CAN YOU GUESS??? #156 ~ CORRECT ANSWER

CONGRATULATIONS

TO

BILL

WHO ANSWERED... A KEY!!!

Bill, you as a winner, please accept the two cookies below as my little token of appreciation. Either you celebrate or not the Halloween time, I hope you like the taste of the seasonal cookies. Mitch and Shayna, please enjoy your cookie, as a way of marking the end of CAN YOU GUESS???

Yes, you haven't misread the last words, above. I regret to inform you that, following serious consideration lately to whether or not I wanted to continue with our weekly FUN, I decided not to keep it going. 

As you have probably noticed, the number of 'players' regularly taking part  has been falling over week after week to the point that I realized that it's not worth my effort. I really had fun - perhaps more than you had, - but everything comes to an end sooner or later. The end of CAN YOU GUESS??? has come this week. 

I want to thank all of you for your more or less regularity, without which CAN YOU GUESS???  would not have ever reached three years of existence. Many many thanks! 

Belita

CAN YOU GUESS??? #155 ~CORRECT ANSWER

Photo taken in Riga (Latvia)

This week, none of you, players,  has guessed correctly...

The right answer should have been ... HORSE RIDING

NEXT ROUND: SUNDAY/MONDAY, OCTOBER 26/27, RESPECTIVELY

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CAN YOU GUESS??? #154 ~ CORRECT ANSWER

CONGRATULATIONS

TO

MONICA, 

THE WINNER OF THIS WEEK'S ROUND,

whose guess was ... #3

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Monica, please accept this little token of my appreciation. 

Hope you like the model and the colour,too.

NEXT ROUND: Sunday/Monday, October 19/20, respectively

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CAN YOU GUESS??? #153 ~ CORRECT ANSWER

There hasn't been a winner, this week. Very regretfully, indeed!

The correct answer should have been .... a LYNX!!!

NEXT ROUND: Sunday/Monday, October 12/13, respectively

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CAN YOU GUESS??? #152 ~CORRECT ANSWER

CONGRATULATIONS
TO
MITCH,

WHO GUESSED ... A BROKEN HEART!!!

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Mitch, please accept the T-shirt you see below as a little token of my appreciation. 

I would have liked to have done a different shopping if I had had enough time to find something of another kind. 

Anyway, it's 100% cotton and made in Portugal, obviously.

NEXT ROUND: Sunday/Monday, October 5/6, respectively.

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CAN YOU GUESS??? #151 ~ CORRECT ANSWER

Congratulations to the winner BILL who guessed correctly ... A SWORD!!!

The coat of arms above is of a city, in Lithuania, called Zarasai. The design shows an imaginary animal, partly stag, partly fish, symbolising the rich forests and lakes around the city. The orb represents the sun. The base of the shield showed a wavy sword, symbolising historical battles and justice. The design was introduced, but already abolished in 1970.
After the independence of Lithuania the design was slightly changed and officially granted on March 7, 1996.

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Bill, I tried to find a sword but all I could find was what you see below. Not closely related to a sword but I presume you can accept my choice...

NEXT ROUND: SUNDAY/MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28/29, RESPECTIVELY

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CAN YOU GUESS??? #150 ~ CORRECT ANSWER

Unfortunately, once again I have not the pleasure of congratulating any of the players.  

The correct answer should have been ... A PAIR OF SPECTACLES!

NEXT ROUND: SUNDAY/MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 21/22, 2014, RESPECTIVELY

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CAN YOU GUESS??? #149 ~ CORRECT ANSWER

This week, I can't congratulate any player...

 The correct guess should have been a...

SNOOPY PLUSH!!!

Note: For your curiosity the words would mean, in English, 'Be aware of Snoopy'

NEXT ROUND: Sunday or Monday, September 14/15, respectively

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CAN YOU GUESS??? #148 ~ CORRECT ANSWER

CONGRATULATIONS

TO

THE TWO EX-AEQUO WINNERS,

AMALIE and MITCH

WHO GUESSED ... cherries!!!

