Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Gallimaufry#14

Just a gallimaufry of photos ...
Rangoon Creeper

Skywatch from my balcony

Kedondong

Noodles for dinner

Duranta Geisha Girl

The name has a nice ring to it, agree?


FROM THE SHOEBOX — PHOTOS THAT RARELY SEE THE LIGHT OF DAY

Sydney 1992

Chinese herbal tea shop

In ancient China, traditional doctors used to always carry medicines in calabashes aka bottle gourds when treating their patients. Over time, the bottle gourd became a symbol of doctors and healing. And since Chinese herbal teas are consumed for their curative effects, calabashes have become symbols of Chinese herbal tea shops. In the 1940s, each herbal tea shop had two to three golden calabash-shaped vats with taps to store the herbal tea.

Green calabash growing on its vine
image source - wikipedia
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55 comments:

  1. GiorgioNovember 23, 2021 at 6:13 AM

    I would have never thought of Chinese herbal tea shops and their curative effects! Great post, Veronica!
    What a spectacular skywatch from your balcony ... those colours are unusual.
    Enjoy the rest of this week, Veronica!

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  2. SandeeNovember 23, 2021 at 6:29 AM

    Beautiful shots, beautiful flowers and that noodle dinner looks divine. I'm hungry now.

    Have a fabulous day. ♥

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  3. Jocelyn is Canadian Needle NanaNovember 23, 2021 at 6:43 AM

    Beautiful photos. I love the story of the medicine gourds and aren't those modern renditions simple stunning!

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  4. Sallie (FullTime-Life)November 23, 2021 at 9:39 AM

    Always enjoy your collections (I can't spell the title word you use ;>). The sky sunset is particularly beautiful! Interesting about the calabash gourd.

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  5. MaritNovember 23, 2021 at 10:03 AM

    The purple Duranta repens 'Geisha Girl' is so beautiful! It looks like a orchid. The skywatch from your balcony is always so wonderful to watch, Veronica.

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  6. Valerie-JaelNovember 23, 2021 at 10:39 AM

    Wonderful photos. My fave is the perfect skywatch photos, wow! beautiful flowers and oh, those noodles! Hugs, Valerie

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  7. SzgnBslNovember 23, 2021 at 10:52 AM

    Little houses are in the balcony photo is really looking interesting and sweet:) And Sdney photo ise great:)

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  8. camdanduslerNovember 23, 2021 at 11:15 AM

    Nice shots :) thanks for your sharing...

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  9. eileeninmdNovember 23, 2021 at 11:33 AM

    Hello,
    Veronica!
    Love the gorgeous flowers! Your skywatch is just stunning! The noodles look yummy! Thank you for sharing your post. Take care, enjoy your day and week ahead.

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  10. Mary KirklandNovember 23, 2021 at 11:44 AM

    Those purple flowers are so pretty.

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  11. Liz A.November 23, 2021 at 12:07 PM

    That is a gorgeous sky.

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  12. Bob BushellNovember 23, 2021 at 12:36 PM

    Fantastic images Veronica, I love the sky, pure colours.

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  13. ChristineNovember 23, 2021 at 12:43 PM

    Beautiful photos!

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  14. TomNovember 23, 2021 at 2:12 PM

    ...I'd like a seat on your balcony.

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  15. MicaNovember 23, 2021 at 6:38 PM

    Wow that sunset is incredible, looks like a painting in the sky! :) I really like the Sydney photo too, I hope you enjoyed your time here in Australia, it's a wonderful country!


    Hope that your week is going well! Another rainy spring one here!

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  16. J.P. AlexanderNovember 23, 2021 at 7:36 PM

    Me gusto el atardecer y las flores. Me dio ganas de los fideos. Te mando un beso

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  17. italiafinlandiaNovember 23, 2021 at 11:14 PM

    Hello,
    The sky view from your balcony is gorgeous.
    Love the Duranta flowers too.
    Take care. All the best!

