Sunday, December 31, 2017

HNY


David & Joan

Saturday, December 30, 2017

Decorations.

It's 16:00 and already getting dark so the tree lights are on.  Looking at the tree decorations I thought of a mistake we made when we moved to Poland. We left all of our decorations with Karen, Joan's daughter. Yes, we have plenty of new ones on our tree but most have no meaning or history.

In some ways, decorations are like a history lesson, they have a story. Each one was bought for a specific reason or year, some were given to us by friends, some Joan had for years, made by her children as they were growing up. We had Chicago Bulls decorations for the Championship years and one for the 1985 Bears. Those are all good memories and were good to relive each year the new tree was put up. Now we have an artificial tree and generic decorations. The tree is still beautiful, just not a reminder of things past like it once was.

Today in the place we lived in Michigan it is -14c, 1c in Poznan and 19c in San Javier, Spain. We have only 11 days to wait.

Jest 16:00 i robi si臋 ju偶 ciemno, wi臋c 艣wiec膮 drzewa. Patrz膮c na ozdoby choinkowe pomy艣la艂em o b艂臋dzie, kt贸ry pope艂nili艣my, kiedy przeprowadzili艣my si臋 do Polski. Zostawili艣my wszystkie nasze dekoracje z Karen, c贸rk膮 Joanny. Tak, mamy wiele nowych na naszym drzewie, ale wi臋kszo艣膰 nie ma 偶adnego znaczenia ani historii.


Pod pewnymi wzgl臋dami dekoracje s膮 jak lekcja historii, maj膮 histori臋. Ka偶da z nich zosta艂a kupiona z konkretnego powodu lub roku, niekt贸re zosta艂y nam podane przez przyjaci贸艂, niekt贸re Joan przez lata robione by艂y przez jej dzieci, gdy dorasta艂y. Mieli艣my dekoracje Chicago Bulls na Mistrzostwa i jeden na nied藕wiedzie z 1985 roku. To wszystko s膮 dobre wspomnienia i dobrze by艂o prze偶y膰 ka偶dego roku nowe drzewo. Teraz mamy sztuczne drzewo i og贸lne dekoracje. Drzewo jest nadal pi臋kne, po prostu nie przypomina rzeczy z przesz艂o艣ci takich jak kiedy艣.


Dzi艣 w miejscu, w kt贸rym mieszkali艣my w Michigan, jest to -14c, 1c w Poznaniu i 19c w San Javier w Hiszpanii. Mamy tylko 11 dni na czekanie.

Friday, December 29, 2017

Almost over.

It's almost time to say goodbye to the year that saw us go to Spain, Ukraine and travel around Poland more. In Spain we went to Calpe, Moraira, Altea, Denia and Buseo. In Ukraine to Lw贸w and in Poland to Koszalin, Gniezno, Moszna, Zelona Gora, Bydgoszcz, S艂upsk, 艁eba, Rabka, Szcezenik,, Golina, Konin, 艁贸dz, Alwernia and Z艂ot贸w. We also saw Zamek Czocha and Moszna Palace, two great places to stay. We are both as healthy as we can be for our time on this planet and looking forward to another year. What better way to start the new year than by spending the first two months in Spain.

Ju偶 prawie czas po偶egna膰 si臋 z rokiem, w kt贸rym pojechali艣my do Hiszpanii, na Ukrain臋 i wi臋cej podr贸偶owali艣my po Polsce. W Hiszpanii pojechali艣my do Calpe, Moraira, Altea, Denia i Buseo. Na Ukrainie do Lwowa, a w Polsce do Koszalina, Gniezna, Mosznej, Zielony G贸ry, Bydgoszczy, S艂upska, 艁eby, Rabki, Szczecienka, Golina, Konina, 艁odzi, Alwerni i Z艂otowa. Widzieli艣my tak偶e Zamek Czocha i Pa艂ac Moszna, dwa wspania艂e miejsca, by tam poby膰. Oboje jeste艣my zdrowi, jak mo偶emy by膰 w naszym wieku na tej planecie i czekamy na kolejny rok. Czy jest lepszy spos贸b na rozpocz臋cie nowego roku ni偶 sp臋dzanie pierwszych dw贸ch miesi臋cy w Hiszpanii?

Thursday, December 28, 2017

Uprising.

 
 
Yesterday was the celebration of the Wielkopolska uprising of 1918–1919. It was an  insurrection of Poles in Pozna艅  against German rule. The uprising had a significant effect on the Treaty of Versailles. There has been only 2 successful uprisings in Poland. The other one was in 1806.


For many years, fans of Lech Poznan, Poznan's soccer team, have been organizing spectacular illumination for this occasion and it was similar this year. Participants of the action met at the Rataje roundabout, and then formed a chain stretching from 艢r贸dka street to Staro艂臋ka.

Punctually at 16:40, thousands of flares were lit and trams and city buses stopped for a minute.

At 19:00, the beginning of the Wielkopolska Uprising a run was planned from Rataje to
 Plac Wolno艣ci where an insurgent camp once stood.


Wczoraj obchodzono wielkopolskie powstanie w latach 1918-1919. To powstanie pozna艅skich Polak贸w przeciwko rz膮dom niemieckim. Powstanie mia艂o znacz膮cy wp艂yw na traktat wersalski. W Polsce powsta艂y tylko 2 udane powstania. Drugi by艂 w 1806 roku.


Przez wiele lat kibice Lecha Pozna艅, pozna艅skiej dru偶yny pi艂karskiej, organizowali spektakularne o艣wietlenie z tej okazji i podobnie by艂o w tym roku. Uczestnicy akcji spotkali si臋 na rondzie Rataje, a nast臋pnie utworzyli 艂a艅cuch rozci膮gaj膮cy si臋 od 艢r贸dki do Staro艂臋ki.

Punktualnie o 16:40 rozb艂ys艂y tysi膮ce flar i tramwaje, a autobusy miejskie zatrzyma艂y si臋 na minut臋.

O 19.00 zaplanowano pocz膮tek Powstania Wielkopolskiego z Rataje na Plac Wolno艣ci, gdzie sta艂 kiedy艣 ob贸z powsta艅czy.

Wednesday, December 27, 2017

Day of rest.






Christmas goodies.....
 
After a good night's sleep, I took our Fiat in to the repair shop hoping it would be done by Friday. Unfortunately they told me it won't be ready until next Tuesday because of New Years. As usual, we will be staying home on New Year's Eve. PZU brought the service car for us to use until then.  It's a new 4 door Fiat Tipo, a huge car compared to our Fiat. It's like driving a tank.

Today is a day of rest with only language studies and watching movies later. It was so nice to be sleeping in our own bed last night. We love traveling but in all of our travels we have only found one bed, in Valencia, that was better than ours. It was in the Malcom & Barrett hotel. It was a king-sized bed but 3 kings could have easily slept on it with room to spare.

