Ahoy polloi (an island for the masses)

[Ludmilla]

It was ok, but we were there at 10 o'clock and left at 12 o'clock- then it became more crowded. Additionally to that, there was a 12 % payback promotion going on I missed

I'll post, promised!

My cousin and I made 3 years ago the mistake and went there on afternoon of the 27th of Dec. I am still traumatised.

No NYE plans for me either.
I have bought A banquet of consequences by Elizabeth George ( nearly a 700 page police novel)
It will be perfect to welcome 2017!

Ohhh. Perfect! I am reading a Nancy Mitford novel, that I want to finish today.

Hello, islanders.

VERY glad this isn't "ban island"--never made sense to me. Seems way to sabotage self & feel weird guilt over nice bags.

Dog & I walked a lot today. And discussed life, death, whatnot. Then watched very interesting squirrels. And 1 of us peed on trees.
I bought white lilies.
And am grateful for everyone's kind posts about cat.

I like New Year. But not most parties.
Which usually lack proper amounts of ice cream & face painting, imo.
We spend time trimming trees, clearing dead garden bits.
Preparing clean slate. For year to come.

Also have time capsule tradition.
Write what liked about year, what disliked, plans for upcoming year. And what have learned.
We do this together. Reading words from previous year. Then sealing new ones into container. For next New Year.
Hopefully, see progress & good outweighing bad. But not always.

Glad many are enjoying post-Christmas sales & colorful accessories.
Helps move along these grey days into Spring.

The time capsule tradition is charming. I should do this, also. It's nice to think about the good things that happened during the year.
Your summer adventure was definitely a good thing in 2016.

 

[Mariapia]

Hello, islanders.

VERY glad this isn't "ban island"--never made sense to me. Seems way to sabotage self & feel weird guilt over nice bags.

Dog & I walked a lot today. And discussed life, death, whatnot. Then watched very interesting squirrels. And 1 of us peed on trees.
I bought white lilies.
And am grateful for everyone's kind posts about cat.

I like New Year. But not most parties.
Which usually lack proper amounts of ice cream & face painting, imo.
We spend time trimming trees, clearing dead garden bits.
Preparing clean slate. For year to come.

Also have time capsule tradition.
Write what liked about year, what disliked, plans for upcoming year. And what have learned.
We do this together. Reading words from previous year. Then sealing new ones into container. For next New Year.
Hopefully, see progress & good outweighing bad. But not always.

Glad many are enjoying post-Christmas sales & colorful accessories.
Helps move along these grey days into Spring.

I love your capsule tradition, remainsilly!
All we have to do now, is look for a nice container or rush to the shops to find one....

 

[Mariapia]

My cousin and I made 3 years ago the mistake and went there on afternoon of the 27th of Dec. I am still traumatised.



Ohhh. Perfect! I am reading a Nancy Mitford novel, that I want to finish today.


The time capsule tradition is charming. I should do this, also. It's nice to think about the good things that happened during the year.
Your summer adventure was definitely a good thing in 2016.

I had to google Nancy Mitford as I have never heard of her.
Reading one of her novels seems to be one of the best thing to do on a December 31st, far from the maddening crowd!

 

[Ludmilla]

I had to google Nancy Mitford as I have never heard of her.
Reading one of her novels seems to be one of the best thing to do on a December 31st, far from the maddening crowd!

Yes, I guess she is not one of the well known authors. The book is nice, but I am happy when I am through with it.
I was once at a huge party/on the streets of our small town on NYE and some drunks threw firecrackers in my direction. Since then - no crowds on NYE for me.

 

[Mariapia]

Yes, I guess she is not one of the well known authors. The book is nice, but I am happy when I am through with it.
I was once at a huge party/on the streets of our small town on NYE and some drunks threw firecrackers in my direction. Since then - no crowds on NYE for me.

Happened to me as well, my dog was the target and it took me hours to calm him down.
No crowds for me either.
Selling firectackers is forbidden now but I don't know if it applies to Christmas season only.

 

[Mariapia]

Ladies, I suppose you remember the stories of my Nat&Nin and Gérard Darel bags which I gave to my nieces...Yesterday, my brother told me that....the two girls nearly went into a fight on Christmas Day..
I didn't understand it all but it seems they wanted the same bag.
Which? I was so hurt and angry that I didn't ask....
I told my brother that should I decide to part with one of my bags, I would give it to someone else.
I can't believe this happened.

 

[millivanilli]

My cousin and I made 3 years ago the mistake and went there on afternoon of the 27th of Dec. I am still traumatised.

brave you were! Nobody could force me leaving the house one day after christmas

 

[millivanilli]

Hello, islanders.

