tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post3511241601061458554..comments2024-03-12T16:40:44.699-04:00Comments on ❤: Formerly known as Frauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12798890008067408048noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-63770828915516453132009-06-13T18:27:13.805-04:002009-06-13T18:27:13.805-04:00Yep, it's the law... and us Germans know a thi...Yep, it's the law... and us Germans know a thing or two about laws. LOL Nice post.Utehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652604425012130772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-69985337994655292852009-06-11T22:56:25.293-04:002009-06-11T22:56:25.293-04:00I feel like singing the Mary Poppins song and danc...I feel like singing the Mary Poppins song and dancing on a rooftop when I hear the words chimney sweeper... loved that movie!Fifi Flowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186646442542919342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-23170004145798367482009-06-11T07:59:23.291-04:002009-06-11T07:59:23.291-04:00Funny!!!! Your post reminds me of a guy I dated w...Funny!!!! Your post reminds me of a guy I dated who was a chef. Same smell situation - never really leaves... Is it murphy's law?Jodihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05940842387822739617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-12198751168031715212009-06-10T04:21:00.132-04:002009-06-10T04:21:00.132-04:00It sounds like that job is quite honorable though ...It sounds like that job is quite honorable though - I mean it takes that long to get your own distract AND the fact that it's a law enforced role. Talk about job security, huh?!!<br /><br />I love that he left the house spotless. Wonder how he does it and wonder if he could teach my dog (and husband) a few of his tricks!Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08246145246209889868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-22836894683022791162009-06-09T20:55:33.748-04:002009-06-09T20:55:33.748-04:00Did you shake his hand for good luck?!Did you shake his hand for good luck?!heidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09896915486353470418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-44574901930055212652009-06-09T08:59:16.700-04:002009-06-09T08:59:16.700-04:00Chim, Chim chareee-We have a fabulous man, a wonde...Chim, Chim chareee-We have a fabulous man, a wonderful chimney sweeper who checks ours annually.<br />Must be my German blood and my love for a crackling fire!pve designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03527745630303158002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-85390972075774131382009-06-09T08:27:55.480-04:002009-06-09T08:27:55.480-04:00Even with all the mess, I miss having a wood-burni...Even with all the mess, I miss having a wood-burning fireplace ... except for the dirt and the work and the constant threat of wayward fire and the errant birds and the wood chips that you can never get rid of. But I'm a little afraid of my gas fireplace, so I'd trade convenience for actual fire any day.Coffee with Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267344646007108501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-29920813670463269702009-06-09T08:04:21.695-04:002009-06-09T08:04:21.695-04:00It's better than a fisherman!It's better than a fisherman!Bellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544499105873976552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-75632239829180027602009-06-09T03:33:44.729-04:002009-06-09T03:33:44.729-04:00I know someone who's a chimney sweep and he...I know someone who's a chimney sweep and he's the cleanest guy in the world; not a drop of that smell around him. It's all up to the individual, I'd say....as is any kind of personal cleanliness.♥ Brajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07693196044262677095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-73180246147783106552009-06-09T02:09:56.188-04:002009-06-09T02:09:56.188-04:00funny they don't have a law requiring you to l...funny they don't have a law requiring you to let then clean your house.bernthishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05905337047538489562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-89274252768732836442009-06-09T01:08:45.988-04:002009-06-09T01:08:45.988-04:00Like your other noters, I'm totally thinking o...Like your other noters, I'm totally thinking of Mary Poppins now and I wanted to scream out, "BURT!" when you talked about the chimney sweeper.AiringMyLaundryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11051140760624657630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-81603600502861117392009-06-09T00:47:43.025-04:002009-06-09T00:47:43.025-04:00I had a really great comment... until I read that ...I had a really great comment... until I read that last comment and the song drove it straight out of me. LOLJudith Shakespearehttp://www.theonlythingiknow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-76165227309140239762009-06-08T23:10:00.211-04:002009-06-08T23:10:00.211-04:00Chim chiminey
Chim chiminey
Chim chim cher-ee!
