Are you ready for a door feast? Here are two massive Mexcessive galleries with a selection of Thursday Doors posted this year.
I love doing this kind of overview posts, especially since I don’t need to upload anything new, merely look back in my Media and select the favourites. And since this is the last door post of the year, it’s only proper to have a proper door party.
First, a special mention goes to a door that spurred a few creative outpourings for our host Dan’s second Thursday Doors Writing Challenge, which made me really happy.
Dan has just unleashed another challenge, namely for the new Thursday Doors badge that appears at the end of each TD post. Any door lover can create it but only those who post doors may vote for the favourite. I don’t have any idea yet but there is still time to come up with something by the end of the year.
My first gallery for today is of various old door photos posted this year and some door gifts which I received with much gratitude. Thank you, Crystal and father! Crystal’s photo of the amazing door painting, which she found in McMenamins Edgefield in Troutdale, Oregon, is this post’s featured photo.
Found online: The Stories of Our Lives, by Tracy Lundgren. 
Photo: Crystal in Boston. 
Photo: Crystal in Troutdale, Oregon. 
Let’s not forget: Crystal and Pedro came to Pitigliano. 
Photo: Father. Abandoned school in Stara gora, Slovenia. 
When mom’s cousin Duša hit 70, I remembered her visit with some doors. 
Photo: D. S on her visit. Orbetello Cathedral and I. 
Another friend visited me in the early days and it was Pitigliano time. Photo: MZ 
Then doormaster Norm came over and we went to Massa Marittima. Photo: Norm Frampton 
When sister gave me directions to an interesting gate and I passed it by as it was so overgrown. 
A hop to Italy now. San Gimignano. 
Another similar view in Celleno. 
A Trieste favourite. 
A Cerveteri beauty. 
The castle town Torre Alfina. 
An artist’s home in Ansedonia. 
The first trip after moving to Italy: Tuscania. 
You can’t grow without some muck. Open garden day near Siena. 
Another open door visit in Radi. 
My villa would have doors just like this one. Also in Radi. 
The Santa Severa Castle view. 
To Slovenia and the most colourful building in Ljubljana, the Vurnik House. 
Kinoteka, the Slovenian cinematheque in Ljubljana. 
Slovenian door style, in Ljubljana. 
In Lendava castle at the Hundertwasser/Hasegawa exhibition. He smiles and the door smiles with him. 
A Maribor has-been. It has been torn down since.
My second gallery contains only door photos that I actually took this year, in reverse as they were posted, from the newest to the oldest. I spent three and a half summer months in Slovenia, so the majority of the photos are from there, but a couple of trips were made in Italy as well.
Recent Christmas shopping in Grosseto. 
That urban chic of Ljubljana that I miss. 
Ischia di Castro provided doors for four door posts. 
I loved this giant arch and tiny door. 
The church in Ischia di Castro has an especially ornate door. 
What an appealing setup. 
To Slovenia now. The visit of Maribor resulted in several posts. 
The small Maribor aquarium seemed bigger when I was little. 
Near the Illich sweet shop. 
“Hey you, would you like to get to know me?” 
A striking one on the way to the park. 
The green trio of Maribor near the Drava river. 
The entrance to my grandma’s place now in charge of my uncle. 
While his brother and my mother stroll in Piran. 
A daytrip to Koper yielded several door posts too. 
A hidden Koper door detail. 
A Koper courtyard. Not unlike Italy. 
Not fully unlike a ship. 
The view from our bar to the left. 
And to the right. A surprising Koper square. 
Back to Piran now. The view from the city walls. 
A favourite marine-themed door. 
Another one. “Not to church.” Hmm, okay. 
A door made of jeans tags. 
In Piran new doors grow overnight. 
A door that forgot how to open. 
A familiar scene near my parents’ home. 
Two local musicians and cat enthusiasts took care of their hostel. 
Not a stray but a butterfly hunter. 
Neither a stray but a door guardian. 
