This week the Swedish Cultural Center is celebrating St. Lucia. I will be attending Luciafest, Sunday, December 09th. Students from the University of Washington will be performing the traditional Lucia pageant. There will be singing by Svea Male Chorus and the Swedish Women’s Choruses. The performance is followed up by coffee and traditional Swedish cookies, along…
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For Your Listen – Free Christmas Albums via Noisetrade
My recommendations for this year’s (free!) Christmas albums via Noisetrade. Sleeping at Last – Christmas Collection Genre: Alternative :Indie Branches, Songs for Christmas Genre: Alternative :Folk Rock Merry Christmas, Good Night Genre: Pop :Indie Riki Michelle Come Let us Adore Him Genre: Jazz :Other Rarebird Records, A Rarebird in a Pear Tree, Volume 2 Genre: Singer/Songwriter…
Swedish Pancake Breakfast, A Sweet Tradition
I look forward to the first Sunday of the month. The Swedish Cultural Center host their monthly Swedish pancake breakfast (with exception to July due to 4th of July and Labor day pushes Septembers Swedish breakfast to the second Sunday of the month.) This has been a tradition for my boyfriend and I since we…
Do something constructive with your time post-Thanksgiving
My boyfriend and I decided to partake on the creme le creme of people-watching…. holiday shoppers on black Friday. During this, we almost partook in the lighting of the Christmas tree here in Seattle. Drawn out too long, we missed the lighting, but did get to see the crowds build up for the event. A protest…
Black Friday, following a Gray Thursday
A day of over-eating is followed by a day of giving into the impulses of having more stuff. I don’t understand why people participate in such an activity. Question for all of you who find justification in doing this. Don’t you have enough stuff? How much stuff is enough? The media drives this insanity…
Holiday with my Family
I’m going on my second Thanksgiving separated from my family. Last year I had Thanksgiving feast with new friends here in Seattle. This year, I get to spend Thanksgiving with my boyfriend, we are making a meal for two. It is around this time of year that I reflect on memories of Thanksgiving past with family. My…