Sponsored by www.hobbii.dk Happy Monday!It's mid July, it's the warmest summer in more than 70 years in Oslo .... we are enjoying the days off and summer at home, rewinding after the wedding weekend one week ago and just chilling, doing things we love. Yes, we love DOING things. So, we enjoy our staycation in the garden, working on our self made pergola project (Jarle is doing the most woodwork) and after doing the entire framework we've now added in windows on two sides of the pergola 😊 I'm enjoying the day at the deck chair in the garden. Crocheting. I'm really so excited about the collaboration with hobbii and the beautiful organic wool I'm testing, I can't help myself but sharing my crochet project. Most times I don't share ...
garden green watermelon salad
Happy Sunday! Sundays are time for relaxing and recharging... in our household it's family time, time for good food and just hanging around the house, being together doing things we love, feeling relaxed and comfy. In Norwegian we call it "koselig" or "kose seg "... same as danish "hygge", wich I notice have been a hot, trendy word after it became clear the Danes (and Scandinavian people) are ranked to be the happiest people in the world ... so obviously "hygge" or as we say "kose seg" must be a good thing .... 😂 Today our Sunday have been spent at home, we packed for departure tomorrow ... grandma (mommo ) came by to try some dresses and we helped her pick the right one for the upcoming wedding. It was so much fun. We had lunch and ...
Making my own luxury Rosewater
This summer season is filled with all the beauty and wonderful scents from all the flowers. Here in Scandinavia it's almost like one big firework during these short months of summer and daylight 24/7. I love it all so much! I love each and every beautiful flower. They all have their own uniqueness. It makes me want to capture it all, putting it in jars and preserve it, keeping it so I can find it during the long winter and remind me of natures beauty. So, every year I set out to make stuff based on flowers and plants I love. Today I want to share my homemade rose water. It's a simple but yet beautiful way to preserve the beauty, scent and color if the oh so wonderful wild roses. Who doesn't loooove the scent of roses?! I use my ...
Cheers to the weekend
So, I was bragging about the unbelievably tasty elderflower limonade I got from my mom as a gift for my birthday. This limonade is so good and really versatile. You can mix it with water and drink it as limonade. You kan mix it with hot water, lemon and honey and drink it as tea (it's super good for your immune system) You can mix it with mineral water and a drop of freshly squeezed lemon or lime and drink it as a sparkling refreshment ... you can add it to your smoothie or any juice to add the delicious taste of elderflower... you can add it to sherbet, desserts, you can even mix it with a little bit of prosecco to make a summery, festive drink or mix it with white rhum, freshly squeezed lime, peppermint leaves, sugar and soda to make ...
Garden love
Today I found the very first ripe, red strawberry in my garden this summer - what could ever make this day any better? The feeling of success, happiness and utter joy when the plants you've grown and carefully watered bring you their scencere thanks giving fruits you can eat and enjoy. So, in order of this event i thought i should just give you a little glimpse into one of my passions and joys; pieces of my garden. Being outdoors is my kind of recharge, fuel up and feel alive and whole. BC of my previous illness the last three years I haven't been able to do much gardening or growing so this year, when I finally have found my way and the energy to do a little bit of garden passion it feels special and precious. Now you might ...
Lilacs everywhere
It's all of a sudden warm summer weather here in Oslo. The sun is up almost 24/7, it's flowers everywhere and the air is filled with flower perfume ... just have to love it all. One of my favourites this time of the year is the lilacs. They seem to love the climate here and now they are all in full bloom. They range from white to pinkish, light purple to dark dark purple. Love them all. I've picked quite a lot lilacs and I've tried to make some fun edible things out of the flowers to remind me of them after they have finished blooming. So, I filled my basket with lilac flowers and digged out some favourite recipes. Here are recipes for lilac sugar and lilac syrup. On Monday I'll share my lilac jelly recipe and probably some ...
