We have snow in the garden now. The sidewalks usually have hot water pipes lying beneath the surface so there's not much snow on the streets at all. You'd better wear shoes though, even if the sidewalks are heated.

I'm coming to Sweden in 2 days. I've heard they have a lot of stuff just lying around in Swedish drawers and cupboards within 1m or so from the floor that need liberating. The airline still thinks I'm too young to travel on my own though so Mom has to come with me.

Here is the evidence. Iceland has stopped handing out weapons downtown and started to hand out vegetable soup in stead.
Today Mom and I wet downtown to the Post office to mail a package. I managed to break into the restricted staff area by crawling under a counter that Mom would never fit through. Genius. Then I ran off hoping they would weigh me and send me off to some neat destination. At the end of the day Mom paid my bail and the post office staff handed me over.

It's time for one of those happy, seasonal family events: the Christmas card photo shoot. Of course I can't reveal the Christmas card here just yet. These nice pics that were not chosen will have to do for now. You also might want to check out how cute I was last year.

This weekend I ran into Gryla which is the most hideous and horrifying monster we have in Iceland. She comes from the mountains at Christmas in search of children to eat. She captured me using her cat as bait but I got away. It was a close call.

Maybe we could use one of these outdoor shots as this year's Christmas card?

Me and my friends just learned a new trick: outnumbering.

It's important to check the taste and the durability of the kitchen equipment in the cabin. You wouldn't want those German tourists to get a bad impression. Hope they don't read my blog though because there was no running water for washing up afterwards.

Update: It's a hot spring. In the summer it's crowded with tourists. When it's almost -20° you have to be brave to run down that pathway, take all your clothes off in the open air "changing room" and jump in. The water is lovely 37-40°C. You wear a bathing suit and a warm hat. The steam freezes in your hair and it almost makes it hard to blink because your eyelids start to stick together.

Did you forget to put your clothes and your towel in a plastic bag when you stood there half naked before jumping in? Then you now have icicle clothing and have to run all the way back to the cabin in your swimsuit (not recommended). Getting out of the water is hell and if you take too long and try to dry yourself you will end up with a body armor of ice. Best thing is to have your Helly-Hansen suit ready so you can be dressed in 5 seconds. Lying in the hot spring in the night watching the Northern lights and the stars is quiet amazing.