@brittarnhild
The week between Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve is called romjul in Norway. It is a week when quite a few people get time off from work, or work shorter days, it is a week for cross country skiing, for sledging or hiking, but most of all it is a week for parties, for family and friends to meet, to eat well, to play games, sing carols, to be together.
Yesterday we had our daughter Marta, our son Øystein and his family here for brunch. Today Ingrid, Marius and their two boys came over for lunch.
As soon as they left (to go to the sport center to play soccer, it was snowing too much for cross country skiing) we drove over too my mum and had coffee there.
Mum of course brought out her best Christmas china, and served us homebaked Christmas cakes. Aged almost 94, she still make krumkaker every Christmas.
Mum doesn't have a Christmas tree this year. Instead her prestetre, Clerodendrum decided to bloom just when the festive season started.
Before we said goodbye, we as always, asked for, and got, our very own concert.
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If you want to listen to me mother playing the piano, you find it on all my videos on Britt Arnhilds verden on YouTube. The most pervious video is from Christmas Eve, and the last 6 or so minutes there, she plays one of the best known Christmas Carols there is, Deilig er Jorden. Watch. Listen. Enjoy.
