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Pennsylvania Dutch Version of Dies Ist der Daumen – This Is the Thumb
Saturday, October 17th, 2009I’ve been asked several times for the Pennsylvania Dutch Version of the German rhyme Dies Ist der Daumen – This Is the Thumb. Today I received the version below thanks to Luke and Mary Martin. Here’s what Luke wrote…
My wife and I are also familiar with many of the German songs. This morning while looking for them, I found the finger rhyme, and your question about the Pennsylvania German variation. This is the song my father used to sing to us – seven children. Pennsylvania German has many varieties of spelling, and perhaps you can sharpen up the spelling. (My wife, Mary, and I worked at the pronunciation and spelling of the Pennsylvania German Finger Song. Mary grew up speaking Pennsylvania German.) Here it goes…
Des ist die Daume
Des ist die Daume
Der schittelt die Plaume
Der laest sie ouf
Der traught sie Haem
Und des glae Bopplemaul
Bopplet alles mit’n ahnna da Haem.This is the thumb.
This [one] shakes the plums,
This [one] picks them up,
This [one] brings them home,
And this little tattletale tells everyone at home.It was always spoken, not sung.
Thanks for your work in collecting old songs.
Luke Martin
(Pennsylvania)If anyone would like to give other variations of the spelling, feel free to in the comments below. Many thanks to Luke Martin for sending this version of the rhyme to us!
Enjoy!
Mama Lisa
Cherry Blossom Viewing in Japan
Tuesday, April 7th, 2009When the Cherry Blossoms bloom in Japan it’s traditional to go to the park to view the blossoms and have a picnic. Cherry Blossom viewing is called called Hanami. Ayako Egawa generously shared her photos of this years cherry blossom viewing.
Ayako wrote, "We walked under the flow of cherry blossoms in the park. It was beautiful!"
Close up of the cherry blossoms.
Ayako continued, "Lots of people enjoy sitting and eating ‘bento’ (their lunch)."
Ayako wrote, "We hiked along the road hearing the twitter of Japanese Bush Warbler.
I like the feel of spring!"
I asked Ayako what the Japanese Bush Warbler sounds like and she wrote, "Hearing the twitter of the Japanese Bush Warbler is a sign of Spring in Japan. They sing like ‘Whoo Who ket kyo’! It’s a unique twitter." Later Ayako sent me this YouTube video below she found to hear the bird’s tweet.
Ayako wrote, "Small purple flowers in the park. They are pretty."
Ayako wrote, "Cherry blossoms in this school playground are really beautiful! It’s common that there are lots of cherry blossoms in school playgrounds in Japan."
Thanks so much for sharing these great photos with us Ayako!
Check out these posts for more about Cherry Blossom Viewing and Festivals.
You can also hear 2 well known Cherry Blossom Songs on Mama Lisa’s World:
Sakura Sakura – Cherry Blossoms (Song #2)
Enjoy the season and try to see Cherry Blossoms blooming near you if possible. It’s worth the effort.
Mama Lisa
Signs of Spring
Friday, March 27th, 2009It’s amazing that people over 5000 years ago knew enough about astronomy and the seasons to create a cave and have specific chambers within it be lit up by the sun only on specific days of the year… specifically on the solstices and equinoxes.
I’m talking about the Loughcrew Megalithic Cairns in Ireland.
Michael from Newgrange.com sent me this:
"At the 5000 year old Loughcrew megalithic cairn T in Ireland, the rising sun on the mornings around the equinox illuminate the passage and chamber."
You can see cairn T being lit up on March 20th of this year in the photo below.
When you stop and think about it, it’s really amazing that mankind was able to work out the placement of the sun in this detail over 5000 years ago!
Check out Signs of Spring the Big Picture to see photos "from Stonehenge and Mayan pyramids to Dutch meadows and Texan beaches" that show different signs Springtime is coming in the northern hemisphere.
Enjoy!
