tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68079173998910965622024-03-06T05:54:08.791+01:00Scandinavian ChristmasALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.comBlogger685125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-39659139339143665902021-10-01T22:15:00.002+02:002021-10-01T22:20:15.363+02:00OCTOBER<a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Children_Playing_at_Weddings,_by_Emma_Ekwall._Nationalmuseum,_Stockholm,_Sweden.jpg" title="Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin FRCP(Glasg), CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons"><img alt="Children Playing at Weddings, by Emma Ekwall. Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Children_Playing_at_Weddings%2C_by_Emma_Ekwall._Nationalmuseum%2C_Stockholm%2C_Sweden.jpg/800px-Children_Playing_at_Weddings%2C_by_Emma_Ekwall._Nationalmuseum%2C_Stockholm%2C_Sweden.jpg" width="800" /></a> <div>Outside Oslo the first storm of autumn is ripping leaves off the trees. Overripe plums are being strewn across the lawn by the winds. Evenings are dark once again, and in the street lights the rain resemble a flurry of tiny silver needles dashing towards the pavement. <div><br /></div><div>October has arrived. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="color: #cccccc;">IMAGE: BARN SOM LEKER BRÖLLOP, BY EMMA EKWALL, NATIONALMUSEUM, STOCKHOLM. PHOTO BY </span><span style="color: #cccccc;">OSAMA SHUKIR KUHAMMED AMIN FRCP (GLASG)</span><span style="color: #cccccc;">, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC BY-SA 4.0</a></span><span style="color: #cccccc;">, via Wikimedia Commons</span></span></div></div>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-36677047417914601062020-12-10T20:16:00.027+01:002020-12-22T22:31:45.973+01:00SCENT OF CHRISTMAS<p><i>Eyvind Hellstrøm is a Norwegian chef who gained fame with restaurant </i>Bagatelle<i> in Oslo between 1982 and 2009. Under the direction of Hellstrøm it became a two-Michelin-starred phenomena. Kristin Jacobsen is a Norwegian chef who has published 7 cookbooks and been a regular contributor on Good Morning Norway, as well as assisting chef to Hellstrøm during countless TV-productions and cook books. </i></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RvckrI_Ix9Y/X-JlbvaFFUI/AAAAAAAAEjI/Xigxkv8w7CI5qGyK3TTBCTvcRS5JSnXKACPcBGAYYCw/s449/duft%2Bav%2Bjul%2Bcover.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="449" data-original-width="322" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RvckrI_Ix9Y/X-JlbvaFFUI/AAAAAAAAEjI/Xigxkv8w7CI5qGyK3TTBCTvcRS5JSnXKACPcBGAYYCw/s320/duft%2Bav%2Bjul%2Bcover.jpg" /></a></div><p></p><p>Since my husband is the Norwegian adult in the family, he always cooks a Norwegian Christmas dinner. I have gratefully sampled, praised and enjoyed it for the past 15 years, but have no idea how to make it. Last year I was asked to bring a traditional dessert to the book club christmas party, and finally had to purchase a recipe book with Norwegian christmas foods. With plenty of options, I decided on <i>Duft av jul </i>by Eyvind Hellstrøm and Kristin Jacobsen, subtitled as a "kitchen handbook for the christmas season". </p><p>In it I found exemplary simplicity in its organization with five main chapters: Seasonal dishes, Christmas dinners, Side dishes, Desserts, Pralines & Cookies. Each chapter is in turn organized by main ingredient: meat, fish, game etc. </p><p>Chalk it up to good sense, good taste or good training but you will not find crossover versions such as gingerbread-spice-brownie-with-peppermint-frosting here. This kitchen duo has perfect pitch when it comes to adapting traditional flavours for a more contemporary palate. Ingredients range from humble to fancy, but each dish is well balanced, never excessive. The attention to detail is visible in every aspect but never intimidating. I grade its range of diffculty as from "beginner" (fruit salad) to "proud home cook" (pork roll with glazed peach). </p><p>The dessert I brought to the party? It was simple, but it was a success. </p><p>The first 50 pages are available as a sample read <a href="https://issuu.com/gursliberg/docs/julebok-issuu_final-3"><span style="color: #b45f06;">here</span></a>. </p><p>You can find six <a href="http://hellstrom.no/jul#Oppskrifter"><span style="color: #b45f06;">recipes</span></a> from the book on Hellstrøms homepage, and also <a href="http://hellstrom.no/jul#Julen%20med%20Hellstr%C3%B8m"><span