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Today is my birthday. Only my mother remembered. Bless her heart. The children drew pictures of cakes when they heard that it was my birthday. Bless them. Blessings to all who read this and who think kindly of me. Anna First Commenter: Rebecca from Cat lovers' site

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This is our Christmas tree with traditional Swedish decorations made out of straw. These pictures were taken on Christmas Eve 2007, two years ago. For those of you who would like to see what I look like, I am making an exception and showing a photo of our whole family, including me. (Except for the cats, but someone has to press the shutter-button. Thank you Calle Cat!) Regular visiters can see how much the children have grown and changed since then. From left to right we are little then three-year-old Elisabet, yours truly, "Anna", a then six-year-old Erik and Torbjorn, father, husband and head of household. I had just taken ill with a bad stomach virus just two days before, and had not quite recovered. (You may notice that the glands in my throat are swollen.) I was feeling poorly the rest of that winter, and vowed to take any vaccinations against the flu that is ever offered. I've been much healthier since then. We had a lovely Christmas tree from our own forest that...

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Happy Birthday Erik! Anna First Commenter: Mariuca

Calle Cat says: 'Yes, we are indeed fluffy creatures, but you have no idea how much work we put into keeping it that way! I never stop grooming!' Happy Fluffy Friday #3! Anna First Commenter: Beaded Tail Share your fluffy friends with us every Friday! Whether it's a favourite stuffed toy or an adorable pet - basically anything fluffy, we'd love to see your pictures! Leave ONLY the POST URL here and grab the Fluffy Friday badge at Meow Diaries . All links are reserved STRICTLY for Fluffy Friday participants and any unrelated links will be deleted.

(A not so) Wordless Wednesday: Lucia. Lucia-day is always celebrated on the 13th of December in Sweden. Contests are held in every town and city to elect each year's Lucia, who traditionally, is a very fair-haired girl dressed in a white gown with a blood-red sash and a crown of lit candles, to commemorate the original Saint Lucia, who died a martyr approximately 305 A.D. According to legend, she was burned at the stake, but had to be stabbed in the throat because she would not die . We who live in the North and long for light, use this maiden from Syracuse, as our symbol of light and hope in the darkest hour of winter. But this year, since the thirteenth of December was on a Sunday, all the school children had their Lucia-pagent on Monday the fourteen, either very early in the morning, when it is still dark, or in the late afternoon, when it gets dark again. Here are some shots from Elisabet's pre-school. Elisabet is the short blond girl with the Lucia-crown made of fab...

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This week's PhotoHunt theme # 191 is "Undesirable". This was not an easy one. I chose these whithered roses. Happy Weekend! Anna First Commenter: Karen WillOaksStudio PhotoHunt