Something funny at the end of the year:-)

Believe it or not, these are pigs:-)

....the pig traditionally is a lucky charm here... so I baked some for New Year´s Day. I know, they look like Halloween-monsters, but they taste good;-)

I´ll celebrate the beginning of 2010 with my family tonight. We nearly prepared everything for dinner. We´ll eat fondue with different kinds of meat- and many vegetables:-) Then we´ll play some games, watch TV and wait untill midnight to watch the fire-work, to waltz (On the blue Danube) and "Bleigießen"- a New Year's Eve custom of telling fortunes by the shapes made by molten lead dropped into cold water. It´s funny! Then it´s time to sleep a bit to be ready for the great performance of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra- on January, 1. You have to find a way to see and listen to that concert- you´ll see beautiful sights of Austria, too. Now, to all of you a beautiful last day of the year 2009!

Music-Corner:

NEW YEAR´S CONCERT 2010 with the Vienna Philharmonic. Julie Andrews welcomes the New Year with TV audiences, with Georges Prêtre leading the Vienna Philharmonic in a selection of Strauss Family favorites. Worth watching and/or listening!!!

Highly recommended :-) !!

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/gperf/episodes/from-vienna-the-new-years-celebration-2010/preview-the-concert/901/

Lights-reflections

I like the Christmas-illuminations in the city. I drove to V. today and took some pictures in the first district. Some friends came this evening, have to prepare dinner -so unfortunately no time to write more.

Celebrating Christmas

Christmastime without snow

Christmas Eve

Christmas-Eve at my parent´s house. It was a lovely night, the whole family celebrated Christmas there. We played and sang some songs,... the kids loved the lights and the sweets on the tree;-) The food was delicious, like on the next days...the only missing thing was snow.(Look at the picture! Like in springtime)

I like to celebrate with the whole family. On the next day we celebrated at my uncle house, then we drove to my sister, where we got a delicious meal, too. On the next day I celebrated X-mas with friends, and today I´m invited at a friend´s house in V. After all those celebrations I have time to think of a better beginning (and end) of my novel...I´ll see...

Time to hurry up, friends are waiting.

Luther Vandross- Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJzm1_5pBXc

Celtic Woman-Little Drummer Boy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0XYeWG3bvL0&feature=related

O' Come All Ye Faithful http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1eLDvM7eSq0&feature=related

Merry X-mas! Peace on Earth!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO EVERYONE!

Christmas is forever, not for just one day,

for loving, sharing, giving, are not to put away,

like bells and lights and tinsel, in some box upon a shelf.

The good you do for others is good you do yourself.

(Written by Norman W. Brooks)

Christmas songs

Stille Nacht, Holy Night the song written by an Austrian teacher, Franz Xaver Gruber-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4puLybRGSAw&feature=related

O Tannenbaum (O Christmas tree)Domingo, Carreras, Pavarotti

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqgxZPBIXR8

Enjoy and happy holidays to all of you!