style="color: #b45f06;">watch Hellstrøm prepare a roast pork flank</span></a> (in Norwegian). </p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-73296174057881976962020-12-09T19:55:00.002+01:002020-12-22T20:02:00.586+01:00ACE OF VASE<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0_caOS47Uo/X-JCIKMrGAI/AAAAAAAAEi8/2J3eOSPa738odxmgswpNrOEKkqxEEHHpQCNcBGAsYHQ/s500/vas-raw-gra_-s_1011719_dt_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="423" data-original-width="500" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N0_caOS47Uo/X-JCIKMrGAI/AAAAAAAAEi8/2J3eOSPa738odxmgswpNrOEKkqxEEHHpQCNcBGAsYHQ/w470-h398/vas-raw-gra_-s_1011719_dt_1.jpg" width="470" /></a></div><br /> A vase that makes me happy. Handmade by <a href="https://joannagunther.se/index.html"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Joanna Günther</span></a>. Available at <a href="https://designtorget.se/vas-raw-gra-s"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Designtorget</span></a>. <p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">IMAGE: PRODUCT IMAGE, DESIGNTORGET WEBSHOP</span></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-75590310831315350302020-12-08T22:15:00.016+01:002020-12-22T19:01:32.301+01:00SKANSENBUTIKEN <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Skansenbutiken</i> is housed in a small building, just outside the Skansen outdoor museum. I come for the atmosphere, and small Swedish souvenirs. My sons come for the old fashioned hard candies. It's not the cheapest of souvenir stores, but in return everything is genuine and well made. No plastic viking helmets, only sensible and decorative items, mostly in natural materials. They have finally re-opened their <a href="https://webshop.skansen.se/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">web shop</span></a> after a few years offline. Pay them a virtual visit. ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-48478917265211660252020-12-06T22:06:00.001+01:002020-12-20T22:11:07.778+01:002nd SUNDAY IN ADVENT<a href=" " title="Swedish National Heritage Board from Sweden, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons"><img alt="Klövsjö Church, Jämtland, Sweden (15897347096)" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Kl%C3%B6vsj%C3%B6_Church%2C_J%C3%A4mtland%2C_Sweden_%2815897347096%29.jpg/1024px-Kl%C3%B6vsj%C3%B6_Church%2C_J%C3%A4mtland%2C_Sweden_%2815897347096%29.jpg" width="800" /></a>
<div>Klövsjö church, Jämtland Sweden, around 1900. </div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">IMAGE: N. THOMASSON, FROM THE ARCHIVES OF THE NATIONAL SWEDISH HERITAGE BOARD</span></div>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-68685539412400853342020-12-05T19:13:00.002+01:002020-12-20T21:39:38.541+01:00THE NO SHOW SNOW<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href=" " style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="600" height="336" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UaDsajoi-mg/X9-UfvBzApI/AAAAAAAAEiE/zY_nrDjxFHUmykluogp4y6d0YATgTZEvACNcBGAsYHQ/w509-h336/sn%25C3%25B8%2Bskandinavisk%2B.Jpg" width="509" /></a></div>It will be a green Christmas in Oslo. We have brought out our <a href="https://www.illumsbolighus.no/shop/sno-duftlys-901239794"><span style="color: #b45f06;"><i>Snö</i> candles</span></a> from <a href="https://skandinavisk.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Skandinavisk</span></a> to keep hopes high, but the most we can hope for is a frosty scene on Christmas Eve this year. <div><br /><div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">IMAGE: PRODUCT IMAGE ILLUMS BOLIGHUS</span></div></div>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-43349550197084625282020-12-04T21:28:00.002+01:002020-12-20T21:38:41.628+01:00PLANNING AHEAD<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A3Bq3pJBwYU/X9-1JyQkxXI/AAAAAAAAEiQ/fd2s3sKhBUIzf9DK15PmK2SNtiiTaaOrACNcBGAsYHQ/s1000/agnes%2Bkid.no.