It also marks the start of the wonderful season of Advent.
The first candle is now lit and we are entering the season of Advent. Today the family gathered to celebrate the first Sunday in Advent. Baking the wonderful Swedish saffron bread which filled the house with a most wonderful scent, the smell of fresh baked bread and saffron. I have written about it in an earlier post. I will give you the recipe in English when we are approaching the day of Saint Lucia and that is on the 13th of December. In the season of Advent we also drink ‘Glögg’ and that is a mulled wine served warm with almond and raisins, it is really nice especially when it’s cold outside. This mulled wine goes very well with the saffron bread and the traditional ginger biscuits.
Last year we were going to Kerala, India for our winter holiday so then I decorated my Advent candleholder inspired of that, a non traditional candle holder with an 'Indian elephant and spices from Kerala'.
Idag har vi äntligen kommit in i Advent, som jag har längtat! Nu får vi börja njuta av decembers alla delikatesser. Jag får till och med ett par pepparkakor till morgonkaffet så att jag skall vara snäll hela dagen J. Idag har vi bakat saffranbröd och familjen har varit samlad för att dricka glögg och äta pepparkakor och annat godis, riktigt trevlig. I år har jag en ny variant på adventsljusstake igen varje år hittar jag på något nytt i år blev det med en enkel liten orchidé. Man tager vad man haver som Kajsa Varg en gång lär ha sagt.
33 comments:
Riktigt mysig första advent, kram.
Härlig julstämning. Har fått upp hyacinter, amaryllis och en fin adventsstake med änglar på! Ha en bra 1:a advent. //Anna
Hannele och Anna tackar och jag önskar er båda en riktigt skön kväll!
Söt adventsstake du har kreerat.
Visst är det en härlig tid. När jag var barn så kallades första advent i Finland för lilljul.
Ha en riktigt go' advent! mvh, Anja
Hi Tyra, how lovely. The bread, bisquits and candleholder are wonderful simple pleasures to begin this season. I love your moss and ivy idea too. We do love the scent of hyacinths but never associate them with Christmas, what a sweet idea.
Frances
hej Anja, lilljul, så fint!
Hi Frances yes December and Advent is a 'delicious' month.
Thank you girls for your nice comments / Tyra
I can't believe the first week of Advent is already here. I need to set up my candles and wreath for tonight.
I grew up with a cardamom bread called Bulla (not sure if I spelled that right) that my Mommo taught my mother to make I'm not sure if it was a Swedish or Finnish recipe. Your saffron bread sounds wonderful!
Your advent wreath is gorgeous and the bread looks delicious.
Hello Tyra .. it has been a while since I stopped to say hello. Your posts brings back memories of when we were living in Holland .. the markets in Belgium and Germany as well. Christmas time was wonderfully full of scents and smells .. the mulled wine and wonderful things to eat. Candles were such an important part of it all .. I still have some saved from Europe : )
Beautiful post !
Joy
I planted various Hyacinths outside this year. They are about six inches tall. Who cares about traditional? Just do what you like!
Brenda
Tyra,
Lovely traditions to celebrate Advent...you've painted a lovely picture in my imagination. Have a good week~~gail
Just as imagined, you have been creating wonderful moments, Tyra. Blessings for this holy season, setting a traditional tone, focusing on the true meaning of this beautiful holiday.
All those flowers inside must look stunning and smell fantastic! I will have to get my act together and do that next year. This year I was busy getting settled in at the new place. Happy Advent back at cha and I love your candle arrangement. The moss follows your natural theme with the flowers and all.
Tyra,
Your Advent candles are so inspiring. My advent candles are quite spare with no horticultural decoration. Peace be with you and your family.
-Heirloom Gardener
Happy start of Advent Tyra. I hope it's a wonderful season for you. I love hyacinths (and their scent too) but I've never thought of using them to celebrate this time of year either? and your non-traditional candleholder is wonderful too. You have such a flair for decorating with nature.
Very beautiful decorations, Tyra. I checked out both the links and wow! The buns look delicious and the the Indian theme...I was touched by it.
Isn't it wonderful when you incorporate traditional with non-traditional-- totally agree with Kathleen about your flair for decorating with nature.
Wonder Hyacinths Tyra and the candle holder looks great too!
Beautiful Tyra.
Advent has started over in my blog as well. My favorite season.
Så söt din adventsstake är!
Katarina
Before we know it, all 4 candles will be burning.
That saffron bread sounds delicious. And in answer to your question: we drink our mulled wine hot. ;-)
Koseleg og fin adventspynt :)
Lussekattane ser kjempegode ut :)
This post reminded me of my childhood, as my mother's mother was Swedish. We had the advent candles--not decorated as nicely as yours!--and my mother made saffron bread with currants. I also hadn't thought of hyacinth for this time of year, but what a lovely idea. Glad your whole household enjoys the scent.
Here is a lovely Christmas prose...
"The Unexpected Gift"
I hope it helps you treasure your family this season...
(it is my latest work)
http://www.jlomowriter.blogspot.com/
Thank you and many blessings...I really am happy to have found your blog :)
The Saffron Bread sounds so tempting! Wonderful photos, Tyra. I really liked the one you did with a Kerala theme (did you know that the Apostle St. Thomas converted many of the world's first christians in Kerala?) You've captured Kerala's green-ness so beautifully. Oh yes, and the elephants! ;)
That hyacinth looks so beautiful! I wish I could grow it here in Mumbai.
Hi Blossom 'Bulle' that's it and the one with saffron 'saffransbulle'
Warm welcome into my garden Pomona Belvedere, what a wonderful name you have choosen!
Lisa, Joy, Brenda,Gail, Joey, Anna, Kanak, Kathleen, Chandramouli, Britt-Arnhlid, Yolanda, Katarina, Marie, The muse and Sunita
Thank you very much all of you for all your wonderful comments,I'm so glad. Tyra xoxoxo
Tyra, I was just looking at where you live....and oh my goodness. It is a very beautiful place. Lots and lots of water around you.
Hi Anna, yes it is beautiful I'm very fortunate be able to live close to water. I love and I'm very thankful./ Tyra
Lovely Advent post..
I love this time of the year. Would love to be with my family around this time, but they live closer to you.
- Cheers Gisela
Tyra I wish you a peaceful Advent.
Your home must smell heavenly with the bread and hyacinths! What a lovely way to celebrate the Advent.
Hello dear Gisela yes this is certainly a joyful time of the year.
Hi Anna and thank you! I wish you the same.
Hi Racquel and thank you for your nice comment.
Take care/ Tyra
It's very inspiring to see how other countries celebrate Advent. We've lit our first candle too, will start to bake the traditional Christmas cookies and for St. Claus the "Grittibänz" a bread which has the form of a little man (or woman). A week before Christmas I always get a sweet saffron bread from a friend. We all like to eat it and therefor I am quite curious to read your
recipe around St. Luzia day :-) !! Wishing you a lightfull advent!
Barbara
Vackert och stämmningsfult nästan så jag längtar tillbaka till Advent!
Och lussekatter får jag nog gå ner och baka idag... MB
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