Not ours but a surprising find. A photographer with our surname. 
The happiest sight. 
Back home to Capalbio on the hill and the favourite green door with the view. 
I like this curtain-style gate. 
One day I may enter our little church too.
Thursday Doors end-of-year recaps from previous years:
For Thursday Doors challenge hosted by Dan at No Facilities
An Embarrassment of Riches 
Fulkul zbirka in krasne fotke. 💗
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Juhuuu, Klu je kle! ❤ Kak lepo. Cmoka.
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All lovely, but the jeans tag door is interesting! And the door guardian. The look says it all: “Do not try to bribe me with treats. Ok, maybe just one…”
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You always get all the beasties, Lois. 🙂 I have added previous end-of-year recaps at the end of my post above, in case you are curious. Thanks! And happy December!
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I am so glad you began with the door that inspired people during the writing challenge. I used that door as the opening of a two-episode short story post that may grow to be something bigger at some point.
I know how hard it must be for you to choose, Manja. The large galleries work for you. Every photo is beautiful. I am partial to the cat hostel.
Thank you for your participation in and support of this challenge. If I don’t find other posts by you in the next few weeks, I hope you have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful New Year.
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Thank you, Dan. I’m glad that I thought of starting with this literary door. It’s a good symbol. May it grow, your story.
I forgot to include links to previous end-of-year Thursday Doors posts, so I have added them just now at the end of my post above, if you’re curious to see them again.
I will do at least two more posts: my final Calendar 2021 and a certain birthday post. I believe I’ll send you my badge proposal in the mail (if I get a good idea).
Thank you for the good wishes, I wish you all the best as well. Let’s door on.
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Cheers, Manja!
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What a glorious array of doors, but I still like the first one best 😊
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Thank you, Not Pam! You were the first to choose this door and wrote to it. 🙂
If you are curious, I have just added links to all previous end-of-year door posts at the end of my post above, which I had previously forgotten. Always happy to see you around.
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That’s one heck of a lot of doors. My favs are the ones featuring cats. –Curt
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Mexcessive, LOVE this! Enjoyed scrolling through your doors today.
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Enjoyed going through this collection of doors,Manja. Each photograph is bright, beautiful and has character. Your captions make it all the more interesting. As always, San Gimigano reminds me of my visit to Italy. Your photographs make me want to visit and if not visit, paint. Thank you for this beautiful post.
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Thank you for this beautiful comment, Smitha. Bright, beautiful and with character. The most one can aspire to be. I hope you do both, visit and paint. 🙂 Much love!
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Oh my, this is a feast! I love tbem all really, but a door that opens to the sea is what captures my heart. And the door in the dining room. Gorgeous*
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Thank you, Bonnie Rae! I hope you’re having a magical Christmas day and that it’s not toooo cold where you are. By the way, I posted my complete 2021 calendar on the 19th. I remember you said you were looking forward to it. All well to you and yours.
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Another sensational collection of doors from this year. Too many to pick a favourite.
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Thank you, scooj. No need to pick, it’s the masses that matter. 😀 Merry Christmas!
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So good to see these wonderful doors again! Wishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
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There are so many marvelous doors here that I have a hard time choosing. Thanks for the multiple shout outs, and for including my photo of amore in the birthday post, too. I absolutely love the door at the very top, which inspired others. It inspires me too. The painting of the red door inspired someone to recreate it in one of the gardens at McMenamin’s Edgefield. I have now decided to return one day and to try to find the door for you in real life. I hope it will be as compelling as the artwork is. Please always post your favourite doors. It helps us see our world better and to understand you better.
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Oh, how wonderful, Crystal. How I wish I could go there with you and explore and find this door for real!! How lovely to hear that my first door inspires you too. And your last sentence is so touching. To understand me better has not been on many minds lately. Hugs from Rome with warm wishes.
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A fabulous selection of doors!
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Thank you, Darlene. 🙂 I’m glad you found our little group of door friends.
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