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If only I knew …

February 11, 2021

Now in my seventh decade of life, I just learned something about myself. I just received a shipment of Cornet Barcelona glasses, inspired by the colorful windows of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona, the basilica which I visited in 2016. Ordering these glasses are a terrible indulgence (!) especially when I consider that I should be getting rid of things, not ordering more.

What I realized about myself is that instead of buying souvenirs while still on my trip, I wait to arrive home and THEN order the item, and then of course I have to pay for shipping.

The colorful windows in La Sagrada Familia—I was there in 2016.

The same thing happened with the Bachfest T-shirt I happen to be wearing right now as I am writing this. We have attended the annual festival in Leipzig quite a few times, and each year there is a new T-shirt design. I always complain that it’s too expensive, and then as soon as I get home, I order it from the website! Crazy, isn’t it?

I am actually wearing a Boston Early Music Festival T-shirt in this photo at the Bachfest in Leipzig.

And when I was in Germany, I looked longingly at the wooden Christmas ornaments, especially the set with the miniature pipe organ and wooden angels playing musical instruments from Erzgebirge-Palace. I decided, though, that they were way too expensive! And what did I do? In 2018 I was home in Honolulu and was looking at someone’s Facebook page where she took a picture of the very same wooden angel ornaments and miniature pipe organ, so I ordered the set! What I was absolutely amazed at was when they said two-day shipping was available with a minimum purchase, my order actually came in TWO DAYS from Germany!

This was the photo on Facebook I saw on December 23, 2018.
Here are some of the same pieces in my condo.

Right now, I have been forced to update every single post in this blog, and while I’m in the process of relinking the photos, of course I’m making changes in the layout. In many cases, I can’t locate the digital file and since I am a person who never deletes any photo on my phone, I am re-uploading the original photos. Imagine how much fun I am having looking through over 43,000 digital photos!

Eleven years ago when I first started this blog, people looked at the internet with their desktop computers. And so, I formatted the photos in a smaller size and altered the placement of the photo for visual interest.

NOW however, most everyone looks at the internet with their phones or tablets, with a lot smaller screens and way less real estate. I am therefore including full size photos (when I can) like the ones you see in this post and in some of the more recent posts.

I am starting the updating process right from the beginning, and it’s bringing back a lot of memories. If you would like to travel down memory lane with me, have a look at these 2010 posts which I have completed:

Here’s an old picture for you—the day Carl Crosier left Seattle for Honolulu in 1972 and “never had a reason to leave.” As you can see by the photo, he flew on Pan Am!

Carl Crosier leaves snowy Seattle for sunny Honolulu in January 1972. No beard back then.

4 thoughts on “If only I knew …”

  2. I have similar glasses only different shape. You may already know they must be washed very gently with warm water so the paint doesn’t wash away. Mine are a treasure to me as well.

    There was no provision to comment on Facebook.

    2. Curt, you can always make comments on the blog itself, at the very bottom. Plus I try to always post the link on Facebook for further comments.

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