Mama Lisa
Great Chinatown Restaurant in New York City
Friday, March 13th, 2009New Wonton Garden in New York’s Chinatown is a delicious, inexpensive restaurant. It’s not fancy by any means. But it serves yummy dim sum and wonton soup (oddles of varieties). A great place to go if you’re looking for taste without spending a fortune. We fed four for less than $40 including the tip. (Though we didn’t eat entries.) The soup was so filling with the dim sum that we were too full.
Photos from Kamakura, Japan
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Kamakura is 50 kilometers (31 miles) southwest of Tokyo. Ayako Egawa wrote to me from Japan about her trip there, “I went to Kamakura where there are many famous historic Japanese sites. This is “Daibutsu” which means Great Buddha. It was cast in 1252 and its height is approximately 13.4 meters (44 feet). ‘The figure sits in dignified repose with a most placid expression of countenance.’ That’s a quote about it from Dr. C. Dresser’s Japan – Its Architecture.
It was fine day. Daibutsu made a beautiful contrast with the blue sky.”
This is the Hasedera Temple that houses a statue of Kannon the goddess of mercy.
Below is the Japanese garden at Hasedera Temple. Ayako wrote, “This is a typical Japanese garden. Typical Japanese gardens have a pond with a small bridge, a garden lantern, garden stones and old trees that show the four seasons.”
Ayako wrote, “Garden lanterns are stone lanterns for decoration in the Japanese garden, not real lanterns for practical purposes. Here’s a photo showing some Japanese stone lanterns…”
“This is ’smile Jizo’. Jizo is a stone statue of Buddha. The height is about the same as kids.”
Here’s the gate of Hasedera Temple with an old pine tree.
Ayako wrote, “This is "Kintsuba" which is a Japanese sweet I bought at Kamakura.
It is made by simmering pumpkin and sugar with small beans. The beans are Azuki, a small red bean. It is used as sweets like “Kintsuba”.”
Thanks so much for sharing your photos with us Ayako and for telling us about them! It’s all really neat to see and learn about.
-Mama Lisa
Blog about Living in New Orleans
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Check out the Toulouse Blog about life in New Orleans.
Here’s an excerpt of what he had to say approaching the Mardi Gras…
When one is called to Carnival, the first question will always be: what do I wear?
…You must simply find or make a mask, one that calls you to wear it, that dictates the costume that accompanies it, that leads you to surrender yourself to the spirit of the mask.
It need not even be a mask. My “mask” this year is a tri-corner, Asian-styled hat. I do not have the costume, but I already see the costume. When you can see the character in the object, when you can see yourself in the character, you will have found the one.
Without that mask, you can only be The Tourist. We see them at Carnival common as sparrows, and the camera is their mask. They come, take Carnival’s blurry picture and go home with fabulous hangovers… If you come do not choose to be The Tourist. Carnival is an occasion to be the spirit you know inside you. So take on your mask,… and enter through the gate The Tourists never pass, down the carriageway that opens into the courtyard at the heart of Carnival. It is filled with masks and spirits.
If reading the Toulouse blog gets you in the New Orleans mood, head on over to Home of the Groove to listen to some New Orleans music – (including some songs typically played in the Mardi Gras parade). You’ll feel like you’re in the heart of New Orleans. Bon voyage!
Mama Lisa
Designers’ Sketches for Michelle Obama for the Inauguration
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008WWD Fashion asked designers to send in sketches for clothing designs for Michelle Obama and her daughters to wear on Inauguration Day on January 20th – when Obama officially becomes President. Check out the results at WWD.com.
The sketch above was done by Isaac Mizrahi for Michelle, Sasha and Malia.
My daughter and I enjoyed watching the slide show together and picking out the dresses we liked best!
Photos of a Phillies Parade – A Sea of People All in Red
Saturday, November 1st, 2008The Phillies won the American baseball World Series on Wednesday. Yesterday they had a parade in Philadelphia to celebrate it.
My friend Ray Lee sent me this photo below. He took it from his office building when the parade was passing by. I love the photo and wanted to post it here. After the original picture, you’ll see a couple of attempts I made to crop it and enhance the color. It’s interesting to see such a mass of people wearing red!
Thanks to Ray for sharing his photo!
