Christmas porridge

Illustration Lena Petersson, Swedish 

Christmas porridge for eight

Illustration Ingrid Elf, Swedish

Illustration by Lars Carlsson, Swedish

 

 

Christmas Misc

Christmas 1971

Original illustration by Gunila Stierngranat 1902-1960 Swedish illustrator 

Gunila Stierngranat made comics, postcards, Christmas letters, coloring books, story books and girls' books and illustrated in weekly magazines.

Christmas 2017

Peaceful Christmas¨

Original by Charles Golding, Swedish illustrator 

Christmas 2020

Illustration Mauri Kunnas, Finnish illustrator 

Christmas 2021

 Snowman and Angel

Illustration Maarit Ailio, Finnish illustrator

Christmas 2021

Bread recipe

Illustration Ingrid Elf, Swedish illustrator 

Elves

Elf skiing by the river

Sent by my uncle on 19 Dec, 1963

The elf is skiing with the hare

Illustration Pirkko Ropponen (1930-2020)  Finnish illustrator

Sent by my uncle on 21 Dec, 1971 

Snow jobs

Illustration Olavi Vikainen, Finnish illustrator

Sent by my cousin on 16 Dec, 1985

God Jul & Gott Nytt År

 Illustration by Ingrid Elf, Swedish illustrator

Received on 2022

Lars Carlsson, Swedish illustrator

 

Merry Christmas

Happy December

Wishing you all a bright and happy Christmas and every happiness in the year ahead!

Busy time

Illustration Anna-Stiina Ketonen, Finnish illustrator

Received on 1966

Knitting for Christmas

Illustation Virpi Pekkala, Finnish illustrator 

Almost ready

Illustation by Jenny Nyström, Swedish illustrator

Christmas for animals

Illustration Anita Polkutie, Finnish illustrator

Christmas presents sent by my aunt Irja on Dec 20, 1967

Christmas mail

Postcard from the 1960s

Illustrations by  Ingrid Elf, Swedish illustrator

Illustration Lars Carlsson, Swedish illustrator

Sneak and Peek Christmas

Sneak and peek!

Illustration by Anna -Stina Ketonen, Finland

Received in 1970

Received in 1997

Illustration Hannu Taina, Finland

Received in 1999

Illustration Heikki Laaksonen, Finland

Received in 2016

Advent Calendar Day 23. - Christmas Porridge

Riisipuuro illustration Ingrid Elf

At Christmas time, even those who usually dislike porridges may still enjoy eating rice porridge. It can be served with a pat of butter, sprinkled with cinnamon and sugar or with whipped cream served with fruit soup or sauce, typically made with prunes and raisins.  

We start out Christmas Eve celebration with rice pudding and fruit soup.  The kids love this, their favorite part is trying to find the almond hidden in the rice.  Whoever finds it gets good luck.

Illustration Inge Löök

Advent Calendar Day 5. - Christmas Flowers

Christmas Flower is a plant used for Christmas decorations at Christmas time. Typical Christmas flowers are poinsettia, hyacinth, tulips, Christmas roses and amaryllis.

Tulips from Inge Löök

Poinsettia from Ingrid Elf

Amaryllis from Jaana Aalto