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Category: Jul

  • The Way We Continued

    First let me wish all of you a gott nytt år (happy new year). Since I last visited this space the great holiday of Jul descended upon us and then there was after Jul better known as "God Forsätning". Yes on December 26th the Swedes continue to party or shop more like it through another…

  • A White Christmas in Stockholm

    By Per Svangren and Valarie Budayr It wasn't just in Stockholm and not in the whole country but in all of Europe there was snow. Normally we can always count on the nothern part of Sweden to have a lot of snow but this year we have an unusual amount of snow in both the…

  • God Jul

    We want to wish everyone a very happy and fun Jul. God Jul!!!! Swedish Christmas……….    

  • The Svangren’s annual Glögg Festa

    by Per Svangren Hot spicy red wine or apple juice with calvados together with ginger, cinnamon and other spices, that is glögg. Served in small cups together with almonds and raisins.Often served with pepparkakor (ginger cookies).We always have a Glögg afternoon for all our friends, serving different sorts of Glögg and snacks with it. These are…

  • Julbord at Gondolen

    By Per Svangren From the end of November, most restaurants in Sweden serve Julbord (Christmas smorgasbord). Business people will meet over a Julbord lunch, families will join a family Julbord dinner and companies will invite their personel for Thanks-for-this-year Julbord. To be sure to have a table you must reserve a long time in advance. Especilly…

  • The Tomte by Victor Rydberg

    by Per Svangren   Deep in the grip of the midwinter cold Stars send a sparkling light. All are asleep on this lonely farm, Deep in the winter night. The pale white moon is wanderer, And snow lies white on pine and fir. Snow glows on rooftop shake. The tomte alone is awake. Gray, he…

  • Mormor’s Chocolate Cake Cookies

    Every year a well stuffed box, wrapped in brown paper, would arrive at our home from Gotland Sweden,just days before Christmas. In it were lovely knitted items and my grandmother's (mormor) famous chocolate cake cookies. Mom would immediately grab the wodded up newspaper pieces which had been used as packing material. Diligently ,she would start pressing…

  • It’s Baking Week

    The second Sunday in Advent always opens with intensive baking. Yesterday morning saw Mimi and I pulling out all of the "special" pans, cookie cutters, and molds to start our holiday baking. Some items are for decorating. Some are to eat during our Jul celebration but mostly these special treats are to give away to…

  • The First of Advent

    By Per Svangren Now Stockholm is dark and grey. No snow and the weather is more like spring than winter. It is dark when you wake up, when you go to work, and when you go home from work. We are all longing for the first of advent to arrive, when all the windows will be lit up…

  • God Jul

    Wonderful holiday music videos to enjoy during Jul.