Mama Lisa
Bay Ridge – A Norwegian Neighborhood in Brooklyn, New York
Thursday, September 18th, 2008Guest Blogger, Ed Gawlinski, has been involved in many cultural organizations throughout his life. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York, near Bay Ridge, which was then a Norwegian neighborhood.
The Norwegian neighborhood is now a great place for Middle Eastern cuisine. There are many fine restaurants in this area. Many of the shops include Arabic in their signs. However, the Norwegians still have their annual Norwegian Day Parade there every May. May 17th marks the Norwegian Constitution Day celebration. This is when Norway declared its independence from Sweden. Swedish-Americans do not have any hard feelings about this. Swedes from Connecticut go to Brooklyn each May to participate in this Parade.
Back in the 1960’s many of the Catholic Churches in Brooklyn sponsored Drum and Bugle corps to keep their youth out of mischief. The people who played in one of these, The Ridgemen of Our Lady of Perpetual Help during the 1960’s have formed an “alumni” Drum and Bugle Corps and march in this parade every year.
Off Topic Note from Mama Lisa: Ed’s story about the bugle corps keeping the youth out of mischief was interesting. This must have been common in the past. It reminds me of the story of how Louis Armstrong starting playing the trumpet… (Click the link if you’d like to learn more!)
A Walk Around Cultural Brooklyn
Monday, September 15th, 2008Guest Blogger, Ed Gawlinski, has been involved in many cultural organizations throughout his life. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York. You can tell his heart still belongs there by something he wrote to me the other day, “It is a small world, and in some ways it revolves around Brooklyn!” Here’s what Ed wrote last month…
I was in Brooklyn, NY this past weekend visiting my mother, who is in her 90s. I took a walk through what a few decades ago would have taken me from an Irish neighborhood (Sunset Park) into a Polish neighborhood (Park Slope). The ethnic flavor has changed over the years. The current flavor is mostly Mexican. There are a lot of Mexican restaurants that look very inviting. The ones that I have tried have excellent food. On Sunday there was a block party on the street next to Sunset Park. At this event there were several young children performing Mexican folk dances. They were quite good and their costumes were stunning.
I thought you might like to see a few pictures of this…
I took those pictures on a walk to Greenwood Cemetery. There are a lot of famous people buried there and they have fascinating walking tours through this beautiful cemetery. Sunset Park and Greenwood Cemetery were also part of the Battle of Brooklyn. This was the biggest battle during the American Revolution. In Greenwood Cemetery there is a monument commemorating this part of the Revolutionary War. This monument includes a statue of the Greek Goddess Minerva who is looking out at New York Harbor. If you stand behind Minerva you can see that she is looking at the Statue of Liberty. Lady Liberty, in turn is looking at Minerva.
Here are a couple of pictures of this that you might enjoy.
If you come to New York City as a tourist, don’t miss Brooklyn. Take the RR subway to the 25th Street station, walk up the hill to Greenwood Cemetery and take the walking tour. When you finish, and go out the main gate, turn right and have something to eat at the Mexican restaurant, or cross the street and eat at the Polish restaurant. Then take the 5th Avenue bus to 60th Street and see the biggest church in Brooklyn which was founded by Irish immigrants but now has ministers for Spanish and Chinese speaking parishioners. Walk up to 6th Avenue and notice the minaret of a mosque a few blocks on your right. Continue to 8th Avenue to shop at the large number of Chinese stores. Don’t expect to see many signs in English. You should end your tour back at 5th Avenue and find a Middle Eastern restaurant between 70th Street and 90th Street. Catch the RR subway back to Manhattan on 4th Avenue.
Enjoy!
Ed Gawlinski
Dancing Around the World
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008This guy Matt has literally danced his way around the world, to a Bengali song. Check it out. It’s great!
Making a Book with Kids
Saturday, July 5th, 2008Guest blogger Monique Palomares works with me on Mama Lisa’s World en français and Mamá Lisa’s World en español. Monique was also a 1st grade teacher for many years. Now she helps other classes on special projects and accompanies them on trips from time to time.
