Sunday, December 18, 2011

Sugarplums and other stuff, December 18th 2011

Type in "let it snow" into Google and it will snow!


This is the most sugary Sugar Plum Fairy dance ever. Amazing.


Visions of sugar plums.


What is a sugar plum anyway?

Apparently it's not even, necessarily, a plum. Huh. Another one of those Christmas myths.

How I imagined they would look


More how they really look

A sugarplum recipeSugarplums are a mix of dried fruits, nuts, and spices with brandy as a preservative. In Victorian times, without refrigeration, brandy not only added seasonal spirit but also aided in the preservation of items.
"A sugar plum is a piece of dragée candy that is made of dried fruits and shaped in a small round or oval shape.[1][2]
"Plum" in the name of this confection does not mean plum in the sense of the fruit of the same name. At one time, "plum" was used to denote any dried fruit. [3] Sugar plums can be made from any combination of dried plums (aka prunes), dried figs, dried apricots, dried dates, and dried cherries. The dried fruit is chopped fine and combined with chopped almondshoney, and aromatic spices, such as anise seed,fennel seed, caraway seeds, and cardamom. This mixture would then be rolled into balls, often then coated in sugar or shredded coconut."
So interesting about dragée candies.


Cartoon voice actors read Twas the Night Before Christmas


The names of the reindeer:
Dasher,DancerPrancerVixenCometCupidDonder (or Donner), and Blitzen


Holiday reality calls


When a house in Moscow caught fire the firemen doused the blaze and this is what it looked like after.






This is the before and after story of that house in the above images.



An archive of wonderful images, comparing Moscow then and now on Bridge To Moscow

The construction of Moscow State Univercity. Moscow, 1951-52. source: www.oldmos.ru
The construction of Moscow State Univercity. Moscow, 1951-52. source: www.oldmos.ru
Moscow state Univercity.  Moscow, 2009
Moscow state Univercity. Moscow, 2009
Red Square Moscow, 1987
Red Square Moscow, 1987
Red Square Moscow, 2009
Red Square Moscow, 2009
Fedor Alexeev. Red Square. Moscow, 19th century
Fedor Alexeev. Red Square. Moscow, 19th century
Red Square Moscow, 21st century
Red Square Moscow, 21st century
Christ the Savior Catherdal, Moscow, the end of the 19th century
Christ the Savior Catherdal, Moscow, the end of the 19th century
Christ the Svior Cathedral, Moscow, 2009
Christ the Svior Cathedral, Moscow, 2009


Ok, nothing to do with sugar plums or holidays but significant. The potential censorship of the web via SOPA. What is SOPA and why could it impact everyone on the planet?
Wtf is SOPA?


Art by Robert and Shana ParkeHarrison 










Oddly fun things to buy at Lost At E Minor
I like the eyelashes necklace

and the gold dipped quail egg

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