Some Christmas Favorites – Ulubione gwiazdkowe rzeczy

These are my favorite Christmas decorations bought by my mother in Poland for me and and for my sister. I like knowing that even though there is so much distance between us on the holidays, that my sister and I have the same decorations up on our trees.

To są moje ulubione ozdoby świąteczne, które moja matka kupiła w Polsce dla mnie i dla mojej sisotry. Lubię o tym wiedzieć nawet jeśli jest taki wielki dystans między nami podczas świąt, że moja siostra i ja mamy takie same ozdoby na naszych choinkach.

A favorite tradition is to leave a plate of cookies and a glass of milk for Santa and carrots for the reindeer.

Ulubioną tradycją jest zostawianie talerzyka ciasteczek i szklanki mleka dla Św. Mikołaja oraz marchewki dla reniferów.

Rosie’s favorite presents – a baby, a cradle and a harmonica. Photos by Rosie :)

Ulubione prezenty Rosie – dzidziuś, kołyska i harmonijka. Zdjęcia wykonane przez Rosie :)

Lizzie’s favorite presents. A remote control McQueen and Cars puzzle.

Ulubione prezenty Lizzie. Zdalnie sterowany McQueen i puzzle z Autami.

A throwback gift from my childhood – Slinkies

I powrót do przeszłości - prezent z mojego dzieciństwa – Slinki.

A gift to me from Misiu. A new charm for my bracelet.

Prezent dla mnie od Misia. Nowa zawieszka na moją bransoletkę.

Our favorite for the kids. It was a sleeper hit – a juicer.

Nasz ulubiony prezent dla dzieci. To był prawdziwy acz niespodziewany hicior - sokowirówka.

General Christmas chaos

Ogólny bałagan świąteczny.

I hope your holiday was as great as ours.

Mam nadzieję, że wasze święta były tak samo udane jak nasze.

Merry Christmas!

Wesołych Świąt!

Favorites

My apartment contains a very strange mix of furniture. I’ve got a lot of “Swedish” furniture, so much so that one of my friends, seeing a picture of my apartment, asked if we lived in IKEA. I have a few pieces of second-hand Bodzio furniture that I painted for the kids. (If you don’t know what Bodzio furniture is, consider yourself lucky. If you do, then let’s send our props to Bogdan Szewczyk and the furniture manufacturing haven of Twardogóra/Goszcz.) I also have a few (that means 2) antique pieces. Misiu says that they are not really antique. The furniture is more than a hundred years old and I bought it in an antique shop. That’s antique enough for me.

My absolute favorite piece of furniture is our wardrobe. When I spotted it at the antique shop, I couldn’t resist touching it, stroking it actually. Then the saleslady opened up the wardrobe to show me the inside where she revealed a secret compartment. I was already making up dramatic stories in my mind of previous owners hiding their valuables from the invading Germans, or Russians, or Martians or whomever. I had to have it. I stayed at the antique shop to stand guard over my precious wardrobe as I sent Misiu to the cash machine to get some money for a deposit, pronto!

a top viewa close up view a bottom view

I cannot tell you where the secret compartment is or what is in it, but wouldn’t you like to know?

Do you have a favorite piece of furniture?