Background: Some classes in France take their students on a trip for a few days during the school year. The excursion will normally focus on a specific theme. This year, Monique accompanied a class on a trip to a book making facility. The week revolved around teaching the children how to make their own books. Here’s what Monique wrote about the process…
PRINTING A BOOK – Step 1 Making the Paper
Hand-made paper: this type is made with cotton cloth. The cotton is ground with water until reaching a thin consistency. You can see some dry sheets in the photo below…
Cotton pulp in the frame: The frame drains most of the water out, then you turn it over onto a piece of material (flax cloth) and alternate paper and cloth.
We made about a dozen of pieces of paper before we put them under the press to take all the water out and then hanged them to dry like laundry.
Step 2 Marbling the Paper – A Decoration for the Front and Back Cover of the Book
Pour some water, a spoonful of milk, and three or four drops of three different marbling inks. Allow to spread, then gently blow to make them swirl. Take a thin stick and gently draw lines on the surface: from the center to the rim, or from the rim to the center, or a grid pattern. Softly lay a sheet of paper on the surface of the water and gently pat it so that the ink gets fixed on it. Remove the sheet of paper holding it by the edge (not the corners!), lay on a flat surface and gently blot the water. Hang to dry.
Step 3 Decorating the Inside of the Book – : Make a simple drawing and place a piece of thin cardboard (shoe-box type) below it. Then go over the drawing firmly. Go over it again on the cardboard so that it’s kind of carved into the cardboard.
Step 4 Printing the Pictures: You need printing ink and an ink roller and an old cloth to protect your actual clothes since printing ink can’t be removed.
To print, you have to lay a protective paper below your work (like a page of a magazine) so that the ink won’t get on the lower part of the press. Then you put down the inked pattern (inked part up). Next you put down the paper to print, then another piece of protective paper (another page of a magazine), then a piece of thin cardboard (shoe-box like), then you roll the printing roll back and forth.
The printed page…
Another way to make a template for printing an image: After “carving” the drawing, fill it in with glue until the “ditch” becomes a “hill” and allow to dry.
Here is the result:
Another way to print: Carving linoleum…
…Inking it…
…Raw print…
…And after adding some paint…
Step 5 Printing the Words:
The stories had been written at school. Each child had a printed paper with a map of the set of compartments to know where the letters were for printing the words.
Printing…
A printed page…
The younger kids made a stenciled cover…
Covers hanging to dry…
Step 6 Binding the Book:
Holes are drilled all the way through the book for the binding…
The books were binded by “Japanese binding”: it’s done by sewing…
Two of the Books:
Time to read my brand-new self-made book!
Many thanks to Monique Palomares for sharing this with us!
-Mama Lisa
The Monastery of Ten Thousand Buddhas
Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008A couple of weeks ago, Ray Lee sent me photos from his trip to Hong Kong. Here are some more, from when he visited the The Monastery of Ten Thousand Buddhas. You have to walk up over 400 steps to get there. On the way up you pass by many Buddha statues, each one is unique…
Here’s what the temple finally looks like when you get to the top of all those steps…
Ray wrote, “The name Temple of 10,000 Buddhas refers to the number of Buddhas inside that temple (so it is not counting the statues that line the steps that take you to the temple). According to the tour book, there are actually about 12,000 Buddhas inside that temple.
Out of respect, Ray didn’t want to take any photos while inside the temple, but he took one from the outside looking in…
Outside the temple their are more statues…
Many thanks to Ray for sharing these great photos with us!
-Mama Lisa
Photos of Hong Kong
Friday, June 20th, 2008I recently posted a photo of a typical Hong Kong street. Below are some more photos that my friend Ray Lee took on a recent trip to Hong Kong. You might like to see them to get a feel for what Hong Kong looks like if you’ve never been there before.
Here’s a photo of the Hong Kong skyline…
Here’s a pretty bridge…
Below you’ll see the old clock tower in Tsim Sha Tsui. This clock tower is now a historical landmark. It used to be part of a railroad station…
Ray wrote, “The tram. It’s a rather inefficient and inflexible mode of transportation. However, it is deemed a characteristic of Hong Kong that is worth preserving.” Here’s a photo of a tram in Hong Kong…
Here’s a store where they sell ducks…
Ray wrote, “The bright light in the distance is from street vendors. This is the Temple Street night market. After the sun sets, street vendors open ’shop’.”
