Mit juletræ - My Christmas Tree

Så har jeg købt mit juletræ! Det er aldrig sket så tidligt, og det har aldrig været af denne type eller størrelse. Hvilket vil sige, at det er faktisk ikke et juletræ. Overhovedet ikke et juletræ. Og det er skævt. Men alligevel bliver det mit juletræ.  Grunden er, at det ikke er mig, der skal stå for julen i år, men jeg synes alligevel, at der skal være lidt tradition over det, og denne gang skal traditionen udfordres lidt! En smule mini-pynt vil komme på hen ad vejen. Jeg føler mig allerede mere 'julet', end jeg har gjort i mange år.

Now I have bought myself a Christmas tree. It has never happened so early, and it has never been of this sort or size. Which means that in fact it isn't a Christmas tree. Not at all a Christmas tree. And it is crooked. But nevertheless it is going to be my Christmas tree. The reason is that I am not the one in charge of Christmas this year, but I thought that there still had to be a bit tradition this year, and this time tradition will be somewhat challenged! It will be decorated with a bit of mini-ornaments a little later. So I already feel a lot more 'Christmassy' than I have done previous seasons.

Feedback

Som I kan se, har jeg fået et kommentarfelt på bloggen, og jeg modtager meget gerne feedback både med hensyn til om I ønsker mere om julen, om oprydning, eller hvis der er andre ønsker.

As You can see, I now have a comment space on the blog, and I would appricate your feedback very much.  About if you want more about Christmas, de-cluttering or have other wishes.

Ønskesedlen - The Wish List

Jeg skriver ønskesedler året rundt. Hver gang, jeg har et nyt ønske, reviderer jeg listen. På den måde bliver de impulsive ønsker fjernet, og de ting, som jeg virkelig ønsker, bliver stående. Ofte ønsker jeg noget, som jeg ikke spontant går ud og købe til mig selv. Men ting, som der skal opsparing til, kommer ikke på listen.  Dyre ønsker skal man ikke belaste andre med. Dem skal man selv spare op til. I år ønsker jeg mig bl.a. bøger, et bordeaux tørklæde og en tynd kort sølvhalskæde til et vedhæng, som jeg har fået af en kær person.

I write wish lists all year around. Every time I get a new wish, I revise the list. That way all the impulsive wishes will be removed, and the things which I really want, stay. Often I want something which I wouldn't spontaneously would go and buy for myself. But things, for which you have to make savings for, don't go there. You shouldn't strain other people with expensive wishes. You have to do the savings for that yourself. This year the list contains books, a bordeaux scarf  and a thin short silver necklace for a pendant which was a gift from a person very dear to me.

Den glade juletid? - The Merry Christmas Time?

I MetroXpress kunne man i sidste uge læse, at 22% af danskerne ikke glæder sig til julen! Det er over en femtedel. Grunden skulle være, at forventningerne er for høje, at man skal deltage i for meget med familien, og at det tærer på økonomien. Men det er altsammen ting, man selv kan styre! Hold familiemøde og bestem, hvordan julemåneden skal foregå. Hvor meget, I skal deltage i og med hvem, og så sortér alt det unødvendige fra. Med hensyn til økonomien siger det sig selv, at man ikke skal give større gaver, end man har råd til. Mange gaver giver ikke mere glæde. Det gør vel gennemtænkte gaver. Det er ikke nødvendigvis let, og nogle kameler kan man godt holde til at sluge, men lad ikke måneden gå med pligt-traditioner. Man skal tage hensyn til andre - og sig selv. Så prøve at køre i 1. gear hele måneden - og nyd det!

In MetroXpress (A Danish newspaper) you could last week read that 22% of all Danes don't look forward to Christmas. It is more than one fifth. The reason should be that the expectations are too high, you have to participate in too many family gatherings, and it drains the economy. But it's all something you can control yourself! Gather the family and decide, how the month should be spent. How many parties you want to participate in and with whom, and sort all unimportant things away. Regarding the economy it goes without saying that you should never buy bigger presents than you can afford. Many presents do not give anyone more happiness. Presents well thought out do. This is not easy, and you probably have to swallow some 'camels', but don't spend this month with duty traditions. You should be kind to others - and to yourself. So try driving in 1st gear all month - and enjoy!

