Chez Larsson

Merry Christmas

 

Merry Christmas! Frohe Weihnachten! Joyeux Nöel! God Jul! Geseënde Kersfees! Rehus-Beal-Ledeats! Gezur Krislinjden! Milad Majid! Feliz Navidad! Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun! Selamat Hari Natal Zorionak eta Urte Berri On! Shuvo Naba Barsha!Vesele Vanoce! Cestit Bozic! Feliz Natal! Nedeleg laouen! Tchestita Koleda! Bon Nadal! Feliz Navidad! Gun Tso Sun! Sheng Dan Kuai Le! Nadelik looan! Pace e salute! Rot Yikji Dol La Roo! Mitho Makosi Kesikansi! Sretan Bozic! Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce! Glædelig Jul! Vrolijk Kerstfeest! Gajan Kristnaskon! Rõõmsaid Jõulupühi! Melkin Yelidet Beaal! Gledhilig jol! Hyvää joulua! Zalig Kerstfeest! Noflike Krystdagen! Bo Nada! Nollaig chridheil! Kala Christouyenna! Jwaye Nowel! Mele Kalikimaka! Mo'adim Lesimkha! Boldog Karácsonyt! Gledileg Jol! Selamat Hari Natal! Nodlaig mhaith chugnat! Buone Feste Natalizie! Shinnen omedeto! Sung Tan Chuk Ha! Natale hilare!Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus! Wjesole hody! Priecigus Ziemassvetkus! Linksmu Kaledu! Heughliche Winachten! Schèine Chreschtdaag! Sreken Bozhik! IL-Milied It-tajjeb! Nollick ghennal! Meri Kirihimete! Merry Keshmish! Gledelig Jul! Pulit nadal! En frehlicher Grischtdaag! Maligayang Pasko! Wesolych Swia! Feliz Natal! Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi! Bellas festas da nadal!Regleivlas fiastas da Nadal! Sarbatori vesele! Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva! Buorrit Juovllat! La Maunia Le Kilisimasi! Bonu nadale! Nollaig Chridheil dhuibh! Hristos se rodi! Subha nath thalak Vewa! Vesele Vianoce! Vesele Bozicne Praznike! Schöni Wienachte! Maligayamg Pasko! Sawadee Pee Mai! Z Rizdvom Khrystovym!  Chuc Mung Giang Sinh! Nadolig Llawen!Een Plesierige Kerfees!

Best wishes from Benita, Wille, Mini and Bonus

Project 52: Week 51

 

A single week to go and my project is completed.

It’s actually really hard to believe that it’s Christmas tomorrow (we celebrate on the 24th over here). The temperatures are almost spring like. The lawn’s never looked better and the spikes I got for my walking shoes have only been used once so far. Please, let’s keep it this way! If there’s no snow at Christmas let’s not have any, shall we? Deal?!

I’ve done all my Christmas shopping (gifts, food and beverages) which feels great and I only have a couple of more things to wrap so I’m on schedule! Are you? Anyway, have a good week!

Magazine Holder DIY

Here’s a little fun project I did a while ago using breakfast cereal boxes.

 

DIY magazine/paper holders! Snip the top and corners off any old cereal box and you have yourself the base.

 

Then cover with a wallpaper scrap by simply brushing on wallpaper paste and folding in the edges all the way around and let dry.

 

I used a vintage wallpaper found in the attic, a scrap from a wallpaper used in the hobby room and a sample of this wallpaper.

They turned out pretty cute if I do say so myself! The sizes are a bit whacky and might not be perfect for our standard magazines over here but I’m sure I’d be able to find better sizes if I hunted around in the local supermarket. Meanwhile I’ll be using these for papers, bills and the likes.

First Macaron Attempt

As you know I’m in bake mode and I’ve been wanting to try making macarons.

 

I used a coin as a template to draw the round shapes on my baking paper which I then turned over so I wouldn’t get pencil on my macarons.

 

I mixed the ingredients of a basic macaron with a bit of lemon added to it and piped the mixture on to the circles. I know, not the prettiest sight, it was all kind of runny…

 

They did puff up nicely in the oven though but sunk slightly after I got them out. And they are browner than they’re supposed to be…

 

And some are double. Luckily I could pair those together with the lemon white chocolate lemon cream in between.

 

Not the prettiest and most even macarons you ever saw but Wille sure approved.

 

As a first attempt I give them 3 out of 5.

Project 52: Week 50

Last week was busy at work and when the weekend came I was SO happy. On Saturday Anne came over for dinner and it felt really quite Christmassy. As I’m writing this it’s raining but I don’t really mind, I’d actually prefer if we didn’t get any snow this year, everything’s so much easier without the snow to be honest.

This week I’ll try and finish off my Christmas shopping, only a couple of little things to get and then I’m all done. Then come the fun bit, wrapping it all!

Have a good week!