Advent Calendar, Dec 8: 83 Year Old Sami Reindeer Herder Tells About Her Life In Lapland
As I was watching, oh, maybe 10 different film clips about Sami, to find my favorite for this evening’s Advent post, I looked down and realized I have a Sami reindeer pelt over my legs, from my mother, possibly handed down from my grandmother, who worked in Lapland.
I am crazy about all things Sami, all things Lapland; Have been there once, and was so ecstatic I could barely speak. ‘
And who can believe their clothes?
Who can believe it?
Look at those mittens!
It’s extremely cold in upstate New York; I’m at my sister’s house.
We have been reunited with (cat) Simba, and in this cold, we have many back to back moves, in and out of storage units. One more tomorrow.
Oh to be a nomad—
One of my occupational therapy classmates was from Norway. She was lovely. They all were. Are you shifting back to New York? I had to shift my cat last year and he spent months in bording. He hasn't left my side willingly since. I have a hot water bottle and I get up through the night to fill it from the kettle and my cat and I share it.
Loved this Celia! The best part for me was the traditional clothing (while riding that awesome snowmobile).