Po dobrze przespanej nocy zabra艂em naszego Fiata do warsztatu, maj膮c nadziej臋, 偶e zostanie to zrobione do pi膮tku. Niestety powiedzieli mi, 偶e nie b臋dzie gotowy do nast臋pnego wtorku z powodu Nowego Roku. Jak zwykle, zostaniemy w domu w Sylwestra. PZU przywi贸z艂 nam samoch贸d serwisowy do tego czasu. To nowe 4 drzwi, Fiat Tipo, ogromny samoch贸d w por贸wnaniu do naszego Fiata. To jak prowadzenie czo艂gu.


Dzisiaj jest dzie艅 odpoczynku tylko z nauk膮 j臋zyka i ogl膮daniem film贸w p贸藕niej. Mi艂o by艂o spa膰 we w艂asnym 艂贸偶ku wczoraj wieczorem. Uwielbiamy podr贸偶owa膰, ale we wszystkich naszych podr贸偶ach znale藕li艣my tylko jedno 艂贸偶ko w Walencji, kt贸re by艂o lepsze ni偶 nasze. To by艂o w hotelu Malcom & Barrett. By艂o to 艂贸偶ko typu king-size, ale 3 kr贸l贸w mog艂o z 艂atwo艣ci膮 spa膰 na nim z miejscem do stracenia.

Tuesday, December 26, 2017

3 days of Christmas




 
 
 
Wigilia began for us with a long drive to Alwernia in 5 1/2 hours. The weather could only have been worse if it was snowing. The whole trip it was raining, extremely cloudy and cold. I was mentally exhausted by the time we got there.

We did get there in time for dinner, early, in fact since dinner wasn't until 18:00. It was the normal Polish Wigilia starting with the sharing of op艂atek. The young kids were as happy to see us as we were them, the parents too. It's been three years since our last visit and they have both grown a lot. Kacper, the son of Magda and Wojtek, is much more conversant in English now and Maya, the young girl, is beginning to learn the language also. Their father, Wojtek, has been learning the Chinese language. We were also joined by Magda's mother, Magda's sister, Agata, and her son, Mateusz. After dinner was over it was time to drink the 3 bottles of wine on the table and relax before bed.

On Christmas day, obiad was prepared by her mother and we ate at 13:00, then spent the rest of the day with another 3 bottles of wine, talking and watching a little TV. We went to bed early because the next day we had to return to Pozna艅 because the car is being repaired on Wednesday. It was an excellent visit for all of us, I think. You can tell from the pictures we really like the kids. I felt a little bad for Joan because she could not participate when Polish was being spoken and had no idea what was being talked about if I didn't translate.

Wigilia zacz臋艂a dla nas d艂ug膮 przeja偶d偶k膮 do Alwerni w 5 1/2 godziny. Pogoda mog艂a by膰 gorsza, gdyby pada艂 艣nieg. Ca艂a podr贸偶 pada艂a, wyj膮tkowo m臋tna i zimna. By艂em wyczerpany psychicznie, zanim tam dotarli艣my.

Dotarli艣my na czas na kolacj臋, wcze艣nie, bo obiad nie by艂 do 18:00. To by艂a normalna polska Wigilia zaczynaj膮ca si臋 od dzielenia op艂atek. Ma艂e dzieci by艂y tak szcz臋艣liwe, 偶e widzia艂y nas tak jak my, a tak偶e rodzic贸w. Min臋艂y trzy lata od naszej ostatniej wizyty i obaj bardzo si臋 rozwin臋li. Kacper, syn Magdy i Wojtka, jest teraz znacznie bardziej bieg艂y po angielsku, a Maya, m艂oda dziewczyna, r贸wnie偶 zaczyna uczy膰 si臋 j臋zyka. Ich ojciec, Wojtek, uczy si臋 j臋zyka chi艅skiego. Do艂膮czy艂a do nas tak偶e matka Magdy, siostra Magdy, Agata i jej syn, Mateusz. Po kolacji nadszed艂 czas, aby wypi膰 3 butelki wina na stole i odpocz膮膰 przed snem.

W Bo偶e Narodzenie, obiad zosta艂 przygotowany przez matk臋 i jedli艣my o 13:00, a reszt臋 dnia sp臋dzili艣my z kolejnymi 3 butelkami wina, rozmawiaj膮c i ogl膮daj膮c ma艂y telewizor. Poszli艣my wcze艣nie spa膰, bo nast臋pnego dnia musieli艣my wraca膰 do Poznania, poniewa偶 samoch贸d jest naprawiany w 艣rod臋. To by艂a wspania艂a wizyta dla nas wszystkich, jak s膮dz臋. Z obraz贸w, kt贸re naprawd臋 lubimy, mo偶na powiedzie膰. Czu艂am si臋 troch臋 z艂a dla Joanny, poniewa偶 nie mog艂a uczestniczy膰, gdy m贸wiono po polsku, i nie mia艂a poj臋cia, o czym m贸wiono, gdybym nie t艂umaczy艂a.

Sunday, December 24, 2017

Saturday, December 23, 2017

Merry Christmas.

Merry Christmas to all of my readers. Joan and I are going south to spend 2 days of the holiday with friends. I will return on the 27th.

Weso艂ych 艢wi膮t dla wszystkich moich czytelnik贸w. Joan i ja jedziemy na po艂udnie, aby sp臋dzi膰 2 dni wakacji z przyjaci贸艂mi. Wr贸c臋 27.

Friday, December 22, 2017

Gone too soon....

                   Mike Davis 1947-2017
 
I suppose the saddest time for someone close to you, loved by you. to leave because of death is at this time of year, Christmas. That just happened when our friend, Mike Davis, passed away yesterday due to that vile disease, Cancer. He fought it as hard as he could for the last 1 1/2 years but in the end he lost. Unlike the majority of people, Mike lived the life he wanted, in an environment he loved, the U.P. of Michigan.
 
We spent 2 weeks with him and his partner, Mary, in Croatia a few years go. That was the last time we saw them although I was in touch through email or FB.
 
I grieve for the loss of our friend. 
 
Przypuszczam najsmutniejszy czas dla kogo艣 bliskiego, kochanego przez ciebie. odej艣膰 z powodu 艣mierci jest o tej porze roku. Bo偶e Narodzenie. Tak si臋 w艂a艣nie sta艂o, kiedy nasz przyjaciel, Mike Davis, zmar艂 wczoraj z powodu tej pod艂ej choroby, raka. Walczy艂 tak ci臋偶ko, jak tylko m贸g艂 przez ostatnie 1 1/2, ale w ko艅cu przegra艂. W przeciwie艅stwie do wi臋kszo艣ci ludzi Mike 偶y艂 偶yciem, kt贸rego pragn膮艂, w otoczeniu, kt贸re kocha艂, U.P. z Michigan.


Sp臋dzili艣my z nim i jego partnerem Mari膮 2 tygodnie w Chorwacji kilka lat. To by艂 ostatni raz, kiedy ich widzieli艣my, chocia偶 by艂em w kontakcie przez e-mail lub FB.