Julen kommer snigende! - Christmas comes creeping!

Jeg bliver nødt til at indrømme, at jeg ikke er den mest julede person i verden. Jeg synes, at julen er hyggelig. Det er rart med varme og lys i en mørk tid. Men jeg er ikke helt glad for at drukne i juledekorationer. Men i går kom den alligevel snigende lidt. Jeg fik 2 røde lys forærende i en gavepakke. De passede i mine Nagel-stager, og straks lignede det en lille smule jul.

I have to admit that I am not the most 'Christmassy' person in the world. I think that Christmas is cosy. It is nice with warmth and lights in a dark period. But I am not crazy about a lot of decorations. But yesterday it sort of sneaked up on me anyway. I got a gift bag in which there were 2 red candles. They fit right into my Nagel candle holders, and immediately it looked a bit like Christimas.

Jul i København - Christmas in Copenhagen

Man skulle tro, at det var den 23. december i dag. Masser af mennesker og god stemning 

 

 Strøget - The Pedestrian Street

Et godt råd - Good advice

 Dejlige dufte fra bageren - Lovely smells from the baker

Blæser-musik - Music for hornblowers

 Man kan købe alt! - You can buy anything! ..

.. også pandekager - also pancakes

 Levende model i vinduet - A live model in the shop window

- mere feminin end  de fleste kvinder - more feminine than most women

 Juleudstilling for voksne - Christmas decoration for grown-ups..

 .. og for børn - and for children

 Cafe Norden, her får man den bedste suppe - Cafe Norden, here you get the best soup

 Men vi er ikke alle lige privilegerede - But we are not all equally privileged...

..til at deltage i hjerternes fest - to participate in the festival of hearts

You would think that it was December 23rd today - Lots of people and good atmosphere.

With a little help from ....

Næh, det er nok mere 'en masse hjælp' fra mine favorit-personer. Nu har min blog fået et logo og en vel  tiltrængt ansigtsløftning. Det blev resultatet af et uventet og meget dejligt besøg. Så dette er for at fejre det nye udseende.

Min lille tur til København kommer der noget om i morgen.

Kaj Bojesen gardister - The Kaj Bojesen guardsmen

Nah, it is probably 'a lot of help' from my favorite persons. Now my blog has a logo and a much needed face lift. All the result of an unexpected and very nice visit. So this is a celebration of the new look.

The pictures from my little trip to Copenhagen comes tomorrow.

Et loft - A ceiling

Jeg er lige kommet hjem fra Stærekassen på det Kgl. Teater, hvor jeg har set 'The Full Monty'. Godt stykke.  Men det er ikke det, jeg vil dele. Det er loftet i salen. Det er et kunstværk. I morgen tager jeg til København igen. Jeg vil se juleudstillingen og købe et par gaver, som jeg vil fortælle mere om.

I have just come home from seeing the musical 'The Full Monty' played at the part of the Danish Royal Theater called The Starling Box, which is a smaller stage. The play was good. But that is not what I will share. It is the ceiling. It is a piece of art.  Tomorrow I will go to Copenhagen again - this time for looking at the Christmas decorations and buy a few presents, which I will tell more about.

Smukke silhuetter - Beautiful Silhouttes

Det bliver rigtig koldt nu. Der er næsten ingen blade tilbage på træerne. Så smukt.

It has become really cold now. There are almost no leaves on the trees anymore. So beautiful.

Om 10 dage - In 10 Days

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Nu må jeg erkende, at der er 10 dage til, at julemåneden starter, og med den en masse festligheder, der ofte har noget at gøre med mad. God mad, lækker mad, fed mad, for meget mad. Det siges, at man ikke bliver fed mellem jul og nytår, men mellem nytår og jul, og det er selvfølgelig sandt, men det alligevel en god ide at starte det nye år med at have holdt vægten. Så bestem dig for at følge nogle enkle regler. Når du møder en af fristelserne, så tænk på om den er kalorierne værd. Spis førsteklasses ting. Spis kvalitet frem for kvantitet,  lidt, men godt. Hvis du er til buffet eller frokost, så spis de ting du ikke får til hverdag. Glem alt om den lune leverpostej. Det kan du spise enhver anden dag. Når du skal ud, så bestem dig for at tage én portion. Der er god mulighed for at holde vægten, hvis du spiser med hovedet, og ikke med øjnene og lækkersulten.

