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I am huge fan of vintage household appliances. I appreciate beautiful design. Hugin is the name of a Swedish manufacturer that has created great household goods. This is a Hugin portable hair dryer. An electric mobile hair dryer. What a beauty. And yes, it works like a charm. Amazing. The hair dryer features a hood,… Continue reading Portable Hair Dryer and Other Must Have Items: Hugin – Swedish Manufacturer of Household Appliances

Are you on the lookout for a jigsaw puzzle to spend some relaxing moments of your Summer on? I love the idea of creating art that celebrates life. Here are some stunning jigsaw puzzles illustrated by artists, who definitely celebrate the deliciousness of being alive. Of being in the present moment. You know the John… Continue reading Stunning Jigsaw Puzzles for the Summer – Creating Art that Celebrates Life

My home is infused with the delicate scent of elderflower blossom. Literally. I feel wafts of floral citrusy elderflower deliciousness wherever I move about.  To me, elderflower blossom is the scent of newly sprung Summer. The scent of those first tender days of Summertime.  This is the season where the elderflowers bloom abundantly in every… Continue reading Elderflowers, Sunny Boulders by the Sea and Other Things Delightful About the Month of June

There is something soothing about putting together a jigzaw puzzle. To me it evokes the feeling of endlessly long, endlessly carefree, childhood school holidays. I’m doing a puzzle on my terrace. I’m having a delightful time. The air is balmy, the sky is blue and the sun beams brightly yellow. I’m enjoying a leisurely afternoon… Continue reading This Long Delightful Summer and the Joy of Assembling a Jigsaw Puzzle

In Swedish there is an expression ”mellan hägg och syren” – ”between bird cherry and lilac”. The saying refers to the time from when first, the bird cherry to when then, the lilac blooms. The expression is said to originate from a cobbler’s sign saying his shop was closed “mellan hägg och syren”. Many consider… Continue reading The Deliciousness of the Month of May

Afghanistan is not only a country with intensely beautiful scenery, with warm and welcoming inhabitants, but is also one of the wealthiest countries in the world. Read that again. I mean that literally. Afghanistan is vastly abundant when it comes to natural resources. The list of the natural resourses Afghanistan contains is impressively long. The… Continue reading The Abundance of Afghanistan

Would you buy a book judging by it’s cover? I would. At least if the cover has been drawn by illustrator Monica Schultz. Schultz has illustrated a vast number of book covers over the decades. She is also the graphic artist behind numerous children’s book, and, escpecially in the 1970’s, a frequent illustrator at magazines… Continue reading Drawings in the 1970s – the Colorful Style of Illustrator Monica Schultz

Ever wondered what species Chip ’n’ Dale are, the two animated squirrels in the Walt Disney Cartoons?These pudgy faced charmers are chipmunks, native to North America. And yes, they are cute as can be. I’m reading the most delightful book – Nibbles and me. The book is written by a young Elizabeth Taylor and tells… Continue reading Nibbles and me – The Loving Adventures of a Chipmunk in 1940s Hollywood

How mindful are you as to what movies you watch, what books you read and to what music you listen to? How do they make you feel? Since our reality is created by three things: by what we think and say, by what we believe and by how we feel, the spoken word and felt… Continue reading The Power of the Spoken Word