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Amalie and Mitch, please accept the little tokens of my appreciation. 

NEXT ROUND: Sunday/Monday, September 7/8, respectively


From this Monday, I'll be out of Portugal for three weeks. During my absence, I wish all of you wonderful days over the current month and a great start of September. 
I sincerely hope I can continue to count on your support to this weekly FUN. I'm indeed grateful to all of you who, more regularly or not, have been making it possible.

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CAN YOU GUESS??? #147 ~ CORRECT ANSWER

Congratulations 

to

Shayna

whose guess was very correct .... A DEMIJOHN BOTTLE!!!

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Shayna, I have no idea at all which of the four demijohn bottles you see in the photo below, you like the most.

So, please, make the choice as you like.

NEXT ROUND: SUNDAY/MONDAY, January 10/11, respectively

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CAN YOU GUESS??? #146 ~ CORRECT ANSWER AND... A BIT MORE

Congratulations

to

Leon and Mitch

who guessed ... CHOCOLATE CAKE!!!

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Leon and Mitch, please accept the little tokens of my appreciation. I understand that Mitch deserves a cake, while Leon not a cake but a chocolate dessert (in fact, Leon's guess was dropped together with Deb's), instead. 

I took this week's photo at a  'creative island' situated in and

 around an abandoned factory building in Lisbon, right

 under the bridge. It hosts various businesses, shops, cafés

 and restaurants, workspaces for artists and galleries, as

 well as workshops, exhibitions and concerts.

LX Factory ... a place belonging to everyone and for 

everyone

In Summer, there are Open Days, when the businesses

 open to the public and the LX Factory is open until the very

 early hours in the morning.

NEXT ROUND: Sunday/Monday, August 3/4, respectively

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CAN YOU GUESS??? #145 ~ CORRECT ANSWER

I feel sorry, very sorry... another week, another round and I don't congratulate any player...

The correct answer should have been ...A DRAGONFLY!!!

NEXT ROUND: Sunday/Monday, July 27/28, respectively.

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CAN YOU GUESS #144 ~ CORRECT ANSWER

This week, I don't congratulate any player, regretfully.

The correct answer should have been... A CAT!!!

NEXT ROUND: SUNDAY/MONDAY, JULY 20/21, 2014, RESPECTIVELY

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CAN YOU GUESS #143: CORRECT ANSWER

CONGRATULATIONS 

TO 

THE FOUR EX-AEQUO WINNERS

BILL

MANDY

MARIA LEONOR

RONNIE

WHO GUESSED.... A SINGLE OX PULLING CART!!!

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Bill, Mandy, Maria Leonor and Ronnie,  please accept the little tokens of my appreciation. 

Port has long been the classic way to end a meal and celebrate an evening. Port is a sweet red wine with about 20% alcohol (as opposed to table wine which is usually about 13%) and rather low acidity and tannin. 


"A pint of old Port and a devilled biscuit can hurt no man."
 Dr. Swizzle 

NEXT ROUND:  SUNDAY/MONDAY, July 13/14, respectively

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CAN YOU GUESS??? #142 ~ CORRECT ANSWER

This week, there hasn't been any winner to be congratulated. Pity, indeed!

The correct guess should have been ... A DOG!!!

NEXT ROUND: Sunday/Monday, July 6 and 7, respectively

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CAN YOU GUESS??? #141 ~ CORRECT ANSWER

I'm very pleased to congratulate

the two ex-aequo winners

Lynne and Mitch

who guessed very correctly... A heart!!!

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Lynne and Mitch, please accept the little tokens of my appreciation. Lynne, perhaps you have no idea what that heart-shaped accessory is for: women in the north of Portugal, whenever they wear a folk costume, they always wear this separate pocket: it's always embroidered in the shape of a heart. While it's an accessory it has a practical purpose such as carrying keys, a wallet, a handkerchief, etc. This has become a common souvenir which foreign tourists often take from Portugal.

 I presume the bookend will have some use at Mitch's.

NEXT ROUND: Sunday/Monday, June 29/June 30, respectively

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