tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post3480671342901734262..comments2024-03-27T06:22:50.868+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: Some More Birthday PicturesLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-35290373867829388342014-08-30T08:01:32.973+02:002014-08-30T08:01:32.973+02:00The palace and its grounds have been used as setti...The palace and its grounds have been used as settings for several movies, but none of them a box office hit; they were mostly productions for German TV and won't be known to anyone outside this country, I guess. But you are right, it is really beautiful and makes a perfect backdrop for a movie or novel!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-47782612358020094082014-08-29T23:31:51.460+02:002014-08-29T23:31:51.460+02:00It all looks beautiful, Meike, and I would love to...It all looks beautiful, Meike, and I would love to walk in the moonlight there. What a great setting for a novel, or a movie! xoxoxCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-13405768111638888902014-08-27T19:39:21.056+02:002014-08-27T19:39:21.056+02:00Thank you, Graham! I could have gone on and on abo...Thank you, Graham! I could have gone on and on about that very special atmosphere in the park at night, where moonlight and velvety darkness took turns in shaping the familiar landscape into something new, but I did not want to make the post unduly long.<br />Oh yes, cool warmth makes perfect sense to me! It was definitely there that night.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-56779381590330181942014-08-27T09:50:11.322+02:002014-08-27T09:50:11.322+02:00I was just being transported into the garden when ...I was just being transported into the garden when you mentioned the moonlight and I could actually feel the cool warmth (does that make sense to you?) of the evening and I was suddenly in my not-quite-so-youth again in a garden in the moonlight and then came to your next sentence which described perfectly how I felt. One of your most evocative posts.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-45598416341851161122014-08-27T09:39:15.342+02:002014-08-27T09:39:15.342+02:00Thank you for your good wishes, Friko! We hope to ...Thank you for your good wishes, Friko! We hope to be able to celebrate my 80th also in the "Park-Café", because it was a really wonderful evening.Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-25500900154614806882014-08-27T07:39:51.289+02:002014-08-27T07:39:51.289+02:00Thank you, Friko!
Yes, we hope that, too. Next yea...Thank you, Friko!<br />Yes, we hope that, too. Next year will be my parents' 50th wedding anniversary, but they have already said they don't want anything "big"...Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-60867527462879978732014-08-26T23:46:18.821+02:002014-08-26T23:46:18.821+02:00You and your sister are lovely daughters and your ...You and your sister are lovely daughters and your mum is a very lovely lady. It sounds like a most wonderful birthday week and I am so happy for you that it all went off well. Even the surprise stayed secret!<br /><br />Wish your mum a very happy belated birthday and I hope that you will all have a wonderful time together for her 80th in ten years’ time.Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-2448010095076381562014-08-26T19:19:09.558+02:002014-08-26T19:19:09.558+02:00Thank you for your good wishes! It was even rainin...Thank you for your good wishes! It was even raining heavily for most of the rest of the month of august!Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-68393626158642298402014-08-26T19:04:04.977+02:002014-08-26T19:04:04.977+02:00Yes, there is a nostalgic charme about the place, ...Yes, there is a nostalgic charme about the place, which is probably one of the main reasons for us liking it so much. We've all been going there ever since we were very little - my Mum herself a little girl, and my sister and I were first taken there as babies in our prams.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-88269421841174785692014-08-26T19:02:55.718+02:002014-08-26T19:02:55.718+02:00Very beautiful indeed, and we were incredibly luck...Very beautiful indeed, and we were incredibly lucky with the weather - it was raining heavily for most of the rest of the week.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-82231444464746861182014-08-26T16:19:02.549+02:002014-08-26T16:19:02.549+02:00A celebration held in such a beautiful place is ma...A celebration held in such a beautiful place is made even more celebratory - if that is possible. The grounds, the cafe itself seem to be imbued with a little of the stardust of bygone time.Pondsidehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02407539138546412482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-68080316232985061842014-08-26T15:51:34.837+02:002014-08-26T15:51:34.837+02:00What a beautiful place for a birthday celebration....What a beautiful place for a birthday celebration. Happy Birthday to your mom!Saucy Sicilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10044337117600868975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-82042457357815100432014-08-26T07:20:21.665+02:002014-08-26T07:20:21.665+02:00I wish I could have shown you what it looked like ...I wish I could have shown you what it looked like in the park with the silvery moon light playing on the lawns and ponds, and the black shadows under the trees and shrubs!Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-46478824217107686402014-08-26T07:19:30.799+02:002014-08-26T07:19:30.799+02:00Thank you, Jill, what a great compliment! I never ...Thank you, Jill, what a great compliment! I never feel like my pictures are exceptional, but I try to show what I see, and what I think is worth showing.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-5598462242038857452014-08-26T07:18:48.370+02:002014-08-26T07:18:48.370+02:00Hello Jane and Lance,
Have you seen the pictures f...Hello Jane and Lance,<br />Have you seen the pictures from the venue itself, three posts back? It really was a lovely place for the birthday.<br />The park after dark with just the moon for light truly was magical. I would have loved to stroll and explore on my own, and find out whether the statues come alive at night or not.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-17809951817936850932014-08-25T23:48:34.453+02:002014-08-25T23:48:34.453+02:00Oh! I am so with you on that evening light, it is ...Oh! I am so with you on that evening light, it is just very beautiful! And how very, very dark the night was around that gorgeous palace!<br />The grounds around the palace are so amazing, I think I would have stayed there as long as possible!Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-83894978829461429402014-08-25T17:32:37.058+02:002014-08-25T17:32:37.058+02:00Meike we have come to expect exceptional photos fr...Meike we have come to expect exceptional photos from you and these are wonderful. Thank you always for sharing your "walks" with us and you good eye for photo composition.Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-49652348208909320102014-08-25T15:41:40.498+02:002014-08-25T15:41:40.498+02:00Hello Meike,
This looks to be a truly lovely plac...Hello Meike,<br /><br />This looks to be a truly lovely place in which to hold your mother's birthday event. The grounds are so well kept and full of colour. We love the formal layout and it certainly suits the pavilion building.<br /><br />It must have been magical to experience the atmosphere of the place after dark with only the moon for illumination. Gardens are wonderful in moonlight and anything white takes on a magically ethereal quality. Perfect!Jane and Lance Hattatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16831890261259302647noreply@blogger.com