Plants, birds and .. garden mammals

Birds in our garden are crazy and are chirping all over. They woke me up at 4 am and they did not let me  go back to sleep. When they tweet individually - it's nice to listen to them, but when they do it all at once? Do you want to listen to their solo voices? Here's the first soloist: Sikorka ...

The "crooked" windows cont.

One more building in Szczecin has got "crooked" windows. But this one is famous and has its history and merits for the city. For over 70 years, there has been an Art High School there. "The Loitz's tenement house (German: Schweitzerhof) - one of the most famous and most valuable monuments of Szcze...

Dinner with cats

In a home where there are young kids, at social meetings, they are the most common topic of conversation. In a home where there are cats - they dominate during the whole evening. They do not understand why the guests absorb their hosts who do not want to play with theirpets! Our friends’ cats are ...

Return to bicycle paths

Yesterday my thigh, after two weeks, agreed to cycling and did not protest with pain. Iza's foot also improved. Małgosia’s hip still requires time and convalescence. We resumed our trips around Szczecin. The street of Zygmunt Chmielewski has got interesting places which tourists are not interested...

Surprises when working at home

In full sunshine, on Sunday, we started periodic home maintenance. The work on the gable wall required almost alpine efficiency, but Adek, with my spiritual support, managed well! A small part of this work was done when the May rain poured resembling monsoon phenomena in Kampot. Hiding in the hous...

Sunny Sunday

On a sunny (not necessarily warm) May day, nature enjoys itself along with us! The cotinus grows its leaves stained with intense purple colour and it climbs up. "Cotinus - a genus of plants belonging to the nanander family, it includes only 4 species. They come from Eurasia and North America. The ...

Weekend dinner with family & friends

We are back to mundane issues: The dinner menu with family and friends had to reconcile the appetites of the vegetarians (in the minority) and carnivores. That's why for the appetizers were grilled crickets, vegetarian lard and hummus (see photo). The main course was Silesian dumplings (The Chame...