Tag: winter inspirations
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Homemade Winter tea
A cosy hearty cup of homemade berry tea is a wonderful comforting treat to sip on under the blanket while watching Christmas movies. I love the flavour of black currant, mixed with some citrus and sweetness from the honey creates a lovely winter blend. To make this tea, add all the ingredients in a pot…
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Easter at the countryside
Days consisted of a lot of iceskating, spending time outdoors, making good food and taking long relaxing saunas. Morning coffee’s in bed with Siena and seafood lunches on an open fire on the frozen lake. Now all the snow has melted away and we are looking forward to spring and summer.
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Merry Christmas
Christmas mood. Wishing everyone a wonderful peaceful Christmas filled with magic and joy Photo credit: All photos found from my pinterest board ´Dreaming of a white Christmas’
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Nordic Style Pine Wreaths
‘Decemeber 19th, The simple beauty of a pine wreath’ I wish I could portray smell through writing at the moment… as it lingers of fresh pine and buttery sag in the kitchen. As I sat here making the wire base for the wreaths, I’m drinking warm glögi and indulging in figs, my favourite December fruit.…
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Christmas Tree
‘We breathed in the scent and beauty of all the natural trees around us as it just started to snow’ For many years now, my hubby and I have a tradition of picking up the tree from either one of our families countryside. This year however, we decided to make a day trip to an…
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Miso glazed pears & rice porridge
“December 15th Buttery miso glazed pears with rice porridge” We arrived back from Spain over the weekend and we are making the most of trying to adjust to Christmas mode. We picked up a beautiful tree yesterday and have started drinking glögi and listened to plenty of Christmas songs. Before we left for Spain, we…
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Nordic December Inspo
‘ Getting into the Christmas spirit as December is soon here’ I haven’t done an inspiration board in quite a while, even though I occasionally scan and pin through pinterest. If you wish to follow all my boards, you can find my pinterest link from here. All of a sudden Christmas is only a stone…
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Frost.
When Helsinki falls into a deep frost… The full moon from last night was still visible as sunrise casted an illumines pink sky to the new day. Despite the cooling -20 celsius degrees sending shivers down my spine, with this intense coldness comes absolute beauty. You could hear the sea freezing and the pale sky…
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The Joy of Christmas Day
‘Have yourself a merry slow Christmas’ When it’s snowing outside… Possibly the most magical time is Christmas morning, when the rush is over and you get to spend a moment longer in bed digesting last nights feast. The hyacinth next to the bed has burst into flower leaving the most fragrant smell and we are…
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Wrapping Gifts & Beetroot Tarts
Beetroot spinach tarts & gift wrapping Today the gift wrapping is finalized & ready to bring on Christmas tomorrow. Homemade treats make a wonderful gift idea and the internet is filled with eatable inspiration if you are lacking in ideas. My favourite ideas are homemade cinnamon granola, fresh loaf, cake mixtures, spices, scented candles etc.…