This Christmas was unusual, since I stayed at home. My father and his girlfriend came to my place for Christmas Eve. We had a very tasty lunch with meatballs (made from moose meat), sausages, roasted ham, pickled herring and some Danish cheese. The cheese was a big hit, it's strong in flavour and smell (to the extent that you need to wrap it in several layers of plastic). At 3 PM it was time for the Disney cartoon special shown on TV every year. My father's girlfriend had made cake for dessert, a sponge cake filled with fig jam. I served it with whipped cream. Very nice. There were no presents given this day, since I had already handed them over. I gave my father a cushion I had made myself and a bag with deli groceries. His girlfriend got a toiletry bag I had made from the same fabric as the cushion. This was the first time in years that I brought out the sewing machine. I also made curtains for a friend and mended a pair of pants.
At work the number of requests slowed down at the end of the year but the returns increased. On the 23rd we were two people in the stacks and it was no problem making it. The present from work was a gift certificate, which I still haven't used. We managed to have a Christmas party in a restaurant (where we were the only guests). It went well, we just had dinner (great food) and then went home before 9 PM.
New Year's Eve I drove to the summerhouse, where my mother and her boyfriend were staying. We had a tasty chicken meal with chocolate mousse for dessert. At midnight we went down to the beach to look at the fireworks. They were not so many this time, but still worth seeing. I spent about ten days at the summerhouse and did very little. My mother gave me a towel set and a bathroom mat as a delayed Christmas present. I gave her a pair of scissors. On a related subject, she gave me a much needed haircut also. We kept busy with a jigsaw puzzle with 1000 pieces, image was views from Skåne. We visited a few people also but kept the distance. The fleamarkets were open on the Saturday so my mother and I went there but found very little.
The first working day this week was terrible. Many people are sick and the number of requests were higher than ever before. I was told there had been problems the previous week also. This Tuesday I had to get treatment by the chiropractor because I had taken it too easy at the summerhouse. My back crashes if I don't keep active.
The 4th wave of the Corona virus is spreading fast in society. Many of my colleagues were sick over the holidays, and some are still absent. One colleague got really sick from the 3rd shot, so he is also at home.
The only other thing worth mentioning is the fact that I finally got a designated parking space at my place. It's very practical because it's very close and I don't have to remember were I parked my car... You will be surprised to know how difficult it was sometimes to find it in the mornings. Apparently, grey color is very common in cars.
