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 […]
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen The first of December I always put out my lamps with candles next to the front door, and I have them burn day and night till Christmas Eve. They create a great athmosphere outside the house, and whenever we get home the burning candles welcome us back. Traditions like this make […]
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen I am a fan of collecting recipes and I have done it since I was 14, meaning when I go through my binder, it is like passing through history. Here are my favorite nut cake my aunt always served at family parties when I was a child, the crab mold salad […]
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen I do love calendars. Every December I start planning for the year to come. This year I ended up with these lovely ones. Edward Munch wall calendar, (the Norwegian painter) Iben Sandemose, (a Norwegian author and illustrator) Thich Nhat Hanh, (Vietnamese Zen Buddhist monk and poet) Architecture, (Architectonic pearls from all […]
Painter: Peter Nicolai Arbo – Title: Ingeborg At the moment it seems like everything that has to do with the Vikings is very popular, probably thanks to several new television series such as the Irish-Canadian television series “Vikings” where the second season recently was launched. Like many Norwegians I do have an ambivalent relationship to […]
Photo: Ada Nilsen I love my new bracelet with ornamentation inspired from the Viking age. Actually from the wagon inside the Viking ship of Oseberg which dates back to 800 AD. This is Snorre silver and it is made in Norway by the Norwegian goldsmith and designer Truls Grønvold. This series of jewelry is named […]
