Tuesday, 1 July 2025

Happy July!

Happy July to all my Friends and Readers

New Calendar picture with this
beautiful watercolour painting by Hanka Koebsch
"Sommerwiese"
"Summer Meadow"
Hanka and Frank say to this picture:

"In this watercolor, Hanka played with the colorful blossoms and flowers in summer colors on a meadow."
"Hanka hat in diesem Aquarell mit den bunten Blüten und Blumen in Farben des Sommers auf einer Wiese gespielt."

I love these wild flowers. They remind me of my childhood.

Read more on their website here. *

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No big outings this month, though some visitors and lots of meetings with friends.

The temperature changes are really bothering me. We're constantly changing: hot, then thunderstorms, then cold, then hot again, and just when we've gotten used to it, it gets cold again, only to climb again immediately afterward, and so on. This is really bad for me. I feel constantly nauseous and dizzy.

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My German saying this month goes with the picture above:

"Etwas durch die Blume sagen".

It means "Saying something through/with a flower" or "Saying something in a roundabout way". With this you hint at or allude to something, you make a hidden criticism. You express something indirectly, rather than directly and openly. You circumscribe it, or phrase it in a veiled way, often to convey criticism or an unpleasant message without hurting the other person.

I am sure other languages have similar sayings. If you know more in your languages, please, let me know.

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As I mentioned several times, it's Jane Austen year (see #Reading Austen project), and I am re-reading a book by her every other month. In the other months, I read another book about her. This month, it was "Miss Austen" by Gill Hornby. I don't really like people writing a sequel to a book where the original author died. I never did and I doubt I ever will. So, I guess my next book about Jane Austen (in August) will be a non-fiction again.

I've been reading a few less challenging books lately, partly through my book club, partly because friends lent me books I absolutely "had to read". I need to do something about that.

But, I had another successful attempt at bringing this fabulous author into my life. Lego issued another set about Jane Austen. It was a gift if you ordered something with them and since hubby always has some wishes, he had no problem getting it for me. Here is the finished set:

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

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🌸🌼🌺 I wish you all a very Happy July! 🌺🌼🌸

9 comments:

  1. I love that Jane Austen Lego set! My niece and nephews were telling me all about it and lamenting that how much you'd have to spend in order to get it. Happy July! :D

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    1. That is always the problem with these extras, Lark. A lot of the sets are really expensive now anyway, Lego is often targeting the AFOLs (Adult Fans of Lego) to which hubby and my youngest son belong. Sad for the youngsters if they are interested in the sets (which a lot of them are).
      I have seen people copying the library set I published in January. Probably not that easy with this one. But you never know.
      https://momobookblog.blogspot.com/2025/01/happy-january.html

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  2. Happy July, but sorry that the weather is messing with you so much. Generally very warm ('only' 24C presently) and VERY humid here... I keep being thankful that I'm not in Spain! I've been in the low 40's before and my body certainly didn't approve. Thankfully the humidity was pretty low (holiday in Portugal many years ago). Hope things get better for you SOON.

    Oh, and LOVE the Lego. So much fun to be had with it... [lol]

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    1. Thanks, Kitten. Actually, I read an article the other day that mentions that heat in Spain is not the same as heat in Britain. Which I totally approve of. One of our problems in the North is that it is so much more humid, especially if it rains every other day and therefore it can feel a lot hotter than in the South.
      Definitely a great idea from Lego. And a way to make more money by having people spend a lot on other sets.

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    1. Thanks, Emma. I know. And you can imagine how much I just had to have that!!!

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  4. How common are thunderstorms in Germany?

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    1. Quite common, actually. Of course, it depends on the area, some have more. I live near wetland and that attracts a lot of thunderstorms. But further South, in the mountains, they also occur more frequently.

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  5. Happy July! Love the lego, I did not know they have these kind of themes. Great. Yes, the weather is very strange. We have been spared the heat in Sweden, with rather pleasant temperatures. But, we had a few days of hot, stuffy weather.
    We are heading off to Norway this weekend, so I think there will be even less temperatures, but also sunshine.
    Enjoy July and its challenges.

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