A picture of our Christmas tree version 2008 is here:
I think all of you can recognise this guy and especially this version:
But did you know that the "grandfather" of this Santa was a Finn? And his "grandmother" was a Swede?
The Coca-Cola Santa is the creation of mr. Haddon Sundblom, born 1899 in Muskegon, Michigan. His father came from Foglo in the Aland archipelago (Finland was a part of Russia back then) and his mother was from Sweden.
The rights to this picture belongs to the Coca-Cola company for sure but I nicked this picture from here:
St.Nicholas Center
Last weekend the Christmas-bunny paid us a visit:
He came bouncing into our backyard at dawn and took cover underneath our raspberry bushes. He has not fully developed his white wintercoat yet so he has to take cover from the dogs and other predators in the neighbourhood during daylight.
He sat there the whole day until dusk, then he bounced away looking for something to eat.
As you see, we have got a white Christmas this year though nearly all of the snow in this picture melted away in the middle of last week but then the weather changed for the colder and we have got some few inches more of snow by now and the temperature is several degrees C below zero now and this day dawned crisp and clear.
Ingela is baking and making n+1 different kinds of pickeled herring in the kitchen and I am just loafing around...
Well I suppose it's time to fetch the vacuum-cleaner and throw out the carpets.
See ya next year!
8 comments:
Sheesh, I thought i'd left a comment here, but it seems i just read it. Must have been sidetracked by the St Nicholas site which was reeeeaaally interesting. An interesting post altogether, actually.
Anyway, have a great Christmas and new year, Hans. All my best to Ingela and your family, and we'll catch up with you next year!
I always wondered how Santa ended up with Coca Cola, and what on earth has he got to do with Coca Cola to begin with. I doubt I'll ever make coke my drink of choice for Christmas. Well, at least the connection has Nordic roots.
Merry Christmas, Ingela and the entire family!
Merry Christmas Hans.
I wish you a very fantastic 2009! Lovely tree, and I liked that bunny pic - great one.
Happy New Year. :)
Just popping by to say happy new year to join with the Christmas tree and the Easter Bunny...lol...all the festivals in one!
I hope 2009 proves to be a really good year for you and yours Hans. xx
Happy New Year, Hans and Ingela!
xx
Hi everybody and thanks for all your kind wishes. Hope y'all have the best of years, too!
Ingela
Hans:
You are too cool...
And, nothing better than a Christmas Bunny to throw the season around!
--Dan L.
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