tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post2309653740063482618..comments2024-03-19T03:25:48.226-04:00Comments on Quiltville's Quips & Snips!!: Scenes from Oberammergau!Bonnie K. Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16377635115790685301noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-25597071685462574992013-12-19T20:01:15.686-05:002013-12-19T20:01:15.686-05:00I grew up in Gnadenhutten, a small town in Ohio th...I grew up in Gnadenhutten, a small town in Ohio that was also settled by Moravian missionaries in the late 1700's. In Gnadenhutten all the Moravian families hang a Moravian Star in their front window or on their front porch from the 1st day of Advent through Epiphany. Now I live in Seattle, and if there are other Moravians here, I don't know about them. For years, my star was lonely here. Now it's become a popular decoration. Do you know how the star came to be? It was originally thought up by a math teacher in a boy's school as a geometry puzzle. We learned how to make them by carefully drawing the frame design onto white cardboard, then cutting, creasing and gluing the cardboard into a ball shape and making each point out of heavy paper and gluing each point to the cardboard, leaving an opening in the top to place the lightbulb inside before placing the last point on top. I've always wanted to come to Winston Salem for a Moravian holiday. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14475435448149798499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-47073048749956707612013-12-19T02:59:34.972-05:002013-12-19T02:59:34.972-05:00I'm just loving your pictures, thank you for s...I'm just loving your pictures, thank you for sharing them with us!! My husband's uncle used to make stain glass Moravian Stars for a shop in Bethlehem, PA. We've got a few of his special stars which hang off our mantel in California. Gloriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896128146768743120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-28136363925006076412013-12-18T19:09:53.819-05:002013-12-18T19:09:53.819-05:00I LOVE those frescoes! They are so much prettier ...I LOVE those frescoes! They are so much prettier than the shutters that we have on homes here!... but I guess they wouldn't work for the brick (unless painted white) or siding homes we have.<br /><br />My parents were there for the last Passion Play They said it was totally awesome!... When the play was going on... as crowded as the streets were... you could still hear a pin drop. A very spiritual experience. HelenMariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17945119739531584638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-3078454307875043222013-12-18T17:08:24.685-05:002013-12-18T17:08:24.685-05:00i wish i could have come with you, everything you ...i wish i could have come with you, everything you shared on here has been marvelous! i will not be joining in on the Quiltcam tonight... i will be in my bed and sleep as i am Dutch and live in the Netherlands. still, I wish you and everyone else a whole lot of fun with quiltcam and i'll watch this epp on youtube tomorrow morning! <br />wishing you a Merry Christmas and a wonderful evening<br />lots of hugs from the Netherlands<br />Winda from Winda's Liefde [ meaning Winda's love ]<br />Babbellottahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17402699214625760148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-30749523099341765152013-12-18T13:07:46.623-05:002013-12-18T13:07:46.623-05:00I have pictures of frescoed buildings from Paris a...I have pictures of frescoed buildings from Paris and Warsaw as well-must be a European tradition-they are so lovely!Elainehttp://www.elaine-hemmedinbyhim.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-6828693902095583422013-12-18T12:11:15.875-05:002013-12-18T12:11:15.875-05:00Thanks for the memories Bonnie. We were in Oberam...Thanks for the memories Bonnie. We were in Oberammergau a few years ago (in Sept) and have pictures of many of the same buildings. Donna Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08836313471540305608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-89441594767432296682013-12-18T11:07:44.734-05:002013-12-18T11:07:44.734-05:00If you watch the whole slide show you can't mi...If you watch the whole slide show you can't miss the machine! : )<br />Looks like you were in a fairy tale, Bonnie!<br />I have one of those 4-tiered German pyramid nativities. It is one of my favorite Christmas decorations.<br />I am so curious to know what DID fit in your carry-on to come home with you. What couldn't you resist?Janet O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05083607398709252597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-3673566616833075782013-12-18T09:41:30.410-05:002013-12-18T09:41:30.410-05:00What a wonderful town. The houses etc. are beauti...What a wonderful town. The houses etc. are beautiful. Germany, in particular, is a very clean and tidy country and often have quite stringent trash disposal rules. I suppose, therefore, if the towns are clean, people will take more pride in keeping their properties looking good. Thanks for the slide show.<br />Linda Linda Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09020917896016648626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13569819.post-39764334864179018962013-12-18T09:21:48.323-05:002013-12-18T09:21:48.323-05:00Wonderful painted buildings. I wonder that the art...Wonderful painted buildings. I wonder that the art still lives as someone has to keep the paint fresh on these - or paint new ones. The motto under the Grim Reaper reads "Time flies quickly, be prepared."Mary Ellenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066177625064170284noreply@blogger.com