With long dark days, a constant cough, as well as the grim realisation that I've once again spent and eaten far too much over Christmas, January has been pretty tough.
So as the latest dose of germs took hold and I climbed the stairs with yet another bottle of Benalin in hand (other cough remedies ...
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On my Nordic bookshelf
As a total bookworm I find Christmas is the perfect time to restock my reading list. Not only are those strange middle days between Christmas and New Year the perfect time to put your feet up with a good book. But in the weeks leading up to the big day itself, whenever a friend or loved one asks me ...
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Looking forward to 2018 and the year ahead
Happy New Year! I hope you’ve all had a wonderful Christmas and are ready for a 2018 filled with Nordic inspired adventures.
This year is a big one for me. In March I turn the big 4-0! I’ll be honest with you, I’m not feeling good about it right now. As I sit here, just a couple of days back into ...
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My favourite festive posts
After being ill in bed for the best part of a week it seems to me that every tv show, magazine and blog is completely obsessed with telling us how to achieve the perfect Christmas.
So with the big day fast approaching and a huge to do list ahead of me, instead of creating yet another one of those ...
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Nordic Street Food comes to Liverpool – My chat with SKAUS
You can imagine how excited I was when I learnt that a Nordic inspired pop-up was launching at Liverpool’s fab Baltic Market just in time for Christmas.
I’ve written about my love for the Baltic Market before, and what a great place it is to eat, meet and socialise, whether you’re a local, or ...
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Christmas Collectables
As with all things Nordic, even Christmas is celebrated tastefully in Scandinavia.
It seems everyone manages to stay calm until December actually arrives. The panic buying, party planning and tree decorating (real ones of course) only gets underway the first Sunday of advent. ...
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