Warm and cozy messages and gifts for Christmas.
Christmas is time to get together and share love. This year, though, many families can’t get together. Many feel lonely. However, there’s always something we can do to feel closer to our beloved ones. Be that by sending a gift, by sendind cozy and warm messages. In Norway, the famous advent calendar is a cozy […]
A typical Christmas Eve in Norway. Can we have it in Corona 2021?
Norwegians spend Christmas with their families. Some travel to other cities in Norway. Students come home, families head to their parents’ hometown. Grandparents, parents and children get together. There’s a Norwegian Christmas series that shows what a typical Xmas looks like, with lots of humor. I wrote about it on the post about best Christmas […]
Best Christmas movies/series including a Norwegian must see.
It’s cold in December in Norway. Sometimes it rains non stop for days in a row together with strong wind. Sunset is around 4 p.m. in the South. No sun at all up North. What is better than watching cozy Christmas films? Old, classical, new, comedy, family, scary. There’s a lot to choose from. Amazon, […]
Do you feel more vulnerable on Christmas?
Christmas is a time when many people feel lonely and incomplete. It seems that those we miss the most, we miss them even more on Christmas. Those who are single may feel more vulnerable this time of the year, seeing couples everywhere. Others feel pressure to buy the perfect gifts, make the perfect food, when […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas in Norway.
One of the things I like the most about the Norwegian Winter is Christmas time. There’s so much to enjoy and to do. Preparing for Christmas is a mood booster for me. This year, due to Corona pandemic, it seems like Norwegians have begun to decorate their houses a little earlier and with more enthusiasm. […]