Now I have to acknowledge that there is 10 days until the Christmas month starts, and with that comes a lot of festivity which often has to do with food. Good food, delicious food, fat food, too much food. It is said that you don’t get fat between Christmas and New Year, but between New Year and Christmas, and of course it is true, but it is still a good idea to start the new year with keeping the usual weight. So make up your mind to follow some simple rules. When you meet a temptation, ask yourself if it is worth the calories. Only eat first class food. Eat quality and not quantity, little but good. If you are invited to at buffet or lunch, then only eat the things you don’t get every day. Forget about the everyday stuff. You can eat that any other day. When you go out, make up your mind to take only one portion. Then there is a good chance that you will maintain your normal weight. So eat with your mind, and not with the eyes and the sweet tooth.

Gemte skatte - Hidden Trasures

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Mange af os sætter rigtig gode ting i kælderen. Ting, som man ikke tager stilling til på grund af 'måske får jeg brug for det senere'-argumentet. I 9 af 10 tilfælde bliver tingene nede i kælderen og ser aldrig dagens lys igen, og desværre bliver mange ting, der står i en kælder, mærket af at være ubrugte. Der er stor risiko for, at ting bliver slået i stykket, bliver møre eller skadede på anden vis. Så i stedet skulle du give dem væk. Aflevere dem i en genbrugsshop, så de kan blive solgt og give penge til bedre formål, eller sælge dem. Du kommer ikke til at mangle dem, hvis du ikke har savnet dem i de sidste par år.

Many of us put really good things in the basement. Things, which we don't make up our minds what to do with, because of the argument 'maybe I will need it later'. Nine times out of 10 the things stay in the basement and will never see the light of day, and unfortunately a lot of them become useless. There is a big risk that things get broken or damaged in other ways. Instead you should give them away. Give them to organization which will sell them to get money for a good cause, or you should sell them. You will not miss them, if you haven't missed them the last couple of years.

Et nyt sted - A new place to go

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I disse dage, hvor jeg har været i et kvarter i København, som jeg ikke kender så godt, fandt jeg et charmerende sted, der hedder Kaffekilden på Tagensvej. Når man arbejder koncentreret, som vi har gjort, skal man have mad og drikke - og en velfortjent pause, så ved et tilfælde fandt vi dette sted. God stemning, god kaffe, billige priser og et sødt personale.

Rustikt møder elegant - Rustic meets elegant

Hyggeligt på et grå dag - Nice on a gray day

Og en lille smule kitch - And a little bit of kitch

During these days, where I have been to a part of Copenhagen, which I don't know that well, I found a charming place, called Kaffekilden (The Coffee Source) at Tagensvej. When you work as concentrated as we have, food and drinks are important - and a well earned  break, so by coincidence we found this place. Good atmosphere, good coffee, good prices, and sweet employees.

Oprydning færdig! - Clean-up Done!

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Efter ca. 60 timers hårdt fysisk og psykisk arbejde er min klient i mål. 88 store flyttekasser er blevet til 32 mindre plastickasser, 12 store kasser er kørt til genbrugsshoppen og 200 kg papir og andet er kørt til destruktion. Triumf! Det er virkelig flot gjort, og min klient har i den forløbne tid identificeret sit måde at samle ting på, hvilket for en stor del vil forhindre, at han falder tilbage i gamle vaner. For med professionel hjælp har han gjort arbejdet selv! Jeg er stolt af det, han har gjort, og jeg er sikker på, at han bare bliver mere og mere glad for det med tiden. Mission impossible er blev udført.

Er der nogen derude, der er lidt misundelig? - Anybody out there a bit envious?

