Happy Syttende Mai!
That’s Norwegian for Happy Seventeenth of May which is Norway’s Constitution Day. Even though I’m an American, I’m a 100% Norwegian American and do celebrate with my Norwegian friends and family.
I have a traditional Bunad such as the one on this cup….although it no longer fits me. It was definitely from the pre-childbirth days.
I still fit into these sølje though. *grin*
Sølje, which translates roughly to spoons, are traditional brooches women wore at the collar of their white bunad shirt. Mine are shamefully tarnished.
I even bought a bunad for mini-me when she was about 2. She was very unhappy with me when I put it on her to get a photo before she outgrew it.
Oh how the time has gone!! Speaking of which… J got his drivers licence yesterday! Wowsers!!
Errands are on my list today and a couple projects that are works in progress.
What are you doing today?
Wowser, I learned some new words today. And happy Syttende Mai to you. Mini-me looks like her mother! She’s a genuine doll.
Big J got a DL? Time does fly. You knew it was inevitable, though.
I’ll be staying in because it’s very cold and high winds are forecast for today. It’s a good day to clean my refrigerator and craft room, not necessarily in that order.
Loved the cup and the traditional garments that are shown on it. Thanks for sharing these for T this Tuesday.
Happy T Day and Happy !7th May Halle! Enjoy your national celebrations. The dresses like that are similar to the German national dress and are called ‘Dirndl’ here. Time goes by very quickly, and kids grow up very rapidly, that’s true! Have a great week, hugs, Valerie
Happy Syttende Mai, halle – thanks for the info!
It is great to honor our roots.
The bunad dress reminds me of German dirndl dresses. I still have a red one that I used to wear long ago.
Precious pic and where oh where does the time go
Happy Syttende Mai and Happy T Day!
oxo
I agree with Patty about honoring our roots. I love that teacup, along with the brooch and your darling daughter in her traditional outfit! Thanks for the Norwegian words too- I love learning in other languages. Happy T day!
Love the teacup! I’m such a mix of nationalities that I often claim to be “Heinz 57” Love the cup and mini-me is adorable in her outfit 🙂 Have a great week!!!
The ‘bunad’ that your daughter is wearing is lovely. Thank you Halle for sharing somethings from your culture.I am always interested in knowing about other countries,t h eir tradition and culture
Happy T day
happy norway day..that bunad takes me back to my visit to norway where I made boller..love the spoon brooch
A lovely teacup showing your national costume, thank you for telly me about your National Day, its good to learn something from other countries.
Yvonne
I love the little bit of history and culture in your post today. And what a pretty cup too. I suppose I am the bad guy though because I am officially 3/4 Swedish American and since Norway finally gained its independence from my mostly ancestral homeland there must have been some bad feelings. I don’t know anything about this history and now I want to find out. Happy T day and happy Syttende Mai.
oh what a cute cup, and adorable picture of mini me!! funny how sometimes they can’t wait for you to take their picture, and other times they are so not gonna let you do it! beautiful brooch!! I love stuff like that, tarnished is just a protective coating–kind of like dust 😉 I have lots of that! happy T day quite a bit late…
I love the cup! Hope mini-me got over the ‘trauma’ of having a photo taken wearing the bunad! Love the gorgeous brooch! Hugs, Chrisx
Your teacup is adorable and mini me is lovely.The brooch is superb too!Thanks so much for your kind words!