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1000" data-original-width="1000" height="476" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-A3Bq3pJBwYU/X9-1JyQkxXI/AAAAAAAAEiQ/fd2s3sKhBUIzf9DK15PmK2SNtiiTaaOrACNcBGAsYHQ/w476-h476/agnes%2Bkid.no.jpg" width="476" /></a></div><br />Life with kids also means stains on table linen. Considering white linen table cloth and dark red napkins. Cotton napkins <i><a href="https://www.kid.no/borddekking/toeyservietter/agnes-2pk-toeyserviett/roed-2pk-toeyserviett-45x45-cm-bci/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Agnes</span></a></i> from Kid. <p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">IMAGE: PRODUCT IMAGE KID.NO</span></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-34466555541622486092020-12-01T18:40:00.024+01:002020-12-20T18:51:54.694+01:00HISTORISKA JULKALENDERN<p>The Museum of Swedish history has a fun daily calendar on IGTV, <span style="color: #b45f06;"><i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/historiska/channel/">historiskajulkalendern</a>.</i></span> They share a fun fact or story about Scandinavian christmases through history, followed by a short tutorial for a craft that relates to the story. If you don´t speak Swedish, you can skip the story and watch the tutorial. I quite enjoy it! </p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-77631794505977272652020-11-29T18:48:00.003+01:002020-12-20T22:17:05.613+01:001st SUNDAY IN ADVENT<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div>
<a href=" " title="Brorsson, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons"><img alt="Sollentuna Church" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Sollentuna_Church.jpg/1024px-Sollentuna_Church.jpg" width="800" /></a><div><br /></div><div>Sollentuna church, altar and interior. </div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">IMAGE: BY BRORSSON, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en">CC LICENSE </a></span></div>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-40760674242139083162020-11-28T22:30:00.002+01:002020-12-20T21:57:41.103+01:00WHAT IS SCANDI STYLE TO YOU?<p>Did you think that Scandi style is all about bright, light and stark interiors? </p><p>If that is still yout MO check out: </p><p><a href="https://www.granit.com/se/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">GRANIT </span></a></p><p><a href="https://bolina.no/julebutikken/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Bolina</span></a></p><p><a href="http://brukadesign.se/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Bruka Design</span></a></p><p>The past 5 years the Scandi-trends have been rich colours and pastels, a lot of pinks and plenty of brass. To see more, visit the christmas sections of: </p><p><a href="https://www.artilleriet.se/en/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Artilleriet</span></a></p><p><span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="https://www.svenskttenn.se/en/" target="_blank">Svenskt Tenn</a></span></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-54796652750443441352020-11-28T22:20:00.000+01:002020-12-20T21:56:09.189+01:00CLEARLY MINIMAL <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QOHQroPwV4o/X9-39RynwcI/AAAAAAAAEic/njlLlsrlyJwfOv7Z1uF-vkMCq3ffnK2qwCNcBGAsYHQ/s350/dyrgrip-glass-klart-glass__0712419_PE728838_S5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="350" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QOHQroPwV4o/X9-39RynwcI/AAAAAAAAEic/njlLlsrlyJwfOv7Z1uF-vkMCq3ffnK2qwCNcBGAsYHQ/s320/dyrgrip-glass-klart-glass__0712419_PE728838_S5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My mother has always had an affinity for <a href="http://www.ingegerdraman.se/about/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Ingegerd Råman´s</span></a> design, thereby introducing me as a teenager to the complexity of minimalistic design. To keep it lead-free IKEA chose crystalline instead of crystal for the <a href="https://www.ikea.com/no/no/p/dyrgrip-glass-klart-glass-40309304/?epik=dj0yJnU9RFpTTkVSTE45aUpOTFlMc0Jod3hudVdPb1k5aVZxM2ImcD0wJm49cFhxSkdUbzdmUlkxamdTZnFheWh4ZyZ0PUFBQUFBRl9mdHhv"><span style="color: #b45f06;">DYRGRIP</span></a> glasses designed by Råman. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">IMAGE: IKEA PRODUCT IMAGE </span></div><p></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-35847110864587654142020-11-28T17:21:00.002+01:002020-12-20T21:58:39.758+01:00HAVE A WOOLLY JOLLY CHRISTMAS<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This baby mobile from <a href="https://klippanyllefabrik.se/produkt/little-bear-3/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Klippan </span></a>just makes me smile. <div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;">IMAGE: PRODUCT IMAGE KLIPPAN YLLEFRABRIK</span></div>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-5641563665085556662020-11-27T15:40:00.002+01:002020-12-01T15:56:36.045+01:00CORK IT UP<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OjJ9zZoWE7w/X8ZXR2nNs0I/AAAAAAAAEgg/2qo-ui3mQcQ58YMbPl-8FYQ_yfq04QNdACNcBGAsYHQ/s647/FORMGATAN%2BKORK.