呕a艂uj臋 utraty przyjaciela

Thursday, December 21, 2017

Problem solved.

The day started out with shocking news that my accident claim had been rejected.  They said I had reached my limit even though the estimate was 3,346 zl. I told them that was ridiculous because my full coverage was up to 100,000 zl and I was nowhere near that. Fist they said they had no accident claim so emailed them a copy of it.  Next I emailed them the claim adjuster's report followed by their acceptance of the report. took place over a 3 hour period. They said they would call back after looking at my case number.

An hour later they called back and said the problem was with the case number itself. They were looking t the wrong case and my case was accepted. The money for repair has already been paid to the Fiat dealer and the car will be repaired on December 27th. So much of my day was frustrating until the problem was resolved.

To celebrate we went food shopping and spent very little money for only 4 days.

Joan's daughter sent this to us about our grandson..."It’s heartwarming Christmas story time! When driving home from school last week, my son hit a mailbox with his car. He walked up to the house and knocked on the door to tell the owners what happened. They sent an invoice for the repair which was $100 and Joe paid them. Then a few days later, Joe got a Christmas card from them with $50 cash and a really thoughtful message which reads, “Our Christmas wish to the world is that everyone showed the honesty and integrity that you have. We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and you have great success with your finals.” Joe I am so proud of you for being honest. You could have driven away and no one would have known but you did the right thing instead. I couldn’t ask for a better son".

Dzie艅 rozpocz膮艂 si臋 od szokuj膮cej wiadomo艣ci, 偶e moje roszczenie  wypadkowe zosta艂o odrzucone. Powiedzieli, 偶e osi膮gn膮艂em limit, mimo 偶e szacunkowy koszt wyni贸s艂 3 346 z艂. Powiedzia艂em im, 偶e to niedorzeczne, poniewa偶 pokrycie szkody wynosi  100 000 z艂, a powy偶sza kwota nawet si臋 do tego nie zbli偶y艂a. Najpierw powiedzieli, 偶e nie maj膮 偶adnego roszczenia wypadkowego, wi臋c wys艂a艂em im mailem kopi臋. Nast臋pnie wys艂a艂em do nich e-mail raport o korekcie roszczenia, a potem akceptacj臋 raportu. Zaj臋艂o to 3 godziny. Powiedzieli, 偶e oddzwoni膮 po przejrzeniu mojej sprawy.

Godzin臋 p贸藕niej zadzwonili i powiedzieli, 偶e problem dotyczy numeru sprawy. Szukali niew艂a艣ciwego numeru i moja sprawa zosta艂a przyj臋ta. Pieni膮dze na napraw臋 zosta艂y ju偶 zap艂acone dealerowi Fiata, a samoch贸d zostanie naprawiony 27 grudnia. Znaczna cz臋艣膰 dnia up艂yn臋艂a pod znakiem frustracji, dop贸ki problem nie zosta艂 rozwi膮zany.

Aby to uczci膰, poszli艣my na zakupy artyku艂贸w spo偶ywczych i na 4 dni wydali艣my bardzo ma艂o pieni臋dzy.

C贸rka Joan wys艂a艂a nam, co nast臋puje, na temat naszego wnuka ... "To budz膮ca dech w piersiach historia Bo偶ego Narodzenia! M贸j syn , kiedy w zesz艂ym tygodniu wraca艂 do domu ze szko艂y, uderzy艂 swoim samochodem w skrzynk臋 pocztow膮. Podszed艂 do domu i zapuka艂 do drzwi, aby powiedzie膰 w艂a艣cicielom, co si臋 sta艂o,. Oni wys艂ali faktur臋 za napraw臋, kt贸ra opiewa艂a na 100 dolar贸w,  Joe za to zap艂aci艂, a kilka dni p贸藕niej, dosta艂 od nich kartk臋 bo偶onarodzeniow膮 z 50 $ got贸wki i przemy艣lan膮 wiadomo艣ci膮, w  kt贸rej czytamy: "Nasze 艣wi膮teczne 偶yczenie dla 艣wiata jest takie aby wszyscy wykazywali si臋 uczciwo艣ci膮 i prawo艣ci膮, kt贸r膮 masz.  Mamy nadziej臋, 偶e b臋dziecie mie膰 bardzo Weso艂e 艢wi臋ta i osi膮gniecie wielki sukces w  finansach."
." Joe, jestem z Ciebie taki dumny, 偶e jeste艣 uczciwy. Mog艂e艣 odjecha膰 i nikt by nie wiedzia艂, ale zrobi艂e艣 to, co trzeba, nie mog艂em prosi膰 o lepszego syna ".

Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Z returns.

We were delighted today to have Zbyszek join us at Sowa's. He has been busy the last few months with family matters. We talked about our respective families, Christmas traditions in both countries, upcoming travels, and the politics in our countries. Neither one of us are happy with the current situations.

In fact, today the EU has triggered a process that could ultimately see Poland stripped of voting rights in Brussels in an unprecedented step designed to force the country’s rightwing government to drop reforms the EU regards as a threat to the country’s democracy.

I read from my Polish reader #9 earlier and later we studied Spanish. Joan is having a little problem knowing when to use 'estar' or 'ser'. Both mean 'to be' but are used under different circumstances.

Byli艣my zachwyceni, 偶e Zbyszek do艂膮czy艂 do nas w kawiarni Sowa. W ostatnich miesi膮cach by艂 zaj臋ty sprawami rodzinnymi. Rozmawiali艣my o naszych rodzinach, tradycjach 艣wi膮tecznych w obu krajach, nadchodz膮cych podr贸偶ach i polityce w naszych krajach. 呕adne z nas nie jest zadowolone z obecnej sytuacji.

Dzisiaj UE uruchomi艂a proces, kt贸ry mo偶e ostatecznie doprowadzi膰 do odebrania Polsce prawa do g艂osowania w Brukseli w bezprecedensowym kroku, maj膮cym na celu zmusi膰 prawowity rz膮d kraju do zrezygnowania z reform, kt贸re UE uznaje za zagro偶enie dla demokracji w tym kraju.


Wcze艣niej czyta艂em kolejny 9 odcinek z Polish reader , a p贸藕niej uczyli艣my si臋 hiszpa艅skiego. Joan ma ma艂y problem z nauczeniem si臋, kiedy u偶y膰 "estar" lub "ser". Oba oznaczaj膮 "by膰", ale s膮 u偶ywane w r贸偶nych okoliczno艣ciach.


Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Yesterday and today.





Yesterday Joan and I went to Radek's house for a meeting with him, his sister, Kamila, along with Renata and her youngest son, Max. Max just came home from his studies in the U.S. for Christmas.

I've known Max since he was 14 years old and watched him grow into a young adult. When it was time to start university he chose to study in the U.S. His first year he was at Harper Community College, near Chicago but now he attends Loyola of Marymount in California. When he finishes, in 3 semesters, he will have a double major,1 in Finance and 1 in Economics.

