Dan is the biggest Archer fan I know! While the show isn’t one that I took to immediately, after having it play in the background while I did other work, it slowly grew on me and I am now very much a fan – just not as diehard as Dan. For those of you who…
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Advent Calendar Pt 3 – Dan’s Nisse Land Advent
Growing up, my home was always decorated with little Nisser. They were mostly made from pipe cleaner, felt, yarn or crocheted and would be all around the house climbing up whatever they could, obviously looking to cause mischief. For me it is not quite Christmas without these little guys, and while shops like Sostrene Grene…
Christmas Tree Advent Calendar – 25 days of Socks & Chocolate
My brother in law is one of those people. Every year I ask “What would you like for Christmas” and he always replies “socks!” So this year, I prefaced my text with “What would you like for Christmas – and don’t you say socks again!” to which he still replied “Socks?”. And while I know…
A very Crafty Christmas – 24 Days of Craft – A Pakke Kalendar!
It is almost that time of the year again and what better way to countdown to the big day than with an Advent Calendar. I have always had an Advent Calendar growing up. My mormor (maternal grandmother) felt so sorry for her grandchildren who had no access to the important stuff (Advent Calendars) that she…
Egg-ception
Have you seen the really elaborate Easter eggs halves full of all sorts of chocolate in the fancy chocolate shops? Well, we got one of those for my mother-in-law last year and while we love supporting a local chocolatier, there are times when my unrefined palate really craves your regular, run of the mill milk…
Chinese New Year Lanterns
To be completely honest, I sort of have a love-hate relationship with Chinese New Year. Mostly because my birthday hovers around the festival period. So if it was Chinese New Year on my birthday (changes every year according to the new moon in Spring) most of my friends would be busy attending reunion dinners or…