Tomorrow is Christmas Eve and we are so ready for a slow morning with Three Nuts for Cinderella, good food, and presents in the evening. Traditionally Norwegians decorated on the evening of the 23d after the children had gone to bed. That tradition has died. Now people decorate whenever they want to. Most keep it to December still. Our Christmas decor is pretty traditional. We have stars hanging in the windows, big glass baubles, our nisse dolls and figures on shelves, the Yule goats made of straw, Christmassy tablecloths, nativity scene and so on. We buy a real tree for Christmas. We had to find a short one that fitted in a corner where we could tie it to a hook in the ceiling because of children and cats. Now that the ceiling is raised we could have a taller one, but then we'd have to buy new lights. We don't want that because the old ones still work, so a short tree it is. A few years ago our daughters were gifted a lovely mini-house each. We added to them little by little, and all of a sudden we had a small Christmas village. Here are some photos of our decorations: We still have to put most of the presents underneath the tree: We bought this in Bethlehem while on our honeymoon 24 years ago: We made these nisse people when the children were young: Our little village: The two tall, brown houses in the middle started the whole thing: There are of course decorations outside and more in the living room and hallway. It's snowing outside now and I'm planning on not leaving the house until Boxing Day. We have a full house and we intend to make the most of it. You probably won't see me for a few days. Happy Yuletide to those who celebrate.
That is one Christmassy village, Droopy. So many little houses, kabouters and colourful lights. It looks great. It gets me in the mood. Have a good one.
Excellent Droopy And a happy Christmas to you and yours Best bottle of Fanta I ever had was in Bethlehem in 1970 It was ice cold and very welcome after crossing the desert
