tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post2738747541965035634..comments2023-08-10T04:48:09.538-04:00Comments on The Garden Faerie: AdventskalenderMonica the Garden Faeriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-13118026975303572812010-06-01T11:39:03.633-04:002010-06-01T11:39:03.633-04:00I haven't been able to grow one. boo Seeing yo...I haven't been able to grow one. boo Seeing yours all decorated makes me want to try againviagra onlinehttp://www.xlpharmacy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-26338753441419068022010-01-01T13:55:23.114-05:002010-01-01T13:55:23.114-05:00Hi Monica,
I enjoyed scrolling down and seeing wha...Hi Monica,<br />I enjoyed scrolling down and seeing what you'd posted since I was last here reading about your haul of leaves. I'm glad I asked for a neighbor's 8 bags of leaves before the snow came. <br /><br />You have lots of awesome holiday photos! My dad's parents were Germans from Russia. I took 2 years of German in high school, hoping to be able to have conversations with my great grandma who didn't speak much English. My German never got to that point.<br /><br />Happy New Year!Corner Gardener Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631500918579405664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-5472904272631833972009-12-31T17:07:37.602-05:002009-12-31T17:07:37.602-05:00Dear Monica,
I'm a bit late but have to tell ...Dear Monica,<br /><br />I'm a bit late but have to tell you that I love this Christmas post of yours. You have so many lovely decorations and many have a wonderful story to tell.<br /><br />It was good to see that you did not forget your sweet Penny and decorated her picture.<br /><br />Loved the bonfire in your Weber, will you be very surprised to know that I have one too? I read most of your post in German, a language that I associate with many things Christmassy.<br /><br />Moving on to your next post!Yolanda Elizabet Heuzenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506031220151023088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-17822978533962804852009-12-30T14:21:21.041-05:002009-12-30T14:21:21.041-05:00Monica, you would feel at home with all the orname...Monica, you would feel at home with all the ornaments & doo-dads lovingly packed away in our garage! Many from Germany, & Austria (my parent's home country). They delight me too.<br />I really enjoy your blog, but have to add a correction. Someone else already caught it, but worth repeating for true Chicagoans - that place with the beautiful Tiffany ceilings was MARSHALL FIELD'S! Despite the "Macy's" on the doors! :^) They are just temporarily occupying that space, hee hee.<br />Gute rutsch ins Neu Jahr! Prosit!P. Lambertznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-76532201282108212842009-12-30T09:56:19.681-05:002009-12-30T09:56:19.681-05:00Ann Arbor? Howdy neighbor - I'm just about 45 ...Ann Arbor? Howdy neighbor - I'm just about 45 minutes south of you in Monroe. Your advent post is lovely - and lots of nice decorations. Of course I especially like the decorated cats, having 3 of them myself. <br />Happy New Year.Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08810788367419537003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-52770665110647068452009-12-30T08:26:53.258-05:002009-12-30T08:26:53.258-05:00Endlich komme ich mal wieder dazu, dich zu besuche...Endlich komme ich mal wieder dazu, dich zu besuchen. Ein wunderschoener, langer Beitrag! Toll, dass du deine Christbaeume jedes Jahr wieder verwendest. Ich wuerde gerne mal zu einen Christkindlmarkt hier gehen, aber so ganz in der Naehe gibt es sie nicht und dann fehlt mir im Dezember immer die Zeit dazu, weiter wohin zu fahren.<br />Ich wuensch dir einen guten Rutsch ins Neue Jahr und liebe Gruesse,<br />BekBekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08353543632009072686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-42698752280674937652009-12-30T06:28:59.800-05:002009-12-30T06:28:59.800-05:00I am finishing your bag TODAY, but I have misplace...I am finishing your bag TODAY, but I have misplaced you address, I know, I'm a dork. Please email me a replacement at debra.middleton@sbcglobal.netAunt Debbi/kurts momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05663049154538571378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-56432096489806537942009-12-29T23:38:37.909-05:002009-12-29T23:38:37.909-05:00Monica, lovely post as always! I loved reading the...Monica, lovely post as always! I loved reading the German - I took it in high school and college but haven't practiced in such a long time. I never spoke it much but loved to read it.<br /><br />I love seeing your kitties, and loved the nutcrackers! My aunt has a whole collection of nutcrackers - must be 100 of them!!!Genevievehttp://www.northcoastgardening.