Yes it’s time to harvest that Danish Christmas Schnaps. If you, like me, started in the beginning of November – then the Schnaps is ready! Simply sift it through a coffee filter, and enjoy the amber colour and the round taste with a clear hint of orange.
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Little A and me has started our Xmas holiday. We’re at his Danish grandparents, in the north of Denmark, out in the countryside – getting ready for a big ol’ Danish Christmas. This morning we got up at 7 and discovered that grandma already had two cakes in the oven, started making a traditional sausage [...]
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Every year there is old and new bits of Xmas sneaking its way into my home. The smell of oranges and cloves. My Xmas smell and a tradition that tracks back from my childhood watching the advent calendar on the telly where they had 24 cloves in an orange, taking out one every day, counting [...]
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Today it’s Saint Lucy’s day – a day traditionally celebrated in Scandinavia with saffron buns and candle light. Saint Lucy was an italian saint (I wrote about her last year) but actually we’re celebrating mid winter solcice – the light coming back into the darkness we have up here in the North. Actually this day, [...]
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My first Etsy treasury is all about my kind of Xmas in Red & white If you want to know more about the itemns please see my Etsy treasury
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Oh I’ve fallen in love with handmade sites like Etsy & Dawanda – so many nice things – and it’s handmade too. I can help myself, finding so many nice things I just want to buy…. well hopefully I’ll get some for Xmas…(or I’ll simply buy some for myself,,,) PS Thanks Tina for tipping me [...]
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A little bit of Xmas trend spotting to day – neon, acrylic and bright colors. Personally I’m a very traditional Xmas person – reds, whites, snowflakes, candles, hearts, stars and so on – but it is fun that some people experiment. What Xmas type are you – traditional or modern? 1. Snowflake by Apfelstrudel 2-3. [...]
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My American friend Mary send this recipe to me to share – perfect for the traditional Xmas tree don’t you think? You can decide to skip step 10 and 11 – instead decorate with edible glace – that way you can eat them too. (that’s more traditional Scandinavian) {image via ambiance-cocon} Gingerbread Ornaments Ingredients * [...]
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Hi, I hope you had a nice week. I’ve a nice week, started decorating the apartment and I’ve also knitted some more Xmas presents. This weekend my sisters are coming for this years big Copenhagen Xmas shopping weekend. I can’t wait, although it’ll be very different this year with the arrival of my sweet boy [...]
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Hope you are well. My mum is visiting me this week while my hubby is in Japan. And we have started decorating the apartment with Xmas decorations – in the same style as I always like – with reds and whites. Just wanted to share with you some pictures from my living room window, my [...]
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Little A and I are on on route back from the Roskilde Xmas marked. Nice and toasty on the train after hours of looking at nice handmade in a cold cold building. So cold that I ended up buying a knitted hat and some new pram pushing leather and fur gloves (perfect for the windy [...]
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