RUBY DECEMBER NINTH

Ruby Tuesday
Originated by MaryT, check hers for today.
The decoration job is almost done. Only thing missing now is the outdoor lights.
My nisse collection is mostly placed in our reading room this year. About thirty years of nisse creations are assembled. Nisses like company.
They usually live in a barn (read: attic), but by juletime they are all over the place.



Last year the nisse family occupied the living room. Darling daughter now has used the trunks for moving goods.
How young we once were. These nisse mom and dad have found new homes. Most fun is creating.
The nisse grandmom I made of cernite and wool.
Her skirt is my old eskmo hood..
I made this pair for my Mom some 10-15 years ago. They have a wonderful Christmas home in Sauda.

The moral in the Children's TV show "Christmas on Blue mountain" is that the blue and the red nisses are of equal worth and must learn to share and live in peace.

Serina has made at least ten of ten nisse assembly. Some mineater are elsewhere. My Mom has knitten three and porcelain painted three.
The nisse in command has a sweater that My Mom knitted for me at the age of 2. Serina wore it for one winter, and then on a nisse craft evening the jumper became the nisse. .
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On the barn is nissen
Margrethe Munthe (1860-1931) Margrethe Munthe (1860-1931)

På låven sitter nissen med sin julegrøt, On the barn is nissen with his Julegrøten, så god og søt, så god og søt. so good and sweet, so good and sweet. Han nikker, og han smiler, og han er så glad, He Nikken, and he smiles, and he is so happy, for julegrøten vil han gjerne ha. for Julegrøten he would like to have. Men rundt omkring står alle de små rotter, But all around are all the young rats, og de skotter, og de skotter. and the Scots and the Scots. De vil også gjerne ha litt julegotter, They would also like to have some julegotter, og de danser, danser rundt i ring. and the dancer, dancing around the ring. Men nissen, se han truer med sin store skje: But nissen, see he threatens his store happen: "Nei, bare se og kom av sted, "No, just come and see the place, for julegrøten min den vil jeg ha i fred, for Julegrøten my will I have in peace, og ingen, ingen vil jeg dele med." and no, no, I want to share with. " Men rottene de hopper, og de danser, But the rats jump, and the dancing, og de svinser, og de svanser, and the svinser, and the Svanse, og de klorer etter grøten, og de stanser, and the klorer after grote, and they stop, og de står om nissen tett i ring. and they are about nissen closely in the ring. Men nissefar, han er en liten hissigpropp, But Nissefar, he is a little spitfire, og med sin kropp han gjør et hopp. and with his body he makes a jump. "Jeg henter katten hvis de ikke holder opp! "I pick the cat if they do not keep up! Når katten kommer, skal det nok bli stopp." When the cat comes, will it be enough stop. " Da løper alle rottene så bange, Then run all the rats as Bang, ja, så bange, ja, så bange, yes, then bang, yes, then bang, og de svinser, og de svanser noen ganger, and the svinser, and the Svanse sometimes, og i en, to tre så er de vekk. and in one, two three as they are away.