Happy February to all my Friends and Readers
New Calendar picture with this
beautiful watercolour painting by Frank Koebsch
"Wintermorgen in Honnigsvag"
"Winter morning in Honnigsvag"
I have never been to Norway but to other Skandinavian countries and they are all beautiful.
Read more on their website here. *
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I can't believe the first month of the year has already passed. Time flies faster every year.
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I read a couple of interesting books last month.
Brandreth, Gyles "Have You Eaten Grandma?" - 2017
and
Larsen, Nella "Passing" - 1929
While the first one is a funny approach to grammar and spelling, the second is all about racism. How do we perceive people?
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I have two German words for you that somehow belong together:
Fernweh (far away pain) - the longing to go away
Wanderlust (joy and longing to walk) - strong desire to travel
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We had a lot of snow in January, more than in the last years together. I rather have none but we can't choose. On the other hand, I rather have a snowy month than a very hot one.
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I received a beautiful present from a blog friend that will accompany me all year round. A calendar called "A Book Lover's Year". My little reading figurine is sitting right next to it, keeping it company.
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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 February! 🧊
Happy February Marianne! No snow here but we have had a LOT of rain lately... I hear that in parts of Cornwall & Northern Ireland its the most rain they've had in 150 years. So... no drought THIS year - hopefully!!
ReplyDeleteCan't go wrong with a book lovers calendar. I have my usual two up - one with the Moomins and the other with funny cat art.
Funny cat art sounds great. I'm sure that's a lovely one, Kitten.
DeleteHappy February.
Wanderlust is such a great word. And I love that watercolor. Happy February! :D
ReplyDeleteIt is, Lark. I love it, as well. Just gives you a sentimental feeling.
DeleteThere is a reason I always add a watercolour by one of the two artists, they are so beautiful.
Thanks for visiting and have a Happy February, as well.
I like the idea of The Booklover's Year and will look for it. That's a pretty calendar page, artwork I would hang on my wall actually.
ReplyDeleteCan't believe it's February already!
I suppose you mean the one by Frank Koebsch, yes, they are all so pretty. You can buy the pictures but also posters of their paintings. The calendar I have is pretty small (like a CD) but it still is lovely.
DeleteThank you, I will look for the artwork by Koebsh.
DeleteThat's great, Tina. Enjoy.
DeleteOops...I just realized A Book Lover's Year is a calendar. I went off looking for a book. I still want it :-)
ReplyDeleteYes, it is, Tina. That gives you a new page every day. Not all of them pictures but at least one or two every week.
DeleteHappy February! So true, it is hard to believe that January is gone already. Where did it go? The winter picture at the beginning of this post is lovely, but it does look very cold. The reading figurine is the perfect addition to the calendar :).
ReplyDeleteThanks, Eva. And thanks for the lovely gift. I was so happy to receive it, so grateful. And I had to add something related to reading, of course. ;)
DeleteA perfect match!
DeleteIt's snow everywhere but it's winter and it's too bad.
ReplyDeleteLovely art. I hope you have a great February.
Have a lovely day.
I really can't complain about our weather here, Lissa. Other than that the summers get too hot lately, we have no extreme weather conditions. It's winter. Thanks for your good wishes. The same goes to you, have a great day.
DeleteA Booklover's Year looks great. I must have a look and see if I can find it. We also have a lot of snow here, which is quite unusual. The last two days more snow, wind and cold. Waiting for spring.
ReplyDeleteIf you don't find it until we see each other again, I can show you mine, Lisbeth. I keep the pages for now. However, if you google it, there are several sellers online.
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