VERY glad this isn't "ban island"--never made sense to me. Seems way to sabotage self & feel weird guilt over nice bags.

Dog & I walked a lot today. And discussed life, death, whatnot. Then watched very interesting squirrels. And 1 of us peed on trees.
I bought white lilies.
And am grateful for everyone's kind posts about cat.

I like New Year. But not most parties.
Which usually lack proper amounts of ice cream & face painting, imo.
We spend time trimming trees, clearing dead garden bits.
Preparing clean slate. For year to come.

Also have time capsule tradition.
Write what liked about year, what disliked, plans for upcoming year. And what have learned.
We do this together. Reading words from previous year. Then sealing new ones into container. For next New Year.
Hopefully, see progress & good outweighing bad. But not always.

Glad many are enjoying post-Christmas sales & colorful accessories.
Helps move along these grey days into Spring.

I love your time capsule tradition!

Reading the pee-ing on the trees I was tempted to write something about pee-ple

Greetings to you and your walking companion.

 

[millivanilli]

Ladies, I suppose you remember the stories of my Nat&Nin and Gérard Darel bags which I gave to my nieces...Yesterday, my brother told me that....the two girls nearly went into a fight on Christmas Day..
I didn't understand it all but it seems they wanted the same bag.
Which? I was so hurt and angry that I didn't ask....
I told my brother that should I decide to part with one of my bags, I would give it to someone else.
I can't believe this happened.

wait wasn't it that you gave the first bag to one of them and gave the second one to the other after the second one complained that she wanted to have a bag also? And now they are fighting over one bag? Would me leave ittiritated to say the least, too.

 

[millivanilli]

Yes, I guess she is not one of the well known authors. The book is nice, but I am happy when I am through with it.
I was once at a huge party/on the streets of our small town on NYE and some drunks threw firecrackers in my direction. Since then - no crowds on NYE for me.

arg stupid dumb people. Thankfully it didn't hit you, that's pretty dangerous.

 

[millivanilli]

Happened to me as well, my dog was the target and it took me hours to calm him down.
No crowds for me either.
Selling firectackers is forbidden now but I don't know if it applies to Christmas season only.

Poor dog mine is terrified by the noise. This year I started the eggnogg-therapy. Till now it works, she sleeps.

 

[Murphy47]

Ladies, I suppose you remember the stories of my Nat&Nin and Gérard Darel bags which I gave to my nieces...Yesterday, my brother told me that....the two girls nearly went into a fight on Christmas Day..
I didn't understand it all but it seems they wanted the same bag.
Which? I was so hurt and angry that I didn't ask....
I told my brother that should I decide to part with one of my bags, I would give it to someone else.
I can't believe this happened.

Kids.
Doesn't matter how old they are, they all revert to being 6 years old around the holidays.
Hubbie isn't much different.
Christmas seems to dredge up lots of feelings and makes many overly emotional.
So sorry this happened.
I promise not to fight with Ludmilla or Remainsilly if you gift us with bags [emoji6][emoji173][emoji7]

 

[Mariapia]

wait wasn't it that you gave the first bag to one of them and gave the second one to the other after the second one complained that she wanted to have a bag also? And now they are fighting over one bag? Would me leave ittiritated to say the least, too.

That's it!

 

[Mariapia]

Kids.
Doesn't matter how old they are, they all revert to being 6 years old around the holidays.
Hubbie isn't much different.
Christmas seems to dredge up lots of feelings and makes many overly emotional.
So sorry this happened.
I promise not to fight with Ludmilla or Remainsilly if you gift us with bags [emoji6][emoji173][emoji7]

They are spoilt girls.
My SIL ( their mother) has one or two bags only. I knew that if I gave her one, her daughters would take it from her anyway.
Sometimes I think about moving to a desert island or something of the kind...

 

[millivanilli]

What a lovely thought! Visual aids are great!

Ok, here we go.

Stood up today morning and overall there was ... fog.

So I had the greatest idea ever, to go there personally, take a few pictures and then have a pretty Frühschoppn at the Weihenstephaner Bräu.
Was thinking it would be great to post a few pictures of Bavarian white sausages and Obatzdn (there is really no translation to be found). Unfortunately they were closed so I had to run around on my hunt to 2 white sausages. No luck in the city, no luck at the supermarket, no luck at the butchers (plural!), so we decided to pick up little daughter and go to the airport. Finally got my Frühschoppen.

We start with the first stop the research brewery,a building on its own. Obviously somenbody did too much research