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With the smell of soap still filling the House in the Woods, the duties housefun before the holidays is all done, and it is time to start the real fun. My Christmas writing.

I have been a terrible letter writer this year. Wait till Christmas, I have told myself again and again, then I will bring out my stationary, my favorite pens and my creativity. Then I will write Christmas letters. We have sent out the traditional joint letter to family and friends here in Norway, but any English one is not made, and will not be made. Instead I plan to write by hand letters to a long list of oversea friends. Many of you I have met this year, some of you I have never met, will never meet, but still you have a very special place in my heart.

I used to be a serious Christmas card writer. Starting in November, I sent out loads of cards, letters and stuffed envelopes. Not so any more. Let us say that my advent blogging has taken over. I do miss the letter writing days though. Or rather, I miss receiving letters. We used to have a full mailbox every single day during December. And I loved coming home from work, bring in the mail and sit down with a mug og spiced advent tea to "meet" my friends.
These days there might be days with one or two cards in the mail box, or if I am lucky four or five. There might also be days with none.

There is still one tradition I keep though. Ever year I pick out one or a few favorite cards and glue them into a special book I have. I have already picked out this year´s........you see it above. It is from Fran in England, with linocuts made by her late father, many years ago.

Fran, thank you for making this card for me.
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After finishing cleaning yesterday, I started to bring out a few of our Christmas decorations. Among them an old cardboard folder where I keep grandma Olga´s Christmas card. From a time when sending Christmas card was a serious task of art.
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I plan to start my Christmas letter writing today. The letters which will be sent to the US, to England, The Netherlands, Italy, France, Canada, India, east of the sun, west of the moon. They will not reach their destination in time for Christmas, but as Christmas is a gem we keep in our heart all year, they will still arrive.....on time.
Duties are done.
Now is letter writing time.
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