Tuesday, 19 November 2024

V&A MUSEUM IN DUNDEE VISIT AND NORWEGIAN KRANSEKAKE

I am back from my Saturday visit to Dundee and still ‘recovering’.  I say that because I found it all rather overwhelming…so much on display and so colourful and detailed!  By the time I got to the mannequin room I was feeling that I simply wanted to go out and come back another day!  

I have always found this sort of thing e.g. going around an art gallery or in a clothes shop.  For example, when browsing through a rack of blouses don’t give me 50 from which to choose; give me 5 and I can make a decision!

Also what I would have liked to see more of was the actual construction. That's because I sew and might try to make one; the hard part is going to be finding beautiful fabric!   

I simply must read up on the topic.  I found the stories of how the garment related to social class, occasion, time of day quite fascinating.  Which did I like the best? The male garments!


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On another completely different topic I attended the Norwegian Julefest of my friend Inger on Saturday.  It’s a sort of craft fair with lots of Norwegian food for sale.  They held a raffle and … wait for it… I won the main prize! 

Here it is; it was baked by a lovely Norwegian lady, Ragna, who lives in Milngavie.


I can think of a few occasions when I might share it.  At the moment, it is in my freezer, at Ragna’s suggestion.  

[photo is not what I won; just an image from the web]


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