A Canon EOS 500D - the camera I had saved half up to. I got a sour remark from my mum that "I was indeed spoiled", but I replied that I might be a good wife. Normally, we don't give such expensive gifts, and DH had at first thought that he would give me half of the money, but then he thought that he could not give a half gift. I don't complain.
Other large gifts was this:
Who was the lucky receiver of this very large and very mysterious gift?
It was for my little niece and contained this very lovely 42 years old doll's pram which has been my own:
Her mother has in fact slept in it when she was new born. DH has washed and polished it and I have sewn new bedlinen for it. She was very happy.
And of course my nails was in the right Christmas spirit:
I had painted them green with the nice green polish from the set I bought at the German ferry. I had placed a red rhinestone heart at my ring finger nail and have painted one layer red glitter polish at the top.
Happy Christmas to you all. :)
Here is a really nice Christmas blanket, she has made of a red blanket on which she has quilted a Christmas motif on and she has sewn the edges with green yarn that looks like fir. I enjoy cuddling up in the sofa with it each evening. Some years ago I got Christmas pillows from her - they haven't been unpacked yet in this photo.
And two nice pink Christmas pillows for my bedroom:
Different Christmas style, but very nice.
And I've invested in this beautiful red poinsettia pin at Danish Red Cross:
Perfect for me - with lots of red rhinestones.
Last weekend DH and I went to Lübeck in Germany and at the ferry I fell in love with this Christmas nail polish set - it only cost 13 dollars:
It is a collection of fabulous colours: a dark red and a dark green with lots of glitter, a gold glitter and one called "snowflakes", that is a milked polish with lots of snowy glitter. And a sheet with small nailstickers was also included, so you can decorate your nails for the Christmas and Winter season. You can see how it looks here.
Well, I have to run - I'm going to paint my nails. :)
Six or seven years ago son, who was a little boy then, thought their dachshund, Luffe, should have his own advent calendar. Yes, they do exist, also for cats. If some of you think dogs are stupid and cannot remember, then you have to think again. Luffe’s calendar was smuggled home and hidden in the attic until 1st December. Luffe was both deaf and half-blind, but his sense of smell functioned perfectly.
I've seen it several times at NegleNymfernes blog, but unfortunately I cannot buy it in Denmark. But a nice eBay seller sent it to me.
Here it is on the nails:
It is looking really nice on a white nail polish, then you can see all all the confetti colours.
At Sunday I will light the most beautiful (and most expensive!) Advent wreath:
Here is a close-up, it is simply fabulous:
It is made of dry materials and will last for the next 20 years which I think justifies the price.
Wishing you all a nice weekend and a lovely Advent Sunday. :)
But what is tarot? Well, as mentioned I’m not an expert, but I can say the following: You can probably only trace tarot cards about 600 years back. I think they are much older than that. It was of course the gipsies who used them. A tarot deck consists of the large Arcana (the large secret, also called the triumph cards) and the small Arcana (the small secret, also called the court cards – at least in Danish). Tarot is said to be “the mirror of the soul”, meaning you already know the answer to your question. But it might be nice to see the answer lying right in front of you. You cannot ask yes/no questions, since the cards cannot answer yes/no – a pendulum can do that.
You can also buy tonnes of different books. If you like used books you can buy them cheap at Amazon. I will not recommend any in particular, but ask in a shop or flip around in the book and read some bits here and there and see if it appeals to you.
It is Gwyn Ab Nudd who once a year collects all the dead souls and brings them with him to the kingdom of death, and that is great. I think you stayed indoors that day.
It is the same size as a cell phone and is so super easy to use that even your granny can do it. It shoots in HD-format, it looks smart and is so tiny it can find place in my handbag. I'm very excited.
And 40 GBP is only about 62 USD, and it was reduced with 100 dollars.
The plan is that all the products move into the elegant red croco box and stays there permanently. I look so much forward to receiving it.
I think I can make almost all kinds of nail art now with all these colours!
So if everything else fails, I’ll open a nail art salon. :)
He wanted a pair of shoes for 73 dollars, so I've bribed him and made a deal that he's not going to have any holes in his head. I fear he will come home pierced one day, but he sounded very serious and even wanted to shake hands on our deal. But don't tell DH, because he will definately disagree with my unpedagogical methods. ;)
You could taste apple cider (and wine for 2 dollars), you could learn how to graft, to cook mash and press juice. I would love to own this set:
The press is so nice you can use it for decoration and the very large "parsley mincer" could be stowed away in the shed.
Here is the participants for this year, I'm not sure whom I count on yet, but some show great potential.
Everybody laughed at me. I will date it to the late sixties since the colours and the pattern was very poplular at that time.
Who does Andy choose?
Artificial apple blossom sprigs - 1½ dollar each, they will look nice in my bedroom.
A lovely decanter - 1½ dollar.
A nice wooden game - 1½ dollar (I don't know the name of the game in English).
Three nice nail polish colours (red, blue, pink) - a dollar each. I already know the glittery red will become a favourite for all the Christmas parties.
A mini hand cream for my purse - 50 cents.
A Royal Copenhagen mouse - 6½ dollars.
A lovely blue, vintage glass necklace - 8 dollars.
Two pairs brand new (vintage stock) kid skin gloves - 1½ dollar each.
DH was also lucky, he found a pair of Ray-Ban sunglasses for 16 dollars, a Dewalt drilling machine also for 16 dollars (he just loves tools), and various cords, soldering iron, and fuses. He started liking flea markets after he found some treasures too.
We went home to eat a quick lunch and then we took on all the motorcycle clothes, because we had a date with my BIL and SIL (DH's sister and husband). We went to "Malerklemmen", which is a cafe in a wood where a lot of motocyclists meet the first Sunday every months. The weather was more than perfect.
Here is DH in front of his motorcycle, aka the "Rat". Behind it you see BIL's fast red Japanese cycle:
Here we are eating a kind of Danish doughnut with softice (me and DH at the left):
Malerklemmen is known for their homemade doughnuts and during Summer you get them with soft ice cream, to make it more summery. These doughnuts are a Danish Christmas tradition.
There were mostly Japanese cycles, but four Harleys, one Norton and one vintage Victoria were also in the collection. This is one of the more special machines:
DH likes this Drag Star, it is truly nice in grey and black:
A little red Harley with a pink helmet - I guess it is a lady bike:
(remember all photos can be clicked into larger size)
So I ought to have stayed at home dusting the whole house and fighting the weeds in the garden, BUT now I'm recharged and happy, and I suppose both dust and weed will still be there next weekend.
The Fifties are Back - I simply HAD to buy it. 
Here we're kissing - we still do.
It took DH 11 years convincing me to get married, so he was a happy man when I entered the church. We're going out to dinner and we will watch The Expandables. I love action movies and this features all the heroes from our youth.
So a warm thank you to DH for holding on for so long - I know I'm not easy, but in return I'm never dull. :) I'm ready for the next 30 years.
I have collected a complete set with pin, earrings, toe ring and anklet, I only miss a necklace.
