#351 – Pretzel
And it tasted pretty good too…
And it tasted pretty good too…
Stuttgart Weihnachtsmarkt.
‘How can one deceive these dear little birds, when they look at one so sweetly and confidingly? I call them birds because there is nothing in the world better than birds!’ – Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot
‘I want curves – curves are happy like a snowman’ – John Geddes, A Familiar Rain
‘It was a pleasure to burn. It was a special pleasure to see things eaten, to see things blackened and changed.’- Ray Bradbury, Fahrenheit 451
A brief respite from the madness
‘Of all the trees that are in the wood The holly bears the crown.’ – The Holly and the Ivy
‘He had a broad face and a little round belly That shook when he laughed, like a bowl full of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, And I laughed when I saw him, in spite of myself’ – Clement Clarke Moore, A Visit from St. Nicholas
‘Now dash away! Dash away! Dash away all!’ – Clement Clarke Moore, Twas the night before Christmas
‘Look at how a single candle can both defy and define the darkness.’ – Anne Frank Singing carols for the a Royal Trinity Hospice with a candle lit procession. This is what Christmas is about!