PIGGY BANKS,GRISEN BANKER

 

I collect piggy banks and thanks to my good friend I have two new acquisitions. This piggy bank is from Norway. She has Nordmøre Bank stamped on her side. Does her face look familiar? A bit like a troll doll? She has the DAM stamp on her belly just like all our troll dolls from the sixties.

Jeg samler grisen banker. Takk til min gode venn har jeg to nye oppkjøp. Dette sparegrisen er fra Norge. Hun har Nordmøre Bank stemplet på hennes side. Ser ansiktet kjent ut? Litt som et troll? Hun har "DAM" stempel på magen akkurat som våre troll dukker fra sekstitallet.

 

And this little piggy comes all the way from West Germany.

Og dette lille grisen kommer helt fra Vest-Tyskland.

 

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WHO WAS THAT GUY?

 

I realized I never explained to my non Norwegian readers what a Nisse is so here goes.......A Nisse in Scandinavian folklore is like a little sprite,brownie,or fairie. He is about the size of a small child and wears grey clothes and a red cap. He watches over the farmstead and household,not asking for much,just some julegrøt with lots and lots of butter. Whatever you do,don't play a trick on your resident Nisse or he will pay you back with some serious mischief.

 

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A WHITE CHRISTMAS

Here in Kristiansund we are getting the gift of snow, but that didn't stop my hubby the hot tub guy......

 

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NISSE INVASION,NISSE INVASJON

 

Grandfather Nisse,Bestefar Nisse

Grandmother Nisse,Bestemor Nisse

 

Father Nisse,Far Nisse

Mother Nisse,Mor Nisse

Boy Nisse,Gutte Nisse

Girl and Cat Nisse,Jente og Katten Nisse

 

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MERRY CHRISTMAS,GOD JUL

 

Happy holidays! And in Norwegian, god ferie!

 

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GLORIOUS AUTUMN,STRÅLENDE HØST

 

 

 

We had some crisp frosty days with blue skies a few weeks back. Amazingly we still haven't had much wind so some of the trees are still ablaze with color. I'm starting to wonder if the winds are avoiding Kristiansund.

Vi hadde noen skarpe kalde dager med blå himmel et par uker siden. Utrolig har vi ikke hatt mye vind så noen av trærne er fortsatt med farger. Jeg begynner å lure på vinden å unngå på Kristiansund.

 

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HALLOWEEN IN NORWAY

 

This is nineteen dollars worth of candy in Norway.

Stop your screaming my American readers and consider this. Norwegian children receive free dental care through the age of eighteen. So it's like a sugar tax. Children with healthy teeth grow into adults with healthy teeth. Ask any dentist and they will tell you, the health of your teeth affects your overall health. As in gum disease,diabetes,inflammation,dementia, and rhuematoid arthritis to name a few.

So I will gladly pay the sugar tax. OK, I did scream (quietly I hope) at the store. But I still bought the candy because .....it's HALLOWEEN!

 

 

 

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