Enkelt og effektivt - Simple and effective

Ting, der bruges ofte står på toppen - Things often used is on top

After approx. 50 hours of hard physical and mental work my client has reached the goal line. 88 big moving boxes have become 32 smaller plastic boxes, 12 big boxes has gone to the 2nd hand shop and 200 kg of paper and other stuff have been driven to the recycle place.Triumph! My client has really done a great job, and, and he has during this process identified his way of collecting things, which will help him further on not to repeat old habits. Because with professional support he has done the work himself! I am proud of what he has done, and I am sure that he will get more and more happy about it in time. Mission impossible has been performed.

Oprydningen dag 6 - Clean-up Day 6

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I dag blev en ½ arbejdsdag. Vi gjorde min klients kælder klar til modtagelse af kasser. Men det var godt at tage en pause, for det er virkelig svært at skille sig af med ting. Minderne kommer væltende ind. Hvis man er en person, der gemmer sine ting, genoplever man sin barndom, sine teenageår, sin ungdom osv – på godt og ondt. Det er udmattende, men min klient begynder at føle lettelsen og er opsat på at bruge dagen i morgen til at ’koge’ sine ting yderligere ned. Billederne er af en samling legetøjsbeduiner, der har tilhørt et ældre familiemedlem. Flotte, ikke?

Today became ½ a workday. We made my client’s basement ready for the boxes. But it was good to take a break, because it is really difficult to part from things. The memories come rolling in. If you are a person, who has been saving everything, you will relive your childhood, your teenage years, your youth etc – good and bad. It is exhausting, but my client has started feeling relived and has decided on using the day tomorrow to ‘boil’ down his things even more. The photos show a collection of toy bedouins, which belonged to an older family member. Awesome, right?

Oprydning dag 5 - Clean-up day 5

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Endelig tilbage efter en oprydningsdag, der startede sløvt. Den lovede trailer var ikke, hvor den skulle være, så vi startede dagen med 1 times forsinkelsen, men så kom der gang i det hele. Vi fyldte traileren med 22 store sække der blev kørt til genbrugspladsen, og vi har indtil nu pakket ca. 15 kasser til genbrugsforretningen og kasserne, som indeholder ting, som min klient vil beholde, er ved at være klar. Det er ved at falde på plads. I morgen holder vi fri. Både min klient og jeg trænger til en dag ude af lagerbygningen.

Finally back from a clean-up day, which started out dull. The promised trailer wasn't, where it was supposed to, so we started with one hour delay, but then we really got going. We filled the trailer with 22 big bags which we took to the recycling place, and we have until now packed approx. 15 boxes for the second hand shop, and the boxes with things my client wants to keep is getting ready. It is falling into place. Tomorrow we take a day off. Both my client and I need a day out of the warehouse, where we work.

Oprydningen dag 4 - The Clean-up Day 4

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Oprydningen går godt. Vi er igennem grovsortering af alle 88 kasser! Nu skal bunkerne ’bare’ koges ned til ca. 10 kasser! Det er det hårde mål. Men min klient var glad i dag. Der venter ham ikke flere overraskelser, og man må sige, at der har været lærdom i hver eneste kasse, der er blevet åbnet. Især papir er svært og langsommeligt at sortere. Så her et godt råd: Tag stilling til enhvert stykke papir, der kommer ind i dit hjem, når du står med det i hånden første gang. Læg det ikke til side ’til senere’. Sæt vigtige papirer på plads med det samme. Hvis der er en artikel i avisen, som du finder interessant, og ikke har fået den læst inden næste avis kommer, så får du det nok ikke gjort, så lad være med at gemme den. Personlige dokumenter skal have sin egen mappe. Det samme skal skat og udgifter. Gem så lidt som muligt, og gem kun det vigtige. Gør noget ved det nu, så du ikke bliver fanget i en papirfælde.

En lillebitte smule af det frasorterede! - A small fragment of the things to go!