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  18. Kirsi schreibtNovember 24, 2021 at 12:49 AM

    Once again: Your balcony view ist spectulare. The sunset is so near and then so far away! I love your views from your Balcony,
    greetings
    Kirsi

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  19. Fernando ÁlvarezNovember 24, 2021 at 2:47 AM

    Magnífico "galimatías", el atardecer es espectacular, los fideos tienen una pinta estupenda y la tienda de te y tu historia de las calabazas es muy interesante.
    Es bonito ver las fotos de recuerdos
    Saludos

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  20. Marco LuijkenNovember 24, 2021 at 3:35 AM

    Hello Veronica,
    Wonderful pictures of all flowers. And a lovely meal.
    Nice pictures of Sydney. That was a long time ago.

    Greetings, Marco

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  21. stardustNovember 24, 2021 at 3:47 AM

    Hello, Veronica. The sky is strangely and dynamically beautiful. The noodle dish looks so good. Now I understand why one of the Seven Luck Gods holds a bottle gourd that contains elixir of life. Thank you.

    Yoko

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  22. Black KnightNovember 24, 2021 at 3:52 AM

    Great shots.
    The sky view from your balcony is amazing.
    I went to a tea shop and I found that the tea had a different taste of the usual one but I liked it
    Sydney looks very beautiful.
    All the best.

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  23. Carol LNovember 24, 2021 at 4:19 AM

    TFS your beautiful photos! Love the sky view from your balcony, what a colorful sky! Love the Chinese tea shop too with the calabash explanation!

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  24. Nicole/Frau FriedaNovember 24, 2021 at 4:25 AM

    All the photos are special, but the view from the balcony is fantastic! Sincerely, Nicole

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  25. magiceyeNovember 24, 2021 at 5:00 AM

    The skywatch from your balcony is spectacular!

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  26. Mariette VandenMunckhof-VedderNovember 24, 2021 at 5:13 AM

    Dearest Veronica,
    Love the special tropical flowers with their uplifting colors!
    So glad you also got to see Sydney and its Opera House.
    Sure it is at your backdoor...
    We also have been there, we have many mushroom friends in Australia: https://mariettesbacktobasics.blogspot.com/2018/04/sydney-centre-point-tower-captain-cook.html
    Hugs,
    Mariette

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  27. Brian's Home BlogNovember 24, 2021 at 6:03 AM

    You always have such pretty photos, I enjoyed them all.

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  28. Phil SladeNovember 24, 2021 at 7:58 AM

    You always show us such a variety of things and places Veronica. You made me google "calabash", a plant with so many uses, including making it into a musical instrument. That made sense when looking at the shape that would surely make many fruity noises?

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  29. BillNovember 24, 2021 at 9:20 AM

    Beautiful shots. The skywatch view from your balcony is stunning. Have a great day and thanks for sharing.

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  30. DebbieNovember 24, 2021 at 9:47 AM

    gorgeous flowers and the pictures you take from your balcony are stunning!!

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  31. Yogi♪♪♪November 24, 2021 at 10:24 AM

    I love your rich variety of shots!!
    Nothing wrong with photos from the Shoebox!!

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  32. Rainbow EveningNovember 24, 2021 at 10:26 AM

    beautiful views from balcony...
    love to drink Chinese herbal tea....

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  33. SuzanaNovember 24, 2021 at 12:57 PM

    So magical images as usual. But the sky is divine...
    Thank you, Veronica!
    Good night and a fine week!

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  34. MargieNovember 24, 2021 at 2:59 PM

    The skywatch photo is unreal!

    Now I'm craving noodles...

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  35. Joanne November 24, 2021 at 3:14 PM

    What beautiful flowers! I can not get over that sky in your photo from your balcony.

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  36. Soma @ inkTorrents.comNovember 24, 2021 at 4:37 PM

    Love the smiling face. The Duranta Geisha Girl flowers are so lovely. Your get such gorgeous skies from your balcony! Noodles tonight for dinner here as well :D

    -Soma

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  37. Elderberry-RobNovember 25, 2021 at 10:31 PM

    that sky is incredible - they show peoples photographs on our morning tv weather report here in the UK but we would never have a fabulous sky like that!

