Today it is St Lucia. Not here but in Sweden and strangely enough this year I had to look at videos with Lucias on youtube.com this morning (more here and here), I usually never do that but maybe I am getting sentimental. When we first moved here I did adhere more to Swedish traditions but nowadays I just have a few and many of those are food related so today we are going to bake Lussekatter a go go!
When I grew up and was of a reasonable age, we used to wake up really early, like 3-4 in the morning (sometimes we stayed up all night) to go out in the really cold, hopefully snow-white dark to go to our teachers with coffee, lussekatter and singing. It was magic, for us I mean, I somehow doubt that the feeling was shared by our teachers.
Yesterday night when I had to perform the usual Saturday night taxi duty, I took camera, tripod and remote control with me to look for St Lucia, I didn't find her but I did see nice people and my city at night. In December almost all cities and villages in Italy are decorated with lights, not very eco-friendly but very beautiful!
Hrm, jag har nog inte rikitigt förstått hur det går till här i kommentarerna. Logg in och logga ut... och så syns inte bilden jag la in igår juh (om man inte klickar på "visa detaljer" vid mitt namn) Och om jag loggar in med Twitter och/eller googlekontot kommer andra bilder, hela mitt namn och ja....
ReplyDeletevisst jag, lussebullar vad det ju ;-) De första 6 timmarna idag har varit oerhört inaktiva och sysslolösa. Får se om de kommande 6 får mer fart. Jag är uppe ur soffan i alla fall, ny kopp kaffe och degvätskan på spisplattan :-)
Riktigt fina bilder från din stad. Här lyser det mest i blått, rött och njae, jo det är nog "vanligt" ljus i träd, mellan husen, granar och runt balkongräcken.
Ha en <3 -lig lucia!
Beautiful. I sent a link to the blog to my Mom so she could enjoy it.
ReplyDeleteHave a safe and happy holiday.
Jag minns att jag var så nervös när Göran var högstadielärare - måtte inte några elever komma och lussa, var det enda jag tänkte...
ReplyDeleteThe pictures remind me of summerholiday, in Colle di Val D Elsa! A magic summer night where a band played jazz music and the whole village was out listening! Better then the cold damp whether in Gothenburg!
ReplyDeleteLovely photos--particularly the first one, of the tree in lights. The light above the tree (to the left) almost looks like an angel (albeit a slightly matronly one).
ReplyDeleteI am of Finnish-Swedish descent, but I have never made Lussekatter. (I did know that today was St.Lucia Day, however.) Usually the only holiday bread I bake is kardemumma bulla--which is very similar, but with more cardamom and no saffron.
Åsa- du jag har inte riktigt fattat det än heller om jag ska vara ärlig, haloscan som jag använde förr har köpts upp o nu var jag tvungen att byta om jag inte ville att 4,5 års kommentarer skulle försvinna!
ReplyDeleteKJ-Thank you!
Eva-ja det kom alltid elver till oss och lussade men det var kul tyckte vi! de flesta nyktra
Åsa Gbg-It is pretty cold now, icy winds etc but it is OK, it is winter after all!
Lilian-Kardemummabullar is one of my favourites! About the top photo, when I showed it to my oldest daughter (the one I was in town the get), she said: "But that is me and my friends on the left side of the tree!" and so it is, she didn't se me and I didn't see her!
beautiful! Vi har ochså blitt mer nostalgiska var på Lucia firande i Svenska kyrkan i London, efter fler år utomlands är Lucia en av de traditionerna jag saknar mest... har köpt ingredienser till pepparkakor, har du nåt speciellt Jul recept så dela med dig! Fina natt bilder Italien e bella!
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