My Sunday moment

This is my favourite Christmas present this year: a handmade notebook by my younger daughter; 20 squared pages, the size of my thumb. Kaffi is the Icelandic word for coffee.

Happy Holidays

As I write this, I'm finishing my cup of coffee and about to start preparing the rice and almond pudding, a Danish dessert that has become a tradition in our household on Christmas Eve (we open the presents after dinner tonight). The turkey is in the fridge, waiting to be prepared as well. I'm ready for a delicious feast.

I visited my new friend John Lewis and bought a white tablecloth and white napkins for our Christmas table (I love their Christmas ad this year, about the animal that had never seen Christmas). I snapped a few photos yesterday when I was getting everything ready. The berry branches are old, I bought them in Iceland many years ago and they are one of the few things I kept when we moved abroad.

Christmas wouldn't be complete without my Amazon book package. This year I got a few books from my wish list: two for the coffee table, Ralph Lauren (it's huge, filled with images) and The Natural Home by stylist Hans Blomquist. As I couldn't imagine Christmas without literature, I got a beautiful Penguin Clothbound Classics edition of Jane Austen's Persuasion. And yes, I got some Downton Abbey too. Yesterday three books from friends arrived via mail so there will be no shortage of reading material in this house over the holidays.

*Looking for inspiration for the holidays? Check out my Christmas board on Pinterest

I wish you all happy and peaceful holidays with loved ones! Or as we say in Icelandic: Gleðileg jól!