Christmas time is all about getting together with the closest ones, good food and relaxing. This time the setting was a bit different than usually and the outcome as well. No snow (neither back in Finland thought), no Santa (but still we got AFL ball as a Christmas present) nor the traditional Finnish Christmas foods. Instead we had a good mishmash of traditions from different hemispheres.
The closest neighbours in the cul-de-sac gathered together to celebrate pre X-mas party. Barbie on a street, egg-gnog with a party-light ice cubes and cosy atmosphere. Evening was nice and long as it turned out.
In Finland the major Christmas celebrations are held already on a Christmas Eve. Santa brings all the Christmas gifts in the evening. This time, we had a massive prawn lunch with champagne, afternoon in a pool to cool ourselves, and a candlelight dinner out in the veranda in warm and dark summer evening. And the evening culminating with Skype calls to Finland.
Christmas is nothing without good old ginger breads. And as Christmas time is full of surprises, the raw version of the cookies delighted the lady of the house. And well, all shapes and sizes.
Snow - almost, but not really :/
The closest neighbours in the cul-de-sac gathered together to celebrate pre X-mas party. Barbie on a street, egg-gnog with a party-light ice cubes and cosy atmosphere. Evening was nice and long as it turned out.
In Finland the major Christmas celebrations are held already on a Christmas Eve. Santa brings all the Christmas gifts in the evening. This time, we had a massive prawn lunch with champagne, afternoon in a pool to cool ourselves, and a candlelight dinner out in the veranda in warm and dark summer evening. And the evening culminating with Skype calls to Finland.
Christmas is nothing without good old ginger breads. And as Christmas time is full of surprises, the raw version of the cookies delighted the lady of the house. And well, all shapes and sizes.
Yup, the biggest are the sweetest
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