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="647" height="384" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OjJ9zZoWE7w/X8ZXR2nNs0I/AAAAAAAAEgg/2qo-ui3mQcQ58YMbPl-8FYQ_yfq04QNdACNcBGAsYHQ/w640-h384/FORMGATAN%2BKORK.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Sustainable, hand harvested, 100% natural, and with natural water repellant qualities. There is so much to love about cork. These coasters/small trivets from <a href="https://www.formgatan.com/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Formgatan </span></a>are smoked to bring out the material's darker tones. For a list of Formgatan resellers look <a href="https://www.formgatan.com/resellers"><span style="color: #b45f06;">here</span></a>. <p></p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;">IMAGE: PRODUCT IMAGE <a href="https://designtorget.se/glasunderlagg-kork-4-p-rokt"><span style="color: #999999;">DESIGNTORGET WEBSHOP</span></a></span></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-70316945028651222942020-11-26T15:41:00.002+01:002020-11-26T15:42:46.733+01:00FRA BALLERUD<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UdRAUYrk3w4/X7kftK9Pw3I/AAAAAAAAEe4/z2CVDbJBit8vtXzaQoOOlBVH9FiOVTP6QCNcBGAsYHQ/s800/Ballerud%2BFlintoe.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="648" data-original-width="800" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UdRAUYrk3w4/X7kftK9Pw3I/AAAAAAAAEe4/z2CVDbJBit8vtXzaQoOOlBVH9FiOVTP6QCNcBGAsYHQ/s16000/Ballerud%2BFlintoe.jpg" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>
There is something particularly interesting about seeing old images of places one has loved or lived. Johannes Flintsoe (1787-1870) has decorated one of the most famous parlours in the Royal palace in Oslo, <i>fugleværelset</i>. (Her Majesty the queen gives a short presentation of the parlour if you click <a href="https://youtu.be/8ZDuww1QKgk"><span style="color: #b45f06;">here</span></a>.)<div><br /></div><div>Johannes Flintose is also represented in the collections of Nasjonalmuseum, including this coloured drawing of a house on Ballerud, a five minute walk from where we live today. </div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">IMAGE: FRA BALLERUD, BY JOHANNES FLINTSOE, NASJONALMUSEUM OSLO
</span></div>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-3087156550478313182020-11-26T15:38:00.007+01:002020-11-26T15:38:48.444+01:00IN NEED OF A SOFTIE?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--pYM9U8ZPKU/X7-8hfe2pQI/AAAAAAAAEfk/FFy-tdOd0kQ_zFgqWWRZ7sUefZ5ADRwtwCNcBGAsYHQ/s457/elvang%2Balpaca.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="298" data-original-width="457" height="261" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--pYM9U8ZPKU/X7-8hfe2pQI/AAAAAAAAEfk/FFy-tdOd0kQ_zFgqWWRZ7sUefZ5ADRwtwCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h261/elvang%2Balpaca.png" width="400" /></a></div> <p></p><p><a href="https://elvang-denmark.dk/en/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Elvang</span></a>, a small Danish importer of Peruvian alpaca wool make the loveliest throws, pillows and scarves. And apparently also the sweetest little stuffed alpacas I have ever seen. </p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;">IMAGE: PRODUCT IMAGE ELVANG AS WEBSHOP</span></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-2403547232330543992020-11-26T09:40:00.000+01:002020-11-26T15:41:05.615+01:00MULTI FUNCTION SHOPPER <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MKg4OI_ckiM/X7FtTUMlWlI/AAAAAAAAEdY/2FDKjzA8noEKwsLmICsYgXP1LQEKgbGbACNcBGAsYHQ/s1080/hinza%2Bblack.