Snow!

Lots of snow.

And freezing temperatures.

I love it :-) 

Tolkien in Trieste

Holidays are also a great time to visit exhibitions. So we drove to Trieste and visited the exhibition about J.R.R. Tolkien. 

Happy 2026!

 Wishing you all a wonderful, peaceful and happy 2026!

Jigsaw puzzles

During the holidays one finally finds the time to solve some jigsaw puzzles.

I love Fabio Vettori's design. This is my third puzzle with the ants and the amount of detail on these puzzles is insane. Love love love!

 

But I think I am done with the Exits... lovely wolves but not really my cup of tea. Unfortunately.

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas, everyone.

Photos taken in Volčji Potok.

Masters!

Escaping the Christmas-approaching craziness, I visited a wonderful exhibition, From Gauguin to Hopper, in Villa Manin, close to Udine.

 

My favourites were the self-portrait of Van Gogh, pine trees of Cezanne, Bonnard's sunset at Saint Tropez, Gaugin's Martinique, Monet's Antibes,  Courbet's wave ... and many more. Such masterpieces!

Of course no photographs from the actual exhibition. But some from Udine and Gradišče. 

 

 

 

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Christmas cards

All the Christmas cards are on their way, so I'm revealing this year's mystery.

I'll start with one of the initial designs:

By pulling the first string, the pattern folds into two separate presents:

By pulling the second string ...  

... the other paper piece folds into a decorated Christmas tree!

Pure Christmas magic :-)