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-64830106151273442022009-12-29T23:36:55.301-05:002009-12-29T23:36:55.301-05:00This post sure boosted my holiday cheer! Thanks so...This post sure boosted my holiday cheer! Thanks so much for sharing all your wonderful decorations and traditions! :)lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18133943147518051559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-41221329896796199182009-12-29T10:30:35.040-05:002009-12-29T10:30:35.040-05:00Ooh, Monica, I like your new header - very convi...Ooh, Monica, I like your new header - very convivial and expressive.<br /><br />Hope the mention on <a href="http://esthersboringgardenblog.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Esther's Boring Garden Blog</a> is ok.<br /><br />Hope you are continuing to enjoy Christmas.<br /><br />Esther<br /><br />'prawnit' - what kind of word verification is that!Esther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-5593019816438487802009-12-28T16:04:50.370-05:002009-12-28T16:04:50.370-05:00Some good gluhwein and brotchen would be most welc...Some good gluhwein and brotchen would be most welcomed right now to go along with my trip to Deutschland. You have a Gluckisches Neues Jahr Monica.tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-86426257217199927862009-12-28T15:46:58.042-05:002009-12-28T15:46:58.042-05:00LOL, if I put bows on my cats we would see some am...LOL, if I put bows on my cats we would see some amazing bucking, rolling and gymnastics. My cats would think they were being horribly mistreated;)<br /><br />Your Norfolk pine looks so pretty with the decorations. That is really a very good idea. <br /><br />I had wanted to visit some after Christmas sales this year and pick up some new ornaments. Didn't get to a single one because of the snow storm.<br />MarnieRoses and Lilacshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07121676379580186489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-75193204451986900862009-12-26T19:10:22.468-05:002009-12-26T19:10:22.468-05:00Monica, I wish you a very merry Christmas and all ...Monica, I wish you a very merry Christmas and all the best for the new year! I'm happy we were able to meet in real life this year! I hope we'll have the opportunity to see each other again in 2010. *hugs*Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-21427703294856123702009-12-26T07:28:52.102-05:002009-12-26T07:28:52.102-05:00I loved this post from start to finish...so many b...I loved this post from start to finish...so many beautiful things to see...and culminating with those darling cats...:)<br /><br />Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas and joyous blessings for 2010 :)A wildlife gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08261817184002496844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-72487428387247288252009-12-25T07:49:48.624-05:002009-12-25T07:49:48.624-05:00Came to wish you a very Happy Christmas Monica.
G...Came to wish you a very Happy Christmas Monica.<br /><br />German markets . . . I've got a grinding guilt . . . a couple of weeks ago I came across an open fronted tent where a group of Germans had mulled wine. I don't know whether they were selling it or offering it or quite what - but it was dark, and it was raining on and off. They were stuck in a square which is busy during the daytime but bleak and empty at night. I don't drink alchohol and don't speak German. They called out a greeting and I shouted back 'hello' . . . then hurried on . . . and felt guilty. It must have been a miserable place for them to stop and I have no idea why they were there and I didn't feel inclined to stop off and stand in the cold with them . . . but still feel bad that I couldn't see a way to be friendly to strangers in a strange land.<br /><br />Hope you and your cats and your mum are all having a warm and festive time. We had our Christmas meal on Christmas Eve so Christmas Day is being very peaceful in our family. Hope yours is just as lovely.<br /><br />EstherEsther Montgomeryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05412078991551799972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-55959666533356469462009-12-24T11:17:17.944-05:002009-12-24T11:17:17.944-05:00Merry Christmas Monica! Our cats would never let u...Merry Christmas Monica! Our cats would never let us put bows on them, yours must be extremely tolerant!<br /><br />German Christmas markets seem to be all the rage here in the UK this year - I've seen several of them.