Favourite Shops

 Friday My Town Shoot Out

  

My favourite tea shop.
They also sell coffee; but I am a tea person...

Besides tea and coffee, they also offer other temptations
to go with it: Bread, biscuits, chocolate, candy…

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Whether you’d like to buy someone a gift, or the materials to get busy yourself,
this arts & crafts shop is a good place to start looking for inspiration.

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“HeartRoom” - a shop for interior design and garden decorations.
A place to go if you’re looking for that “little extra”.

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My town does not really have a “main street”.
There are several streets lined with shops in the town centre.
Today the town square was all set up with extra Christmas market stalls.
(Old town hall/district court in the background. )

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When the Snow Melts...

... you get Little Lakes in places where you do not wish to have them...
I don't know the name for the kind of vehicle to the right (with pumps and hoses to get rid of unwanted water) but right now they are more in demand than the snow ploughs.

Old Factory Building

Back in February, I was showing pictures of a set of icicles along the roof of an old factory buildning, and I got a question if I had a picture of the whole building. I didn't, back then, but I said I'd think about it the next time I passed there with the camera. Because of all the snow and ice lately, that did not happen until today. There are still some spots that are not at all pedestrian-friendly...



I have to confess I really don't know anything about the history of the building, I'm just assuming it must be one of the oldest factories in town because of the building material being stone, not brick.


 

Mosaic Monday: Be Careful Out There

Even though we've had quite a few sunny days lately, it is still very cold, and we're still deeply embedded in snow and ice. Bare patches are beginning to appear here and there, but it's a slow process... In town, there are some heated streets/pavements that are ice free, but you still have to keep watching out for snow and ice falling from above. In other places, you had better look carefully where you put your feet. And the bus drivers are having a tricky time, too!



Fore more Monday Mosaics, go to Mary's Little Red House

Snowing Again

Thaw and rain over the weekend did not manage to get rid of all the snow and ice gathered over the last couple of months - was not even enough to clear the streets and walkways. And today it's back to snowstorm outside my windows again! The picture is from a snowfall at the beginning of February. I have not been out since Friday, and do not intend to go out today...!

More Snow (Again)

We've been having another snowstorm over the past few days, with a lot more snow, and strong winds on top of all. And they say even more is coming...

The picture above is from 2½ weeks ago. I tried to go out for a while yesterday but had to turn around, it was too difficult to walk. Well, it's hard anyway to take pictures that will really show the difference. Over the past couple of weeks, many lorry-loads of snow from the town streets have been driven away to more out-of-the-way places. So any pictures taken today would probably look very similar to the ones from two weeks ago. Snowy trees, snowy streets and snowed-in cars, and snow, snow, snow...