Fastelavn has been and gone. The snow has been and gone (with the occasional flurry to keep us guessing). So what's next on the Danish calendar? Easter beer and eggs!The kids will be on Easter break from next Friday - woo hoo – no more pesky packed lunches until they restart on Tuesday 29 March :-)… Continue reading Easter is coming…send a secret letter!
Tag: General interest
Fastelavn is coming…time to branch out?
On Tuesday I told you about Fastelavn (Danish Carnival), Fastelavnsboller (Danish Carnival buns) and how to bake your own. Today we have another carnival essential…the Fastelavnsris! (The history behind it is here.) Now you can – selvfølgelig – buy these readymade in Danish sweet shops and supermarkets. But they’re generally overpriced for what you actually… Continue reading Fastelavn is coming…time to branch out?
Fastelavn (Danish Carnival) is fast approaching!
If you've walked past the window of a Danish baker's shop recently, then you'll already know that Fastelavn is fast approaching...Because the first fastelavnsboller made their appearance just as soon as Christmas was over and the New Year got underway! This year it will be celebrated on Sunday (7 February 2016).So what’s fastelavn? Danish carnival.… Continue reading Fastelavn (Danish Carnival) is fast approaching!
Here comes 2016 – jump!
We’re now recovered from the 24 Days of Danish Christmas (if you missed that, you can start here with 1 December) and yesterday afternoon I looked out my DDH’s (Dear Danish Husband’s) black tie outfit. And safety glasses. And he came home from shopping with several bags of explosives… Is my DDH the Danish equivalent of… Continue reading Here comes 2016 – jump!
24 December 2015
Welcome, once again, to my Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Every day I’ve been giving you a little peak into how our family celebrates Christmas here in Copenhagen. Do the Danes love Christmas? Um, yes – they even use the word Christmas as a verb… Vi juler! (We are ‘christmasing’!)And guess what...the Big Day is finally here! :-)24 December 2015So… Continue reading 24 December 2015
23 December 2015
Welcome, once again, to my Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Every day I’ll be giving you a little peak into how our family celebrates Christmas here in Copenhagen.Do the Danes love Christmas? Um, yes – they even use the word Christmas as a verb… Vi juler! (We are ‘christmasing’!)So get comfy, put your feet up, grab a cup of something… Continue reading 23 December 2015
22 December 2015
Welcome, once again, to my Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Every day I’ll be giving you a little peak into how our family celebrates Christmas here in Copenhagen. Do the Danes love Christmas? Um, yes – they even use the word Christmas as a verb… Vi juler! (We are ‘christmasing’!)So get comfy, put your feet up, grab a cup of… Continue reading 22 December 2015
21 December 2015
Welcome, once again, to my Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Every day I’ll be giving you a little peak into how our family celebrates Christmas here in Copenhagen. Do the Danes love Christmas? Um, yes – they even use the word Christmas as a verb… Vi juler! (We are ‘christmasing’!)So get comfy, put your feet up, grab a cup of… Continue reading 21 December 2015
20 December 2015
Welcome, once again, to my Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Every day I’ll be giving you a little peak into how our family celebrates Christmas here in Copenhagen. Do the Danes love Christmas? Um, yes – they even use the word Christmas as a verb… Vi juler! (We are ‘christmasing’!)So get comfy, put your feet up, grab a cup of… Continue reading 20 December 2015
19 December 2015
Welcome, once again, to my Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Every day I’ll be giving you a little peak into how our family celebrates Christmas here in Copenhagen. Do the Danes love Christmas? Um, yes – they even use the word Christmas as a verb… Vi juler! (We are ‘christmasing’!)So get comfy, put your feet up, grab a cup of… Continue reading 19 December 2015
18 December 2015
Welcome, once again, to my Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Every day I’ll be giving you a little peak into how our family celebrates Christmas here in Copenhagen. Do the Danes love Christmas? Um, yes – they even use the word Christmas as a verb… Vi juler! (We are ‘christmasing’!)So get comfy, put your feet up, grab a cup of… Continue reading 18 December 2015
17 December 2015
Welcome, once again, to my Danish Christmas Advent Calendar! Every day I’ll be giving you a little peak into how our family celebrates Christmas here in Copenhagen. Do the Danes love Christmas? Um, yes – they even use the word Christmas as a verb… Vi juler! (We are ‘christmasing’!)So get comfy, put your feet up, grab a cup of… Continue reading 17 December 2015
Election time – again! Left. Right. Left, left, right!
Dear ReadersJust taking a quick break from bumping off a nasty character - Col. Mustard, in the Library, with lead piping (The Mystery of the Missing Blogger...) - to let you know that this morning the Danish PM, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, announced a general election for 18 June 2015. Which meant that - selvfølgelig - by lunchtime, the scary faces were… Continue reading Election time – again! Left. Right. Left, left, right!
The mystery of the missing blogger…
My Dearest Readers!The last time you heard from me was December when I was bombarding you with 24 Days of Danish Christmas and jumping from a chair into 2015... Apologies for the radio silence! On the personal front, this past winter has been a rollercoaster. But - hey ho - onwards and upwards...On the bright… Continue reading The mystery of the missing blogger…
Nytårsaften – get ready to jump!
We're now recovered from Christmas (ho, ho, ho!) and I've just looked out my DDH's (Dear Danish Husband's) black tie outfit. And safety glasses. And several bags of explosives... Is my DDH the Danish equivalent of James Bond? 😎 Nope, it's because tonight we will be celebrating Nytår (New Year). Which, in Denmark, is serious business. While… Continue reading Nytårsaften – get ready to jump!