– as I see it..
“Fika” means coffee break – with or without something to go with it. Today we had an Advent 1st celebration at work and we enjoyed the first saffron buns for the season and a glass of “glögg” which is a mulled wine served warm with raisins and almonds. Let my favorite weekend begin..
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November in the US and has been so since 1863 to celebrate the harvest of the year. We don’t have this holiday in my country so we had to work today. But I wish my American friends and family a great day and to not eat too much pumpkin pie and roasted turkey. . Enjoy your holiday!
Tema för kvällen – änglar!
Ett riktigt hederligt gammaldags pyssel – precis vad vi behövde!
Vi avnjöt kycklinggryta med ris och till fikat serverades jordgubbs- och/eller äppelpaj samt årets glögg.
Every month I try to give myself some me-time. Massage. Maybe treat myself a nice lunch and fancy coffee. Good for the soul. Some time to reflect and a moment to breathe. Before you have to get back to the world and everyday challenges. Appreciate what you have and your near and dear ones. I’m a lucky girl.
Temperature is dropping slowly but surely. -7C today (19.4F). Frost on the car. No snow yet though. Decided that today is the day I will start wearing my new winter coat. Probably a good decision. Time to get out there.
Today when I arrived in town they had turned on all the Christmas decorations on the streets. It was pretty special. On Sunday it is the first of Advent. My favorite weekend. Can’t wait!
Today we are getting ready to celebrate my husband. Setting the table, preparing food, catching the last dust rats (no dust bunnies in my home).. it is always so nice to sit down with the whole family and enjoy a meal together. That’s what matters. I am so glad we are able to do that.
Saturday.. guests tomorrow.. need to collect some dust rats and clean the house. I was wondering what a dust rat is called in English – so I looked it up. In America everything is huge – and now it’s official – according to my dictionary the dust rats are no rats in the States – they are bunnies. Too funny!
Anyway – after hard work
there is a reward to collect and today the reward is a cookie called “struva”. Something we eat for Christmas and they are my favorites. It’s a deep fried star-shaped cookie sprinkled with sugar.
Time to enjoy a coffee and struva! Life is good!
Friday eve equals “Fredagsmys” in our family – a very common thing in my country. “Fredagsmys” (cosy Friday) means time at home, enjoying a good meal, snacks in front of the TV, I get a glass of wine – the others drink something non-alcoholic. Just a nice quiet evening home together. Actually – together in this case means “in the house at the same time”. I’m tucked in my corner downstairs, hubby is playing guitar upstairs and the kids are in their rooms playing computer games on line with their friends. Everybody is happy and enjoying a Friday eve – let the Fredagsmys begin!
Thursday. A dark rainy day. But only one day left of this week. That I have to go to work that is. I have a new friend who came with me to work today. He put a smile
on my face several times. His feet got stuck in a binder and it took me a few seconds to set him free again. A dangerous place if you are tiny. But he might accompany me tomorrow too. Now that he is more familiar with the dangers and can more easily avoid them.
