Jasper waits for Santa

Santa, Jasper was a very good dog this year. XOXO

Doggies visit Santa

The Grand puppies went to the mall and got to see Santa. Yes, a good time was had by all.

Jasper, the Samoyed, is Emily's and Oliver, the German Shepard, is Elizabeth's dog.

Scandinavian Choir Potluck Dinner

We had a potluck dinner with our Scandinavian Choir group. What a fun time! We did a gift exchange and we sand a bit and we ate lots of delicious food. I took some pictures of their tree because it gives a good pictures of some traditional decorations.

Lovely tree and lots of gifts to trade.

Woven hearts, cones for  candy and flags to decorate the tree.

This is called Vinetarta and is basically a cookie textured cake and prune layers with icing on top. Yum

Dessert Rosettes

Dessert Rosettes made by Alicia. These are a very yummy Scandinavian treat made by dipping a shaped hot iron into batter and then hot oil. She served it with a pudding like sauce and lingonberry jam. The dishes are our winter ones. Let it Snow is just how life is in Winnipeg so we might as well have it on our plates!

Ice Candles

Aren't these lovely centerpieces? We got the 2 piece molds at a garden supply center for a clearance price. I put the water and left over pine branches into the mold and stuck it outside to freeze because it was colder outside than in my freezer!

I had them on a nice platter and it helped keep things tidy. Don't forget these things do melt! The candle inside at one point melted right through. There are really a lot of options for what you could freeze in the mold. I like the greenery and berries but you could add citrus slices, tiny decoration.