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  38. LorrieNovember 26, 2021 at 9:21 AM

    Hello Veronica,
    You have a stunning view from your balcony. What a gorgeous sunset you captured. The noodles look so appetizing! Love the photo of you in Sydney - it's always good to put faces to names.
    Have a good weekend,
    Lorrie

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  39. AmyNovember 26, 2021 at 2:08 PM

    I'm looking at the tree full of fruit in one of your photos, it's not Tamarillo or tree tomato is it?

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  40. José mariaNovember 28, 2021 at 1:42 AM

    Hola Verónica, las fotografías son muy bonitas, me encanta la del cielo, y muy I interesante el reportaje.
    Feliz semana.
    Un abrazo

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  41. Red Rose AlleyNovember 29, 2021 at 6:28 AM

    You take the most incredible sky photos! That was an interesting story about the bottle gourds. The Duranta Geisha Girl flower is so pretty. That's my favorite color. I would love to browse through the Chinese herbal tea shop.

    Have a wonderful week.

    ~Sheri

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  42. Heidi | The Frugal GirlsNovember 29, 2021 at 12:58 PM

    I loved the photos of you in Sydney. What a magical memory! I hope you have an amazing week!

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  43. stevebethereNovember 29, 2021 at 1:45 PM

    Lovely photos what a mixtire I would never be able to say gallimaufry fast after a few beers :-)

    Have a gallimaufrytastic week 👍

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  44. RostroseNovember 29, 2021 at 1:47 PM

    Dear Veronica,
    is this sky REAL? I've never seen anything like it ...
    It's a shame that the photo from Sydney 1992 rarely comes to light - it looks nice and like a fond memory!
    All the best,
    Traude
    https://rostrose.blogspot.com/2021/11/mit-tina-und-goga-durch-wien-teil-2.html

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  45. Sallie (FullTime-Life)November 29, 2021 at 3:37 PM

    Hi Veronica. I thought I'd commented before, but just in case in got lost in cyberspace, here we go again -- I do love your collections of photos -- the food looks fabulous. And I love that you are scanning some of your old photos and blogging them. I keep meaning to do that.
    Sallie (FullTime-Life)

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  46. Amy at Ms. Toody Goo ShoesNovember 29, 2021 at 4:17 PM

    Beautiful pictures. So interesting about the Chinese tea.

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  47. Carol @Comfort Spring StationNovember 30, 2021 at 2:48 AM

    Wonderful variety of photos today - that sky shot is amazing!

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  48. Kinga K.November 30, 2021 at 3:30 AM

    Wonderful photos ❤

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  49. NCSueNovember 30, 2021 at 3:47 AM

    A great series of images! Thanks so much for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2021/11/old-mill-of-guilford.html

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  50. Memories of Eric and FlynnDecember 1, 2021 at 1:15 AM

    They are all lovely photos, but that sky is amazing!

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  51. My GBGV LifeDecember 1, 2021 at 3:47 AM

    Those are some beautiful photos and we love the throwback ones to 1992. They still deserve some attention because they make you what you are today.

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  52. TeresaDecember 1, 2021 at 5:11 AM

    Las fotografías son preciosas. Saludos.

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  53. SandeeDecember 1, 2021 at 9:42 AM

    Thank you for joining the Wordless Wednesday Blog Hop.

    Have a fabulous Wordless Wednesday. ♥

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  54. betty-NZDecember 2, 2021 at 7:27 PM

    Awesome photos!

    Thanks for sharing your link at My Corner of the World this week!

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  55. Great-Granny GrandmaDecember 13, 2021 at 10:03 PM

    Beautiful flowers, and that Geisha girl dish looks quite yummy. I know I've said this before, but you do have an amazing view from your balcony, and that sunset picture is just spectacular.

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