Here’s the Bank of China lit up at night…
Below is a night view of Hong Kong from “The Peak”. Ray wrote, “We took the Peak Tram to “The Peak”. Hong Kong Island, as its name suggests, is an island. There’s the Peak Tram that you can take to go up to the top of the island.” Here’s the spectacular view you can see from “The Peak” at night…
Many thanks to Ray Lee for sharing his photos of Hong Kong with us!
-Lisa
Hong Kong Photo
Saturday, June 14th, 2008My friend Ray, who spent most of his early childhood in Hong Kong, sent me this photo from his recent trip there. He said, “This is a pretty typical side street in Hong Kong, with a lot of small stores and signs.”…
Many thanks to Ray Lee for sharing this photo with us!
If you would like to share a photo of your country or a trip you’ve taken, please email me.
-Mama Lisa
Two Book Series and a Game that are Great for Kids who Have to Wait
Friday, April 4th, 2008In my last post I mentioned that sticker books are a good way for kids to pass time on a plane. They’re also good for doctor appointments and any other situation where kids have to wait.
My daughter particularly loves the series of sticker books put out by Barnes and Noble. Each book is on a different subject and has 200 stickers. The books also give facts about the subject. They can be about Dinosaurs, Horses, Bugs, Pets, etc. Your child has to find where in the book the sticker belongs. Younger kids may need your help. It can be a fun activity to do with little ones. I’d say these books are good for kids from 3 to 8 years old.
Here are links to a couple of the sticker books my daughter enjoyed doing:
You can buy some of these sticker books at Barnes and Noble’s online store. Though they have a larger selection in their actual retail stores.
The other series of books that are wonderful when you have to wait is I-Spy. In the I Spy books, you search for specific objects in a sea of many objects. You can see what I mean if you follow through the “search inside” link on one of the books below. Both of my children have enjoyed these books. They’re particularly good to do together while waiting in the doctor or dentist’s office. They’re good for kids aged 4 to 10. (They have simple board book versions for younger kids.)
Here are a couple of the ones we have:
If you forget to bring the book with you, you can play the I-Spy game while waiting. One of you says, “I spy with my little eye…” and then you give a hint about something you see in the room and the other person has to guess what it is. For example, if it’s a calendar, you can say, “I spy with my little eye something with a lot of numbers on it.” Then if the other person guesses correctly, they’ll say, “A calendar!” Then it’s the other person’s turn.
Feel free to let us know in the comments below about anything you do with your children, students, or grandkids to pass the time when you have to wait.
-Mama Lisa
Airplane Travel with Children
Friday, April 4th, 2008We brought our kids along during our recent trip to Europe. It was great having them with us and they really enjoyed it. But traveling with children is not always easy. Here’s some tips, based on our experience:
1) Bring snacks like granola bars (you probably want to avoid high sugar snacks that would hype them up!).
2) Don’t bring drinks since you’ll be forced to throw them out at security.
3) Bring a handheld electronic game if your child has one – like a Gameboy. That can keep kids amused for hours! My husband brought his laptop and played Chess with our teenaged son. That kept them busy for a couple of hours till their power ran out.
4) For younger kids, bring sticker books. That kept my daughter occupied for an hour or two during the flight there and back.
5) If your kid likes to draw, bring a pad of paper with pencils, crayons, and/or markers.
6) Make sure older kids have a book or magazine. Some preteens and teenagers like Sudoku or puzzle books to pass the time. Younger kids can bring a couple of their favorite books too.
7) We had problems with the headphones the airlines provided. So if you have an extra pair at home, you may want to bring them on the trip to make sure your child can hear the movie or TV shows that are on.
8) If you have a long flight overseas, you may want to pack a little stuffed animal that your child likes. It may help him or her sleep. It was nice for our six year old to have it on the trip. She carried her stuffed pony all throughout the subways of Paris!
9) If it’s at all possible, try to fly non-stop. That way you don’t have to go through the hassle of getting on and off the plane more than once. Plus, you and your kids will be spared the possible discomfort in your ears of an extra take-off and landing.
