Rödluvan's Christmas 2008 part 3
 Christmas market, presents and decoration
2008-12-09.  Rödluvan petting the polarbears in front of the electrical supplies store. The store is named Elkedjan and it's one of Rödluvan's favourite shops.
2008-12-09.  They are selling the light that we need so much in the darkness.
2008-12-09.  Rödluvan bought this house for Lennart. That day it was still a secret. That's why Rödluvan did not put it on the web before Christmas. :)
2008-12-09.  In a shop Rödluvan some new baked Lussekatter.
2008-12-09.  Rödluvan looking at a ham that is the main dish on the Swedish Christmas table.
2008-12-10. Rödluvan missed the Christmas party at work because of she had another party at home that was more important at the same day. Rödluvan was so disappointed. But then the boss had put Rödluvan's present in her office. Rödluvan went so happy and did thank the boss. All at work had got such a present.  But Rödluvan did not open it. It should be a secret until it was Christmas Eve.
2008-12-10. Rödluvan found a crazy pear at work. LOL :-)
Back to en earlier date. 2008-12-04. A gingerbread house in the restaurant at campus.
2008-12-04. A Santa in the restaurant at campus told Rödluvan there should be Christmas table soon. But later Rödluvan went sick and could never go to that Christmas table. Another disappointment :-(
2008-12-04. The tree in town. There are heaters under the ground and bare ground. And then the ice was meltin and it was not slippery there.
2008-12-05. The advent candle in Rödluvan's office.
2008-12-05. The Christmas star in the coffee room at work.
2008-12-05. A red star at home.
2008-12-05. Squirrels in the woods by work.
2008-12-05. Lamps in the trees by the hospital.
2008-12-05. Rödluvan gave this chocolate box to Ove for his name day.
2008-12-06. Rödluvan walked to the Christmas market at the open air museum. the road were icy that day but they had sprinkled out a lot of sand on the path.
2008-12-06. It was fun to go on the market.

2008-12-06. Christmas goats. Most they are mad of straw but they were made of Norway spruce twigs.

2008-12-06. Santa made of wood stem.
2008-12-06. Chocolate and candies. Rödluvan bought some chocolate.
2008-12-06. Funny animals with candies.
2008-12-06. Christmas decoration, most Santa and gingerbread houses. In the middle candies in a cornet.
2008-12-06. Glass works.
2008-12-06. Food from Finland. In Finland they use to eat rutabaga made in a dish in the oven for Christmas.
2008-12-06. Handicraft chees slicers and spoons.
2008-12-06. Gloves made of wool.
2008-12-06. Home made candle lights.
2008-12-06. Lanterns.
2008-12-06. Christmas goats mad of straw.
2008-12-06. Cardigans made of wool.
2008-12-06. View over the market place.
2008-12-06. Caps made of tangles wool.
2008-12-06. Hooks and plats for a pan.
2008-12-06. A decoration Santa.
2008-12-06.Aw! A real Santa!
2008-12-06. Santa was talking to the children.
2008-12-06. Rag-rugs, knitted Santas, gloves and table cloth. all is handicraft.
2008-12-06. doughnuts (donuts)
2008-12-06. Glassworks
2008-12-06. Handicraft reindeer and moose. They were magnets. Rödluvan bought a reindeer and then send it to a friend in Spain ;)
2008-12-06. Gammlia in the snow. In summer the cows are here.
2008-12-06. The goat Enok use to be here in summer. Rödluvan felt melancholy when she was thinking about Gammlia at summer. she was longing so much for summer.
2008-12-06. They had put lamps in a tree. It was gorgeous.
2008-12-06. Rödluvan called it "The golden tree".
2008-12-06. On old house that is a restaurant and the golden tree.
2008-12-06. Rödluvan could see the tree every morning from the bus.
2008-12-11. Christmas at the office shop at campus. Fortunately Rödluvan could go there and was not sick yet.
2008-12-11. In Sweden it's common that you eat these kind of candies. They are pink and white and called: "skumtomtar" . I can't find the word in English. But it's like  Marsh mellows
2008-12-11. An old fashioned decoration Santa in the office shop.
2008-12-11. An old fashioned decoration Santa in the office shop.
2008-12-11. A lamp Santa in town, made of glass.
2008-12-11. Christmas decoration Santa in a shop window.
2008-12-11. Christmas decoration Santa in a shop window.
2008-12-12. It started to snow and was snowing like crazy. :-) Rödluvan was happy in winter wonderland.
Here you can read about Rödluvan's white Christmas.
2008-12-13. Rödluvan went sick in virus and fever. The whole world was like crashing for her. Many things she should have done went cancelled. And should it be i real Christmas for her this year? Rödluvan was rather sick.

She had to be home from work a whole week. She missed  the ducks and squirrels so much.
Photo: Ove Schedin.
2008-12-16. In front of the house they were digging and made a big hole with a excavator. Rödluvan was still in bed but could hear the excavator. Ove was out and took pictures. So Rödluvan could see how it looked.
Photo: Ove Schedin.
2008-12-16. Here you can se how big the hole was.
Slowly Rödluvan recovered and she could go to work again. Then God showed Rödluvan gorgeous winter nature. Such a comfort this was after all the things that were cancelled when she was sick.

