• Christmas Eve-What'sUP December 25 - 12:37 am

These two pictures reflect my state of mind this Eve of Christmas. A peaceful, glowing scene from Roger Kangas and then Taana Kalliainen supplies us with our Joulu puu. Yes, for a change, I'm all set for the holiday with no race to purchase last minute gifts, my tree is up, the presents are wrapped and waiting. The kinkku and the lanttulaatikko are both ready to bake, so now I can put a couple logs in the woodstove, prop up my feet, go back to sleep, and wait for the jolly man in the red suit to arrive! Rauhallista Joulua. ;)

Finnglish guide:
Joulu puu - Christmas tree
Kinkku - ham
Lanttulaatikko - rutabaga casserole
Rauhallista Joulu - Wishing you a peaceful Christmas

Merry Christmas to all!
Best wishes from AL!
Renee

BEST and CORDIALs Christmas regards from SUOMI
to every one persons there in BIG WATER BEYOND!

http://www.positiivarit.fi/joulu/english/24.html

Great THANKs also to all,,,BUT above all Pastys
magnificent PERSONNEL!!!

GOOD CHRISTMAS EVE TO ALL YOU OTHER INSOMNIACS. THE CHRISTMAS TREE AND SNOW IS JUST WHAT WE NEEDED TO KICK IN THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT. HEADED FOR KENTUCKY TO SEE THE GRANDKIDS....JOY TO THE WORLD..MERRY CHRISTMAS, JEFF AND PAT

Merry Christmas :) And to those of you who are traveling, may you have a safe journey :)

How do you make rutabaga casserole? Please tell us. It sounds so good.

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND PEACE ON EARTH GOOD WILL TO MEN.

Merry Christmas and God Bless all of you. Have a happy and safe holiday!

A Merry Christmas to all of our Pasty Cam family. It is such a joy to view all of the great pictures that are contributed to this site. Now it is off to J.C.Pennys to finish up on the commercial part of the season.

peace to all people of good will

http://www.saunalahti.fi/~marian1/gourmet/xmas5.htm} you might try this link for the reciepe.

Merry Christmas and Blessings to all of you. I am looking forward to enjoying Christmas Eve Service tonight. To all of you are my prayers and blessings.

Merry Christmas to all who make this site possible and to those visit who this site.

Thank you 'pasty.com' for another year of pictures and info. I check in most every day to see what's happening back 'home'.

We're baking up 8 loaves of Grandma's cardamum biscuit this morning - 'nisu' she called it. It wouldn't be Christmas without it! We had pasties last night...

Merry Christmas everyone!

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and may your day be filled with family and friends!

Merry Christmas to all...and thanks for he translations. Nice picture!! The UP has a magical way of shading the land and lighting up the shy with all the colors of the rainbow through-out the seasons.

Merry Christmas Everyone! My wish for all of you is to have a beautiful Christmas and a Happy New year!

Todays picture is gorgeous! The second one reminds me of the tree we decorated in our front yard at Dollar Bay. When it would snow and put a cover over the lights it was so pretty.

I googled rutabaga casserole and this URL is Finnish recipes:
http://www.kaiku.com/kutriskitchen.html

This one is Scandinavian recipes:
http://www.recipegoldmine.com/worldscand/scand29.html

An Apple Rutabaga Casserole:
http://www.donogh.com/cooking/sidedish/rutabaga.shtml

They all sound really good!!!

Holiday blessings to all friends on pasty.cam both near and far. How appropiate,the moon and sun in the same view. A symbol of life receding and renewing, life to death and to life again. We lose some of those we love but new life blooms again in the newborn child. Peace to all.

Merry Christmas to all!

Merry Christmas everyone. I've just woken up for the midnight shift, we're off Thailand and it's 12:30 am the 25th, or for me, Christmas morning.

Hi Honey, I got an early Christmas present yesterday morning-I got sunburned during a 1 1/2 hr Pirate watch on deck.

Tell everyone at Julie's I said Merry Christmas. Call the ship when everyone gets there, if you can! Love you,
Your Seismic Pirate :)

Yes .. both pictures is very beautifuls! Good atmosphere.

Merry Christmas to every one . The site brings me closer to home. I am loving it... And Sur5er, I want you to know I think you are the one of the most compassionate people. I love reading your responses to all the pasty cammers. May the Lord bless you and your family this Christmas season and may Santa shower you with lots of presents. And your pups too...

Mary says: Hey Cuz, I saw your message on here yesterday...I will tell my Mom! :-) Merry Christmas to you and yours also!

Ditto on Theresa's message. Thanks for the recipe's guys. While gathering to carol the other night I mentioned rutabegas and no one down here had a clue. Southerners. Will try the casserole.

The trees are gorgeous. I love them both. Hope everyone is doing well up there and traveling safely. Our only obstruction here is traffic.

I thought you'd like this story from the other night too: Our pastor shared with us this story of his church in Oklahoma City. One elderly gentleman was standing in the narthex as the pastor said good byes to the parishoners. One fellow said, "So are we having church tomorrow morning (it was Sunday) and the older fellow said, "It's Sunday isn't it!" In thie season where often times people are split as to where to obtain any message, I really feel that the old gentleman was right: It's Sunday isn't it!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE AND TO ALL OF YOU AT PASTY CENTRAL, THANKS FOR KEEPING ME IN CONTACT WITH THE COPPER COUNTRY FOR ANOTHER YEAR EH.

I have six llamas humming, 2 beagles barking, and one cat a sleeping. God keep our service men and women and bless our country. Merry Christmas to all and to all a Blessed New Year!!

May all you wonderful people have a happy and safe holiday season... From my home to yours!

Alex, Cindy, and Joshua Tiensivu

Theresa, Why thank you...what a wonderful compliment....but then again, the wonderful attitude of everyone on this site, is very contagious, eh ;) ((((((((((((HUGS)))))))))

Hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas. We have Da Abbi and Bailey's Christmas stockings hanging in the living room, for Santa to fill tonight ;)

Merry Christmas to all , missing the UP in Calif.