Happy October!

  Happy October to all my friends and readers

New Calendar picture with this
beautiful watercolour painting by Hanka Koebsch

"Noch Fragen?"
"Any more Questions?"

I guess if someone asks like that, the answer will probably be NO!

This beautiful picture reminds me of grumpy cat, only prettier. Hanka captured the animal beautifully.

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My German word for the month is

Mumpitz

We could give that as an answer because it means more or less "nonsense".

However, it used to be the description for a bogeyman for fools. The word is a combination of the old words "vermummen" (disguise) and Booz or Butzemann (a figure to frighten children, something like a troll). Originally it was "Mummelputz" but it changed over the years, of course.

In between, it was also used for frightening rumours. We could use that today for the politics in almost any country. Bad news from Italy, but mainly Ukraine or Russia.

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My picture of the month was taken during a medieval market in our area. After a couple of years of Corona pause, they finally did it again and it was a nice success.

It was lovely to enjoy the day without the big heat we had to endure during the summer.

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Have a happy October with this beautiful watercolour painting by Hanka Koebsch.


You can find many more wonderful pictures on their website here.

You can also have a look under my labels Artist: Frank Koebsch and Artist: Hanka Koebsch where you can find all my posts about them.