december was quiet and relaxing.
we completed our first puzzle since covid-19 arrived, rooftops of stockholm. i know, we are late to the game. and now i am addicted, it's challenging yet i had not realized just how meditative it is too. so ready for my next one!
stefan made, for the first time, sausage rolls which were a hit. and, all sorts of snacking went on too... kale chips, gingerbread cookies, and chocolate chip cookies to name a few.
i looked forward to my daily johan och nystrom tea advent calendar. and this year, i gifted stefan a coffee calendar from drop coffee, one of his favourite coffee shops.
despite the darkness, my cactus is thriving, do you see the two new shoots? i feel like a proud plant mama, which rarely happens. and, because of the darkness, we loaded up on candles, lots of candles.
we spent weekends on södermalm. lunched at nook restaurant and devoured their bau buns and ordered seconds and devoured those too. had fika at café pascal and sébastien på söder who had saffron buns, yum! popped into some shops for stocking stuffers too. and, waited in line to buy some sill (pickled herring) - to avoid crowding in the shop, the fishshop set up table outside, especially for sill which the swedes love at this time of year.
i received two packages from vancouver! thank you suji and patrycja (insert heart emoji here).
i finally went to the hairdresser for some low lights (i think that's what it's called).. trying to ease into the gray.
we spent time with friends too.
a julbord with ximena and family at hellasgården, our favourite tradition! while is wasn't a buffet with all the swedish classics (due to covid), the food prepared at the table was, as always, very good.
and, we also took a ferry to djurgården with jenny and nils to eat at rosendals trädgård and walk around the island. walking back into downtown, we had fika at kavalleriet before boarding the ferry home. it's always such fun hanging out with these two (did you catch nils sense of humour?).
i am getting excited for christmas, days spent at home with my boys :)
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