Recent content by The one from the North

Fascinating! The length and traditionalism of Japanese culture always amazes me. When that sword was made, our oldest, and at the time only, city was a few decades old. Btw, I hope that diverse interests are a sign of a active mind. After reading that article kept looking at the recent posts...

Maybe not magical but one of the oldest "trademarks" in the world, there even exists forgeries: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulfberht_swords

Oops, I beg her pardon for calling her a he!

But where is his cap? :)

He's a charmer! :)

Well, actually tonight... Had a "Operational foreperson education day", if that makes any sense... :) So I'm slightly drunk and ended the evening with:

May I introduce Onni (~Lucky). After we lost our old lady in October, our younger dog, her son, seemed a little lonely. So yesterday Onni joined team. He's 8 years old, born in Serbia, came from Hungary, so a rescue. And yes, he does look a lot like his new mate Into, only smaller! :)

Walkin' in the Winter Wonderland...Walkin' in the Winter Wonderland...

Very sorry for your loss. It's unbelievable how much joy our furry friends bring...

This one has been mentioned in several threads a decade ago but I thought to freshen it. From 1953, english title The Wages of Fear. One of my all time favourites.

Thank's I'll look into it. Or better yet, my brother is a watchmaker, I'll let him look into it! :)

Picked this one from a second hand store. Nothing fancy but keeps time and didn't cost a fortune. Haven't looked in to it yet, according to seller from the 50's? The fob belonged to my father.

https://variety.com/2024/music/obituaries-people-news/melanie-dead-brand-new-key-singer-woodstock-1235886892/ Another great voice silenced.

Had a chance for a little daytrip. Unfortunately the weather was rather nasty, around 0°C, stormy, rain, sleet, snow. Still better than being indoors!

Sister came to visit, they met each other after 7 years! In the first picture they are somewhere there 10 years ago... :)