Islands surrounded by water…or our travels to Europe part 1

As I mentioned in my last post, we are just back from our trip to Europe. I thought I would … More

There and back again

So…we are back from ou r trip to Sweden, Denmark and Scotland. We are back to warmer days (yes…I know…spring … More

Here we are again with a round up of this week’s small pleasures involving food, plants and a surprise. Dinner, … More

An updated reblog from last year…. It’s already 13th December, and Christmas is coming fast. Today in Sweden it is … More

No series of blogmas posts is complete without some reference to Christmas music. Whether it be A Festival of Nine … More

Today we picked up our supply of Swedish food for Christmas. With a fridge now full of different herrings, and … More

Every year since 1966, a 13m Yulbocken or Christmas goat or is erected in the town hall square in Gävle.

There was no time for a midweek post this week what with one thing and another. Anyway, this was a … More

When Karl was in Sweden a few weeks ago, he picked me up a fun wee book on Swedish traditions. … More

This week’s small pleasures include a cyclamen plant.