Christmas Eve 2008-12-24
Rödluvan standing by the tree.
It was a white Christmas. This picture is so beautiful. This house is standing cross the street there Rödluvan lives. And this Christmas rödluvan had jokes about houses. :-)
Rödluvan's son came to celebrate Christmas. Here standing beside Rödluvan in his grey hooded jacket.  (this picture taken 2008-12-09)
First we had dinner and had the typical Swedish Christmas table.
Lennart had put all the packages under the tree. And took this picture while Rödluvan was caring for the table.
Lennart took this picture too. Santa and at the left a new red glass Christmas ball.
After the dinner we opened the presents. This year Rödluvan had wrapped the presents for Lennnart in house advertizing newspaper. Rödluvan did collect small empty boxes in the basement some months for this occasion.
Rödluvan bought this penguin calendar for Lennart.
And a pengiun bag. Rödluvan use to buy a penguin present for Lennart every year. Because his computer is named: "The Penguin. Rödluvan gave his computer that name because Lennart installed Linux on it.
Here Rödluvan was joking and wrapped that stone to Lennart. And wrote. "Here you get the first stone to your future house."
Maybe you remember that Rödluvan had a secret in the tunnel at the hospital? That day she bought this soap for Lennart.
Lennart should open this present at the end. (last) There was a paper around it with pictures of houses. Rödluvan happened to find such paper.
Lennart taking away the wrapping paper.
And the present was........ A HOUSE ! :-)
It was a house with a lamp inside. Lennart liked it very much.
The day Rödluvan bought it she did test it. Here you can se how cute the house is.
Ove and Lennart after the wrapping. Ove playing with his laptop.
Ove got this present from Rödluvan.  It seems to be an electric water kettle.
But out cam an old dusty flower pot. Rödluvan had put in that thing so it should feel heavy and like a real kettle.
But what was the real present? Rödluvan gave him money for a dance trip to the boat Cinderella.

Every year they mention in Sweden a thing for the Christmas present of the year. One year it was a cap, another year a radio (and so on). But this year the Christmas present of the year was an experience present. For example: To give away a trip, or giving a visit to a theatre. Then Rödluvan gave Ove an experience present for dancing.
Rödluvan got a present card for a CD form Lennart. He had wrappd it in the wonderful glistaning bag.
Rödluvan bougt a Cd wiht all kind of Swedihs dance bands. The CD is a collection of a danceband competition on TV.
Rödluvan got a present card from Ove too.
Rödluvan did wish small thing this year. From Ove she got a calendar wiht fireman and cats, deodortna, Helli Hansen Norwegian socks, and 2 small ducks and one goose. And the CD (picture above).
The ducks and goose are made of plastic . They have the German trade mark Schleich. But unfortunately they only had one goose left in the shop. That's why Ove only could buy one goose. Rödluvan is hoping she can buy a wife to the lonely goose in the future.
This is an USB flashlight that Ove bought for Rödluvan. You load it on your computer.
Rödluvan got this wonderful bird made of glass from a friend in Great Britain.
Rödluvan got these  ornaments, a goose and an owl, from two different friends. They were bought in Germany. German speaking birds :)
Rödluvan got the squirrel magnet book mark from a friend in the USA
Rödluvan got this snowman duck and the angels from a friend in the USA.
Lennart tried to let the duck float on the water. But his hat was to high so the duck tipped over. Here Lennart is holding the duck.
Here Lennart and Ove were looking at soap flakes that Rödluvan got and how you should open the plastic jar. They were rather amused.
Rödluvan got this music box, a ceramic tiger and soap and powder  and a heart candle light from a friend in the USA. When the music box was playing, the two Santa went "skating" on the rink.
The white tiger. At Christmas for many years ago Rödluvan got a brown ceramic tiger from the same friend. And now they are a nice couple :-)
Rödluvan got this from a neighbour.
The package contained Cinnamon tea. It tasted delicious.
Rödluvan got this form work. A thermos made of steel and 2 cups in a bag.
Rödluvan got this from the Office shop. At the left a kind of puzzle and at the rihgt a sponge that can take away dirty spots from things.
Lennart bougth these beautiful Christmas cards for Rödluvan.
Rödluvan ( in soft hooded cardigan) looking at her presents.
And the two frogs, the squirrels the fox and the two Santa were smiling. :-)
2008-12-30. Rödluvan saw the bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula)  in the woods by work again. On the left picture in the left corner you also can see a grey bird. That's the female bullfinch.
2008-12-30. In the afternoon the new moon was going down. Then Rödluvan also saw the evening star.
2008-12-31. The angels that Rödluvan got for Christmas could glow in the dark. It looks real cool :-)
2008-12-31. Rödluvan made pizza to New years supper. And had candles on the table. But the candles on the table near the flower are candles on battery operation. The others are real.
2008-12-31. Fireworks on the yard. The one on the right did light up the whole street.
2008-12-31. Also this morning there was a beautiful sunrise.
2008-12-31.  It's real gorgeous.
2008-01-01.  In the afternoon the crescent moon and the evening star went up. the little white spot is the evening star. 
Here Rödluvan was looking up to the wishing star that was shining so bright in the sky. (But this star is made in Photo shop). She felt thankful for the wonderful Christmas that she could celebrate with her family. But still Rödluvan may wish upon a star.

And Rödluvan wished.
2009-01-04.  There came a late Christmas present from the USA to Rödluvan. These cute ducks :-)
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 Wilhelmina Schedin 2009-01-17 2009-01-17