Happy December to all my Friends and Readers
New Calendar picture with this
beautiful watercolour painting by Hanka Koebsch
"A Glimpse into the Toy Workshop"
"Blick in die Spielzeugwerkstatt"
Hanka and Frank say to this picture:
"Es ist ein Bild aus der Reihe von Hankas Schneemannbildern. Hanka malt jedes Jahr ein Aquarell, im dem ihr Schneemann eine Geschichte, ein kleines Abendteuer erlebt. Dieses Mal besucht er die Wichtel in der Spielzeugwerkstatt des Weihnachtsmanns."
"This is one of Hanka's series of snowman paintings. Every year, Hanka paints a watercolour in which her snowman experiences a story, a little adventure. This time, he visits the elves in Santa's toy workshop."
We haven't been building a snowman for ages. The boys have outgrown the house, there is less snow every year, we are not as fit as we used to be ... So, it's nice to see Hanka's snowman every year.
Read more on their website here. *
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November was a busy month with lots of birthday parties, some concerts and two theatre visits, one of them Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Nights Dream". Fantastic.
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My favourite book last month was:
"107 Days" by Kamala Harris.
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One of the highlights was the exchange of our DIY Advent Calendar. 25 people get a number each and make 25 packets with the same content. We had a lovely meeting where we exchanged our goodies. That way, we all have a nice little surprise on every day.
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And since we're talking about Advent, I found a lovely quotation by Gudrun Kropp, a German poet, aphorist, children's and non-fiction author:
Advent is a time to reflect on what is truly worth making time for.
With that in mind, I wish you all a wonderful Advent season.
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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.
❄️ I wish you all a very Happy December! ❄️
That's a beautiful painting! I imagine Christmas feels much different in Germany than in my area of the United States: our weather keeps going back and forth, so we can have tornados or snow or nothing at all on Christmas day!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Stephen. When I was little, we often had snow from November until February. Not any longer. Some years, we have no snow at all, sometimes just a little bit. And we didn't have huge storms or tornados, nowadays that can happen, as well, though not as heavy as in the States. So, nobody can tell me there is no climate change.
DeleteInteresting that you liked Kamala's book so much. I don't think I can read it: I don't blame her for losing as I think she did her best but the situation makes me so angry. I suppose I need my reading to be more escapist right now.
ReplyDeleteI totally understand, Constance. It does make you angry to see what she has to tell about her opponent, even though she says it a lot nicer than she would have the right to.
DeleteHappy December. Marianne! No snow here - just RAIN! - and little chance before Christmas. Maybe in January...? Maybe? Although it has snowed here in April before now. Of course growing up I remember HEAVY snow in the Winter. A thing of the past I think...
ReplyDeleteWe've had a teeny tiny bit, Kitten. Enough for me, I don't need more. LOL
DeleteAnd definitely the same here, always, always a lot of snow. Not any more.
Wishing you a wonderful Advent season. That snowman in the pictures looks so happy!
ReplyDeleteDoesn't he just, Eva? I absolutely love those pictures.
DeleteHave a happy advent, too.