While the name " corned beef" has never made made much sense to me, the Norwegian nickname "dead man in a box" has me alternately laughing and gagging. Can't wait to tell my husband what he is having for dinner tonight......
Mens navnet "corned biff" aldri har gjort har mye mening for meg, norsk kallenavn "døddmann i en boks" jeg vekselvis ler og kaste opp. Jeg kan ikke vente å fortelle min mann hva han har til middag i kveld....
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.
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.
Here in Kristiansund we are getting the gift of snow, but that didn't stop my hubby the hot tub guy......
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
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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