MY CROSS

I do love my gold cross above that I carry ever so often. The design is great. It is tiny, tiny and measures eight millimeters. When I was eighteen and living in California for a year, I ran across a quote on a card in a bookstore, a card I have kept all this time. The quote goes: “I carry a cross in […]

THE COLOR BLUE

Photos: Kristin Bae Mysen I have always loved the color blue. To me it reduces stress and creates a sense of calmness. Maybe because it is an “earthly” color that I associate with bright blue cloudless sky and the endless ocean view. But not any blue.  My two favorites shades are the deep blue hue called International Klein […]

MARY AND JOSEPH

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 […]

THE CHRISTMAS MYSTERY

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 […]

TILES WITH THE COLOR BLUE

I have always been fascinated by the fine details and colorful patterns on the tiles in Islamic architecture. The other day I stumbled over this picture of the beautiful Blue mosque in Afghanistan and I simply had to google and find a close-up of a pattern on one of the many tiles. The tiles show the timeless beauty […]