It’s a good idea to have your children pack a backpack for the trip with some amusements of their choice.
Feel free to let us know about any tips you have for air travel (or travel in general) with children in the comments below.
Airline Travel – Choosing Your Seats on the Plane
Thursday, April 3rd, 2008My husband and I just got back from a trip to Europe with our two kids. We flew with American Airlines. I haven’t flown for awhile, so I was surprised to find that almost the whole ticketing process was done electronically or by phone.
When we ordered them (by phone) we were told we wouldn’t receive actual tickets. Instead we were given a number that we could use to access our flight information online. When we got to the airline, we would need that number, plus our passports.
Fortunately, my mother-in-law warned us to go online as quickly as possible to choose our seats. She told us about a great site called seatguru.com where you can put in the model of the plane and it will tell you which are good seats.
When I went to the American Airlines site to check out our seats, I found that they had put us in some of the worst: in one of the last rows on the plane near the bathrooms. Don’t choose those seats! (I had them once a long time ago and they were noisy and smelly.) I changed our seats. The new ones put us in two rows, one in front of the other, next to the window. We wanted both of our kids to have window seats for the view. It was a thrill for them! I chose similar seats for the flight back.
About two weeks before our trip I was notified that our flight back was canceled and we were switched to an earlier flight on the same day. I rushed to the American Airlines site to check our new seats. They had the four of us scattered in different seats around the plane. There weren’t many choices for seats left. I was able to get three of us together in the center aisle in the middle 3 seats, and the other seat in the middle of the center aisle about 5 rows further up. This wasn’t a great situation since we wanted to keep our family together on the flight.
I mentioned the problem to a neighbor of ours who’s also a stewardess. She told us to try to get on the aisle for the one seat that was separate from the others. People will be much more willing to trade aisle seats with you.
That’s what we did, and in the end, someone was willing to exchange with us, so we could sit near each other.
The lesson here is:
1) Go online early, to check your seats and pick better ones if they’re available.
2) Avoid the seats near the bathrooms.
3) If you want to trade seats with someone else on a plane, try to get a ticket with an aisle seat. You’ll have a better chance that the other person will be willing to change seats with you.
Most importantly: Bon voyage!
Mama Lisa
Help for Ear Pain When Flying
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
I’ve always found taking off and landing in a plane to be uncomfortable for my ears. Sometimes to the point where it was very painful.
Before our trip to Europe, I mentioned this problem to my sister. She told me about something called EarPlanes that was made for just this problem.
Here’s one useful description of EarPlanes: “EarPlanes are disposable, air pressure regulating ear plugs… The ear pain many travelers experience during take-offs and landing is caused by rapid changes of air pressure on the eardrum. EarPlanes slow the rate of air pressure changes.”
I don’t want to sound like a commercial. But I used EarPlanes on our flight to Europe and on the flight back to the US. They made a huge difference to me. The EarPlanes were slightly annoying in my ear, since you can’t hear as well with them in. But I didn’t experience the pain that I usually have with take-off and landing.
If you know of anyone who experiences ear pain while flying, you should mention EarPlanes to them. They have them in one adult size and one kid size. I found them at my local pharmacy. Though they also sell them at Amazon.com. For people like me with sensitive ears, it makes the experience of flying much more pleasurable!
How to Get Cheaper Plane Tickets
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008If you’re planning a trip, there’s one easy way to get cheaper airline tickets, but you need to be flexible about when you go. You can go to a site like Expedia.com which lets you type in different dates for your proposed trip. You can try out different times of day, different days of the week, and even different months of the year to see what’s cheaper.
By going to France in March instead of June, we saved nearly $2,000 on our 4 tickets combined. It’s true that the weather wasn’t as nice there in March. But we also didn’t have to deal with as long lines for attractions, since there weren’t too many other tourists around.
We were lucky that our children had a vacation from school at that time, so they only missed 3 days of school. We told their teachers in advance and the only downside was that they had to bring homework on the trip.
If you’re on a tight budget, it’s worth considering taking your trip off season to save money.
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