December morning

This post " December morning" was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden/ Tyras Trädgård

Sunday morning and I'm up before the birds. The house is quiet and I'm on the veranda watching enjoying my morning coffe and the dawn. Isn't just heavenly to watch a pale december sun rising.

I have this little figurine in one of the bedrooms and this morning you was especially pretty as she was standing in the sun among the green ivy. She's actually Swedish, made in Ekeby a very long time ago.

With these two pictures I wish you all a lovely sunday./ Tyra

OH... There are so many ways to say it. Here are some from how to say it in Afrikaan to how the Yoruba people says it. Yorùbá? I had to look it up!

Afrikaans	Gesëende Kersfees
Afrikander	Een Plesierige Kerfees
African/ Eritrean/ Tigrinja	Rehus-Beal-Ledeats
Albanian	Gezur Krislinjden
Arabic:	Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Argentine:	Feliz Navidad
Armenian:	Shenoraavor Nor Dari yev Pari Gaghand
Azeri:	Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
Bahasa Malaysia:	Selamat Hari Natal
Basque:	Zorionak eta Urte Berri On!
Bengali:	Shuvo Naba Barsha
Bohemian:	Vesele Vanoce
Brazilian:	Boas Festas e Feliz Ano Novo
Breton:	Nedeleg laouen na bloavezh mat
Bulgarian:	Tchestita Koleda; Tchestito Rojdestvo Hristovo
Catalan:	Bon Nadal i un Bon Any Nou!
Chile:	Feliz Navidad
Chinese: (Cantonese)	Gun Tso Sun Tan'Gung Haw Sun
Chinese: (Mandarin)	Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
Choctaw:	Yukpa, Nitak Hollo Chito
Columbia:	Feliz Navidad y Próspero Año Nuevo
Cornish:	Nadelik looan na looan blethen noweth
Corsian:	Pace e salute
Crazanian:	Rot Yikji Dol La Roo
Cree:	Mitho Makosi Kesikansi
Croatian:	Sretan Bozic
Czech:	Prejeme Vam Vesele Vanoce a stastny Novy Rok
Danish:	Glædelig Jul
Duri:	Christmas-e- Shoma Mobarak
Dutch:	Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar! or Zalig Kerstfeast
English:	Merry Christmas
Eskimo: (inupik)	Jutdlime pivdluarit ukiortame pivdluaritlo!
Esperanto:	Gajan Kristnaskon
Estonian:	Ruumsaid juulup|hi
Faeroese:	Gledhilig jol og eydnurikt nyggjar!
Farsi:	Cristmas-e-shoma mobarak bashad
Finnish:	Hyvaa joulua
Flemish:	Zalig Kerstfeest en Gelukkig nieuw jaar
French:	Joyeux Noel
Frisian:	Noflike Krystdagen en in protte Lok en Seine yn it Nije Jier!
Galician:	Bo Nada
Gaelic:	Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr!
German:	Froehliche Weihnachten
Greek:	Kala Christouyenna!
Hausa:	Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Hawaiian:	Mele Kalikimaka
Hebrew:	Mo'adim Lesimkha. Chena tova
Hindi:	Shub Naya Baras
Hausa:	Barka da Kirsimatikuma Barka da Sabuwar Shekara!
Hawaian:	Mele Kalikimaka ame Hauoli Makahiki Hou!
Hungarian:	Kellemes Karacsonyi unnepeket
Icelandic:	Gledileg Jol
Indonesian:	Selamat Hari Natal
Iraqi:	Idah Saidan Wa Sanah Jadidah
Irish:	Nollaig Shona Dhuit or Nodlaig mhaith chugnat
Iroquois:	Ojenyunyat Sungwiyadeson honungradon nagwutut. Ojenyunyat osrasay.
Italian:	Buone Feste Natalizie
Japanese:	Shinnen omedeto. Kurisumasu Omedeto
Jiberish:	Mithag Crithagsigathmithags
Korean:	Sung Tan Chuk Ha
Latin:	Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!
Latvian:	Prieci'gus Ziemsve'tkus un Laimi'gu Jauno Gadu!
Lausitzian:	Wjesole hody a strowe nowe leto
Lettish:	Priecigus Ziemassvetkus
Lithuanian:	Linksmu Kaledu
Low Saxon:	Heughliche Winachten un 'n moi Nijaar
Macedonian:	Sreken Bozhik
Maltese:	IL-Milied It-tajjeb
Manx:	Nollick ghennal as blein vie noa
Maori:	Meri Kirihimete
Marathi:	Shub Naya Varsh
Navajo:	Merry Keshmish
Norwegian:	God Jul or Gledelig Jul
Occitan:	Pulit nadal e bona annado
Papiamento:	Bon Pasco
Papua New Guinea:	Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas na Nupela yia i go long yu
Pennsylvania German:	En frehlicher Grischtdaag un en hallich Nei Yaahr!
Peru:	Feliz Navidad y un Venturoso Año Nuevo
Philipines:	Maligayan Pasko!
Polish:	Wesolych Swiat Bozego Narodzenia or Boze Narodzenie
Portuguese:	Feliz Natal
Pushto:	Christmas Aao Ne-way Kaal Mo Mobarak Sha
Rapa-Nui (Easter Island):	Mata-Ki-Te-Rangi. Te-Pito-O-Te-Henua
Rhetian:	Bellas festas da nadal e bun onn
Romanche (sursilvan dialect):	Legreivlas fiastas da Nadal e bien niev onn!
Rumanian:	Sarbatori vesele
Russian:	Pozdrevlyayu s prazdnikom Rozhdestva is Novim Godom
Sami:	Buorrit Juovllat
Samoan:	La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Sardinian:	Bonu nadale e prosperu annu nou
Serbian:	Hristos se rodi
Slovakian:	Sretan Bozic or Vesele vianoce
Sami:	Buorrit Juovllat
Samoan:	La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
Scots Gaelic:	Nollaig chridheil huibh
Serb-Croatian:	Sretam Bozic. Vesela Nova Godina
Serbian:	Hristos se rodi.
Singhalese:	Subha nath thalak Vewa. Subha Aluth Awrudhak Vewa
Slovak:	Vesele Vianoce. A stastlivy Novy Rok
Slovene:	Vesele Bozicne. Screcno Novo Leto
Spanish:	Feliz Navidad
Swedish:	God Jul and (Och) Ett Gott Nytt År
Tagalog:	Maligayamg Pasko. Masaganang Bagong Taon
Tami:	Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
Trukeese:	(Micronesian) Neekiriisimas annim oo iyer seefe feyiyeech!
Thai:	Sawadee Pee Mai
Turkish:	Noeliniz Ve Yeni Yiliniz Kutlu Olsun
Ukrainian:	Srozhdestvom Kristovym
Urdu:	Naya Saal Mubarak Ho
Vietnamese:	Chung Mung Giang Sinh
Welsh:	Nadolig Llawen
Yugoslavian:	Cestitamo Bozic
Yoruba:	E ku odun, e ku iye'dun! From Christmas World