Today we had another meeting. This time it was with a reader of my blog from the U.S. He will be retiring in a year or so and he and his wife want to retire to Poland. Now they live north of Detroit, Michigan but his wife is from Poland. She has a daughter and grand daughter living just south of Poznan. We met in Sowa's and talked for a little over an hour. When we were done we returned to Browar and I took picures on our way to get our car.

Wczoraj razem z Joan poszli艣my do domu Radka na spotkanie z nim, jego siostr膮 Kamil膮, z Renat膮 i jej najm艂odszym synem, Maxem. Max w艂a艣nie wr贸ci艂 do domu ze studi贸w w USA na Bo偶e Narodzenie.
Znam Maxa, odk膮d sko艅czy艂 14 lat i obserwowa艂em, jak dorasta w m艂odym doros艂ym. Kiedy nadszed艂 czas, aby rozpocz膮膰 studia wybra艂 studia w Stanach Zjednoczonych. W pierwszym roku studi贸w uczy艂 si臋 w Harper Community College w pobli偶u Chicago, ale teraz ucz臋szcza do Loyoli z Marymount w Kalifornii. Kiedy sko艅czy w 3 semestry, b臋dzie mia艂 podw贸jnego magistra, 1 w finansach i 1 w ekonomii.
Dzisiaj mieli艣my kolejne spotkanie. Tym razem by艂 on z czytelnikiem mojego bloga ze Stan贸w Zjednoczonych. Za rok przejdzie na emerytur臋, a on i jego 偶ona chc膮 przej艣膰 na emerytur臋 do Polski. Teraz mieszkaj膮 na p贸艂noc od Detroit w stanie Michigan, ale jego 偶ona pochodzi z Polski. Ma c贸rk臋 i wnuczk臋 mieszkaj膮c膮 na po艂udnie od Poznania. Spotkali艣my si臋 w Sowa i rozmawiali艣my przez nieco ponad godzin臋. Kiedy sko艅czyli艣my, wr贸cili艣my do Browaru i zrobi艂em zdj臋cia, 偶eby dosta膰 nasz samoch贸d.

Monday, December 18, 2017

A child's eyes..

Christmas, the joy of giving. Once I had that joy here when I was Santa Claus to a group of children. The language barrier didn't exist,. Everything was said through the eyes of the child receiving a present.  Fortunately, Joan captured those moments in pictures you can see today.

Bo偶e Narodzenie, rado艣膰 dawania. Kiedy艣 mia艂em t臋 rado艣膰, gdy by艂em 艢wi臋tym Miko艂ajem dla grupy dzieci. Bariera j臋zykowa nie istnia艂a. Wszystko zosta艂o powiedziane oczyma dziecka otrzymuj膮cego prezent. Na szcz臋艣cie Joan uchwyci艂a te chwile na zdj臋ciach, kt贸re mo偶na dzi艣 zobaczy膰.

Sunday, December 17, 2017

International Ice Festival

 

For the last 7 years, around the 1st week in December, there is an event in the Rynek called the Ice Festival. In this event sponsored by the Stihl chainsaw company, artists from Poland and other countries, carve beautiful sculptures out of large blocks of ice. How many hours it takes depends on what the design of the artist is. How long the whole event lasts depends on the weather. Below 0c and the sculptures remain, above 0c and they melt away. Viewing the sculptures at night is impressive because they are illuminated by various colored lights. This year there were artists from Poland, Sweden, England, Malaysia, Philippines, Bulgaria, Japan, Spain, France, Russia, Italy and Switzerland. Take a look at the pictures on the right side of blog.

Przez ostatnie 7 lat, oko艂o 1 tygodnia grudnia, odbywa si臋 impreza na Rynku pod nazw膮 Ice Festival. W tym wydarzeniu sponsorowanym przez firm臋 Pi艂a 艂a艅cuchowa Stihl, artyst贸w z Polski i innych kraj贸w, wyrze藕buj pi臋kne rze藕by z du偶ych blok贸w lodu. Ile godzin to trwa, zale偶y od tego, jaki jest projekt artysty. Jak d艂ugo ca艂e wydarzenie trwa, zale偶y od pogody. Poni偶ej 0c i rze藕by pozostaj膮 powy偶ej 0c i topniej膮. Ogl膮danie rze藕b w nocy jest imponuj膮ce, poniewa偶 s膮 o艣wietlane r贸偶nymi kolorowymi 艣wiat艂ami. W tym roku byli to arty艣ci z Polski, Szwecji, Anglii, Malezji, Filipin, Bu艂garii, Japonii, Hiszpanii, Francji, Rosji, W艂och i Szwajcarii. Rzu膰 okiem na zdj臋cia po prawej stronie bloga.

Saturday, December 16, 2017

Renovation.

Photo by *ZDM
 
Here, in town at the Rynek, the renovation of the surface at Wo藕na Street is complete. It's one of the streets leading into the Rynek.

During the renovation of  the street, the existing paving stones were dismantled, polished and reassembled and the street looks good. It's a good example for the renovation of the other streets leading into the Rynek.
   

Tuesday we are meeting with another American who wants to move to Poland. I hope I can answer his questions if he has any.

Friday, December 15, 2017

Holders.


I had to go out today to buy a present but I was able to do it at 13:00 so the shopping center wasn't crowded. What di you buy for a friend who really doesn't need anything? I decided on these two fake silver candle holders.

Years ago I used to make candles. My favorite were ice cube candles. I used a candle mold, put a thin candle in the middle, surrounded it with ice cubes and poured hot was over them. When the wax solidified, I used a knife to poke holes into the area's where the ice cubes melted and drained out the water. Next, I enlarged the holes. When I lit the thin candle and it started ti burn down, the light reflected out of the enlarged holes. It had a nice effect on the walls of a room at night.

I met Radek again today and he arranged a meeting with another friend, Renata, for next Monday afternoon. I haven't seen her for about a year even though she does not live that far away. She has a successful business and is always busy with work or traveling for work.

I mailed out Christmas to relatives in Poland who don't have email. I hope they get them in time. The last several years I've been sending e-cards. It's faster, cheaper and the selection is good at Jacquie Lawson cards, plus they are animated.

Musia艂em dzisiaj wyj艣膰, 偶eby kupi膰 prezent, ale mog艂em to zrobi膰 o 13:00, 偶eby centrum handlowe nie by艂o zat艂oczone. Co kupujesz dla przyjaciela, kt贸ry naprawd臋 niczego nie potrzebuje? Zdecydowa艂em si臋 na te dwa fa艂szywe srebrne 艣wieczniki.