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="1080" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MKg4OI_ckiM/X7FtTUMlWlI/AAAAAAAAEdY/2FDKjzA8noEKwsLmICsYgXP1LQEKgbGbACNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/hinza%2Bblack.webp" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>Perstorp AB is a Swedish business group producing industrial chemicals. In the 1950s one of the founders designed a shopper in plastic. His grandchild put them back in production in 2006 and the <a href="https://www.hinza.se/en"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Hinza bags</span></a> are now considered a modern classic. I was hesitant about getting our family new plastic items, until I learned that the bags are extremely durable, and the plastic is recyclable. </p><p>At first I wanted one to store and transport all the library books that we are reading at the speed of light during home isolation. After trying to sort our recycling storage today, I think we might need more than a book carrier. It takes me 15 minutes to walk to the nearest glass and metal recycling container. Perhaps a couple of these in the kitchen nook is the perfect solution? </p><p>Available in several sizes and a wide range of colours, covers sold separately. </p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">IMAGE: PRODUCT IMAGE ROYALDESIGN.COM</span></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-28332417170294685842020-11-26T07:00:00.000+01:002020-11-26T16:11:27.283+01:00STUEGRAN ANNO 1908<a data-flickr-embed="true" href=" " title="Karoline and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1908"><img alt="Karoline and Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson, 1908" height="603" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/4027/4457205918_e5e13f1030_c.jpg" width="800" /></a><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script>
<p>Have you noticed the potted small wispy trees that are ubiquitous in the highly stylized, all white Scandi winter interiors (<a href="https://www.styleroom.se/search/images?q=rumsgran"><span style="color: #b45f06;">one example</span></a>)? Karoline and Bjørnstjerene Bjørnson apparently had a fine specimen as well, as seen here in a photo from their living room at Aulestad in 1908. </p><p><span style="color: #cccccc; font-size: small;">IMAGE: BY PHOTOGRAPHER ANDERS BEER WILSE, FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF NORWAY</span></p><p><br /></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-64050800027010040882020-11-26T06:22:00.002+01:002020-11-27T11:00:15.030+01:00MUSIC FOR NOVEMBER<p>Pick a new soundtrack for this gray Thursday: </p><p><span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1MrTIYEHYKC3XDl6A2y3N0?si=ANKFzIgzSue1lkKRq5Kp7A">Vinterland by Laleh </a></span></p><p><span style="color: #e69138;"><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3UNdwxKBrI1RPns8wBLE0x?highlight=spotify:track:3OZUuPEt4AGpo3MXUmfHtN">Stockholms klockor by Sarah Dawn Finer </a></span></p><p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/track/080l2eheeXowUVzzkK6ER7"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Nattunn is by Cajsa Stina Åkerström </span></a></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-6404381401162082622020-11-21T12:00:00.001+01:002020-11-21T14:32:52.003+01:00PEAR WITH ME <div class="separator"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href=" " style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="_MG_7244"><img alt="_MG_7244" height="506" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/4331/36672392122_11d2c6e409_c.jpg" width="800" /></a></div><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>In our kitchen, this condiment is to overripe pears what banana bread is to brown bananas. We use it as a substitute for the Swedish staple lingonberry jam or rowan berry jelly. If a recipe calls for apple sauce, this is a fun twist. If I want less of a kick, I simply leave out the chili and ginger. </div><div><br /></div><div>I penned it down at least 17 years ago and attributed the original recipe to Per Dahlberg. Considering how many times we have used this recipe, we owe him a visit to his restaurant <a href="https://gastro.nu/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Gastro</span></a> in Helsingborg. </div><div><br /></div><div>4 pears, peeled and diced</div><div>0,5 tbs butter</div><div>2 limefruits, juice only</div><div>1 tbs honey</div><div>0,5 red chili, thin slices </div><div>1 tsp ginger, grated</div><div><br /></div><div>Warm pears in butter, without browning. Add honey and stir. Add lime juice to taste. Cook gently until it becomes a lumpy puree. Add chili and ginger. </div><div>Store in refrigerator. </div><div><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script></div>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-21291231046047391082020-11-21T08:08:00.000+01:002020-11-21T14:25:31.477+01:00THE BREAD WINNER <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JvLbHaryjfM/X7kRXbXEjVI/AAAAAAAAEeg/QTn2mVcqGu0LsmffxNft7JMSGDoS-Hc-gCNcBGAsYHQ/s834/bruka%2Bdesign.