Family party in Iceland

I'm in Iceland and my granddad is holding a party for the whole family.

The ladies of the family. Actually the two on the sides married themselves into the family. The one in the middle is my mum's sister. As you can see, the handsome gene runs with the darker side of the family.


The niece generation


My older uncle is the keeper of the family secret recipe for some sort of lemon mousse. It's really tasty and is a must for an Icelandic Christmas.

Christmas family pics!

I relaxed soooo deeply in Dundee this Christmas. Much needed.
I drank a lot of red wine. For some reason I associate spending time with Mother with drinking red wine.


This is how my family looks early morning during the Christmas holidays. I love them, you know.

Christmas (Again!)

I'm home for Christmas. Some people think I lie when I claim to be an expat from Dundee. If this isn't proof for you, then I don't know what will convince you.


We had a Nordic-style Christmas dinner. Sure beats turkey.
We hired a pair of Nordic actors to accompany us, just to get the right feeling.
No, seriously, that's me mum and dad.


Didi was Santa last year, so this year it was my turn.
Here I am handing a nice gift to my mum.



We gave my dad the latest iPod. He looks pleased about it. Notice how Didi has mixed feelings about this. He's probably thinking he's going to steal it. We gave him some poker chips for his Christmas present. Actually I bought him a Wii (the games console) but once I saw he had out-grown me I quietly returned it.

So Didi, if you are reading this: now you understand the consequences of all this handsome-and-tall nonsense you are playing. If you want nice presents from me, stop growing and wear a brown bag over your head.

Christmas blessings

This blogging thing is spreading like a virus through the family. My mother is hilarious. Inspired by my innitiative, she has set up her own blog- but with a twist! She has cooked up some elaborate story about a strange nordic heritage. She's even teasing me by calling hers the Iceland Expat. Very post-modern, mum :-)


My own chronicles won't get anywhere unless I figure out a way to post my pictures online. I spent last night investigating my options. I thought Google would have some sort of online photoalbum service after they acquired Picasa, but that doesn't seem to be the case. Shame. I'm investigating other options. What's this Flickr thing?

Merry Christmas

ADDED 22 January:

I've finally figured out how to upload photos. Below are christmas pictures. Mother and Didi reading christmas cards; me and Dad trying to control our excitement over all the presents; and a couple of pictures of a traditional Swedish christmas smorgasbord.