Is it just me or is time going unbelievably fast? Most times it scares me a little and I have to remind myself to really enjoy the present time and the fact that my kids still want to spend most of their time with me 😉 Other times it just makes me look forward to […]
Things I Learned from my Grandparents
When I was growing up I remember some of the things that my grandparents used to say. It would be things like “why eat out and pay so much when we can eat better and cheaper at home” or “why pay this or that for a piece of clothing when I can sew you a […]
Trying out Home Made Ice Cream
According to the calendar, summer is officially still not here. But unofficially, it is already quite hot! I am not a big fan of the summer as it gets here. It is simply too hot for me. I blame my Scandinavian upbringing 🙂 Summer means ice cream and ice lollies (or ice pops), but unfortunately […]
Things to do with or without Kids – DIY hand painted coffee cups
Sometimes we need kids as an excuse for doing certain things, like going to see that Disney movie, going on all the rides in the amusement park or sitting down and doing some crafts. When you think about it, I guess that they shouldn’t be. We should be able to do all these things also […]
Peanut butter DIY and Cookies!
I still remember the first time I tasted peanut butter – about 25 years ago at one of my best friend’s house. It wasn’t instant love and truth is that it is only in recent years that I have started to eat it again. If you are reading here regularly you might have noticed that […]
Making my own Labane Cheese
In the last year I have added more and more things to our menu that I prepare from scratch. Part of it has to do with the budgetary changes that we have made, and where we have seen that leaving out processed food can save us a lot when we buy groceries but also because […]
DIY Painted Flower Pots
It was a beautiful day today. Perfect for a perfect Saturday at home and in the Garden. Spring is certainly in the air and so we decided to spend some hours working in the garden and for that purpose exactly I went with the oldest to the garden center. I just love it there, all […]
DIY Purim Costumes: The Gumball Machine
This afternoon I sat down to prepare the costume for my eldest. The original plan was to make her a carrot costume but yesterday she changed her mind. Some kids were laughing when she told them what she was dressing up as, so that was the end of that plan. Maybe I could have been […]
DIY Purim costumes: The Panda
In different countries and cultures this kind of celebration is called something different. Halloween, Fastnacht, Fastelavn, Carnival or Purim are some of the names. The background for each celebration is different but the outcome is quite similar: we dress up! This year I am continuing the past years tradition of preparing our own costumes for […]
DIY – make your own refrigerator stone magnets
This summer I rediscovered the beach. Although I grew up in a country that has a lot of coast line and now live in one that also has plenty, I was never really a big fan. If people asked me why, I would answer; too much sand! While we are still learning to love each […]