Wiele lat temu robi艂em 艣wiece. Moimi ulubionymi by艂y 艣wieczki z kostkami lodu. U偶y艂em 艣wiecy, umie艣ci艂em na 艣rodku cienk膮 艣wiec臋, otoczy艂em j膮 kostkami lodu i nala艂em gor膮cej wody. Kiedy wosk si臋 zestali艂, u偶y艂em no偶a, by wy艂upa膰 dziury w miejscu, w kt贸rym kostki lodu stopi艂y si臋 i wyp艂yn臋艂y z wody. Nast臋pnie powi臋kszy艂em dziury. Kiedy zapali艂em cienk膮 艣wiec臋 i zacz臋艂o si臋 pali膰, 艣wiat艂o odbija艂o si臋 od powi臋kszonych dziur. Mia艂 艂adny wp艂yw na 艣ciany pokoju w nocy.

Spotka艂em dzi艣 Radka i um贸wi艂 si臋 z inn膮 przyjaci贸艂k膮, Renat膮, na nast臋pne popo艂udnie w poniedzia艂ek. Nie widzia艂em jej od roku, chocia偶 nie mieszka tak daleko. Ma udane interesy i zawsze jest zaj臋ta prac膮 lub podr贸偶膮 do pracy.

Wys艂a艂em Bo偶e Narodzenie do krewnych w Polsce, kt贸rzy nie maj膮 poczty elektronicznej. Mam nadziej臋, 偶e dostan膮 je na czas. W ci膮gu ostatnich kilku lat wysy艂a艂em e-kartki. Jest szybszy, ta艅szy, a wyb贸r jest dobry na kartach Jacquie Lawson, a ponadto s膮 animowane.

Thursday, December 14, 2017

Food day.

Food shopping day, 131 zl for the week, including 2 big bottles of water. Not bad, considering the rising cost of food. Shopping is about a 45 minute adventure for us. I know where everything is so it's a quick in and out.

It was a miserable day, weather wise. cold, rainy, snowy, windy, cloudy, gray. Only listening to carols made me feel better. Sunday we will visit cousin R贸zia and her parents for 2 birthday greetings. That will be nice. It has been 1 year since our last visit. They live far from us, on the other side of town, 15 minutes away.

Dzie艅 zakup贸w 偶ywno艣ci, 131 z艂 za tydzie艅, w tym 2 du偶e butelki wody. Nie藕le, bior膮c pod uwag臋 rosn膮ce koszty 偶ywno艣ci. Zakupy to dla nas 45 minutowa przygoda. Wiem, gdzie wszystko jest szybkie i na zewn膮trz.


To by艂 nieszcz臋艣liwy dzie艅, pogoda by艂a m膮dra. zimny, deszczowy, 艣nie偶ny, windy, zachmurzenie, szary. Tylko s艂uchanie kol臋d poprawi艂o mi humor. W niedziel臋 odwiedzimy kuzynk臋 R贸zi臋 i jej rodzic贸w na dwa 偶yczenia urodzinowe. To b臋dzie mi艂e. Min膮艂 rok od naszej ostatniej wizyty. Mieszkaj膮 daleko od nas, po drugiej stronie miasta, 15 minut od nas.

Wednesday, December 13, 2017

He won!


For the first time in many months I woke up today to see the news of who won the Senatorial election in the state of Alabama. I thought for sure it would be the accused pedophile, Roy Moore. I was more than happy to see the good people of Alabama elected his opponent, Doug Jones. It wasn't about who belonged to which political party for me but rather what each man stood for. Moore stood for everything that is wrong with America.

Po raz pierwszy w Alabamie. My艣la艂em na pewno, 偶e to oskar偶ony pedofil, Roy Moore. By艂em bardziej ni偶 szcz臋艣liwy, 偶e Alabama wybra艂a swojego przeciwnika, Douga Jonesa. To nie by艂a partia polityczna dla mnie. Moore stoi za wszystkim, co jest nie tak z Ameryk膮.

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Waiting.

 
Just waiting to see how Alabama votes. Is there any hope for the U.S.

Monday, December 11, 2017

Monday, Monday.

Started off today talking with about the change of Prime Minister in Poland. His opinion is that is was good because the new PM has a better understanding of the economic and financial institutions plus he speaks English well so it will be easier for him to communicate with members of the EU.

Later we watched our favorite college basketball team, Duke, suffer it's first loss of the season. They now have a record of 11 wins, 1 loss.

At 13:30, our new PZU agent came to our flat and we signed a contract for car and flat insurance for the next year. The old agent quit and started his own landscaping business. With 2 children and a wife to support, I hope he does well.

Rozpocz臋艂am dzi艣 rozmow臋 o zmianie Premiera w Polsce. Z niecierpliwo艣ci膮 czekam na wiadomo艣膰 od niego. M贸wi o UE.

P贸藕niej obserwowali艣my, jak nasza ulubiona dru偶yna koszyk贸wki w college'u, Duke, cierpi na pierwsz膮 pora偶k臋 sezonu. Teraz maj膮 rekord 11 zwyci臋stw, 1 strat臋.

O 13:30 nasz nowy agent PZU przyszed艂 do naszego mieszkania na nast臋pny rok. Stary agent zrezygnowa艂 i za艂o偶y艂 w艂asn膮 firm臋. Mam dwoje dzieci i 偶on臋 do wsparcia, mam nadziej臋, 偶e mu si臋 uda.

Sunday, December 10, 2017

What to do?




City of Zamo艣膰 decorations.
 
OK, so it's Sunday. I've read my Polish #8 story about Linda who has three children. I read it 3 times and listened to it 3 times in Polish. I studied 2 lessons in Spanish, learned 5 new words, listened to the lessons 3 times and followed the script 2 times.  It's only 10:00 and I still have the rest of the day to do whatever we want to do.

In 2 weeks we'll be driving to Alwernia, near Krak贸w, to spend Christmas with them, Krak贸w is less than an hours drive away so I would like to go there towards evening to take pictures of the Christmas lights. We will see how the weather is. Maybe, by some miracle, there will be snow. Christmas without it just doesn't seem right although now it is much more frequent.

So, with nothing more specific to do, we went to Sowa's. We were more than surprised to hear Polish Christmas carols being played through their sound system. In our 10 years here, this is the first time. It has always been American Christmas carols in malls ans stores and they seem our of place to me. Traditionalists say Polish carols  should only start being sung on Wigilia, the night before Christmas. I don't agree, of course, coming from a country where carols begin in December. The carols came from the Golec Orkestra and we have and play the DVD of the performance. You can find them on YouTube if you want to hear them.   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUNuEbkub-E&list=RDQUNuEbkub-E#t=248


No wi臋c jest niedziela. Przeczyta艂em moj膮 polsk膮 historyjk臋 numer 8 o Lindzie, kt贸ra ma troje dzieci. Czyta艂em 3 razy i s艂ucha艂em 3 razy, w j臋zyku polskim. Zrobi艂em 2 lekcje w j臋zyku hiszpa艅skim, nauczy艂em 5 nowych s艂贸w, s艂ucha艂em tych lekcji 3 razy, a nast臋pnie przeczyta艂em skrypt 2 razy. Jest dopiero 10:00 i nadal mam reszt臋 dnia, aby robi膰 to, na co mam ochot臋.
 
