COLD DARK ROOM

CarolM

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So, good mornooning, friends!

Yesterday we went to a Christmas market held in Gisselfeld Castle, which boasts one of the most beautiful parks in Northern Europe.

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The castle as we know it today was built in mid-1500s by Peder Oxe, the mightiest High Chancellor of Denmark. Oxe helped the king fight (and sometimes win) many wars, but at one point he fell from grace, reputedly because he was looking at the king's wife too much. He escaped to Germany, and when the king asked him to return, he brought live fish (carps) for the ponds surrounding his castle. Today these are considered the first fish farms in Denmark.

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Got cheese, sausage, and a sore throat at the market. (The sore throat came in for free.) It was quite chilly, and even gløgg, steaming hot mulled wine, didn't help.
Oh no. I would return the sore throat. And tell them they don't need to give you a refund.
 

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Yaaahhhhyyy !!!
I`ve got 3 Christmas cards.
One from Florida. A tortoise that carries an Advent garlant. So lovely ! Thank you very much, Ed. @ZEROPILOT

One from Denmark. A wonderful card that shows a glas and a bottle of wine, white roses and delicious fruits. Looks like the invitation to a wonderful evening with you, Lena. Thank you very much Lena. @Kristoff

And one from the USA, coming from Texas where all things are bigger:D.... Thank you very much Heather for your individually created Christmas Card. @EllieMay

YAAAAAAYYY!!!!!!

All my cards come from a local charity shop supporting cancer treatment and have been printed in either Denmark or Sweden. I tried to go as local as I could. :) Not all of them will be the same for everyone.
 

Lyn W

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So, good mornooning, friends!

Yesterday we went to a Christmas market held in Gisselfeld Castle, which boasts one of the most beautiful parks in Northern Europe.

View attachment 258167
The castle as we know it today was built in mid-1500s by Peder Oxe, the mightiest High Chancellor of Denmark. Oxe helped the king fight (and sometimes win) many wars, but at one point he fell from grace, reputedly because he was looking at the king's wife too much. He escaped to Germany, and when the king asked him to return, he brought live fish (carps) for the ponds surrounding his castle. Today these are considered the first fish farms in Denmark.

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Got cheese, sausage, and a sore throat at the market. (The sore throat came in for free.) It was quite chilly, and even gløgg, steaming hot mulled wine, didn't help.
What a beautiful place.
Hope you are feeling better soon!
 

Maro2Bear

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More rain here again today. This area has now “benefited” from 60 inches of rain this year, 3rd or 4th all time record. Today’s rain will bump us up another notch with the record rainfall for all time only 1.5 inches away. We will easily get there...

We have a mini lake forming in the lower garden....yuck.
 

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More rain here again today. This area has now “benefited” from 60 inches of rain this year, 3rd or 4th all time record. Today’s rain will bump us up another notch with the record rainfall for all time only 1.5 inches away. We will easily get there...

We have a mini lake forming in the lower garden....yuck.
On the positive side, you have a kayak as well as a car if your lower garden lake gets much deeper ;)
 

Kristoff

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More rain here again today. This area has now “benefited” from 60 inches of rain this year, 3rd or 4th all time record. Today’s rain will bump us up another notch with the record rainfall for all time only 1.5 inches away. We will easily get there...

We have a mini lake forming in the lower garden....yuck.

Maybe it’s time to bring carps from Germany, like Danish High Chancellor Oxe? :confused:
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Momof4

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More rain here again today. This area has now “benefited” from 60 inches of rain this year, 3rd or 4th all time record. Today’s rain will bump us up another notch with the record rainfall for all time only 1.5 inches away. We will easily get there...

We have a mini lake forming in the lower garden....yuck.

I can’t even wrap my head around that!!
We get like 3-7” a year in Southern California!!
 

Lyn W

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More rain here again today. This area has now “benefited” from 60 inches of rain this year, 3rd or 4th all time record. Today’s rain will bump us up another notch with the record rainfall for all time only 1.5 inches away. We will easily get there...

We have a mini lake forming in the lower garden....yuck.
We have rain and strong winds forecast for the rest of the week which will replenish the reservoirs. but not looking forward to the gales.
 

Maro2Bear

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I can’t even wrap my head around that!!
We get like 3-7” a year in Southern California!!

More than an inch today already....the ground is fully saturated. Any rain now just floods and has no where to drain. We’ve had that much rain that it has actually decreased the salinity of the Chesapeake Bay which has impacted the growth/development of the Bay oyster population.

Looks like the records were all broken now

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/weather/bs-md-rain-record-numbers-20181115-story.html
 

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