tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post3995048299580904627..comments2024-01-22T00:24:44.030+01:00Comments on Merisi's Vienna for Beginners: The Three Magi did not make it to ViennaSometimes a Chainsaw would come in handyMerisihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-76261180997989043442014-01-07T11:33:07.364+01:002014-01-07T11:33:07.364+01:00I will put on comment moderation instead. Thank yo...I will put on comment moderation instead. Thank you all! xxxMerisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-35088263664456264842014-01-07T11:32:20.178+01:002014-01-07T11:32:20.178+01:00P.S.:
I tried to close comments on this post, but ...P.S.:<br />I tried to close comments on this post, but could not figure out how to do it. I love your comments, but please simply read the above and we leave it at that. I know that you care and I love you all for that. xxxMerisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-34139093324549946392014-01-07T10:54:07.430+01:002014-01-07T10:54:07.430+01:00Tuesday morning, 7 January 2014
As I was putting t...Tuesday morning, 7 January 2014<br />As I was putting together this post in the late afternoon yesterday, I was thinking of a dear friend, whom we know from back in DC, and who's living only a block away here in Vienna (as one of life's strange coincidences, still other friends from DC live on the opposite side of the street here). Just before Christmas, these "other friends" Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-20007385407128859602014-01-07T06:11:09.200+01:002014-01-07T06:11:09.200+01:00The saw was a genius move. Although we wrap the tr...The saw was a genius move. Although we wrap the tree carefully in a large tarp before walking it to the collection point, I know I will be finding errant pine needles here and there until spring! Happy New Year to you!VictoriaKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16127777305440167739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-52749723694591749472014-01-07T03:19:40.415+01:002014-01-07T03:19:40.415+01:00I cannot believe the holidays have come and gone s...I cannot believe the holidays have come and gone so fast. I hope your new year is off to a great start. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10304701332216772385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-76400523758439127722014-01-06T21:44:52.819+01:002014-01-06T21:44:52.819+01:00I agree with the previous commentators a very uniq...I agree with the previous commentators a very unique way of getting rid of the tree, your images tell the story perfectly. Oh and I love your shiny ornaments.<br /><br />Mersad<br /><a href="http://www.mersad-photography.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Mersad Donko Photography</a><br />Mersadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13912588798000508495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-17120908759406843852014-01-06T21:19:16.813+01:002014-01-06T21:19:16.813+01:00Crosscut saw - a novel way to take down the Christ...Crosscut saw - a novel way to take down the Christmas tree. I don't know why The Grizwolds and the scene with a wood-chopping machine from Fargo popped into my head. Merisi, confess, how many coffees had you had before you approached the tree? ;-)Zosiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698333751420689684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-74072801868199382222014-01-06T20:49:06.624+01:002014-01-06T20:49:06.624+01:00I had never done it that way before, throwing it o...I had never done it that way before, throwing it out the window and then pull it down the block to the tree recycling spot is what we did in previous year (learned that out the window trick from the neighbors). ;-)<br /><br />Those baubles are painted glass.Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-74895754026427796092014-01-06T20:46:56.865+01:002014-01-06T20:46:56.865+01:00Every now and then I put a spam-infested post back...Every now and then I put a spam-infested post back into draft, just to stop the assault. It's curious how and why older posts become fodder for the spammers. Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-30205097950940913952014-01-06T20:45:16.378+01:002014-01-06T20:45:16.378+01:00How wonderful, welcome #500! :-)
(I updated my blo...How wonderful, welcome #500! :-)<br />(I updated my blog format only about 2 years ago, which in turn enabled me to turn on that "Join this Site" feature.)<br /><br />Yes, those blue books are part of the "Brockhaus" German-language Encyclopedia, there are 25 volumes in the collection. <br /><br />I grew up with Brockhaus. My father would send us to the Brockhaus tomes if Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-71943513771974536602014-01-06T20:22:28.731+01:002014-01-06T20:22:28.731+01:00Thanks for stopping by & leaving a throughtful...Thanks for stopping by & leaving a throughtful comment...The colors of the ornaments are so pretty that I would want to leave them out longer! I just became your 500th Follower...I'm curious if those are all the same dictionary...Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-5256896469760312232014-01-06T19:32:06.606+01:002014-01-06T19:32:06.606+01:00Spam has messed around with my favorites posts too...Spam has messed around with my favorites posts too, it is so annoying! Glad you missed those heavy books.<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-7171068800610365382014-01-06T19:10:04.605+01:002014-01-06T19:10:04.605+01:00Oh dear , lots to do , and yes an interesting way ...Oh dear , lots to do , and yes an interesting way to take down your tree :-) , Love your collection of Christmas baubles , very colourful!Anne in Oxfordshirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14479380647784781207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-65512967818133809192014-01-06T18:45:19.278+01:002014-01-06T18:45:19.278+01:00Lots of memories, those ornaments. I collected the...Lots of memories, those ornaments. I collected them slowly over the years. <br />I am hiding the unironed tablecloth in its drawer: tomorrow's another day, to quote Scarlett once more. ;-)Merisihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16781937797213521146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-40303408274296408092014-01-06T18:19:15.873+01:002014-01-06T18:19:15.873+01:00What an interesting way to disassemble a tree! And...What an interesting way to disassemble a tree! And what gorgeous ornaments. I got the last of our Christmas decorations put away yesterday and ironed the Christmas napkins and tablecloth as well, Till next year....Vicki Lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08114677510459055768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-6482028937702006462014-01-06T18:09:39.857+01:002014-01-06T18:09:39.857+01:00Thank you! Best wishes for a happy New Year to you...Thank you! Best wishes for a happy New Year to you, too! :-)<br />Those books tumbling down really was something, I sat on the sofa opposite, talking to a friend. Luckily, no child was next to the shelves, the American Heritage Dictionary alone weighs 8 lbs! Merisihttp://merisi.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10964852.post-83428567466040813002014-01-06T18:05:49.491+01:002014-01-06T18:05:49.491+01:00Have a lovely New Year with no dictionaries and sh...Have a lovely New Year with no dictionaries and shelves falling. Your ornaments look very pretty.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.com