tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post2172518223942262897..comments2024-03-26T07:58:59.761+00:00Comments on I'll think of something later: Strindberg in FriedrichshagenDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-110147719055868032013-06-20T23:55:36.712+01:002013-06-20T23:55:36.712+01:00Sand Souci, Davis? Isn'that's more a Frang...Sand Souci, Davis? Isn'that's more a Franglais term for the Mueggelsee where the sand turns to mud and brings its cares? A royal's Ohne (Sans) Sorgen is possibly what you mean.<br /><br />Sophie, dahling, do you and August share a love of a good scene? Oh my goddddd... I hope you are having a serene time at the moment in the wake of the arms-folded ambassador's state visit.<br /><br />Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-81549322903930830902013-06-20T22:56:10.412+01:002013-06-20T22:56:10.412+01:00So pleased you are giving your attention to my cou...So pleased you are giving your attention to my countryman August Strindberg!Much love to you and JxSophie<br />toubabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08673341148534060332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-28845515190091384202013-06-20T11:30:56.245+01:002013-06-20T11:30:56.245+01:00Sand Souci is certainly worth a long voyage. The ...Sand Souci is certainly worth a long voyage. The only problem is the crowds. There are other buildings and super gardens at Potsdam,to flesh out the visit, but nothing so sensational.It is a building of consummate genius. For myself I can always appreciate a house in which the principal and central room is the dining room<br /><br />The chair in which Frederic died is there. "I suppose" he said to his doctor" that you have helped many men into the next world". "Yes" was the reply " but not so many as Your Majesty and with far less glory"David Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-15568088119162055682013-06-20T10:25:47.981+01:002013-06-20T10:25:47.981+01:00Thank you, Sue. Your presence would have made perf...Thank you, Sue. Your presence would have made perfect. If only you could have tasted the in-season white asparagus (with, as the diplo-mate reminds me, his first attempt at Hollandaise sauce, adding a touch of complexity which I need to acknowledge above).<br /><br />I had never thought of flower arranging as a personal skill, but I suppose it was an intuitive thing as I drifted round the garden of a thousand flowers, snipping whatever took my fancy. Thank you for the thumbs-up. As I've just deleted the silly 'commendations' section from my new LinkedIn page, I can't add it as a skill acknowledged by S Scheid.<br /><br />Sir David - Debbie promises that on our next visit we will all cycle to Potsdam, near the top of my list of Great UnvisitedsDavidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-84542965332512135422013-06-20T08:11:56.475+01:002013-06-20T08:11:56.475+01:00What a welcome ( nice little houses etc) Frederic...What a welcome ( nice little houses etc) Frederic the Great gave to so many; and not only cotton spinners but others - including Masons, which may allow us to identify him with Sarastro in the Flute. But he is "The Great" because, in Macauley's words, he attacked ( seizing Silesia) a neighbour he had promised to defend, so that brown men killed one another on the banks of the Ganges, and red men scalped one another on the shores of the Great Lakes of North America. Well, it was the sort of thing done in those days. And now he is buried with his dogs, on the terrace of his masterpiece Sans SouciDavid Damantnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-61734427055095804482013-06-20T03:57:36.195+01:002013-06-20T03:57:36.195+01:00Ah, David, wanderer, what a wonderful holiday you ...Ah, David, wanderer, what a wonderful holiday you have had, and how glad I am to get this glimpse at least. How glorious that the sun shone on you as it did. I love everything about this post, the joy of it, not to mention the fascinating stories . . . and somehow the Entry March of the Boyars seems so perfect to celebrate the occasion. But perhaps what I love best are the table decorations you, David, gathered, such a loving and lovely touch they are.Susan Scheidhttp://prufrocksdilemma.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-15819009377981301992013-06-19T10:29:57.632+01:002013-06-19T10:29:57.632+01:00Bo(e)lsche seems rather fascinating. I jumped a bi...Bo(e)lsche seems rather fascinating. I jumped a bit when I read that he 'was an important instigator for the “Lebensreformbewegung” (Humanistic naturalism – key note: “Back to Nature”)in Germany' and thought it might have something to do with the celebrated Friedrichshagen nudism, but sadly not. Maybe you could do some research on that....Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-16219342608828057382013-06-18T23:15:04.442+01:002013-06-18T23:15:04.442+01:00Very beautifully captured David. I am curious now ...Very beautifully captured David. I am curious now to find out more about our Dichterkreis...Debbienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-30423840326426279142013-06-18T15:23:34.212+01:002013-06-18T15:23:34.212+01:00There has, for the rest of you all's informati...There has, for the rest of you all's information, been such a three-way love-in since the day between we two in London, the great soprano and the two from Down Under but it has ALL of it been utterly sincere (I speak for my own part, and don't doubt the others). The Oz-men have also had the weird good fortune to meet the celebrated Derek (in Milan) before we have...<br /><br />So unreally wonderful, and yet so very real in another way: you've put it even better above, wanderer. I'm looking forward to your own inimitable reports.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506881804082382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1248503935075362425.post-81771809566836046092013-06-18T15:02:18.872+01:002013-06-18T15:02:18.872+01:00We are still pinching ourselves (our own little me...We are still pinching ourselves (our own little memory bites) that we were there. I'm tempted to say it seems almost other worldly, when in fact it's just the opposite, and of course was a watermark, a new flood line, a wonderful escalation in friendship and brotherhood. These things are rare jewels in a life, and while hyperbole may be my middle name, I exaggerate not one iota here.<br /><br />For others not so lucky, David as usual paints the picture with words and photos as only he can, and does, but you know what - you hadda be there! wandererhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08196036534397389760noreply@blogger.com