My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 18 December (Counting stars)

Welcome back to My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar!  Join me every day in opening a new door.  Once again, I’ve got a host of goodies to share with you – traditional Danish Christmas recipes, traditions, songs, games, decorations, crafts and landscapes…  So sit back, relax and enjoy!18 DECEMBERIs there a Christmas decoration that hangs in… Continue reading My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 18 December (Counting stars)

My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 10 December (Cards and post)

Welcome to My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar!  Join me every day in opening a new door.  Once again, I’ve got a host of goodies to share with you – traditional Danish Christmas recipes, traditions, songs, games, decorations, crafts and landscapes…  So sit back, relax and enjoy!10 DECEMBERI got an e-mail from my mentor, the Flylady, yesterday… Continue reading My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 10 December (Cards and post)

My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 6 December (Hearts)

 Welcome back to My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar!  Join me every day in opening a new door.  Once again, I’ve got a host of goodies to share with you – traditional Danish Christmas recipes, traditions, songs, games, decorations, crafts and landscapes…  So sit back, relax and enjoy!6 DECEMBERYesterday I showed you how to make æbleskiver… Continue reading My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 6 December (Hearts)

One month from now…

Today's date?  24 November.  One month from now - at this very moment (6pm) - we'll be lighting candles and sitting down to Danish Christmas dinner.  Eeeeek!Yep, countdown is progressing and you can no longer hide your heads in the sand.  On Saturday afternoon I was at a Christmas craft fair at an OAPs home… Continue reading One month from now…

If you can't stand the heat in the Danish kitchen…

Y'all know that I ♥ Denmark and those crazy (but lovable) Danes.  But I can't help feeling that they got the wrong end of the stick (or should that be hot poker?) when it comes to designing items for removing hot dishes from hot ovens.I mean, really, why do the Danish public continue to put… Continue reading If you can't stand the heat in the Danish kitchen…

Gæk, gæk, gæk? Guess your way to an Easter egg!

My kids will be on Easter break from Friday.  Woo hoo - no more pesky packed lunches for the next week!  (For them, school restarts Tuesday 22 April.)And that - selvfølgelig - means it's time for a traditional Danish Easter craft: making a gækkebrev - a secret snowdrop letter!  For which we'll need a vintergæk (snowdrop).  Though -… Continue reading Gæk, gæk, gæk? Guess your way to an Easter egg!

Danish Milk. Grey or blue?

Do you drink milk?  We drink lots of it in our house.  And - what's more - we're living dangerously without a safety net and still choosing to drink (and enjoy) cow's milk! [Gasps from the audience...]Now, I've mentioned before the hazards of not being able to decipher Danish food packaging : remember these little pots… Continue reading Danish Milk. Grey or blue?

My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 17 December

Welcome to My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar!  Join me every day in opening a new door.  Just like last year, I’ve got a host of goodies to share with you – traditional Danish Christmas recipes, traditions, songs, games, decorations, crafts and landscapes… So sit back, relax and enjoy!17 DECEMBEROkay, this is going to be a… Continue reading My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 17 December

My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 2 December

 Welcome back to My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar!  Join me every day in opening a new door.  Just like last year, I’ve got a host of goodies to share with you – traditional Danish Christmas recipes, traditions, songs, games, decorations, crafts and landscapes…  So sit back, relax and enjoy!2 DECEMBERTime to get your scissors and glue… Continue reading My Danish Christmas Advent Calendar – 2 December

It’s (Danish) fashion, daaaarling!

Copenhagen Fashion Week- the largest fashion event in the north – is well underway. Though, to be honest, if it weren’t for the intensive media coverage, Herr and Fru Danmark (and myself) would be completely unawares These are a few of my favourite things... So, no, I’m not a dedicated follower of fashion. But, hey,… Continue reading It’s (Danish) fashion, daaaarling!

I ‘heart’ Danish street signs!

Here's something I posted over at blogs.denmark.dk today (the site run by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Something I wrote last year but (even if I say it so myself!), it was a great post - so I decided to bring it out, dust it off and revamp it....hope you enjoy! http://blogs.denmark.dk/diane/2011/01/12/i-heart-danish-street-signs/ Have a wonderful Wednesday!… Continue reading I ‘heart’ Danish street signs!