a winter diet

i really admire those who choose not to take antibiotics. if i know there's a way to get rid of the sickness and a painfully swollen throat in 24 hours or so, i will take that. any day. but it does concern me a bit that it's not more than 6 months ago i had another round of antibiotics. also a throat infection. just cannot stand being sick. so, antibiotics and chicken soup it is.

new years eve

:: there was a pretty bunch of flowers

:: there was colorful cooking.

:: there was dressing up (just like most other nights).

:: there was a dinner for two.

:: there was candle light.

:: there was a shared dessert (and a first-time making of creme brulee).

:: there was this much fire works.

:: there was some music. and rusty fingers (it's been a while).


i hope you entered 2010 in just the way and style you wanted to. happy new year to all of you.

new beginnings

i love hyacinths. the sweet smell makes me happy. and right now this smell fills the air in our house. oh, and i love the color too. only problem is i never managed to save the bulbs and get them to bloom again. if you have any tricks, you are so very welcome to share.

and since so many of you asked: yes, i really liked egg nog. loved it, actually. i don't have much to compare with, since this is the only one i tried, but i thought it was a bit in the category of baileys. or white russians. i like both, so that's good. anyway, i am happy i am not living in a country where egg nog is served every other day throughout december. because then i'd probably have a glass every other day.

the new year, and with that a new decade, is fast approaching. and i lost my - relatively - new job. investors pulled from the part i was involved in. it bugs me a bit that the comfort and calm that had just settled is now being interrupted. it felt good. and now i need to figure out what to do. i have worked a lot with hi tech and internet, pr and marketing. but right now i don't feel like it. i feel like new beginnings, but cannot put my finger on what exactly. and feelings don't pay the bills.

on the other hand, this means the new year could be a new beginning, whether it's a new job or a new career. a blank page to be filled, full of possibilities. or at least that's what i am trying to tell myself right now. this could be good.

feeling warm. by the light

this christmas i didn't go to denmark. instead i...


:: tasted my first glass of egg nog (ever).

:: enjoyed christmas dinner with friends by a bright, plastic tree (so different from my tree. but it was just right).

:: went to bed with my hair smelling of the smoke from a sweet after-dark fire in the garden (with hot cocoa. but of course).

:: had many moments thinking about big and small by the candle lights at home (still have and planning more).

:: got an invitation for a surprise birthday party with a homemade lego cake. and everyone had his or her turn to have birthday, blow out the candles and make a wish (couldn't be better).


so, even if i did miss home, i still liked this christmas. at home.

christmas cactus

that's what these are called in danish. julekaktus. as in christmas cactus. not sure about the hebrew name, neither was D. it is now standing outside our living room window. i moved it there after it had burned alive on the front porch this summer. thought it was dead. but then it started to go green and look fresh again. and all through december it's been blooming like this. so, christmas cactus it is indeed.

hope you're enjoying the holidays.

setting sun

we went to the beach to watch the the sunset. said sleep well. it was good. the sea was white and wild, the air fresh, but not too cold, the wind filled with a salty mist. couldn't have felt any better. i am so very happy that the sun will set a little bit later each day from now on.

i must admit i am a feeling a bit home sick today. i wish i could be there.

wishing a wonderful christmas to those who celebrate, and a wonderful weekend to the rest, the last weekend of 2009.

more christmas

from our christmas evening. last week. it was pretty casual and absolutely lovely. and we had a tree to dance around, you know.

it's my first christmas in here, and a perfect time to tell you how much i really like it, in blog world. and it's so very much because of you. thank you.

merry christmas to all of you.