(October 29, 2012 at 2:35 pm)Aroura Wrote: Hey, Germans, I love your beard. Also, cute cat!! It looks really lovely right now where you live. My grandmother's parents immigrated from Austria in the early 1900's. i wish I could visit there someday.As to your question, those aren't plastic. They are porcelain made in the early 90's. Nowadays they make these cheap highly glazed ceramics from China, mine all say made in the USA, all handpainted. I used to collect them in my early 20's. I doubt they are worth much, but they are good quality at least.
Well I was born in Vienna, but spent most of my adult life in Germany, thus I feel more "german", Austria is pritty much a backwards version of Germany, but my parents aswell as my brother refuse to aknowlege that.
If you ever go to Austria - never go to Salzburg, just dont - it`s so horrible - Vienna and Graz are ok.
My beard? well i`m simply to lazy to shave and only do it on demand.
They might be worth something. One never knows, handcrafted certainly sounds like it has value, but of course when one collects items which have personal value they become priceless.
I colect LP`s by the way.
Quote:I think the mandolin is worth a comment though.Made in Astoria, Oregon, I got it for my husband about 5 years ago. He plays beautifully, quite the bard!
I didn`t notice, probably because it`s not that uncommon to own such a instrument overhere - but no one bother to learn how to play them.
I guess that`s some amazing skill your husband has aquired.
Is there something like a "trend" or "fascination" for medieval Europe in the US? Because here the castles everywere and village centers in which people were publicly torchured simply remind us on a daily basis of how cruel that era was.
thesummerqueen.
this is creepy, your cat looks exactly like mine.
I never gave her a name, i dont know why i should - it`s not like she speaks german. She`s nice but sometimes mean. If you dont give her the attention she wants she starts biteing you.