<br /><br />Here's to a wonderful 2010VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732971362066784175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-3037540941987431152009-12-24T11:04:16.949-05:002009-12-24T11:04:16.949-05:00That's funny about your grandmother not making...That's funny about your grandmother not making the calendar. I love your snowman too although he looks like he has some ambivalence about the holidays. lol<br /><br />Have a good Christmas!sweetbayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06248743114944736346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-3091754519631056682009-12-24T09:24:46.854-05:002009-12-24T09:24:46.854-05:00Monica I so enjoyed reading about and seeing what ...Monica I so enjoyed reading about and seeing what Christmas means to you. It is nice to see that you communicated in German your heritage. Perhaps you'll meet new friends from your homeland!I remember when I visited your village in Germany city of roses I was told, and posted about it..well that's when we met and have become blog buddies since! Perhaps in the coming New Year we can meet in person on my way to or from Arizona because I pass through Michigan on route. <br />I can see from this post that you delight in this season of JOY! Wishing you a Merry Chritmas!<br />love and light aNNa xoNaturegirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177418253271097079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-22298285270259193322009-12-23T19:36:32.285-05:002009-12-23T19:36:32.285-05:00Beautiful decorations, Monica! I particularly like...Beautiful decorations, Monica! I particularly like the mushroom ornament.<br /><br />That hailstorm in June looks very dramatic!<br /><br />I love German Christmas markets too - there's usually one in Sunderland a few miles away, but I haven't had the time to go this year.<br /><br />Have a wonderful Christmas and thanks for your lovely blog, which I have so enjoyed throughout the year!Phoenix C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13852678924557075302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-42982364492189842772009-12-23T18:04:46.751-05:002009-12-23T18:04:46.751-05:00I'm so glad you wrote this in English as well,...I'm so glad you wrote this in English as well, Monica. It was fun trying to translate the German, but I've forgotten so much that I think I would have had a very strange understanding of what you had said:) I love all your holiday decorations! The Advent calendar is such a wonderful tradition. I actually made one when my children were young and hung it for many years until it started looking really shabby. The kids loved counting down the days! I think it's neat that you not only have a real tree, but one that lives at your home year-round. Mini-Piney is a cutey, too. And tell James and Fiona that I think they're both special and look quite festive in their holiday bows.<br /><br />Frohe Weihnacten--I do hope that still means a very Merry Christmas!Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-40892423566150123892009-12-23T17:46:02.275-05:002009-12-23T17:46:02.275-05:00Hello Monica,
many Season Greetings from Heidelbe...Hello Monica,<br /><br />many Season Greetings from Heidelberg/Germany. I enjoyed your post about the Chicago Christmas Market, your decorations, and your Norfolk Island pine - it's really a wonderful idea ;)<br /><br />But i was surprised that you although celebrate the winter solstice. Anticipating the return of spring is an older tradition than christmas; and you keep this tradition up. That's great!<br /><br />"The gift of love. The gift of peace. The gift of happiness. May all these be yours at Christmas"<br /><br />Merry Christmas and a happy new year, kallekallehttp://positivegefuehle.myblog.de/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-63807465857069407732009-12-23T17:04:23.977-05:002009-12-23T17:04:23.977-05:00The handiwork on your advent calender is beautiful...The handiwork on your advent calender is beautiful Monica! Your decked halls look so happy with the trees and all the other decorations.<br /><br />Merry Christmas!garden girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13284047851881823280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-15560731828083755342009-12-23T15:25:20.561-05:002009-12-23T15:25:20.561-05:00I really enjoyed reading about your special Christ...I really enjoyed reading about your special Christmas ornaments Monica. Your bedroom must be a such a cosy spot on Christmas Eve, with that little Minime Piney glowing in the dark and those two bowtied cats curled up for a snooze :) Wishing you much peace and happiness at Christmas and in the new year!Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10794392333038962798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-73317810766588852812009-12-23T14:44:09.547-05:002009-12-23T14:44:09.547-05:00Merry Christmas Monica!
I love that snowman, the ...Merry Christmas Monica!<br /><br />I love that snowman, the crooked mouth makes him look so apathetic and make me laugh.MrBrownThumbhttp://mrbrownthumb.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814396908744491265.post-45387524024133582732009-12-23T12:56:53.417-05:002009-12-23T12:56:53.417-05:00Merry Christmas, Monica! Nothing says "bonfir...Merry Christmas, Monica! Nothing says "bonfire" like a Weber grill (at least when I try to use one). Thanks for posting the photo inside Marshall Fields (Macy's); I didn't make it down there this year because my mom got sick and we had to cancel.Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.com