Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen It is Christmas and “love is all around”. Well as a matter of fact, love is not all around. Many people in the world are striving this Christmas. There is war, there is fighting and hatred, and all of us must contribute the way we can. But despite of all the suffering we still […]
Some friends on their way on vacation left us five bulbs of Hyacinths (Hyasinter/Svibler) in a box yesterday. I have never had them in the house before although they are regarded as the Christmas flower. That will probably change now because I simply love their fragrance besides the fact that they come in all kinds […]
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen I grew up with this Christmas star from the seventies. Now it is hanging in our living-room and it takes me right back into my childhood Christmas. We are four noisy children running around all excited, the smell of turkey in the house, the sound of angel chimes, the little white church on the […]
I have put out our nativity scene (krybbe) in the living-room. These figures have followed us since the children were small and this year I have adopted the Spanish tradition to set up the scene two weeks before Christmas. Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen Mary and Joseph’s ride to Bethlehem has always interested me. What if they had known that they were to […]
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen The first of December I always put out my lamps with candles next to the front door, and I have them burn day and night till Christmas Eve. They create a great athmosphere outside the house, and whenever we get home the burning candles welcome us back. Traditions like this make […]
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen The coming Sunday is the first Sunday of Advent, and I can finally allow myself having that good old Christmas feeling. Although the stores have started weeks ago, it is the last four weeks before Christmas that count. I am as ever excited about reading my favorite Christmas tale, the book […]
