tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post6895864237108402902..comments2024-03-23T16:18:34.397+00:00Comments on Where Five Valleys Meet: A Norwegian SpruceRosemaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-46802584577676668332012-12-30T15:57:42.991+00:002012-12-30T15:57:42.991+00:00Dear Lise - Statoil financed my son whilst doing h...Dear Lise - Statoil financed my son whilst doing his PhD, so as a student he spent time in Stavanger. He now works for Total in Stavanger, but has just co-operated with Statoil on the King Lear project. We are visiting Stavanger at the end of the week but only for a few days. It may be our last visit for the time being as my son will be returning to Aberdeen in the summer.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-85146612437051674242012-12-30T15:40:36.584+00:002012-12-30T15:40:36.584+00:00Dear Rosemary, I do not take anything of this at h...Dear Rosemary, I do not take anything of this at heart, as you say. I only wanted to show another perspective! I remember you told me before that your son is living in Stavanger. My husband lived there from 14-20 years, and we have a lot of friends there. Only an hour by air. My husband is there often, as he works in Statoil, and now and then I join him to visit friends. How fun that you know Norway, if you are coming back to Trondheim, it would be wonderful to meet! Lise Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834504745070059757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-32514500438616540162012-12-27T18:08:56.971+00:002012-12-27T18:08:56.971+00:00Dear Lise - I understand what you are saying. I kn...Dear Lise - I understand what you are saying. I know Norway very well, my son and his family live in Stavanger. I have travelled all of the way up the coast to where you live in Trondheim so I know that Norway is one mass of conifer trees. Please do not take anything anyone has said to heart, everyone has their different views and I fully support and back up what you say. Long may the Norway spruce arrive on our shores and a big thank you Norway♥Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-59498053219116409252012-12-27T18:01:49.230+00:002012-12-27T18:01:49.230+00:00Dear Lisa - I do hope that some of these comments ...Dear Lisa - I do hope that some of these comments did not upset you. As I mentioned myself these fir trees are really a cash crop, they are grown for cutting down!!!Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-87978536676890299822012-12-27T15:45:02.203+00:002012-12-27T15:45:02.203+00:00Dear Rosemary! Yes we are grateful for the support...Dear Rosemary! Yes we are grateful for the support your country gave during wartime, and I think this tradition will not stop before you decide you do not want it any more. When living in Norway, we are living in the nature, even when we are living in a town, our towns are small, and it is not a long way out in the forest for any of us. What I want to say is that even thou we are sending one of the best trees to you, our forests are full of, yes indeed, trees! So many of the comments are about what a shame to put the tree down, well it is not! The trees are growing very fast, also, as you told yourself. <br />Thank you for bringing the story!Lise Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834504745070059757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-12477952600394005572012-12-27T15:39:09.172+00:002012-12-27T15:39:09.172+00:00Please come to Norway, drive a car out into the mi...Please come to Norway, drive a car out into the middle of nowhere, start walking, and you will see hundreds, oh thousands of the same...I have a lot of them myself, around my second home. It is not a shame to take them down, at allLise Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834504745070059757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-26863642307917981202012-12-27T15:29:24.000+00:002012-12-27T15:29:24.000+00:00In Norway there are trees, and nothing but trees, ...In Norway there are trees, and nothing but trees, so a little one to London is not a shame at all. We have too many, and they are growing too fast, we should have taken down much more than we do. Lise Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00834504745070059757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-54714952314210076572012-12-18T09:41:22.863+00:002012-12-18T09:41:22.863+00:00Thank you Dani - sending Christmas greetings to yo...Thank you Dani - sending Christmas greetings to you.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-4955629132388602282012-12-18T09:20:46.308+00:002012-12-18T09:20:46.308+00:00Lovely tree and great story, Rosemary ! Lovely tree and great story, Rosemary ! Dani P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14480088629814543163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-87493835209554956992012-12-17T22:12:12.695+00:002012-12-17T22:12:12.695+00:00Dear Olive - it is always 20meters or more, that i...Dear Olive - it is always 20meters or more, that is about 65 feet in old measurements.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-81828210565387156532012-12-17T22:09:19.376+00:002012-12-17T22:09:19.376+00:00It is a wonderful gathering place before, during a...It is a wonderful gathering place before, during and after Christmas. Who knows may be one year you will be there.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-71664128980326346022012-12-17T22:08:02.944+00:002012-12-17T22:08:02.944+00:00A VW just like your father had Christa would be gr...A VW just like your father had Christa would be great fun. