Category Archives: Everything counts
It’s a question of… New Year’s Eve traditions
Up until I was about 17, I always spent New Year’s Eve with my parents. After that, it started getting complicated. I remember the first New Year’s party I went to “on my own” as a big deception, ending with … Continue reading
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It’s a question of… the blue moon on New Year’s Eve
In my family there are certain things you do before sitting down around the New Year’s Eve dinner table wearing silly hats. I don’t know if it’s something my mother once invented to make me tidy my room, but belief … Continue reading
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It’s a question of… believing in something
This morning I watched a woman on TV help people find their “inner elf” (while giving them a massage…). Despite my love of all things mythical and my fondness of elves, I didn’t quite buy her theory about us all … Continue reading
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It’s a question of… Sankta Lucia and candles
Today, the 13th December, I’ll be making yellow buns, twisting them into strange forms and sticking raisins in them. It’s part of a Scandinavian tradition that also involves young girls dressed in white, walking around with candles and singing. These … Continue reading
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It’s a question of… friends on Facebook and Twitter who aren’t
From fairy friends on Facebook… After several years of “being on Facebook”, I’m still drawn to it the same way I am to chocolate. I know too much of it is bad for me, but without my daily dose I … Continue reading
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