tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post4018418082158594750..comments2024-03-29T08:14:16.520+01:00Comments on From My Mental Library: December ThingsLibrarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-24832380333559926522015-12-10T18:35:48.677+01:002015-12-10T18:35:48.677+01:00It was on a mug, Monica. My favourite mug from the...It was on a mug, Monica. My favourite mug from the moment I found it at the shop, actually. But now until past Christmas, I am using a white mug with red snowflakes printed on it.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-77355025001225673692015-12-10T18:00:09.543+01:002015-12-10T18:00:09.543+01:00Neat and tidy as always, even with ornaments! :) I...Neat and tidy as always, even with ornaments! :) I love the little fox. I seem to recall another fox on your blog just recently, too... But just now I can't remember on what...DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-32237610561006043422015-12-07T07:58:01.739+01:002015-12-07T07:58:01.739+01:00Sounds delicious and wonderful, Kristi! The fox is...Sounds delicious and wonderful, Kristi! The fox is perfect, isn't it? See my comment to Silke Powers for even more foxes :-)Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-40442365728297098782015-12-07T07:57:02.410+01:002015-12-07T07:57:02.410+01:00Since I posted this, my Mum has been doing even mo...Since I posted this, my Mum has been doing even more baking - even some fox-shaped cookies, a batch of which she gave me yesterday! I found a fox-shaped cookie cutter at the Christmas market, and she bought it so that she could make those cookies especially for me! Don't I have the best Mum ever?Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87820401709295207102015-12-07T07:55:23.210+01:002015-12-07T07:55:23.210+01:00It's a lovely idea, Neil, but you're the r...It's a lovely idea, Neil, but you're the real author here, not me! To get a taste of what my fiction writing is like, I recommend you read <a href="http://librarianwithsecrets.blogspot.de/2009/05/how-cat-lost-its-thumbs.html" rel="nofollow">this post</a> of mine from 2009.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-52028178676424205012015-12-07T07:51:16.585+01:002015-12-07T07:51:16.585+01:00Yes, it's like meeting old friends when I open...Yes, it's like meeting old friends when I open the shoe box that holds my Christmas deco things during the year, and even more so when I see some of the ornaments my Mum uses at her place - many of them I've known since my childhood.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-27759007004809408742015-12-07T05:54:53.276+01:002015-12-07T05:54:53.276+01:00Lovely! And I love seeing the fox...And advent cal...Lovely! And I love seeing the fox...And advent calendars and Christmas cards. And special Christmas cookies. We had Stollen and Poppyseed cake and Zimt Sterne at Emily's this afternoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-5083673236322613052015-12-06T19:20:39.776+01:002015-12-06T19:20:39.776+01:00Fun! And still quite understated and full of clean...Fun! And still quite understated and full of clean lines and surfaces. :) We love to decorate, although without going overboard. That said, nothing in our house looks like Christmas yet. We are very low key this year. We put up lights outside on our house and that's it so far. No cookie baking yet. Right now the weather is so gorgeous, it's hard to stay in the house! I'm sure we'll get to it eventually.... Silke Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17094855019089665976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-21918563194694723912015-12-06T17:49:12.266+01:002015-12-06T17:49:12.266+01:00I think you should make up a children's story ...I think you should make up a children's story called "The Glass Fox". Let's call him Klopp after the new Liverpool manager. He watches Christmas preparations but his body is stiff and seemingly lifeless until Santa accidentally spills some sparkly Christmas dust on him. Klopp comes alive and escapes through the window, bounding off into the snowy countryside, free at last. Or something like that... It would probablysell like hotcakes at next year's Christmas market.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-14253221353489197422015-12-06T17:32:55.460+01:002015-12-06T17:32:55.460+01:00When I was able to do so, I did look this up, and ...When I was able to do so, I did look this up, and I told Richard, that the word mostly referred to the hard rusks given to babies. Oh dear, I hope no one gives THOSE as presents! HA HA!<br />LOVE all these names for your cookies! Kekse, Platzchen, Gutsle and Bredla... I might not know the names but I am certain they are all delicious! :-)<br />Thanks, Meike and Meike's Mum! Happy December!! xxKay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-66331174451979421932015-12-06T16:18:07.227+01:002015-12-06T16:18:07.227+01:00Isn't it lovely, decorating and coming up with...Isn't it lovely, decorating and coming up with the traditional gifts and cakes! We've just decorated our tree (a bit late) and it was such fun. Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-54951155495090089242015-12-06T12:00:57.641+01:002015-12-06T12:00:57.641+01:00In schwäbisch (swabian) dialect we call them "...In schwäbisch (swabian) dialect we call them "Gutsle" or "Bredla".<br />Zwieback we eat mostly, when we feel sick. ;-)Meikes Mumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-60136252243318148662015-12-06T11:55:22.773+01:002015-12-06T11:55:22.773+01:00Nobody needs to reach my state of minimalism (whic...Nobody needs to reach my state of minimalism (which doesn't feel all that minimalist to me, actually) - everybody should have their place set up in the way that suits them and feels most "home" to them. I don't mind "stuff" and lots of decorative objects when I am at someone else's house - I just don't want to have to live with it every day, and deal with it when it comes to cleaning ;-) So, actually, it is a sign of laziness when someone hasn't got many things on display...Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-53235267214400301052015-12-06T11:52:18.666+01:002015-12-06T11:52:18.666+01:00The fox is irresistible, isn't it! Cookies in ...The fox is irresistible, isn't it! Cookies in German are Kekse. Zwieback (not Zweiback) is different, it's rusk and definitely not something you bake at home, or want to eat as a special treat at Christmas time ;-) Christmas cookies are not called Kekse, though: they are called Plätzchen. It's complicated, I know!<br />Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-43039191737307660252015-12-06T11:50:23.649+01:002015-12-06T11:50:23.649+01:00Stollen is omni-present in Germany, but it is not ...Stollen is omni-present in Germany, but it is not something my Mum bakes, and so it has never really become a Christmas tradition for us at home.Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05704656564078750607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-87244378787600958562015-12-06T09:47:39.780+01:002015-12-06T09:47:39.780+01:00I've been having some work done in my conserva...I've been having some work done in my conservatory which has caused a great deal of dust in the house. I removed everything yesterday in my living room and decided to put fewer things back. I'll never reach your state of minimalism - I love my paintings and pottery too much - but I've achieved a step towards it!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-5510447899908449862015-12-05T23:23:40.501+01:002015-12-05T23:23:40.501+01:00I love the fox just as I love the chocolate Advent...I love the fox just as I love the chocolate Advent calendar, the Christmas cards under glass AND the tins of homemade cookies! What do you call cookies in German, by the way? Oh, Richard just told me...is it zweiback? I would look it up but my computer is a bit dodgy. <br />Kay G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07228498846814735537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1949425054295660529.post-42207516169461181202015-12-05T22:57:10.118+01:002015-12-05T22:57:10.118+01:00Those cookies look delicious! I know Germans are r...Those cookies look delicious! I know Germans are renowned bakers. Do you have stollen (sp?) on Christmas morning? A local bakery makes a delicious version of them.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.com