail of the Belem Tower near Lisbon, Portugal, the triangles are way on top of the tower (see picture below). " It is a fortified tower built in the early 16th century and located in the civil parish of Santa Maria de Belém in the municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site (...) because of the significant role it played in the Portuguese maritime discoveries (...) The tower was commissioned by King John II to be part of a defense system at the mouth of the Tagus river and a ceremonial gateway to Lisbon" . Source. From my archives for ABC Wednesday

feather

2014-11-22T15:59:00.003+01:00

An unexpected guest, some time ago. Love the colorful feathers. Posted for the Saturday PhotoHunt after several weeks of absence... Happy weekend!...

Q is for quadrate (square)

2014-11-04T15:53:00.004+01:00

The people who built our present home in the early 1960's had a mouth-blown glass factory, that explains this hand-painted quadrate tile in one of the walls at the entrance. ABC Wednesday

P is for pretty petals

2014-10-28T15:12:00.000+01:00

ABC Wednesday ~ Today's flowers ~ Wordless Wednesday

O is for oysters

2014-10-21T14:30:00.000+02:00

ABC Wednesday

Oh, two months without blogging! summer was very busy and I didn't seem to find time for posting. And therefore I missed this blog's 9th anniversary in late September. Let's celebrate now with some oysters, one of my husband's favorite treats, I must add that I am not crazy about them.

E is for egg

2014-08-12T19:39:00.003+02:00

Not edible, but still an egg...
ABC Wednesday

This egg is made out of combarbalita, a Chilean semiprecious stone that presents a great range of colours which depends on the predominance of some minerals or mineralogical associations within the rock. So there. Happy Wednesday!

photohunt: lacy

2014-08-08T17:54:00.000+02:00

Nothing like rococo lace, featuring the Electoral Palace of Trier in Germany (some vacations ago), considered one of the loveliest rococo palaces in the world. Today, the Electoral Palace is the seat of the District Supervisory Authorities. Originally posted here. And stretching it in order to post for the Saturday PhotoHunt after several weeks.

rest ~ pasta

2014-07-11T13:30:00.000+02:00

rest ☀ pasta

Barcelona at Christmas time. The giant noodles are part of the city's Christmas lights: a soup with this particular type of ~~noodle~~ pasta (galet) is part of the Catalonian tradition, and it is served on Christmas Eve. As you can see, the galets rest on the street...

Y is for yeast

2014-07-01T14:00:00.000+02:00

Brewing yeast, that is. There are many varieties of brewing yeast to complement the beverage of choice. Each variety of yeast has advantages, such as champagne yeast, a variety of wine yeast, which will yield more bubbles than other types of wine yeast. Source. Cheers, ABC Wednesday.

dusk and round

2014-06-13T19:51:00.001+02:00

dusk ☀ round

Wonderful dusk in Istanbul, showing a round church dome, but please don't ask me names. A picture from my archives (the sky was pink and the water purple, no editing! it was the light), great memories of a fantastic visit.

and the blogger is out! Back soon.

2014-05-30T07:00:00.000+02:00

T is for ... tea time

2014-05-27T15:36:00.000+02:00

ABC Wednesday ~~ Wordless Wednesday

yellow ~ mirror

2014-05-23T08:38:00.000+02:00

yellow ☀ mirror

Since I didn't have any picture in my archives to fit both themes I had to act quickly, balancing my camera in one hand and a mirror in the other. But I still couldn't do my beautiful amaryllis justice.

S is for ... street lamps

2014-05-20T10:00:00.000+02:00

The peculiar street lamps designed in 1906 by Pere Falqués i Urpí found in central Paseo de Gracia in Barcelona. For ABC Wednesday

water ~ abstract

2014-05-16T06:43:00.000+02:00

water ☀ abstract ☀ NF abstract on Wed

I remembered this picture from my archives for the themes, I added a bit of editing just for fun. This picture was taken at a marina, sailing boats are missing from the shot but their masts are reflected on the water.

R is for rose

2014-05-13T06:41:00.000+02:00

This is a tiny rose glued to the card of a very special gift shop I once encountered. I no longer have the beautiful card but this picture from my archives to remember it.

Ruby Tuesday ~ ABC Wednesday

Street and sport

2014-05-09T08:22:00.000+02:00

street ☀ sport

A street in Briançon from my archives, a few days before the Tour de France passed through. Note the reference to the green, polka dot, and yellow jerseys! (colors are explained here) The tour will begin this year on July 5th in Leeds, I will be for sure watching the stages as I love the aerial views, it's sightseeing from my comfortable sofa. I must insert here that I don't enjoy riding a bike myself. I have watched the tour live on the street in several ocassions while on summer holidays in France: it was fun and exciting but... the bike riders went by way too fast!

Q is for quo vadis?

2014-05-06T18:51:00.000+02:00

ABC Wednesday

Quo vadis? ( Latin phrase meaning "Where are you going") My destination in a few weeks is Hamburg, Germany. What about you? Pictured here is the charming suburb Blankenese, photoghraphed by my husband many years ago from the Elbe River.

P is for...

2014-04-29T15:53:00.000+02:00

ABC Wednesday

My son took this pretty picture with his phone while skiing off-piste. I prefer the groomed slopes.

O is for oragious

2014-04-22T05:14:00.000+02:00

Oragious: stormy. And an orange ornament ...! From my archives for ABC Wednesday

indigo ~ still life

2014-04-18T05:07:00.000+02:00

indigo ☀ still life
From my archives. Happy Easter everyone!