A s...Chim chiminey<br />Chim chiminey<br />Chim chim cher-ee!<br />A sweep is as lucky<br />As lucky can be<br /><br />Chim chiminey<br />Chim chiminey<br />Chim chim cher-oo!<br />Good luck will rub off when <br />I shake 'ands with you<br />Or blow me a kiss<br />And that's lucky too<br /><br />Now as the ladder of life<br />'As been strung<br />You may think a sweep's<br />On the bottommost rung<br /><br />Though I spends me time<br />In the ashes and soot<br />In this 'ole wide world <br />There's no 'appier bloke<br /><br />Up where the smoke is <br />All billered and curled<br />'Tween pavement and stars<br />Is the chimney sweep world<br /><br />When the's 'ardly no day <br />Nor 'ardly no night<br />There's things 'alf in shadow<br />And 'alf way in light<br />On the roof tops of London <br />Coo, what a sight!<br /><br />I choose me bristles with pride<br />Yes, I do<br />A broom for the shaft<br />And a broom for the flume<br /><br />Though I'm covered with soot <br />From me 'ead to me toes<br />A sweep knows 'e's welcome<br />Wherever 'e goes<br /><br />Chim chiminey<br />Chim chiminey<br />Chim chim cher-ee!<br />When you're with a sweep<br />You're in glad company<br /><br />No where is there <br />A more 'appier crew<br />Than them wot sings<br />"Chim chim cher-ee<br />Chim cher-oo!"<br />On the chim chiminey<br />Chim chim cher-ee <br />Chim cher-oo!Somer Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05210381968499748449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-57034022854073425672009-06-08T20:56:50.702-04:002009-06-08T20:56:50.702-04:00Oh Kathy you are the funny one! I can top this sme...Oh Kathy you are the funny one! I can top this smell, well actually not me, but a good friend of mine. Her husband is a vet for cows and steers, so you can imagine what he smells like coming home. Phew... I went with him once on his run. She has a washer and dryer in the garage for his clothes that he takes off and puts in the washer before he comes in the house. She is a total neat freak. LOL... I feel for him during the winter months. His truck is named the stink mobile. LOL...Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05809643560097517895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-39008933137008363632009-06-08T20:16:24.375-04:002009-06-08T20:16:24.375-04:00Oh wow, every year???? I really have to have ours...Oh wow, every year???? I really have to have ours done. I can't remember when it was cleaned last! This is terrible, I'm so glad you posted this. I'll have it done this year.<br />Hope you had a nice weekend.<br />When do you come back to the States?<br />XOXORondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13819185025268191480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-8483068142259405792009-06-08T18:31:14.862-04:002009-06-08T18:31:14.862-04:00Chim chim cheree...Chim chim cheree...Shady Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05955726656904697280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-83890125037359206472009-06-08T16:30:19.496-04:002009-06-08T16:30:19.496-04:00Well you WERE thinking about a Lover the other day...Well you WERE thinking about a Lover the other day...... :)Ina in Alaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07163454431322742148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-91572051889213485922009-06-08T11:02:03.898-04:002009-06-08T11:02:03.898-04:00Now I have the Mary Poppins song in my head!Now I have the Mary Poppins song in my head!Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569230664680347744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-61476232309067322662009-06-08T10:34:34.394-04:002009-06-08T10:34:34.394-04:00I am learning so much about Germany through your p...I am learning so much about Germany through your post. I am so glad you are sharing your experiences with us.Sherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00916285811838792573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-42444805479748441122009-06-08T09:56:26.437-04:002009-06-08T09:56:26.437-04:00We so love reading about customs in places where w...We so love reading about customs in places where we have spent time, but not the kind of time needed to learn this kind of thing...we would never even think about chimney sweepers! You know what we think of here at the Prepatorium when we hear the words chimney sweep: Dick van Dyke and Mary Poppins!<br /><br />Great post! Danke!<br />tpthe Preppy Princesshttp://thepreppyprincess.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-3167258946227431072009-06-08T09:45:40.917-04:002009-06-08T09:45:40.917-04:00The law is the law! LOL. Being a city girl I love ...The law is the law! LOL. Being a city girl I love using our fireplace. We got our guy through PVE and love him. e's also very clean and I don't know how he does it. Must be quite a skill.Kwanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06428954660974395117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-50662247200822443062009-06-08T09:07:31.052-04:002009-06-08T09:07:31.052-04:00For some reason I keep picturing Mary Poppins...For some reason I keep picturing Mary Poppins...preppyplayerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07488992569447830584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-79438292581463862502009-06-08T08:34:48.881-04:002009-06-08T08:34:48.881-04:00I love what I learn here about Germany! I agree th...I love what I learn here about Germany! I agree that speaking English is a bonus. I wonder if he gets to charge more for that skill. We've never had our chimney cleaned...and we have two of them. I'm just too afraid to find out what might be in there. Silly, I know.Deidrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09145504027833176749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2675319476309212487.post-4223704699763496122009-06-08T08:03:42.856-04:002009-06-08T08:03:42.856-04:00Yuck! I bet he makes good money, though! ;)
Eve...Yuck! I bet he makes good money, though! ;)<br /><br />Every year we have a family of Chimney Swifts (birds!) make a nest inside our chimney. We can hear the babies in there (and one year we could actually see them from the fireplace, the nest was so low!) The noise is unbelievable, we can't use our fireplace even if we want to (we do use ours) and the novelty wears off in about one day, but you know what? We have to let them stay because it's also the law! They're endangered or something!rachel...https://www.blogger.com/profile/09513121601886576274noreply@blogger.com