Za 2 tygodnie b臋dziemy w drodze do Alwerni ko艂o Krakowa, by sp臋dzi膰 艣wi臋ta Bo偶ego Narodzenia ze znajomymi. Krak贸w jest oddalony od Alwerni mniej ni偶 godzin臋 jazdy, wi臋c chcia艂bym podjecha膰 tam wieczorem, by zrobi膰 zdj臋cia iluminacji 艣wi膮tecznych. Zobaczymy, jaka b臋dzie pogoda. By膰 mo偶e, jakim艣 cudem, b臋dzie 艣nieg. Bo偶e Narodzenie bez niego nie ma takiego uroku, cho膰 teraz zdarza si臋 to coraz cz臋艣ciej.

Tak wi臋c, poniewa偶 nie mieli艣my nic konkretnego do zrobienia, pojechali艣my do Sowy. Byli艣my wi臋cej ni偶 zaskoczeni, s艂ysz膮c polskie kol臋dy odtwarzane przez ich system nag艂o艣nienia. Jeste艣my tu 10 lat i zdarzy艂o si臋 to pierwszy raz. W centrach handlowych i sklepach zawsze by艂y to ameryka艅skie piosenki 艣wi膮teczne, kt贸re wydaj膮 mi si臋 by膰 nie na miejscu. Tradycjonali艣ci twierdz膮, 偶e polskie kol臋dy powinny by膰 艣piewane dopiero od Wigilii Bo偶ego Narodzenia. Nie zgadzam si臋, oczywi艣cie, poniewa偶 pochodz臋 z kraju, w kt贸rym kol臋dy zaczyna si臋 gra膰 na pocz膮tku grudnia. Kol臋dy by艂y 艣piewane przez Golec u'Orkiestra, odtworzyli艣my sobie ich wyst臋p na DVD. Mo偶na je znale藕膰 na YouTube, je艣li chcesz ich pos艂ucha膰. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUNuEbkub-E&list=RDQUNuEbkub-E#t=248
 

Saturday, December 09, 2017

Finally...................

Finally, an answer after 73 years. That's how long I've thought about a line in the Our Father prayer. The line is, "lead us not into temptation but deliver us from all evil". I always wondered why God would lead us into temptation. It just never made sense to me so I just said the "but deliver us from all evil" part..

Now, I read this....
.- In a video series for Italian television network TV2000, Pope Francis said that “lead us not into temptation” is a poorly translated line of the Our Father.

“This is not a good translation,” the Pope said in the video, published Dec. 6. “I am the one who falls, it's not (God) who pushes me toward temptation to see how I fall. A father doesn't do this, a father helps us to get up right away.”
He noted that this line was recently re-translated in the French version of the prayer to read “do not let me fall into temptation.”

The new translation, released Dec. 3 to mark the first day of Advent and the beginning of the new liturgical year, now reads “do not let us fall into temptation,” versus the former “lead us not into temptation.”

The Pope’s remarks do not change the translations of liturgical texts. Such a change would begin with a resolution by an episcopal conference in English-speaking
countries.

Wreszcie, odpowied藕 po 73 latach. Tak d艂ugo my艣la艂em o wersie w modlitwie "Ojcze nas". Wersie „i nie w贸d藕 nas na pokuszenie, ale nas zbaw od wszelkiego z艂ego”. Zawsze zastanawia艂em si臋, dlaczego B贸g ma nas prowadzi膰 nas na pokuszenie. To po prostu nie mia艂o dla mnie sensu, wi臋c po prostu m贸wi艂em tylko „ale nas zbaw ode z艂ego”.

Teraz czytam to:
- W programie dla TV2000, w艂oskiej telewizji, papie偶 Franciszek powiedzia艂, 偶e „nie w贸d藕 nas na pokuszenie” jest 藕le przet艂umaczonym wersem "Ojcze nasz".

„To nie jest dobre t艂umaczenie” powiedzia艂 papie偶 w filmie, opublikowanym 6 grudnia. „To ja jestem osob膮, kt贸ra upada, to nie B贸g popycha mnie ku pokusie, aby zobaczy膰 jak upadam. Ojciec nie robi takich rzeczy, ojciec pomaga nam od razu wsta膰.”

Zauwa偶y艂, 偶e wers ten zosta艂 niedawno ponownie przet艂umaczony we francuskiej wersji modlitwy na „nie pozw贸l mi podda膰 si臋 pokusie”.
Nowe t艂umaczenie, wydane 3 grudnia, z okazji pierwszego dnia adwentu i pocz膮tku nowego roku liturgicznego, teraz brzmi: „nie pozw贸l nam podda膰 si臋 pokusie” wcze艣niej by艂o „nie w贸d藕 nas na pokuszenie”.

Uwagi papie偶a nie zmieniaj膮 przek艂adu tekst贸w liturgicznych. Taka zmiana zacznie si臋 od rezolucji podczas konferencji biskup贸w w krajach angloj臋zycznych.

Friday, December 08, 2017

Is that me?

Yes, I looked a little bit like Rasputin back in 1976. In fact, after 4 years of seeing Joan and her young kids like that, the day I shaved and went to see her, her daughter didn't know who I was. She told her mother there was a stranger at the door.

3c here but 18c in Spain. Gray and cloudy here but sunny in Spain. 34 days to go.

Here in Poland, the Prime Minister has been replaced, not by the decision of the President or Parliament but by the leader of the PiS party, Jaros艂aw Kaczy艅ski, the man who would be King. One man rules, even if behind the scene. Sound familiar?

Tak, wygl膮da艂em troch臋 jak Rasputin w 1976 roku. Prawd臋 m贸wi膮c, po 4 latach sp臋dzonych z Joan i jej ma艂ymi dzie膰mi w tym dniu, kiedy ogoli艂em si臋 i poszed艂em si臋 z ni膮 zobaczy膰, jej c贸rka nie wiedzia艂a, kim jestem. Powiedzia艂a matce, 偶e w drzwiach jest nieznajomy.

3c tutaj, ale 18c w Hiszpanii. Szary i pochmurny, ale s艂oneczny w Hiszpanii. 34 dni przed nami.

Tu w Polsce premiera zast膮pi艂a nie decyzja prezydenta czy parlamentu, ale lider partii PiS, Jaros艂aw Kaczy艅ski, cz艂owiek, kt贸ry mia艂 by膰 kr贸lem. Jeden cz艂owiek rz膮dzi, nawet je艣li za kulisami. Brzmi znajomo?


Thursday, December 07, 2017

The Infamous Day...

