Jul med Familj Johnson

Ah, the post-Jul get-together. I had a lovely dinner with Sune and Gabriella and their youngest, Jakob. That's him below.


Gabriella had told me that Sune loves "tomtar," or Santas, and so I expected garish, American-style decorations everywhere. When I arrived, the house was tastefully decorated and I wondered aloud about all the fuss. "Well, Chris," Gabriella said, "I had wondered where they all went, too. Go into the den." Sune had them all set up having a little party out there.


Sune also told me that Tomten (Santa) comes on Christmas Eve (Julafton), but he sends his little gnomes to fill the stockings. They even leave little footprints in white powder, so there is further proof of their visit!