Sketching the Blue House 畫藍屋

I went to Stone Nullah Street today to sketch this charming old building again.  The four-storey building was built in 1922 and is one of the few remaining pre-war tenement buildings with large balconies.  One of the shop spaces on the ground level is now converted into a small museum named "Hong Kong House of Stories"  dedicated to preserving old local culture.

The website of "Hong Kong House of Stories":  houseofstories.sjs.org.hk

寒流下與畫友走到灣仔石水渠街再畫藍屋。四層高的藍屋建於1922年，是香港餘下小數有大騎樓的戰前唐樓。地下其中一個舖位現為「香港故事館」，展覽香港街坊老文化等等。

「香港故事館」網頁： houseofstories.sjs.org.hk

Wall Tree at Pound Lane 磅巷石牆樹

This wall tree (Ficus microcarpa) thrives on this old masonry wall in Pound Lane.  However, its future is uncertain as the government is proposing to build the second escalator along Pound Lane linking Queen's Road and the Midlevels.

此石牆樹 （細葉榕）緊緊地抓住磅巷的一石牆。闊大的樹蔭為路人遮陰。可是政府如建造第二條行人電梯，石牆樹恐怕劫數難逃。

Rehearsing L'elisir d'amore 愛情靈藥彩排中

A group of dedicated singers are busy rehearsing the chorus numbers for the upcoming opera "L'elisir d'amore" to be staged at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre next March.

Mister Softee 富豪雪糕車

Mister Softee, the red and blue ice cream truck and its Blue Danube jingle have already become the collective memory of many Hongkongers.  Started operation in the seventies, Mister Softee currently owns 14 ice cream vans, running around Hong Kong.

富豪雪糕車、 藍色的多瑙河、香脆甜筒軟雪糕、果仁甜筒、蓮花杯、還有珍寶橙冰，陪伴多少香港人一起成長!