Välkommen - Welcome
Känn dig varmt välkommen hit. Om du vill får du gärna lämna en kommentar. Jag hoppas att du kommer att trivas här.
Om du vill använda någon av mina bilder, var vänlig kontakta mig.
You are very welcome to my blog. Feel free to leave a comment. I hope you will enjoy your visit.
If you want to use any of my photographs, please contact me.
Om du vill använda någon av mina bilder, var vänlig kontakta mig.
You are very welcome to my blog. Feel free to leave a comment. I hope you will enjoy your visit.
If you want to use any of my photographs, please contact me.
onsdagen den 31:e december 2008
A Happy New Year
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måndagen den 29:e december 2008
Winter in my garden
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fredagen den 26:e december 2008
Wonderful holiday
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tisdagen den 23:e december 2008
söndagen den 21:e december 2008
Rejoice of the week
An early sale on Christmas decorations - I made some bargains. The large table cloth for 5 dollars and the tray with a mirror in the bottom for the same price.
Färska fikon med italiensk skinka och valnötter
Gorgonzolagratinerad fläskfile med soltorkade tomater och champinjoner
Saffranspannacotta med apelsin och pepparkaka
Till kaffet blev det Leilas julpaj, men inte med lingon enligt receptet utan med hallon och blåbär. Den blev jättegod!
Christmas party with our book club is always fun. We celebrated Christmas last night and changed presents. The menu consisted of food with taste of Chrismas:
Figs with Italian ham and walnuts
Christmas party with our book club is always fun. We celebrated Christmas last night and changed presents. The menu consisted of food with taste of Chrismas:
Figs with Italian ham and walnuts
Fillet of pork with gorgonzola cheese, sundried tomatoes and mushrooms
Saffron pannacotta with oranges and gingercake
And last a pie with blueberries and raspberries. It tasted wonderful!
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fredagen den 19:e december 2008
Frosty jars
No, it has not been that cold so it has been frost... I saw the idea about frosty lanterns in a magazine and they are cute, are they not!? And easy to do: brush a glass jar with the white of an egg and sprinkle sugar over. When they dry it looks like they are covered in ice.
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onsdagen den 17:e december 2008
Pink sweets
PS Ser ni hur jag rodnar över min bekännelse?
I love "tomteskum" - a special pink Christmas sweet in Sweden, like marsmallows... and now there are jars filled with it all over the house. Yummi!
PS Do you see how I blush over this confession?
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tisdagen den 16:e december 2008
And the winners are....
ZinkbaljanEva Agnes
Petra
Grattis!!! Congratulations!!!
Vill ni maila era adresser till mig på poppinsgarden@gmail.com så kommer det ett litet paket med posten.
Tack, Nina, som gett mig denna utmärkelse. Ninas Garden-tankar fyller två år. Grattis!Utmärkelsen skickar jag vidare till er som deltog i min utlottning men som inte vann.
Thank you, Nina, who gave me this award. Her blog Ninas Garden-tankar celebrate two years. Congratulations!
I give the award to those of you who took part in the lottery but did not win.
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lördagen den 13:e december 2008
Utlottning / Lottery
Den 100.000:e besökaren kommer nog att besöka mig under julen. Det känns som om det skulle vara roligt att fira med en utlottning FÖRE jul. Därför är du välkommen att delta i tävlingen och få chansen att vinna - ja, vad har jag inte bestämt ännu, men det blir något litet som har med julen att göra. Lämna bara en kommentar under det här inlägget före måndag 15 dec kl 23.00 så är du med i utlottningen.
Trevlig Lucia (svt.se) och tredje advent önskar Poppins
Soon I will celebrate my 100.000th visitor on my blog! I could never imagine that when I started the blog for 1,5 year ago. Soon I will have a twin blog for my new business Poppins' Garden. On this blog I will work with photos, books and art. It will be fun to see what it will lead to...
The 100.000th visitor will probably visit me during Christmas. It feels more fun to celebrate with a lottery BEFORE Christmas. So you are welcome to take part in the competition and have the chance to win - well, I have not decided the price yet, but it will be something that is connected to Christmas. Just leave a comment on this post before Monday 15th of December 11 o'clock pm European Central Time and you will participate in the lottery.
In Sweden we celebrate Saint Lucia (svt.se) on the 13th of December with youth walking around and singing. Love from Poppins
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fredagen den 12:e december 2008
Rejoice of the week
Veckans glädjeämne måste bli berättelsen om min julgran - som har gått från att vara till glädje till katastrof och sedan till glädje igen.