Fourth Sunday of Advent

This post "Fourth Sunday of Advent" was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyras Trädgård/Tyra's Garden

It is The Fourth Sunday of Advent and today we lit the fourth candle. The Candle of Joy!

In all my window sills I have now during Advent a lot of fragrant and so very pretty Hyacinths. Along with the Amaryllis Hippeastrum they are my favourite flowers now in Advent.

I Wish You All a Happy Fourth of Advent

Today's Flower - Hyacinth

Lucia Celebration in Sweden

This post "Lucia Celebration in Sweden" was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyras Trädgård/ Tyras Garden

13th of December - It is now on this day we celebrate LUCIA. Saint Lucy's Day

Lucia Celebration in Hållnäs Church in the northern part of Uppland, Sweden

A traditional kind of bun is normally eaten on this day, Lussekatt or Lussebulle translated to english "St. Lucia Bun". It is made with saffron.

Although St. Lucia's Day is not an official holiday in Sweden, it is a popular occasion among all ages here in Sweden. Early in the morning we watch the Lucia on the television or "live" at home.

 

Happy New Year 2011 - Thank You for this Year.

This post 'Happy New Year 2011 - Thank You for this Year.' was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius-Lindhe in the blog

 Tyra's Garden/Tyras Trädgård

Last day of december and 2010...I just would like to thank all of you wonderful blogging garden-friends for a fantastic year. I also wish you a great, prosperous and Happy New Year!

 This is a favourite in our home, it is a Danish (Scandinavian) Kransekage. This Kransekage is often served during Christmas, New Year and Weddings. It is an almond paste cake - the only ingredients are Almond paste, egg-whites and icing sugar for the decoration.

Happy New Year!  / TYRA

Om ni kikar i Allt om Trädgårds Nr.1 2011 så är jag med och bjuder på 'insidertips'.

Det är Lena Israelsson som skriver om Favoriterna i köksträdgården. Trädgårdsmästare Nanna Bylund, Stefan Eriksson (årets kock), ÅkeTruedsson och jag berättar om våra favoriter.

Läs mer om detta i KÖKSTRÄDGÅRDEN

GOTT NYTT ÅR!

Mosiac Monday Little Red House - Saint Lucia

This post Little Red House - Saint Lucia was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden

This is from yesterdays walk through the little village Åkerby. What a wonderful winter day, the sun was shining and the snow was glittering and it was just a perfect Sunday afternoon. All the little red houses brightened up the otherwise fairly black and white landscape. This is where I have my little red cottage, my "summerhouse", Åkerby is a very old village, I don't know how old but I know that the Russians burnt most of it down in 1917 during the so called "rysshärjningarna" Russian ravages. The clocktower in Åkerby is from 1739 and my little red house is from 1901.

