"Knäck"!

Yes, the gingerbread cookies were made in the end of november and the "knäck"were made during the worst snow storm! They taste divine and we all grab one every now and then every single day...
That is also a tradition and a part of Christmas here.

They're as much fun making as they are eating! And I needn't say that the boy loves them :-)

By every day we get closer. We can't wait. My oldest son is joining us for the holidays and for sure I can't wait for that! I'll be very present every day.

The longing

The longing, really longing, for Christmas has started!
The Boy is longing so much and as always, it reminds me of my own longing, many years ago. Days in life never passed as slowly as the ones leading up 'til Christmas Eve (which is what is celebrated here). And that day itself passed extraordinarily slowly, waiting for Santa to come walking in the garden.

My five year old son is asking a lot about Santa and the wish list. He is on the look out for Santa's helpers every day too, since that is a new tradition we've started: looking for the helpers, that are lurking about watching how we behave...!

It's a magical time and I LOVE it. I find myself feeling the absolute happiest at this time of year and I really enjoy the candles, the huge piles of snow, the music, the gingerbread cookies and the ornaments.

I love Christmas and I feel blessed and happy and priviliged, indeed.
Today we'll light candle number three...
Have a wonderful sunday!

... and the snowing continued

... and the snowing continued!
What was "the first layer" soon became covered by the second one.
I still couldn't keep from taking photographs and was still in awe.


And the son kept on playing. Cosy times for sure.

Special light.
















Grapes, no more...

Fluffy cover upon the outdoor furniture.
Darn it, that we didn't put cover on them, in time!

And this wasn't nearly the end....
:-)

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!

At first there was a little snow and I was thrilled, already! I had to remove my mittens and get some good photographs of our wonderful town.

I love this Christmas feeling, that the decorateed tree, downtown, gives and the beautifully decorated town. I'm truly a Christmas person and also have my birthday in december, so I just take it all in and LOVE it. The season's here!

The first snow was totally greeted and we couldn't wait to get out into it. Here you see my son touching the very first layer...

Christmas ornaments were found. They were still packed in a moving box but now they were relieved!

The first layer was accompanied by a second layer. We were so excited and couldn't stop fetching the camera.

The boy got into a cosy mood and picked all his animals up, to see a movie by the candles and Christmas ornaments. He had a very fun time!

Tired after a while... good thing mom had bought that soft blanket in good old New York :-)

No wonder we love this time of year: the cosiness, the calm, the candles: it all fills me with a wonderful mood and thankfulness.

And meanwhile, it just kept on snowing, snowing and snowing...

I will share more photos of our Winter Wonderland, this week. Now I have a son that needs a bath and a dog that needs a walk.
Later this evening I will enjoy to sit next to the tiny fire: I even put a sheep rug on the floor there!

I wish you a magical sunday evening and a good week!

December 3:rd, finally!

Those of you with a good memory remembers that our little "10 year anniversary"-outing was cancelled due to illness and rebooked 'til December 3:rd.
Well: today is December 3:rd!

We're soon off for a small excursion...
I'll be back with the pics later!

Walking home from the train this evening

I really felt that this town is worth commuting to: it's the cosiest town in the world. To me.
These days it's Christmas:sy and I was in awe walking, looking and feeling!

Nice place to warm the hands!

Dangerous beauties...

Our garden is filled with white, fluffy stuff :-)

Going to work, looks good!

Beautiful.

Winter has broken!

A quick iPhone pic, before we (try to) leave for our friends:

Half a metre has fell, since yesterday evening.
I have more pics in the cam, waiting to be published. Now it's time for breakfast and then hubby will work in the snow while I take the opportunity to clean a messy house. Then we're hopefully off to our friends. In spite of the "class one" warning...?!

I wish you a wonderful weekend!

Friends

This weekend we'll visit dear friends, one of our best friend-families actually! We have only been friends for about a year and we got to know each other via our youngest son, J. J is best friends with their son H.
Us parents, hit it off immediately and whenever we get together we talk for hours, we deabte things, we laugh a whole lot and we also talk about real and sometimes hard issues. Real friends, hence.

We now look forward to this fab weekend with them. To make good things even better the mother of the family is an extremely skilled cook, so we'll just relax, have fun and eat really really tasty food!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Those friends in our garden, enjoying a full breakfast
in the summer of 2010. Great friends!

I want

... this is a larger version of our ethanol lantern. I want it!

I thin it looks good and it would be so cosy in our living room!

How about some cake?

It so happens, that there are quite a few bakeries around these parts. What a coincidence since I love cakes and cookies!

A nice treat!

Enjoying art, by the five year old.

Admiring stones and wood, from the beach.

Coffee is a must, with cake :-)

I'm so pleased with the walls in the
kitchen: can't believe they're done!

The small "fireplace substitute" -
the ethanol lantern.