När det gäller julpynt och adventsljus ligger hela ansvaret på frun i huset. Men när vi kommer till julgranen blir plötsligt mannen engagerad. Det finns regler om när, var och hur denna gran ska ställas upp i hemmet. Det går inte att byta plats - den ska stå i hörnan under trappan - och det måste vara samma julgranspynt som vanligt.
När det gäller julpynt och adventsljus ligger hela ansvaret på frun i huset. Men när vi kommer till julgranen blir plötsligt mannen engagerad. Det finns regler om när, var och hur denna gran ska ställas upp i hemmet. Det går inte att byta plats - den ska stå i hörnan under trappan - och det måste vara samma julgranspynt som vanligt.
The rejoice of the week has to be the story about my Christmas tree - which has gone from happiness to catastrophe and then back to happiness again.
When we talk about Christmas decorations the responsibility lays on the lady of the house. But when we come to the Christmas tree, the husband suddenly gets engaged. There are rules about when, where and how the tree should be placed in our home. It can not change place - it has to stand in the corner under the stairs - and it has to be the same decoration year after year.
När vi var i London i januari, köpte jag fyra vackra kulor i silver på rea på Liberty’s. Jag hade ett himla besvär med att få hem dem hela eftersom jag bara fick dem inslagna i silkespapper, ingen kartong. De klarade dock resan hem och har legat undangömda hela året i väntan på att få pryda min gran.
During this year I have amassed lovely silver Christmas tree decoration in hope to have a beautiful tree like those I have seen on the “Shabby Chic”-blogs. But I understand that we can not change the look. Instead I planned I could have a small tree in our kitchen, a tree that would be “mine” and which I could decorate how I want. I got very happy when I found a small tree in a pot. I believe it should be standing outside but I hope it will survive a few weeks in my kitchen.
When we were in London last January I bought 4 beautiful silver decorations on sale on Liberty´s. It was really difficult the transport them on the plane home since they were only wrapped in paper, no boxes. But I managed to get them home safe and they have been laying hidden, waiting to be used at Christmas.
Nåja, granen blir klädd utan fler katastrofer - trodde jag. För när jag sedan tittar på resultatet blir jag förfärad. Jag har hängt på så mycket att den ser helt överbelastad ut - inte vacker alls, utan otroligt ful!
Last Tuesday I took out all my new decorations to start decorate the tiny tree. “I’ll start with the Liberty decorations”, I said but the first one fell down on the floor and cracked. The lovely purple satin ribbon with Liberty printed on was tied to loosely. I had to tie the rest a bit harderbefore I dared to hang them in the tree.
Well, the tree is decorated without more catastrophes - that was what I believed. When I took a look at the result I got terrified. I had filled the tree with so much stuff that it looked terrible - not beautiful at all, just ugly!
Nästa dag gör jag en ”make-over”, tar bort alla kulorna och låter bara hjärtan i vit filt och zink hänga kvar. Och helt plötsligt blir jag nöjd med min gran. Silverkulorna lägger jag undan, i stället njuter jag av min lilla söta ”shabby-chic”-gran. Nu håller jag tummarna för att granen överlever julen.
P.S. Jag måste klargöra att jag tycker mycket om vår vanliga gran. Det är inte bara mannen som är jultraditionalist, det är jag med. :)
Next day I started the “make-over”, got rid of all the silver decorations and just left the white and zink hearts. And suddenly I was happy about my Christmas tree again. The silver decorations are stored, instead I enjoy my sweet “Shabby Chic”-tree. Now I have to keep my fingers crossed for the tree to survive Christmas.
P.S. I have to explain that I do love our accustomed Christmas tree. It is not just the husband that is bound by Christmas tradition, I am too. :)
Well, the tree is decorated without more catastrophes - that was what I believed. When I took a look at the result I got terrified. I had filled the tree with so much stuff that it looked terrible - not beautiful at all, just ugly!
P.S. Jag måste klargöra att jag tycker mycket om vår vanliga gran. Det är inte bara mannen som är jultraditionalist, det är jag med. :)
Next day I started the “make-over”, got rid of all the silver decorations and just left the white and zink hearts. And suddenly I was happy about my Christmas tree again. The silver decorations are stored, instead I enjoy my sweet “Shabby Chic”-tree. Now I have to keep my fingers crossed for the tree to survive Christmas.
P.S. I have to explain that I do love our accustomed Christmas tree. It is not just the husband that is bound by Christmas tradition, I am too. :)
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