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="834" height="298" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JvLbHaryjfM/X7kRXbXEjVI/AAAAAAAAEeg/QTn2mVcqGu0LsmffxNft7JMSGDoS-Hc-gCNcBGAsYHQ/w400-h298/bruka%2Bdesign.png" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>There are few things more frustrating to me than items floating about our home without a purpose, rarely used. As a result, I have promised myself not to purchase something new unless I have a specific use or need for it. <p></p><p>So for two years I have been trying to construct a situation where this <a href="https://www.brukadesign.se/produkt/373/brodkorg-gra"><span style="color: #b45f06;">basket</span></a> is moved from the want-list to the need-list. Perhaps my last resort is to misplace our current breadbasket. If you invite me to a pot luck in the near future, please ask me to bring bread rolls... </p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">IMAGE: PRODUCT IMAGE BRUKA DESIGN, USED WITH PERMISSION</span></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-8838119322862344742020-11-19T10:23:00.002+01:002020-11-21T11:31:06.821+01:00#NOVENT<p>Have you come across the hashtag <i><a href="https://www.instagram.com/explore/tags/novent/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">novent</span></a></i> lately? It´s a term coined by the mother of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/alexandraolsn/"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Alexandra Malmqvist Olsson</span></a> for christmas and advent preparations and celebrations in November. The term captured a modern day practice so aptly that it has been submitted to the official Swedish word book. </p><p>In the US, there is a different rhythm to the season, with Halloween; Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations about one month apart from each other. Three different celebrations, each with rather specific characteristics. </p><p>In Sweden, All Saints Eve is a big family dinner or gathering, in connection with lighting candles on the graves of loved ones who have passed. So there is a natural progression from the lighting of candles in the dark night, via gray skies, fog, frost, the first snow (depending on where in the country you live), to the advent season in late november. Over the past twentyfive years the advent season, along with its supposed accoutrements, has gained in significance. No longer a mere count down to the Christmas holidays, it is now considered the official start of the Holiday season, with the consequence that November now is a season of holiday preparation. A form of count down to the original countdown...</p><p></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-53155886238474712382020-11-12T19:31:00.002+01:002020-11-15T18:42:30.225+01:00A QUICK INTRODUCTION TO NORSE MYTHS <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Oluf_Olufsen_Bagge_-_Yggdrasil,_The_Mundane_Tree_1847_-_full_page.jpg" title="Oluf Bagge
, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons"><img alt="Oluf Olufsen Bagge - Yggdrasil, The Mundane Tree 1847 - full page" height="809" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e5/Oluf_Olufsen_Bagge_-_Yggdrasil%2C_The_Mundane_Tree_1847_-_full_page.jpg/512px-Oluf_Olufsen_Bagge_-_Yggdrasil%2C_The_Mundane_Tree_1847_-_full_page.jpg" width="578" /></a></div><p><br /></p><p>The Swedish History Museum, <span style="color: #b45f06;"><a href="https://historiska.se/home/" target="_blank">Historiska Museet</a></span>, has published an audio guide with old Norse myths, translated to English. </p><p><a href="https://webapp.onspotstory.com/historiska/2/1607/6230"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Listen in</span></a>. </p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">IMAGE: ENGRAVED ILLUSTRATION FROM THE PROSE EDDA, BY OLUF OLFSEN BAGGE, PUBLISHED 1847 </span></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-32184427512389393162020-11-09T18:37:00.021+01:002020-11-15T17:51:21.334+01:00OLD IS THE NEW MODERN<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-678m3b_HFW8/X6gsp16U87I/AAAAAAAAEcs/ebz8K6eEfKssTgJhTI9Ki_xH4oMpWjT6ACNcBGAsYHQ/s488/kruka-sormlandskrukan_2000204_dt_1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="452" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-678m3b_HFW8/X6gsp16U87I/AAAAAAAAEcs/ebz8K6eEfKssTgJhTI9Ki_xH4oMpWjT6ACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/kruka-sormlandskrukan_2000204_dt_1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div></blockquote><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">The