That is Priceless by Steve Melcher for February 17, 2021

Later that night, Anna Karenina went for another ride with Count Vronsky.

Lady Blumfeld had the same approach to skating as she did to all other forms of labor: Her servants did all the work, and she sat in her back in her chair and enjoyed the rush of controlling their petty lives.

It does look like fun except for the poor schnook who has to schlep the heavy chair all the way from the house and back.

Her fur coat caught under the ski and they both went down.

Let’s try some moguls next!

Lois hated when Edgar mansplained about skating, but she did like being pushed around the ice like a Zamboni!

“This is amazing! Who knew that at – 20° F the snot in a person’s nose freezes solid, and my teeth are chattering so hard I think I chipped a tooth!”

holiday on ice, latvian style…

A TV news show yesterday announced that it was warmer in Moscow than in Houston.

She’s had that coat in a trunk for twenty years hoping to get to use it.

Was this timed right…or what? People of Houston. take a deep breath, be patient and you too will see the sun and feel the warmth before long.

When Herrmann stops lifting his weights/ and straps on his silver skates/ Inga trembles with hope/ he’ll do more than just grope/ – but Herrmann ain’t one of us “straights” . (It just isn’t one of his traits.)

Nuthin’s more refreshin’ than a Prussian pushin’ session in the mo-or-or-nin’…

Helga and Vilhelm practicing for the Olympic Games chair slide doubles!

“Hans I think I heard a crack, and that dog is frozen solid.”

That’s just bad, truthful but bad.

Call for Philomena Morris!

A winter Minnesota Uber

Houston, how’s that green energy workin’ for ya?

I see.

Nancy Kerrigan still enjoys getting out on the ice.

talk about current affairs

“You might believe this to be as bad as things could get, Fritz, but in 20 years you’ll be in a muddy trench in France and these will be your best memories!”

A wooden armchair outfitted with skis was found floating in the Buffalo Bayou this morning. Police are seeking a young soldier who was reportedly seen in the area for further information.

Whistler and his mom – the early years.

We are going to the hotel, to have a hot toddy and some other warming things!

Visitors enjoying the last London Frost Fair in 1814. (Just be careful skating over the lights shining underneath the ice.)

“No, it’s not, silly! My muff is mink!”

Practicing for the Xtreme concertina games.

“Let’s go someplace warm. Like Anchorage.”

The Christmas Holiday: 

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ludwig_Blume-Siebert_Im_Weihnachtsurlaub_1894.jpg 

best viewed using Google Chrome, which can automatically translate most pages as necessary) has info and links that point to more info about this wood engraving.

Other than what’s pointed to by the title URL, which indirectly points to his German Wikipedia page: 

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ludwig_Blume-Siebert 

(again, Chrome can automatically translate as necessary), I could find nothing else about this artist online. First work by him used here. It is actually an image of a wood engraving of a painting by him. If the painting still exists, I couldn’t find any info about it; I’m not sure if the painting or engraving is from 1894, or what medium was used for the painting.

Again, a larger strip image is shown by (⌘- or Ctrl-) clicking the image in Mr. Melcher’s MASTERPIECE #2644 (February 16, 2021) blog entry, accessible by the Check out the blog! box after the last comment.

I live in Houston. Its raining right now. 1.3 million homes without power, lots of burst water lines, and rolling blackouts.

Isolde, attempting to shoplift a chair, was pursued by store security until she disappeared down an ice hole.

Laura was thrilled with her new Uber-ice service.

Why … yes. I suppose we could put skates on the dogs paws.

the count, never be it said that he didn’t help the poor and crippled at xmas time,, but no presents

Ooof, mine Adolf liebchen!! Some day you vill SLEIGH the vorld! Or mine name isn’t Eva Braun! :>)