Who stole the Balls of Haarlem?
Feb.26, 2010
Help! They are gone !
Who took the Haarlem Balls?
Those elegant balls in the most gorgeous town square (Grote Markt) we have been in. Those gorgeous balls that were used to sit on and talk to your buddies in the summer.
Those elegant balls on an elegant curve delineating the road from the square.
Those balls that were so right in a town square of such age, beauty and elegance. No other shape, or style of divider could ever do in that space.
And then of course there are the Ball Warmers themselves, so far none of the measured balls in Maastricht or the loosely measured balls in California match the size of these Haarlem Balls.
So my knitting pattern suggestion will never have another use.
The snow ball and the formal ball gown – will not have a place where they can be proudly displayed.
Snowing, a grey ball being disguised as a snow ball
Why oh why has this happened?????
Is it because I cannot read sufficient Dutch to have known they were to be removed?
Or is it because the newspapers that I can manage to read some of, were not delivered?
I could have installed the Ball Warmers – even for a brief time. These Ball warmers will never be seen in all their glory. People using the square will not be able to smile at the silliness, or the surprise, or the delight of great concrete balls with covers; knitted art designer covers.
Right now I am so shattered, and as I didn’t take my camera with me today – I do not have a photograph of the square without balls.
I will add photos of the square without the balls later maybe, when I have the strength to return. Maybe, just maybe, they will be put back before I can return there.
And this will just have been a nightmare.
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February 28th, 2010 on 9:39 am
If they don’t come back perhaps I can send you the balls from the Wellington waterfron?!
February 28th, 2010 on 12:46 pm
Thank Dianna, Have you perchance measured the balls at the Wellington waterfront??? Maybe my current Ball Warmers can have a home in wellington
March 1st, 2010 on 8:25 am
Connie, just one problem with the Wellington balls is that they are actually lighting bollards with a slit for the light to shine out so it might not be the safest thing to put a cover over them. They might end up as great balls of fire! Dianna
March 3rd, 2010 on 2:15 am
Unbelievable! JWNZ