Sun shining at colorful tekstile

Rose 2

 

Rose

A cloudy day

A very cloudy day at the Danish open air museum in Lyngby.

Hallo again

I am still here, but the question is if I am the only one left at this blog?
I haven´t been blogging for a while, but it was just a matter of finding new energy and inspiration.

I need a new camera as the old one is completely worn out. For some time I have been using my iPhone, which is OK for many occations, but not really inspiring in the long run.

Despite my silence, I have have had you, -my blogfriends-, in my mind all the time, and missed the regular news and inspiring pictures you are posting. I guess we just need a little (blogging) rest now and then, and hope that my is over now.
June is the start of summer in Denmark. I hope it is ready to wake up, as well.

Tulips

Dec 24

Dec 24 is the big day that every one has been waiting for, of several reasons. The children obviously because of all the gifts which will be delivered by Santa Claus or just the giver after the Christmas dinner.

Let me show you some photos of other reasons to look forward to the evening, “Flæskesteg, brunede kartofler, rødkål and Ris a la manede” the traditional Christmas dinner.

 

 

The “flæskesvær” pork rinds MUST be very crispy, otherwise the dinner is seen as half failed. I imagine that one of the top seach words at Google around dinnertime, at a level close to cause a server break down, could be “how to make crispy pork rinds”.

Small boiled potatoes on a very warm pan, in a mix of sugar and butter. it is not exactly easy to make, but most of all, very very hot, and a “go away children” project, demanding concentration.

Red salad MUST be like mother used to make it.

Ris a la mande MUST even more be like mother used to make it. This can be a matter of discussion, since there in most families will be two old mothers-recipe to refer to.

There is 1 almond in the bowl, and though that most guests have eaten enough before the dessert, everyone start the big search, in the hope to find the almond, and get the gift, “Mandelgaven”.

Thank you for following my December Christmas calendar, which I made again this year because some of you other bloggerstold me that you enjoyed to see it.

Thank you also for the many likes and nice comments you wrote. It all made the dark December and Christmastime a bit more joyful,

I wish you a very Merry Christmas.

Dec 23

“Ris a la mande”.  The Christmas dinner dessert. Cream is sold out in every shop.

Not everyone likes this traditional dessert, but I think most people likes the game wich follow, the search for the one and only almond. The winner gets a present, but it is not good behavior to announce that it has been found, before all the Ris a la mande has been eaten.

Dec 22

Christmas confectionery, – marzipan, nougat, dates, and melted chocolate.