Calendar Sheet January 2011

"Baby it's cold outside" this tune of a winter song comes to mind when thinking of January in the Alps.
On one of those rare days where the winter sun was greeting us we took a photo of one of the most photographed buildings in Salzburg - the fortress of Salzburg "Hohen Salzburg".
And those who have visited MiaDeRoca before will have recognized the image, you can see it on the top left of this very website - it is the image we use for our MiaDeRoca post cards, yet 6 months later in the year. The trees have long ago lost all their leaves, the white castle looks as cold as a rock can be in winter and the hill it stands on is merely shock frosted. Winter in Austria. But we love the light blue of the sky, greeting us early in the morning (8 am it was), maybe the winter sun will climb a little higher, but probably the cold fog will eat the whole city up again.

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Calendar Sheet December 2010

We at MiaDeRoca love Christmas and we think it (hardly) can't start early enough. Okay, in August we don't fancy gingerbread very much and sometimes we think it is a pity, that in our area we don't celebrate Halloween or Thanks Giving. Because as soon as summer is ending all the Christmas stuff is entering shop windows and shop shelves. Privately and concerning our on-line store we like to be prepared early for the Christmas season and so it starts in October that blinking and glittering things are entering the living room, the number of candles increase, and joint crochet, knitting and crafting sessions are more frequent.
Christmas at MiaDeRoca starts before December first and this year the first advent Sunday starts November 28th.

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Calendar Sheet November 2010

The best thing about autumn - trees that are green and nice throughout the year, suddenly burst into colour. I love this time of year where the hills are alive with the colours of autumn ;-) Everyday has new shades, there is so much change everyday, the air is fresh and crisp, the sky is amazingly blue - until one day it is all covered by a thick white blanket.
To celebrate this special time of year, I made something special.

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Calendar Sheet October 2010

The calendar sheet for October is all about Alpine festivities, harvest festivals and fairgrounds. The best known and biggest annual fair of al is the so called "Oktoberfest", the October party in Munich. As you can see in our calendar sheets, only a small bit of the whole event takes place in October, the Oktoberfest already starts mid of September. But enough subtlety, there are plenty of possibilities to find some heart-shaped ginger bread in October. These "Lebkuchenherzen" were supposed to be bought by a young chap to give it to a young lady, with messages like "Be mine" - "You are the best" and of course sweet nick names like "Darling" - "Spatzl" or even "Little Witch". Nowadays one can give these hearts as a give to the one you like, your wonderful daughter, to your father or even to yourself.

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Calender Sheet September 2010

We love monthly calendar sheets with photos and pictures full of atmosphere for every month another one. Starting September 2010 we will offer such calendar sheets for all MiaDeRoca fans.

The month of September is the time when autumn starts to make its appearance. The fresh green meadow are filled with dry grasses, the leaves on the trees start to change colour. September is the time for harvest, that is a busy time, but looking at the crops and ripe fruits one knows where all the work load is going to and it is more then worth it.

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