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  • Wanderings on a Rainy Afternoon

    It really had a been a very rainy day.    We had tried to do the laundry and then we did it again via the storm.   We didn't really want to spend a day in the house. So there was only one option and that was to get in the car and head South.…

  • A New Import to Sweden

    It's not a car,….or a cell phone but the famous vegetable of October, the pumpkin, known as pumpa in Swedish. All over Sweden you can find stands with pumpkins and other members of the squash family, ready to be carved just like in the US.   We made a visit to the pumpkin patch ourselves.…

  • Visby Glassworks

      Sweden has a long standing tradition of glassblowing. Personally, I love glass and I don't think there is such a thing as too much glass. Lucky for us not only did we find glass but the furnace was hot and working. We just had to stay and watch. It was totally mesmerizing. The furnace…

  • The New Edition of the Rhythm of the Home

    Today is the day,… the new edition of  Rhythm of the Home is out today. This issue is completely incredible. It is chalked full of creative moments to have and share with your families. About a week before the new edition comes out I start getting just plain giddy. It is a completely magical moment of discovering what other…

  • A Button Swap

      I had the pleasure a couple of weeks ago to not only make some original buttons of my own to share with my swap partner Märtha Stina but I was also the recipient of some lovely buttons,ribbon and thread. I had so much fun doing this and a huge thank you to bot Märthafor…

  • Camilla Engman The Suitcase Series

    The first time I encountered Camilla Engman was when I was writing an article about the Göteborg International Film Festival. Camilla had done the artwork for the poster and I was immediately enchanted and enamored with her work. I soon found out that I was late to the party and that everyone I knew practically had heard of her.…

  • Kosta-Boda

    To stand next to the glass furnaces, watching the glass pieces take shape is mesmerizing. Heat the sand,cool in water, shape, reheat.  It is an artistic dance which has been going on since the first furnace was installed back in 1742. From one generation to the next, the secrets of their skills and artistry have…

  • Bluebee’s Knitting Round

    Summer knitting and eating.