Souvenir Story: The Yule Lads of Iceland
Meet Bjúgnakrækir. That’s Icelandic for “sausage swiper.”
And this is his mother’s cat, Jolakotturinn (The Yuletide Cat), who enjoys lounging in the sun, sleeping all day, and eating children. Yum.
Every December they emerge from their packaging to sit on my fireplace mantle. He and his cat are among my treasured souvenirs from Iceland.