Hello lovely ladies,
Are you ready for this? Another T-Party hosted by Elizabeth and Bleubeard. A drink is in order. But more of that later. Let me show you my postcard for today which comes to me from Finland.
The cathedral is situated in the heart of Turku next to the Old Great Square, by the river Aura. Its presence extends beyond the local precinct by having the sound of its bells chiming at noon broadcast on national radio. It is also central to Finland's annual Christmas celebrations.
The bird on the left stamp is the melanitta fusca: The velvet scoter, also called a velvet duck, is a large sea duck, which breeds over the far north of Europe and the Palearctic west of the Yenisey basin. The genus name is derived from Ancient Greek melas "black" and netta "duck". The species name is from the Latin fuscus "dusky brown".
She makes coffee differently to me. She brings a pan of water to the boil and then adds previously ground coffee. It boils for a few minutes and then left so that the dregs sink to the bottom. It was very nice, not at all bitter.