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DON´T YOU GET HAPPY WHEN BARÇA WINS 2 - 0 AGAINST MADRID? TRY THIS VIDEO ANYHOW!!

Merry Christmas!! NOW is the time to think of Cristmas presents- Operation Christmas Child!

This is what I have knitted for Operation Christmas Child. A whole footballteam of teddybears.

The child can put the hand inside and move it!!

I got the idea from my fantastic niece Sonya who has been working for this organisation for a long time.

www.operationchristmaschild.org.uk

Here you can see where the gifts went last year for example. The idea is to pack a shoebox with different items and send it to children who have nothing.

If there are no places near to you to collect these boxes, contact me and I will give you an adress to my niece in England. You don´t have to pack a box. They are doing it at her town. But if you have someting you think would be nice just put it in a padded envelop and send it. Perhaps ther are some soft knitted toys or dresses for smal children you can make yourself? Here is a list of what it could be:

GIFT IDEAS

TOYS
small cars, balls, dolls, stuffed animals, kazoos, harmonicas, yo-yos, jump ropes, small Etch A Sketch®, toys that light up or make noise (with extra batteries), Slinky®, etc.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES
pens, pencils and sharpener, crayons or markers, stamps and ink pad sets, writing pads or paper, solar calculators, coloring and picture books, etc.

HYGIENE ITEMS
toothbrush, toothpaste, mild bar soap (in a plastic bag), comb, washcloth, etc.

OTHER
Hard candy and lollipops (please double bag all candy), mints, gum, T-shirts, socks, ball caps; sunglasses, hair clips, toy jewelry, watches, flashlights (with extra batteries)

A PERSONAL NOTE
In a separate envelope, you may enclose a note to the child and a photo of yourself or your family. (If you include your name and address, the child may write back.)

DO NOT INCLUDE:

Used or damaged items; war-related items such as toy guns, knives or military figures; chocolate or food; out-of-date candy; liquids or lotions; medications or vitamins; breakable items such as snowglobes or glass containers; aerosol cans

Every year we buy gifts for persons who really do NOT need anything. Why not give something this year that really makes a difference???

Look at all the boxes that made a difference last year:

Feel free to make a comment here on my blog and I will contact you!!

Merry Christmas everyone!!

The royal wedding rehearsal. News for insiders!!! Don´t tell anyone!!

EXTRA, EXTRA!

William and Kate have decided to rehears their wedding. We got this very secret
rehearsal on video. Enjoy!!

My adventure with the raw shrimps - alive...!

Well, well, well.... It didn´t go exactly as I planned. When we were sitting there and prepared to eat them alive...they looked at us with their sad eyes and we just could NOT swallow them like that. We put them in a bucket and went down to the harbour and put them back in the water!!

Then we went home and had some nice beefsteaks and a good red wine intstead. I have decided to try something NOT so exotic and more easy from NOMA´s cookbook next time:

Cookbook dishes from the award-winning restaurant.

René Redzepi, the chef behind the locavore Danish fare at Copenhagen hot spot Noma, has just published a cookbook full of his delectable dishes — Noma: Time And Place In Nordic Cuisine (2010 Phaidon). Try one of these sweet desserts with local Copenhagen ingredients such as sea buckthorn berry juice, beet juice, bintje potatoes and green anise seeds.

So NOW we look forward to go and let Noma make the food. Sometime when there is something special to celebrate. It must be fantastic!!

This evening I feel for raw shrimps... YES r-a-w not fresh. Check Noma :: The best restaurant in the world

Noma has been elected the best restaurant in the world for the second time, and it has raw shrimps on the menu as you can see on the video!!
Noma is a two Michelin star restaurant run by chef René Redzepi in Copenhagen, Denmark. The name is an acronym of the two Danish words "nordisk" (Nordic) and "mad" (food), and the restaurant is known for its reinvention and interpretation of the Nordic Cuisine. In both 2010 and 2011, it was ranked as the Best Restaurant in the World by Restaurant.

Here is the chef himself. Bravo RENÈ!!!
You can look at his website for more information: www.noma.dk

I have been down to the fishermans village today and have some shrimps that are alive in the fridge. Now we will see if I dare try them with brown butter. Will tell you more about it tomorrow if I survive...

Do we understand each other?

The power of words... Sometimes we should try a little harder to understand each other!!

I will never complain about being fat or saying that I am not able to do things or any such nonsens again!! And neither will you after watching this!!

After having met this guy you will love life too. Thank you Nick!