Pickled Cucumber and Swedish Pancakes

Hi again,

Goran's daughter #3, Maria with family.



My secretary was much obliged to be welcome to share Christmas 2008 at the home of my youngest daughter Maria's descendants Jim and his Rosaly in Orange County. Jim's mother was Margaret and his grandmother's name was Ellen, the daughter of my youngest Maria. Alongside warm fellowship with the extended family she was offered pickled cucumber, swedish pancakes and other traditions prooving that the Swedish heritage was still treasured. A special treat was their homemade "polkagrisar", with ginger taste completetly irresistable if you ask me, heavenly delivered of course.


Disneyland on the very day before Christmas! All glory to the hosts managing such a treat! Rollercoasters, the Christmas Parade which was one of the kind, snow from above making all eyes go sparkling, at least until discovering it was foam. A good try though and the street sweeper told my folks that the Christmas tree was not for real either, a plastic one replacing the annual cost of £20 000 to import a proper tree from Canada.
Really, there is only one Magic Kingdom and it is up here where I belong! But nevertheless, it was a magnificent experience for my secretary and her kids and so was spending Christmas with hospitable relatives.


With love from your ancestor, Göran Danielsson, looking down on you, smiling. Wishing pickled cucumber would be heavenly delivered too!