The clean-up goes well. We are now through the rough sorting of all 88 boxes! Now what’s left ‘only’ need to be boiled down to approx. 10 boxes. That is the tough goal. But my client was glad today. No more surprises are waiting for him, and there has been a lesson in every box, which has been opened. Especially paper is difficult and slow to sort. So take a good advice: Make up your mind about every piece of paper which comes into your home, when you hold it in your hand the first time. Don’t wait until ‘later’. Put important paper in place immediately. If there’s an article in the newspaper, which you find interesting, but haven’t read when the next paper arrived, then you probably will not do it, so throw it out. Personal papers should be in a separate binder as well as tax papers and expenses. Save as little as possible, and be sure that it is important. Do something about it now so you don’t get caught in a paper trap later.

En fantastisk gave - A Fantastic Gift

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Dag 3. Vi rydder stadig op. Det er en fantastisk oplevelse, og vi lærer begge meget. Vi er nået til det punkt, hvor det roder noget. Hvor det bliver svært, før det bliver godt. Men vi er begge ved godt mod og fortsætter i morgen. Og midt i det hele har jeg fået en fantastisk gave. Et nært familiemedlem har fundet et gammelt kamera og givet det til mig. Det er et Art Nouveau kamera fra ca. 1934, som blev kaldt Billy Clack, og min families billeder blev taget med det, indtil Instamatic blev født. Det er så charmerende, og jeg er lykkelig over at have fået det. Nu skal jeg finde en hædersplads til det.

Day 3. We are still cleaning up. It is a great experience, we both learn a lot. We have come to the point where things are a bit messy. The situation where things get rough, before they become good. But we are both in good spirits and continue tomorrow. And in the middle of this work process, I have received a fantastic gift. A very close family member has found an old camera and given it to me. It is an Art Nouveau camera from approx. 1934 called Billy Clack, and my family’s photos were taken with that, until Instamatic was born. It is very charming, and I am thrilled to have it. Now I will find a good spot for it.

Dag 2 - Day 2

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At rydde 30 års indsamling af ting og papir er hårdt. Mentalt hårdt. Det går godt, men det er tidskrævende. Min klient arbejder sig støt og roligt gennem masserne. En af konklusionerne han er nået til, er, at han fremover ikke vil gemme papir, notater og ting til 'en gang i fremtiden’, for sådan fungerer tingene ikke. Hvis man ikke gør tingene nu, det vil sige, når ideen er frisk, så kommer det ikke til at ske. Man skal søsatte et projekt, når ideen opstår. Man skal reparere ting, så de kommer i brug med det samme. Ellers kommer det ikke til at ske, fordi der kommer andre ting - nuet - i vejen. Blomster til min klient! Han gør en fantastik job.

To clean up 30 years of collecting things and paper is hard. Mentally hard. The process goes well, but it is time consuming. My client is working his way steadily through the masses. One of the conclusions he has made is that he will not save paper, notes and thing for ‘some time in the future’, because things do not work that way. If you don't do things now, which means when the thought is fresh, it will not happen. You have to launch a project, when the idea occurs. You should repair things, so you will start using them immediately. Otherwise it is not going to happen, because other things - the now - gets in the way. Flowers for my client! He is doing a fantastic job.

Første oprydningsdag - First Clean-up Day

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Så er oprydningen begyndt. Vel på plads i lagerrummet startede vi med de ting, der ikke lå i kasser, men var pakket i store 7 plasticposer eller slet ikke pakket, og så gik vi over til kasserne. Ved dagens afslutning var der 72 kasser tilbage, og det lyder måske ikke, som vi har nået meget, når vi startede ud med 88, men min klient har egen virksomhed og har derfor rigtig mange papirer arkiveret, og de er tidskrævende at gennemgå, fordi der skal tages stilling til hvert eneste ark. Vi blev derfor enige om at tage kasserne, som de nu var sat i rummet fra en ende af, så det veksler mellem sortering af ting og papir, da kasserne med tingene ikke kræver så meget tid og ikke er helt så anstrengende. Vi er godt begyndt, men det er helt klart, at det er trættende at tage beslutninger i flere timer ad gangen. Vi fortsætter i morgen.