U.S.S. Arizona
 
 

 
Pearl Harbor is a U.S. naval base near Honolulu, Hawaii, and was the scene of a devastating surprise attack by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. Just before 8 a.m. on that Sunday morning, hundreds of Japanese fighter planes descended on the base, where they managed to destroy or damage nearly 20 American naval vessels, including eight enormous battleships, and over 300 airplanes. More than 2,400 Americans died in the attack, including civilians, and another 1,000 people were wounded. The day after the assault, President Franklin D. Roosevelt asked Congress to declare war on Japan.

 
Joan is an experimental cook.  By that I mean she likes to experiment with a new recipe. She did that the last 2 days with the zucchini soup recipe from Mirka.
 
The first day she gathered all the ingredients and made the soup without purraying it. She wanted to see how the soup would be and how the zucchini pieces would taste. The soup had no body to it, too watery, and the vegetable only a slightly different taste.
 
Today, Joan pureed  the soup and it was exceptional in taste. I would highly recommend it for a cold, winter-like night. I don't know but it might even be good cold in the summer. The recipe is on the left side of this blog.
 
Pearl Harbor to ameryka艅ska baza marynarki wojennej niedaleko Honolulu na Hawajach, kt贸ra by艂a miejscem katastrofalnego, niespodziewanego ataku si艂 japo艅skich 7 grudnia 1941 r. Tu偶 przed godzin膮 8 rano w niedziel臋 rano setki japo艅skich samolot贸w my艣liwskich zosta艂o skierowanych na baz臋, gdzie uda艂o im si臋 zniszczy膰 lub uszkodzi膰 prawie 20 ameryka艅skich okr臋t贸w wojennych, w tym osiem ogromnych pancernik贸w i ponad 300 samolot贸w. W ataku zgin臋艂o ponad 2400 Amerykan贸w, w tym cywile, a rannych zosta艂o jeszcze 1000 os贸b. Dzie艅 po napa艣ci prezydent Franklin D. Roosevelt poprosi艂 Kongres o wypowiedzenie wojny Japonii.

Joan jest eksperymentalnym kucharzem. Chodzi mi o to, 偶e lubi eksperymentowa膰 z nowym przepisem. Zrobi艂a tak przez ostatnie 2 dni z przepisem na zup臋 z cukinii od Mirki.

Pierwszego dnia zgromadzi艂a wszystkie sk艂adniki i zrobi艂a zup臋 bez ich oczyszczania. Chcia艂a zobaczy膰, jaka to b臋dzie zupa i jak b臋d膮 smakowa膰 kawa艂ki cukinii. Zupa nie mia艂a wyrazu, by艂a zbyt wodnista, a warzywa tylko nieco inny smak.

Dzisiaj Joan zmiksowa艂a zup臋 i by艂a wyj膮tkowa w smaku. Gor膮co polecam na zimn膮 zimow膮 noc. Nie wiem, ale latem mo偶e by膰 dobra na zimno. Przepis znajduje si臋 po lewej stronie tego bloga.
 
 

Wednesday, December 06, 2017

How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

The Grinch is stealing Christmas again! Now "Orange Head" wants to take waiters/ waitresses tips away from them, put them in a bowl and then let the owner of the restaurant decide what to do with the money. He may divide the money among all the waiters/waitresses or if he wants he may even keep the money for renovations. Either way, the waiter/waitress who earned the tip has no control over it. It's like the Grinch taking the smallest crumb away from the mouse in Whoville. When will this madness stop?

Nothing new here, just a miserable day so we brightened our day by going to Sowa's. They have a new cake, Torte Miodownik that is very good. It's a creme cake with honey and walnuts on top.  It's usually a Christmas time cake. We like it. Joan had Torte Pralinowy. It's like "Death by Chocolate" at Bennigan's restaurant in the Chicago area.

Grinch zn贸w kradnie Bo偶e Narodzenie! Teraz "Pomara艅czowa G艂owa" chce odebra膰 kelnerom / kelnerkom napiwki, umie艣ci膰 je w pojemniku, a nast臋pnie pozwoli膰 w艂a艣cicielowi restauracji zdecydowa膰, co zrobi膰 z pieni臋dzmi. On mo偶e podzieli膰 pieni膮dze pomi臋dzy wszystkich kelner贸w / kelnerki, a je艣li chce, mo偶e nawet zatrzyma膰 pieni膮dze na remonty. Tak czy inaczej, kelner / kelnerka, kt贸rzy zas艂u偶yli  na napiwek, nie maj膮 nad tym kontroli. To tak, jak Grinch odbiera najmniejszy okruch myszce  w Whoville. Kiedy sko艅czy si臋 to szale艅stwo?

Tutaj nic nowego, tylko ponury dzie艅, wi臋c rozja艣ni艂y艣my go  odwiedzaj膮c Sow臋. Maj膮 nowe ciasto, Miodownik, kt贸re jest bardzo dobre. To kremowe ciasto z miodem i orzechami w艂oskimi na wierzchu. Lubimy je. Joan mia艂a tort Pralinowy, kt贸ry jest podobny do  "Death by Chocolate" w restauracji Bennigana w Chicago.

Tuesday, December 05, 2017

Good day?

Another nice, cold, 5c, rainy, gray day here.

Thought about putting up the tree today but never got around to doing it. It doesn't take long to do it, maybe too hours but to lazy today to do it.

I had my usual meeting today with Radek to go over Spanish lessons and exchange political talk about the state of the U.S. and Poland. In England there is a massive protest about the upcoming visit there from Orange Head. Radek is going to Vilnus for a weekend of Tango dancing. He's also waiting to escape from winter in Poland but to Australia, not Spain.

Kolejny mi艂y, zimny, deszczowy, szary dzie艅  z temperatur膮 5C.

Pomy艣la艂em o ty,  by dzisiaj postawi膰 choink臋, ale unika艂em zrobienia tego. To nie trwa to d艂ugo, mo偶e dwie godziny, ale dzisiaj by艂em zbyt leniwy, aby to zrobi膰.

Dzisiaj, jak zazwyczaj, odby艂em  spotkanie z Radkiem, aby powt贸rzy膰 lekcje hiszpa艅skiego i  porozmawia膰 o polityce USA i Polski. W Anglii odbywa si臋 protest przeciwko zbli偶aj膮cej si臋 wizycie  „Orange Head”.  Na weekend Radek jedzie do Wilna, by pota艅czy膰  tango. Czeka tak偶e na to, by  uciec od zimy w Polsce, ale do Australii, a nie Hiszpanii.

Monday, December 04, 2017

Aunt Merch.

 
 
In the picture above is my mom on the left and my aunt Mary. In my whole life I never called her Mary. She was aunt "Merch". How that name came about I never knew. Growing up we always lived within walking distance of each other. Of the three aunts she was the most "sage" like. I always liked talking with her or taking advice as I got older. Many Wigilia's were spent in her small flat, filled with more family than could fit. Later in years, when I had "grown up" and would visit my mom, I always took time to see aunt Merch. It was easy because she lived right across from my mother's. She was also a poet of sorts. Every Christmas she would write an invitation, in a poem form, inviting family for Wigilia. Like many things, I should have kept them all. Here is one of them.....................