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-68228622956177233492012-12-17T20:49:13.710+00:002012-12-17T20:49:13.710+00:00What a lovely Christmas tribute Rosemary. It is a ...What a lovely Christmas tribute Rosemary. It is a huge tree too.Olivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04562775041134498313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-17058589562199834082012-12-17T20:26:26.544+00:002012-12-17T20:26:26.544+00:00A beautiful tree, displayed so wonderfully, and wi...A beautiful tree, displayed so wonderfully, and with such a tradition and remembrance attached to it, and to be recycled afterwards, it's a wonderful story and I'm glad you told us this as I didn't know about it. I hope I'll be in London around Christmas once and see that huge tree. <br />Bye,<br />Marian flowersandhomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02262453899981838266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-86510525709986800312012-12-17T20:20:49.953+00:002012-12-17T20:20:49.953+00:00A wonderful story! When I see your photos I would ...A wonderful story! When I see your photos I would like to jump into the next plane and visit... or should I jump into a VW? I might make it till January 6 then... ChristaEmilie's daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14396078121246379577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-60595455694387573562012-12-17T19:50:47.009+00:002012-12-17T19:50:47.009+00:00Dear Rosemary - that is a comment that others have...Dear Rosemary - that is a comment that others have made too. I know how you feel, as I love trees, but I do understand that these trees are grown as a cash crop for paper pulp and woodwork.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-5111774657432923912012-12-17T19:33:56.563+00:002012-12-17T19:33:56.563+00:00I had never heard of this tradition before. The s...I had never heard of this tradition before. The symbolism is wonderful and I'm happy to hear that the tree gets recycled but...it still pains me a bit to think of that beauty being chopped down.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01341233630137969987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-22030968512240932172012-12-17T19:30:35.627+00:002012-12-17T19:30:35.627+00:00Hello Jim - we actually have one growing in our ga...Hello Jim - we actually have one growing in our garden which is heading in the same direction as that tree in the photo. I bought it after Christmas about 12 years ago as it had been vastly reduced. The Pine had roots so we decided to give it at home, but never imagined that it would grow so tall or so quickly. All in all we have three Christmas trees growing in the garden, as our preference is for ones with roots. Now I dare not buy another as they get so big and I don't want a garden completely full of them - lovely as they are.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-84043679995859693672012-12-17T18:57:03.325+00:002012-12-17T18:57:03.325+00:00Hello Rosemary, I'll be honest and admit tha...Hello Rosemary, I'll be honest and admit that I prefer the first tree picture, with its majestic appearance in a natural setting. The photo is especially effective with that ghostly echo of the other tree behind the spruce.<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-54914796096138001382012-12-17T18:56:22.758+00:002012-12-17T18:56:22.758+00:00It is a lovely gesture and tradition - the tree al...It is a lovely gesture and tradition - the tree always looks special lit up in trafalgar Square.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-68355424189683606372012-12-17T18:46:18.402+00:002012-12-17T18:46:18.402+00:00It's a lovely tradition and fantastic how it h...It's a lovely tradition and fantastic how it has continued for so many years.<br />Sarah xDown by the seahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06148800326418238027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-69874928318431417352012-12-17T18:10:15.887+00:002012-12-17T18:10:15.887+00:00Thanks for the information about the tulips - that...Thanks for the information about the tulips - that is a lovely tradition too.<br />Great that you were there for the opening night of the lights on the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square - something that I have not been at. Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-8401694171209653472012-12-17T18:07:22.398+00:002012-12-17T18:07:22.398+00:00Dear Dimi - the trouble with travelling at this ti...Dear Dimi - the trouble with travelling at this time of the year is the weather. At the moment it happens to be lovely - fine and sunny, but it could be very cold and snowy.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-76028373247794526972012-12-17T18:05:16.926+00:002012-12-17T18:05:16.926+00:00Hope you get the opportunity to visit some time.Hope you get the opportunity to visit some time.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7046286238110595318.post-25357033303028463462012-12-17T16:59:05.333+00:002012-12-17T16:59:05.333+00:00The Norwegian Spruce ia a beautiful and grand tree...The Norwegian Spruce ia a beautiful and grand tree. I was able to experience the opening of the Christmas lights on the Chrtistmas tree at Trafalgar Square several years ago, it was a memorable experience. <br /><br />Here in Canada, we receive thousands of tulip bulbs from the Netherlands to commemorate their gratitude to the Canadian troops that defended their country and also for giving a safe haven here for the Dutch Royal Family during WW II. So beginning of spring there is the Tulip Festival in Ottawa.Chic Delightshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18095901296795998446noreply@blogger.com