Sådan så det ud fra start - This is how it look from start 

- og sådan så det ud, da vi gik hjem - and this is how it looked, when we home

So the clean-up has started. Well settled in the storeroom we started out with all the things which were not in boxes, but were packed in  7 big plastic bags or not packed at all, and then we went on to the boxes. At the end of the day 72 boxes were left, which might not sound as if we have been busy, when we started out with 88 boxes, but my client owns a company, and have more papers than most, and that is time consuming to go through, because you have to make a decision about every piece of paper. Therefore we agreed to take the boxes, as they were randomly put in the room from one end, so we get a mix of sorting things and sorting paper, as the boxes with thing don’t take so much time, and they are not as strenuous. We have started well, but it is quite clear that it is straining to make decision for several hours. We will continue tomorrow.

Det mest spændende projekt - The Most Exciting Project

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I dag blev et vognlæs kasser kørt væk fra 2 kældre til et lagerrum med god plads. Jeg har nemlig fået en ny klient, som igennem hele sit liv har passet godt på sine ting og pakket dem i pæne plastic-kasser, når han ikke havde plads til eller brug for dem mere. Det er blevet til 90 store kasser plus det løse. Nu føler han, at det hæmmer ham fra at komme videre, og han vil have luft i sit liv, så i morgen lørdag tager vi fat på at sortere. Nogle af tingene skal sælges, noget skal gives væk og noget skal smides ud.. Jeg er der for at hjælpe rent praktisk og for at give støtte, når det bliver svært. For det bliver det. Han kommer til at gennemleve et helt liv af minder. Men det er af vitalt betydning at sige farvel og tak til ting, som man ikke behøver eller bruger, så man kan give plads til det, der kommer. Gøre klar til at leve med færre ting af kvalitet. Det bliver spændende, og jeg vil i de kommende dage fortælle jer om, hvordan det går, og hvad der sker.

Today a load full of boxes was moved from 2 basement rooms to a big warehouse. I have a new client, who all through his life has taken good care of his things and put them in nice plastic boxes, when he didn't have space or use for them anymore. It has grown into 90 big boxes plus the thing which cannot be stored in the boxes. Now he feels that all the things are restricting him, and he wants space in his life, so Saturday we start sorting everything. Some thing must be sold, some given away, and some thing will be throw out. I am there to help practically as well as when things get though, because they will be. He is going to relive a whole life of memories. But it is of vital importance to say thank you and goodbye to the things you don't need or use, so you have give room for at new kind of life with fewer quality things. It is a very exiting job, and I will keep you updated about how it goes, and what happens along the way.

En opslagstavle - A Bulletin Board

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Det er inspirerende at have en opslagstavle, men når man bor småt, kan det let blive ret rodet at se på. Jeg kan godt lide at have ting hængende, der siger mig noget, så jeg har indrettet en opslagstavle på min ene klædeskabsdør, så hver gang jeg håber døren, får jeg et lille spark eller en lille inspiration.

It is inspirational to have a bulletin board, but when you live in a small place, it easily becomes rather messy to look at. I like having nice pictures hanging which says something to me, so I have made a bulletin board on the inside of one of my closet doors. So every time I open the door, I get a small kick or a small experience.

Julebudget - Christmas Budget

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Det kan ikke skjules mere: Om 24 dage går vi ind i julemåneden. Mørk, hyggelig og – dyr! Det er en rigtig god ide allerede nu at bestemme sig for, hvor mange penge man kan/vil bruge i december måned. Sæt dig med et stykke papir og skriv ned uden at tænke for meget. Hvem skal du give gaver, og hvor meget må hver enkelt gave koste? Skal du rejse og besøge familie? Så find ud af, hvad billetten koster. Maden. Værtsgaver til dem, der holder frokoster. Arrangementer, du vil deltage i. Det er normalt meget dyrere, end man forventer. Men lade være med at lade som ingenting. Arbejd på budgettet. Det er en ærlig sag at skrue ned for udgifterne. Vær åben omkring det. De, der står dig nær, vil forstå, at du giver og yder det, du kan. De andre skal du bare være ligeglad med.

Juletræet er en fotokopi, som kommer op på min stuedør i år, fordi jeg rejser til jul, men det hører I mere om.

