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Postcard from Lanzarote
The island of Lanzarote lies in the Atlantic Ocean just 125 kilometres off Africa’s Saharan coast and is the most easterly of the Canary Islands. It is volcanic on origin and famed for its dark sand. For Natalie’s weekend coffee share this week I am inviting you to join us in Lanzarote for some late…
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Simple ways to make your house smell amazing for Christmas
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How to get a hygge feeling for Christmas
Hygge, pronounced (Hue-gah) is a Danish word originally derived from an Old Norwegian word meaning well-being and protection from the outside elements. Denmark has notoriously cold, long winters. The concept of hygge has been used by Danish people to help mentally combat the brutally dark, relentless winter season and fill their homes with comfort and…
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How to bring hygge into your home
Hygge, pronounced (Hue-gah), is a word used widely by Danish and Norwegian people to describe a feeling of well-being, protection and cosiness. Denmark’s cold season is long and brutal. The idea of hygge was formed as a survival strategy to psychologically help people to get through the long winters. Although the feeling of hygge is…
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The best Christmas markets to visit by train from Bristol
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The Bristol knittivity
The Bristol knittivity has become a familiar sight in shopping centres around Bristol just before Christmas. However I thought you might be interested in the story behind its creation. A few years ago, a group of friends who worked at St. Teresa’s catholic school in Horfield, Bristol started a knitting group called the knutty…
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Celebrating new year in Linz, Austria
Two years ago, we celebrated New Year in Linz, Austria. Our daughter who teaches English as a foreign language had secured a three month volunteer placement with the Austrian bilingual classroom project (ABC) and we offered to help with her luggage. The bilingual classroom project was set up so that village schools could have visits…