Blessed is the season which engages the whole world in a conspiracy of love! ~Hamilton Wright Mabie

The Christening of Haraldur Aron at the end of November started what will be a month of feasting and festing with family and friends. I soooo love this time of year.

The Christmas decs went up early ... but hey... it felt right to have the jule tide lads in place before the start of December...

Freyja did not think that this was particularly interesting.

But she does like her hat.. I wonder what she will get for Christmas this year...

Yesterday the lights on the Christmas tree were turned on. I almost slept through it - having taken a nap in the afternoon which ended up being a bit of a long sleep. Luckily mum called and we went to check out the activities in the street. The weather was quite pleasant - no snow and temp above zero - which was a bit sad for the guy doing the Ice scultpures outside ólafshús. Heaps of people everywhere - kids and parents dancing around the tree and madams with their market serving meat soup, all the business on the main street offering christmas tea and piparkökur (ginger snaps). Christmas is here.

These were later taken to Varmahlíð and put outside Miðgarður our "cultural/entertainment" building. Where i happened to be last night with the work colleagues for a Christmas buffet dinner - it was AMAZING, the food was brilliant. The company even better, and the wine.... Rosemount Shiraz. Guðný came as my partner... we make such a lovely couple! Ended the evening at Mælifell. Twas good...