It cannot be hidden anymore: In 24 days we will enter the Christmas month. Dark, cosy, and – expensive! It is a very good idea already now to decide, how much money you can/will spend during December. Take a piece of paper and start writing without thinking too much. Who do you want to give presents to, and how much can each gift cost Are you going to travel to visit family? Then you should find out, what the ticket will cost. The food? Gifts for hosts who send invitations to gatherings. Events which you will participate in. It is much more expensive than you normally expect. But don’t pretend. Redo your budget. It is an honest thing to downscale the numbers. Be open about it. The ones, close to you, will understand that you give and contribute with what you have. The ones who don’t understand – forget about them.

The Christmas tree is a photo copy which is going up on my living room door, because I am going to travel during Christmas, but you will hear more about that.

At sælge en samling - To sell a collection

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Jeg havde i mange år samlet  på alt, hvad jeg kunne finde af tegneren og kunstneren Christel Marott. Det var blevet til en samling på ca. 30 store tryk, påklædningsdukker, bøger m.v. Da jeg ikke havde plads til at hænge billederne op, lå de i et skab, og jeg tog dem lejlighedsvis ud og nød dem. En dag så jeg, at et af billederne havde fået en revne, fordi jeg flyttede samlingen fra sted til sted. Jeg måtte erkende, at de ikke kom til sin ret inde i et skab, og da jeg ikke havde plads til at hænge dem op, bestemte jeg mig for at sælge hele samlingen, selvom jeg vidste, at jeg ville have svært ved det, og de første, der kom for at købe, havde jeg slet ikke lyst til at sælge noget til. Så jeg havde næsten givet op, da der kom et ungt par. Billederne lå på bordet, og pigen glemte alt om mig og kæresten og kastede sig over billederne med højlydte begejstringsudbrud. Den unge mand ville give sin kæreste billederne, og efter ét blik på de to, vidste jeg, at min samling ville få et hjem, hvor de var værdsat – og ikke bare ligge hos mig og blive ødelagt i et skab. Jeg har aldrig fortrudt salget. Jeg beholdt dog mit yndlingsbillede.

For many years I have collected everything what I have been able to find made by the illustrator and artist Christel Marott. It had  become a collection of 30 big prints, paper dolls, books etc. I didn’t have room for hanging the prints, so I had them in a closet, and now and again I took them out and enjoyed them. One day I saw that one of the prints had a tear, because I moved the collection from place to place, and I had to realize that this was not the way to appreciate them, and as I didn’t have the space to hang them, I decided to sell the collection, even though I knew that it would be difficult for me. I didn’t at all want to sell to the first buyers  who came. So I had almost given up, when a young couple came. The prints were lying on the table, and the young girl forgot everything about me and her boyfriend and was all over them with a lot of ah’s and oh’s. The young man wanted to give her the collection, and after one glance at them, I knew that my collection would get a home, where they were appreciated – and not just lye around in my closet just to get ruined. I have never regretted the sale. But I kept one print.

København 2 af 2 - Copenhagen 2 of 2

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Københavner-turen fortsat

Trip to Copenhagen - continued

 Solen brød igennem

The sun broke through 

 Hvis du er kreativ, finder du , hvad du søger hos Creas

If you are creative, you will find what you are looking for at Creas

Tuborg's juleøl blev lanceret i går

Tuborg's Christmas Beer was launched yesterday 

 Grønnegade med de lækre forretninger og de lækre biler

Grønnegade with the fancy shops and the fancy cars

 DAY Birger & Mikkelsens forretning med smukt tøj og indretning

DAY Birger & Mikkelsen's shop with the beautiful clothes and interior

 Købmagergade

 Perch's tehandel og te-cafe - husk at bestille tid, hvis du vil drikke te der. Det er en oplevelse

Perch's tea shop and cafe - remember to get a table in advance, if you want to drink tea there. It is so good.

- og mit favoritsted - Arnold Busck's Boghandel - Baresso på 2. sal med udsigt til Købmagergade

- and my favourite place - Arnold Busck's Book Shop - Baresso on 2nd floor with a view to Købmagergade

En dejlig dag i min by

A nice day in my city