A Guide on How Swedes do their fika and how Swedish Fika is a mindful tradition that holds the key to a joyful hygge lifestyle. Scandinavians are known for their way of living a mindful life, a “hygge sort of life”. In Sweden, the foundation behind it is called FIKA (pronounced: fee-ka). It’s something every …
Midsummer is a magical holiday that is being celebrated in the northern part of Europe and one of the most popular holiday next to Christmas. It is during the Summer Solstice, which means that it is the longest day of the year, as well as the shortest night. If you are fortunate enough to visit …
Hello dearies! Do you remember a few months ago when we took a trip to The Storyteller’s Cottage? After our write up of the children’s book publishing class we attended and wrote about, the lovely proprietor of this whimsical event space, invited us to come back for a photo shoot that would be in their …
Have you ever seen one of those tiny libraries, no bigger than a doll house? They are popping up everywhere nowadays. You take one book, and leave one book, they are truly fascinating concept of sharing literature. We have seen them in my home-country, Sweden, as well as here and there in America on our …
Most of us like to have birthdays, but we don’t like to become older. If I told you there is a Swedish way to take the stress out of it, and just enjoy the celebration part, wouldn’t that sound like a dream? This is a phenomenon that has been going on in many European countries …
May we introduce you to, Eeva Nikunen, a very talented Finnish fairytale artist. We had the great pleasure of meeting her in real life, after being online friends for many years. A chilly January day we drove to Long Island, NY to see her solo art show at The Haven Gallery in Northport. The gallery …
“Once, in the midst of winter, I found there was, within me, an invincible spring. And that makes me happy. For it says that no matter how hard the world pushes against me, within me, there’s something stronger – something better, pushing right back.” Albert Camus from “The Stranger” 1942 Hello dearies! Do you ever …
Sometimes when you lose your way in the fog, you end up in a beautiful place! Don’t be afraid of getting lost! -Mehmet Murat Ildan Dearies, do you ever experience brain fog? Where you feel lacking in energy, have little motivation, and your thoughts feel clouded? Our fast paced society is so overloaded with distractions, …
Most of us have at least once in our life time experienced the combo of hot cocoa indoors and a brewing winter storm outdoors. It is something soothing, comforting, and very selfcaring about it if you ask me. It makes you almost excited and happy when the storm is on its way. A perfect valid …
“The Storyteller’s Cottage” is a fascinating place in many ways. It is a quaint Victorian house in the very charming town of Simsbury, CT. This is a paradise for book lovers of all ages since they host events and workshops of a wide variety. You can lock yourself inside one of their mystery/escape rooms and …
Dearies, if you had 30 mins to grab your most treasured possessions to fit in a small suitcase, do you know what you’d grab?! That’s how much time Jonas & I had when we went to our storage unit for the first time in 3 years!!! Many of you probably didn’t even know we have …
Hello dearies! Do you ever feel blue during the wintertime? I’ve never been officially diagnosed with “Seasonal Affective Disorder“ but it wasn’t hard to figure out that I was severely S.A.D. that first cold dark winter I lived in Sweden. Let me back up a little big, as I’m going to open up about a …
