I lived in the darkness of the northern winters for 20 years and yet returning to it feels both strange and comforting. Having lived in Australia with its sunny skies for a lifetime now it blows my mind to see the not rise till 9 o’clock in the morning and then only grace us with its presence till mid-afternoon. By 4pm it is pitch black again and another 17 hours of darkness starts again.
I spent all of my childhood in Denmark and the long dark winter evenings certainly encourages a lot more reading and opportunities to “hygge” with family and friends. Hygge is this unique Danish word for spending cozyy time with loved ones. It often involves good food, drinks, candles and warm heating. Basically people connecting and enjoying each others company No direct translation is available as its such a Scandinavian term. Its part of our unique culture…
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Lovely post and writing you made me cry 😢, this means you have filled me with emotion too. It is always nice to come back from where we are coming from.
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Awww! Thank you so much for your kind words. Its made my day. I can see from your blog you are from Italy originally, so I guess you can understand the mixed emotions we can have for our “homeland” and our new country. Thank you again for your sweet words and for following 🙂
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