oldest known flower pot in Sweden is a royal one from 1580. It was footed, with emerald green glaze, and bore a family crest. </span><i style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://designtorget.se/kruka-sormlandskrukan" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Sörmlandskrukan</span></a></i><span style="text-align: left;">, though crafted from unrefined 10 000 year old Swedish clay, is its very opposite in terms of decor. Hand made by <a href="http://www.idanetterberg.com/new-gallery-1" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Ida Netterberg</span></a>. </span></div><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: x-small;">IMAGE: PRODUCT IMAGE, DESIGNTORGET WEBSHOP</span></p>
ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-200370277260874572020-11-08T19:56:00.002+01:002020-11-08T19:59:04.065+01:00MAKING SCENTS OF IT ALL <p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9tftw_f6_Aw/X6g9CYr5-_I/AAAAAAAAEc4/KVDIpGk8PkcXV5vh9OOtdrzBykyd1lTDACNcBGAsYHQ/s600/osynlig%2Bikea.webp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9tftw_f6_Aw/X6g9CYr5-_I/AAAAAAAAEc4/KVDIpGk8PkcXV5vh9OOtdrzBykyd1lTDACNcBGAsYHQ/s320/osynlig%2Bikea.webp" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>I have been waiting for this collection to drop since I first heard about it three years ago. IKEA has teamed up with the founder of <a href="https://www.byredo.com/eu_en/?SID=faad1c06872bb48d35d6104cdfcc1f8d" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">BYREDO</span></a>, Ben Gorham, to launch a collection of scented candles aptly named <i>osynlig</i>, which means invisible in Swedish. Birch and juniper, fig and cypress, apricot blossom and bamboo, are among the many combinations available in IKEA stores from the 12th of November.</p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: xx-small;">IMAGE: PRODUCT IMAGE, IKEA.COM</span></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6807917399891096562.post-7246098260906917182020-11-04T21:31:00.037+01:002020-11-04T21:50:59.519+01:00PIPPI OF TODAY <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5JdBsRsbyjA/X6MGUjGTFqI/AAAAAAAAEcI/EbDOL5-IVBsRVagYWmsC--FGRg4hw9rJwCPcBGAYYCw/s1800/Girlpower-Elinzfotografi.se.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1400" height="771" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5JdBsRsbyjA/X6MGUjGTFqI/AAAAAAAAEcI/EbDOL5-IVBsRVagYWmsC--FGRg4hw9rJwCPcBGAYYCw/w498-h640/Girlpower-Elinzfotografi.se.jpg" width="600" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>This year marks the 75th anniversary of the beloved character Pippi Longstocking from the books by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren. Together with Save the children, the Astrid Lindgren Company has initiated the <a href="https://www.savethechildren.org/us/ways-to-help/campaign-with-us/pippi-of-today" target="_blank"><span style="color: #b45f06;">Pippi of today</span></a> campaign to earmark funds to support refugee girls. <p></p><p>Millions of families are forced to leave their homes around the globe, and girls are especially vulnerable when on the move. Much like Pippi, they have to navigate new neighbourhoods and rely on their own strength to create a home, a family, and a future for themselves. </p><p>Support the campaign with a christmas gift from the merchandise range available online at <a href="https://astridlindgrenbutiken.se/sv/artiklar/pippi-of-today/index.html" style="color: #b45f06;" target="_blank">Astrid Lindgren butiken</a>, or with a <a href="https://support.savethechildren.org/site/Donation2?df_id=3846&mfc_pref=T&3846.donation=form1" style="color: #b45f06;" target="_blank">Pippi donation</a>.</p><p>Elinzfotografi is the creator behind the wonderful print above called "Girl Power", available in three sizes from the <a href="https://www.elinzfotografi.se/" style="color: #b45f06;" target="_blank">webshop</a>. Parts of the proceeds support the campaign. </p><p><span style="color: #999999; font-size: small;">IMAGE: ELINZFOTOGRAFI, USED WITH PERMISSION </span></p>ALhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05495184748226904083noreply@blogger.com0