If there is one brand that epitomises everything I love about the Nordic way of life, the beauty of the region and the creative craftsmanship of the people, it would have to be Royal Copenhagen.
Founded 240 years ago by Queen Juliane Marie, collections of this timeless white porcelain, ...
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My garden wish list for 2018
At the beginning of this week the UK was preparing itself up for the first heat wave of the year, with weather forecasters predicting temperatures of a dizzying 19C here in Liverpool.
So as I finally lowered the central heating thermostat and peeled off the woolly layers I’ve been wearing for far ...
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Gone Viking – My chat with Helen Russell
As one of my most looked-forward-to moments of the year; I'm excited to say ‘Gone Viking,’ the debut novel from Helen Russell is out this week.
The celebrated journalist and bestselling author of ‘The Year of Living Danishly’ (known in our house as the Scandi Bible) and ‘Leap Year’ (a total must ...
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New Nordic Treats – April 2018
Seeing as we've reached the quarter mark of 2018 I thought it was time for another round-up of my favourite new Nordic treats.
I wanted to take the time to share with you some of the amazing things that have captured my imagination, tickled my tastebuds and had me on the edge of my seat these last ...
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Kähler – My tour of their Oslo flagship store
You can imagine my excitement when early this year I received an invitation from Kähler, one of my all-time favourite Nordic brands, to take a tour of their Oslo flagship store during my recent trip.
Celebrating its third birthday this April, the store is situated on Hegdehaugsveien; one of ...
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Nordic Travel – A family trip to Oslo
I'm just going to come straight out and say it, we had a fantastic time on our family trip to Oslo last weekend celebrating my 40th birthday.
I didn't want this post to be just the usual list of what to see, do or eat when spending 48 hours or so in a new city. For one, far better bloggers than ...
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