Welcome to my My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Join me every day in opening a new door. Once again, I’ve got a host of goodies to share with you – traditional Danish Christmas recipes, traditions, songs, games, decorations, crafts and landscapes… So sit back, relax and enjoy!15 DECEMBERNine sleeps until The Big Day, woop woop!… Continue reading My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 15 December (Marcipan pigs and finding the almond in your ris à l'amande)
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My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 13 December (Lucia)
Welcome to My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Join me every day in opening a new door. Once again, I’ve got a host of goodies to share with you – traditional Danish Christmas recipes, traditions, songs, games, decorations, crafts and landscapes… So sit back, relax and enjoy!13 DECEMBEROkay, so there are no prizes for guessing what I’m… Continue reading My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 13 December (Lucia)
My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 11 December (Trees)
Welcome back to My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Join me every day in opening a new door. Once again, I’ve got a host of goodies to share with you – traditional Danish Christmas recipes, traditions, songs, games, decorations, crafts and landscapes… So sit back, relax and enjoy!11 DECEMBERAre you beginning to gear up for Christmas?… Continue reading My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 11 December (Trees)
My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 7 December (Gløgg)
Welcome to my My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Join me every day in opening a new door. Once again, I’ve got a host of goodies to share with you – traditional Danish Christmas recipes, traditions, songs, games, decorations, crafts and landscapes…. So sit back, relax and enjoy!7 DECEMBERToday it’s Sunday - the second Sunday of Advent,… Continue reading My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 7 December (Gløgg)
My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 6 December (Hearts)
Welcome back to My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Join me every day in opening a new door. Once again, I’ve got a host of goodies to share with you – traditional Danish Christmas recipes, traditions, songs, games, decorations, crafts and landscapes… So sit back, relax and enjoy!6 DECEMBERYesterday I showed you how to make æbleskiver… Continue reading My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 6 December (Hearts)
24 packages, tied up with string…
Pakkekalender! A word to strike fear into the hearts of every Danish parent! Not only do the Danes exchange gifts (after dinner) on the evening of 24 December, many families also make a pakkekalender - an advent calendar of small gifts, one for every day in December - for their children or grandchildren. When my… Continue reading 24 packages, tied up with string…
To be, or not to be (confirmed). That is the question! (Part Three)
Our DS14 (dear son, aged 14) is at the age where many young Danes get 'confirmed' and, if you saw Part One and Part Two, you'll know that he's been in a bit of a quandary. To be, or not to be (confirmed). That is the question!Well, he's been attending the confirmation prep classes (which, you… Continue reading To be, or not to be (confirmed). That is the question! (Part Three)
10 November? Duck for dinner!
My DDH (Dear Danish Husband) often accuses (is that the right word?!) me of being more Danish than the Danes. You see, I ♥ traditions. And in Denmark there are just so many of the dang things - hooray - that I sometimes tend to go a bit overboard. Take today, for example - 10… Continue reading 10 November? Duck for dinner!
To be, or not to be (confirmed). That is the question! (Part two)
Okay, back to my DS14 (Dear Son, aged 14) and his forthcoming "confirmation" preparation classes. Or, as they call it here, "at gå til præst" ("go to the priest"). And no, it has nothing to do with the very smelly, rather rude looking mushroom I showed you in Monday's post! ;P "That smell? Must be… Continue reading To be, or not to be (confirmed). That is the question! (Part two)
To be, or not to be (confirmed). That is the question! (Part One)
As you saw in my Monday post - Back to (the new) school (reform)! - my two little darlings are back at school and life has returned to normal. Or is this just the calm before the proverbial storm? We may be coming up for a turbulent six months. Should we be ringing round relatives?… Continue reading To be, or not to be (confirmed). That is the question! (Part One)