We’re 2 weeks into the new year and I am finally sitting down to document what turned out to be a beautiful, slow simple holiday season for me. Lina + I started off December in Paris + ended it in North Carolina. In between,…
In Sweden, we celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve. It’s an entire day filled with food, music, family, and traditions. And, this year, is a “Sweden year” for me + Lina; so we’ve taken the train down to Norrköping to spend the weekend with Lina’s…
December is here. And I am pumped. Finally it’s time to bring out the Christmas music + just let it loop and shuffle and play from now until the New Year. Yep. I am that person. I think it has something to with the…
I’m still slowly easing into 2017 even if on the outside it may seem that I have been busy. I began the year in Maine at my brother’s. Drove to Connecticut to my aunt’s on the second day of 2017, and then drove to…
the week when the festivities began: portland, maine // 51
As soon as I drove into my brother’s neighborhood Friday night, I had the feeling that I was gonna be celebrating “Christmas in Maine”… like a small town, coastal Maine Christmas movie. It just felt magical and cozy and wintery. There was ice/snow on…
Happy Holidays!! I’m writing to you from my brother’s cozy little home on the coast of Maine, just outside of Portland. The sun is shining and it is frigid out. As soon as I finish this post, I’m gonna wrap up + take Gunni,…
so, what’s your holiday cheer status? are you one of those people who goes all in? or are you more of a blue christmas kinda person? and, if you go all in, do you do it because you want to or is it the…
this weekend i had a little holiday adventure. and i didn’t realize how badly i needed it until i was right in the middle of it all. you see, in europe, holiday markets are quite popular. you know, traditional markets set up in town squares…
it’s podcast time! and this week we’re answering the questions that you sent in! thanks to you, we’ve covered everything from favorite christmas traditions to depression to living in denmark. i have to say, it was a super fun episode to record. we got to be…
hello, my friends. well, december is here. and, oh how i love this month. not only for the holiday feelings, but for the darkness + coziness that it brings to us up here in the northern hemisphere. i mean, i just want to have…
well, i thought that last week was the last week of the year, but it turns out that we have one more bonus week to go. and i intend to use it exactly as i wish. resting, relaxing, netflixing, blogging, and planning for the…