I’ll get to the coat, but first, I have literally been in bed since last Thursday. The flu hit me like a ton of bricks Wednesday night, then it was fever, chills, sore throat, stuffy nose, cough, headache until yesterday. Then the fever broke and today I can finally get up and sit at the… Continue Reading
Winter, then and now…
I woke up to a light dusting of snow this morning. I needed a few things from the store, and this photo of winter shopping past came to mind… This year, my winter shopping transportation looks more like this… You can even see the “cold” in the light of these photos! I love my Audrey… Continue Reading
Glædelig Jul!
The Danes celebrate Christmas on the 24th with a traditional meal of duck or goose, sugar browned potatoes, brown gravy, and rice pudding, followed by singing and dancing around the tree, and presents. Tonight, I’m sort of following Danish tradition, except the tree is a tiny tabletop edition and there won’t be any singing, dancing,… Continue Reading
A Winter Walk
Moor Oak Earrings
They were a gift from an 85 year old retired Danish school principal, who carved them from an 800 year old (give or take) piece of moor oak!He explained that the wood is naturally black from spending centuries covered by water and mud, which deprived it of oxygen, but preserved it, turning it hard and… Continue Reading
Demitasse Spoons
I’ve adored demitasse spoons ever since first I saw them in the silver drawer at my great grandmother’s house when I was a little girl. It’s no coincidence that I took up tea drinking shortly thereafter :) Despite my love of cake stands, china and demitasse spoons, I’ve never actually had a set of my… Continue Reading
Svinkløv Badehotel
I’ve seen a place just like this in my mind’s eye… just a simple wood framed hotel, surrounded by beachgrass. Or maybe it was in an Anne of Green Gables induced dream. Inside, the dining room was in made in proper Scandinavian style, buckets of white paint on bead board and wood plank floors, just… Continue Reading
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