I climbed the peak to the top of the hill
Then all of a sudden, my heart stood still
Up above my head, the moon shed its glow
over millions of diamonds in the drifting snow.

I did not know that on this hill
There was such beauty, chaste and still.
With mirrored ice on a frozen stream,
It caught and held a childhood's dream.


The shepherds star shown big and bright
It cast its magic this Christmas night.
All over the valley and o.er the hills
Angels were singing and the world stood still.

Christmas tree lights flicker
And candles glow,
While church bells chime so
soft and low.

The time has come again, my friends
That special time of year--
When the Christ child was born
So far away from here.

But, nay, nay children, do not fear--
I ask you all to gather
Both far and near
For a cup of Christmas Cheer.

Na powy偶szym zdj臋ciu jest moja mama po lewej i moja ciocia Mary. Przez ca艂e moje 偶ycie nigdy nie nazwa艂em jej Maty. By艂a ciotk膮 "Merch". Jak powsta艂o to imi臋, kt贸rego nigdy nie zna艂em. Dorastaj膮c, zawsze 偶yli艣my w odleg艂o艣ci spaceru od siebie. Spo艣r贸d tych trzech ciotek by艂a najbardziej "m臋drcem". Zawsze lubi艂em rozmawia膰 z ni膮 lub korzysta膰 z porad, gdy dorasta艂em. Wiele Wigilii sp臋dzi艂o w jej ma艂ym mieszkaniu, wype艂nionym rodzin膮, kt贸ra nie pasowa艂a. P贸藕niej w latach, kiedy "dorasta艂em" i odwiedza艂em moj膮 mam臋, zawsze znajdowa艂em czas, aby zobaczy膰 si臋 z cioci膮 Merch. To by艂o 艂atwe, poniewa偶 mieszka艂a naprzeciwko mojej matki. By艂a tak偶e poetk膮. Ka偶dego Bo偶ego Narodzenia pisa艂a zaproszenie w formie wiersza, zapraszaj膮c rodzin臋 do Wigilii. Podobnie jak wiele rzeczy, powinienem by艂 zachowa膰 je wszystkie. Oto jeden z nich.....................
Wspi膮艂em si臋 na szczyt wzg贸rza

Nagle moje serce znieruchomia艂o
Ponad moj膮 g艂ow膮 ksi臋偶yc rzuci艂 sw贸j blaskponad miliony diament贸w w dryfuj膮cym 艣niegu.

Nie wiedzia艂em o tym na tym wzg贸rzu

By艂o takie pi臋kno, cnotliwe i spokojne.
Z lustrzanym lodem na zamarzni臋tym strumieniu,
Z艂apa艂 i spe艂ni艂 marzenie z dzieci艅stwa.

Gwiazda pasterska jest du偶a i jasna

To magia tej 艣wi膮tecznej nocy.
W ca艂ej dolinie i o.er wzg贸rzach
Anio艂y 艣piewa艂y, a 艣wiat sta艂 nieruchomo.

艢wiat艂a choinkowe migocz膮I

艣wiec膮 si臋 艣wiece,
Podczas gdy dzwonki ko艣cielne tak dzwoni膮
mi臋kkie i niskie.
Nadszed艂 czas, moi przyjaciele
O tej szczeg贸lnej porze roku--
Kiedy narodzi艂o si臋 dziecko Chrystusa
Tak daleko st膮d.
Ale, nie, dzieci, nie b贸jcie si臋
Prosz臋 was wszystkich zebra膰
Zar贸wno daleko, jak i blisko
Na 艣wi膮teczn膮 fili偶ank臋.

Saturday, December 02, 2017

Tragedies.

 
Black Elk-Lakota Sioux.
 
GG..I wrote a lengthy response to your Holodomor comment.

It's like that growing up. They teach you what they want you to know. Like the depiction of the American Indian. Always a savage in books, films and stories. A heathen with no regard for religion, family, honesty or progress. It was only until I was old enough to think for myself and read different books that I learned the truth about how they were treated and still are. They are the ONLY true Americans!  That might be America's Holocaust story. The rest of us are immigrants of one generation or another.

GG... Napisa艂em d艂ug膮 odpowied藕 na Tw贸j komentarz.

To jak dorastanie. Ucz膮 ci臋 tego, co chc膮, aby艣 wiedzia艂. Jak w przypadku pokazywania Indian ameryka艅skich. Zawsze s膮 dzikusami w ksi膮偶kach, filmach i opowie艣ciach. Poganie, bez wzgl臋du na wyznanie, rodzin臋, uczciwo艣膰 lub post臋p. Dopiero gdy doros艂em na tyle, aby zacz膮膰 samodzielnie my艣le膰 i czyta膰 r贸偶ne ksi膮偶ki, pozna艂em prawd臋 o tym, jak byli traktowani i nadal s膮. S膮 jedynymi PRAWDZIWYMI Amerykanami! To mo偶e by膰 historia ameryka艅skiego Holocaustu. Reszta z nas to imigranci z pokolenia na pokolenie.

Friday, December 01, 2017

Going?

In the center of Pozna艅's Old Market Square there is a building, built in the times of the Polish People's Republic, supposedly in order not to leave the inhabitants too much room for political rallies against the communist power. It is the Arsena艂(Military museum) building located on two sides of the street of Jan Baptiste Quadro in the middle of the Old Market. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of regaining independence and the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the Wielkopolska Uprising, it is worth to demolish this building so that no one is frightened by its appearance. A councilor will ask how much it the demolition would cost and whether the president is willing to take such action. The answer has not yet been prepared. The idea of ​​demolishing the Arsenal is not new. It's been around for years. Some cannot imagine the Old Market without characteristic buildings and others would like to get rid of them. This summer the city announced that the facilities would be upgraded during the reconstruction of the Market Square. now there is another thought.

IF plans for the renovation go ahead...........and they get the money for them from the European Union, in 2 years(supposedly), our rynek will look completely different. There is a video on the right side.

In the center of Pozna艅's Old Market Square there is a building, built in the times of the Polish People's Republic, supposedly in order not to leave the inhabitants too much room for political rallies against the communist power. It is the Arsena艂(Military museum) building located on two sides of the street of Jan Baptiste Quadro in the middle of the Old Market. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of regaining independence and the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the Wielkopolska Uprising, it is worth to demolish this building so that no one is frightened by its appearance. A councilor will ask how much it the demolition would cost and whether the president is willing to take such action. The answer has not yet been prepared. The idea of ​​demolishing the Arsenal is not new. It's been around for years. Some cannot imagine the Old Market without characteristic buildings and others would like to get rid of them. This summer the city announced that the facilities would be upgraded during the reconstruction of the Market Square. now there is another thought.

IF plans for the renovation go ahead...........and they get the money for them from the European Union, in 2 years(supposedly), our rynek will look completely different. There is a video on the right side.