yule

Christmas in the shadow of the kreppa

December 21, 2009

These are busy days here at the Weather Report. The last few days before Christmas and so many little details to take care of. I’m sure most of you can relate. I’ve been rather pleased with myself this year at how well organized I am – when you do the same things every year it [...]

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Announcing our New IWR 2010 Calendars!

December 6, 2009

So, it’s almost the end of the year, and some of you will no doubt need help remembering dates and things in the year to come – and seeing how some of you were urging me to do this, oh, about a year ago … I am now delighted to announce the appearance of the [...]

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MY ICELAND: The Advent

November 29, 2009

Today is the first day of the Advent* here in Iceland, meaning we have now entered the season of Kitty and the Yule Lads. This is definitely one of the most magical times of year here, fully qualified to rival the season of the midnight sun. It’s the time when coloured lights decorate just about [...]

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More Yule…

December 13, 2006

Right. As promised, here is more on our Yule, from the list in this post. #10 THE CHRISTMAS BOOK FLOOD Did you know Iceland sells more books per capita than any other nation in the world? And very proud we are of this fact, too. Probably around 90 percent of the books sold [I don't [...]

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