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The Meal Prep Weekend: Why We Sacrifice a Whole Weekend (and Love It Anyway)
Meal prepping isn’t just something I do to feel organised — it’s a survival tactic. Between two people with ever-changing work hours, unpredictable weeks, and slightly different dietary needs, organisation has become our love language. Both my Hans Martin and I are currently on keto (yes, we’re those people who can tell you the carb content of…
St Andrew’s Day Meets Norways Første Advent: A Gentle Glide Into the Festive Season
Celebrating St Andrew’s Day and Første Advent with history, traditions, and a cosy mix of Scottish, Norwegian, and Thanksgiving-inspired rituals.
Guising Through the Gloaming: A Love Letter to Halloween in Scotland
A wander through Scotland’s autumn nights, where Halloween still whispers of its Celtic roots. I’ve spent several years in America, where Halloween is a night of pure joy — costumes, candy, and a kind of infectious creativity that fills the streets with laughter. It’s a celebration that has taken on a life of its own,…
A Golden Sunday in Våler: Mushroom Hunting Magic
Last Sunday, under an overcast Norwegian sky, we laced up our boots, grabbed our baskets, and set off into the forest surrounding my in-laws’ home in Våler. The mission: to find chanterelles — Norway’s “gold of the forest.” It was the perfect day for mushroom hunting, not yet cold enough for my wooly norwegian socks,…
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