Today we celebrate The Day of Saint Lucia   (Saint Lucy's Day wikipedia) a lovely day in Advent. A day with filled with glorious music, lots of candlelights, saffron bread and of course Lucia.

Mosaic Monday - Little Red House

The Four Seasons in Tyra's Garden - Winter, Spring , Summer or Fall

This post - The Four Seasons of Tyra's Garden - Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall was originally uploaded by Tyra in the blog Tyra's Garden

Winter, spring , summer or fall,

All you have to do is call

And I'll be there, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Words from James Taylor's classic song  You got a friend

Four Seasons

 Spring - Open the door and let the sun shine in and warm body and soul.

Summer - The Kitchen Garden "in floribus"

Fall - Golden leaves brightens up my garden. "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower"

 very true indeed.

Winter - Time to rest, plan and dream.

It is Blooming Friday again! This weeks theme Four pictures - Four Seasons

Winter decoration - Brassica oleracea var. sabauda

This post Winter decoration - Brassica oleracea var. sabauda was originally uploaded by Tyra Hallsénius Lindhe in the blog Tyra's Garden

Savoy Cabbage

I actually bought a Savoy cabbage last week just because it was so beautiful. Now I have it outside on a table just outside my door on the porch. Just as a decor. As I looked at my winter decoration the other day I wondered why is it called “Savoy” cabbage?

 Well now I know it is name from a place in France - Savoie, ta-daa

But…

You see the French on the other hand, call it Chou de Milan or Chou de Savoia. They says it is a very ancient cabbage from Milan and that is why they call it Chou de Milan…ta-daa

But…

You see the Italians call it Cavolo di Savoia or Cavolo di Milano

Confused?

Savoia or Milan… well, it is same, same but different, they are practically next door to each other.

Carl von Linné named it Brassica oleracea var. sabauda and Sabauda is on the very road between… yeah that’s right Milan and Savoie. Clever man.

My Savoy Cabbage in now totally deep frozen and it will be beautiful for many more days to come and now when I pass by it I know - Savoie, Sabauda, Milan...

Brassica oleracea var. sabauda

I love all kinds of cabbages. It is such a versatile vegetable, so handy to use in the kitchen; you can make so many wonderful dishes with cabbage. And it is sooo good for you.

Great minds think alike ;-) I know my friend Randi Måhl think of this Savoy cabbage as a decoration too, she even put it in a vase. Just beautiful 

Blooming Friday - Today's flower Saturday Show off

This for this weeks theme on  Blooming Friday is on the windowsill well...I bend it a bit "on the front porch".

CHANGE

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Time for me to change the header and to make a small change in the design.

Winter blue and Indian red?

poster from easy art

Winter apples or apple blossoms?


Decisions, decisions...which one to take...hm

Well you already know the answer.

A warm indian red for the border and an impressionistic photo of my appleblossoms.

What do you say, do you like it?

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Inga stora ändringar men jag tyckte det var dags för lite förändring på utseendet. Det var lite svårt att välja, skulle jag ta det kalla eller varma, blått eller rött, vinter eller sommar, Yin eller Yang? Ja...så här blev ett impressionistiskt photo av äppelblom kombinerat med en varm rödton på kantdekoren. Vad säjer ni, ser det bra ut?

Paperwhite - Narcissus papyraceus - Tazetter

I'm continuing on the theme winter-flowering plants, December blooms that have the ability to brighten up even the darkest of days. Last week I got two bulbs of Paperwhites from a friend and now they are 'in floribus', this delicate and elegant bulbous plant native to the Mediterranean region and it is very fragrant too.

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Så här års gläds man verkligen av alla underbara blommor som blommar just nu i advent. Dessa små Tazetter är ju helt sagolika, enkla och på samma gång sofistikerade också doftar det ljuvligt också.

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Den här härliga kommer ifrån bild ifrån ett Smågodis till jul Slottsträdgården Ulriksdal det är verkligen godis i mina ögon.

Så här skriver odla.nu om Tazett Narcissus papyraceus

Namn: Tazett (Narcissus papyraceus)
Familj: Amaryllidaceae, amaryllisväxter.
Ursprung: Sydeuropa, Medelhavsområdet, Kina, Japan.
Beskrivning: Narcissus – från grekiskans narke, bedövning, förlamningpapyraceus – pappersaktig
Namnet har uppkommit därför att avkok på växten är rogivande och i högpotenta lösningar förlamande. läs mer...

Blommig fredag hos Katarina

Winter Flowers - Phalaenopsis

We have now lit candle number two and we are entering the second week of Advent, this wonderful time that comes to an end on Christmas Day.

I wonder... what kind of flowers do you have in your windows during December?

On my windowsill I have a lot of orchids and this one has such a pretty colour, almost Christmas red. I cannot think of a winter flowering plant that is more durable and that flowers for such a long time as the Phalaenopsis.

Tips and ideas how to care for your Phalaenopsis,

about - watering, fertilizer, light, potting etc.

What to do after the blooming is over. After care.