Så kom det nye år – som det altid gør. Det er den samme procedure som altid.
Vi har haft et meget roligt nytår. Os forældre og de to voksne sønner – og vores elskede Darwin.
I år var det første gang vores nye Konge skulle holde sin tale til nationen. Vi sad alle og fulgte med og aldrig har jeg været mere stolt, af at være dansker. Vi har i sandhed fået en Konge, der har lært, , sit “værktøj” godt – takket være vores forstandige Dronning Margrethe. Kong Frederik X har også vist i det forgange år, at han har taget rollen til sig, på sin helt egen facon.
Vi havde gjort lidt mere ud af maden – vi spiste ørred, med citronsauce, green pasta og gulerødder.
Senere på aftenen så vi film og hyggede os mens vejret rasede derude – for Danmark er ramt af kraftig storm og nedbør.
Darwin klarede det hele i stiv pote. Han var meget rolig hele aftenen og kunne enda gå i haven et par gange for at ordne sit buisness.
Vi fejrede det nye år med kransekage – som bliver lavet af marcipan. Det er en speciel dansk tradition. Jeg drak dog ikke champagne, men nøjedes med en ramløsa vand.
Det var dog først ca 2:30 der blev så roligt, at Darwin lige kunne rende lidt rundt i haven og snuse. Han var aldrig alene derude, nogen af gangene.
I dag er det 1. januar og vi har taget hul på det nye år – det er lidt fladt må jeg indrømme.
Then came the new year – as it always does. It’s the same procedure as always.
We’ve had a very quiet New Year. Us parents and the two adult sons – and our beloved Darwin.
This year was the first time our new King had to give his speech to the nation. We all sat and followed and I’ve never been more proud to be a Dane. We have truly got a King who has learned his “tool” well – thanks to our wise Queen Margrethe. King Frederik X has also shown in the past year that he has embraced the role, in his own way.
We had made a little more of the food – we ate trout, with lemon sauce, green pasta and carrots.
Later in the evening we watched a movie and had a good time while the weather raged outside – because Denmark has been hit by heavy storms and rainfall.
Darwin coped with it all in a stiff manner. He was very calm all evening and was even able to go to the garden a couple of times to do his business.
We celebrated the new year with kransekage – which is made of marzipan. It is a special Danish tradition. I didn’t drink champagne, but settled for a ramløsa water.
However, it wasn’t until about 2:30 that it became so quiet that Darwin could just run around the garden and sniff. He was never alone out there, any of the times.
Today is January 1st and we have started the new year – it is a bit flat, I must admit.
