Birthday cakes – The great Nordic bakeoff ? How to make a themed birthday cake for boys and girls

Lets face it, when you have three kids, with three birthdays each year, you're having a birthday party on a pretty regular basis and your kitchen looks like zone at the great bakeoff... I'm more than happy to give my kids a great party and I especially love baking a...

Snow blizzard day

Today has been very snow rich and windy. The weather forecast had warned last week that the weekend was going to be rough in our area us so we made preparations by doing some grocery shopping and cancelled events we had planned. This weekend was going to be a cozy...

Finnsdottir Ceramic Tales,

Have you heard of Finnsdottir Ceramic Tales? Don't worry, I'm not trying to sell you anything (apart from pastel being 'in') since I have no involvement with them. Basically, I'm trying to gear into a lifestyle of only buying stuff that I really want. By that I mean I...

The Year 2015

I know say this every year but I just can't believe how quickly time flies and this year is almost over! 2015 has been particularly nice to us. It started out cold and dark like every January in our region. That's why we hold on to the Christmas lights almost...

Kids clothing

I'm like all moms probably, I love shopping clothes for my kids and looking at baby's and kids clothes styles. What I look for in kids clothing is that they are first and foremost comfortable, made of soft fabrics preferably organic which don't stretch with use, that...

A little nest

Spring always arrives later in Iceland than in other parts of Europe, some say about two months later than central Europe and even later here up north. This impacts both the flora and fauna when the frost doesn't leave the ground till April/May. It's not uncommon for...

Minecraft costumes

A few days ago we celebrated Ash Wednesday. I don't know how or if you celebrate it in your country but in my town here in Akureyri, Iceland it's a grown custom for kids to dress up early in the morning, visit the companies in town and sing a song or two and get candy...

A few tips for successful baking.

If you bake a lot then you probably know this, I wish I had known when I first started, it would have saved me a lot of time and trouble (and some disappointing results too). This goes for most cakes and cookies but ofcourse you should always follow a recipe if its...
A few tips for successful baking.

A few tips for successful baking.

If you bake a lot then you probably know this, I wish I had known when I first started, it would have saved me a lot of time and trouble (and some disappointing results too). This goes for most cakes and cookies but ofcourse you should always follow a recipe if its...

The Christmas Garden

The Christmas Garden

About 10min drive from my town, in the rural countryside, is a small hut beside the road, that is open all year and sells only Christmas decorations. The smell in there is divine, christmas carols are played in the background and while on the outside it looks like a...

Mr. Printables

Mr. Printables

I'm admiring the new calendar at the new mr. Printables shop. You can add little surprises in the paper boxes in shape of houses. Super cute and clever!

Sigur Rós concert in Hraundrangar

Sigur Rós concert in Hraundrangar

This has to be the most memorable concert I've been to.. ever! It was a Sigur Rós concert in July 2006, they were filming 'Heima' a documentary about their music and arranged gigs in various places mostly out in nature. This place, beneath the recognizable landmark...

Little one on the way

Little one on the way

After a few weeks of feeling rather miserable, with 24/7 morning sickness and an appetite according to that and the fatigue that was exaggerated with not eating all that much, I'm starting to feel so much better. Thank God. Everything is for a good cause and this baby...

The project of the year

The project of the year

One of the most exciting projects we did at work last year was to illustrate a children's book by a popular TV star, rock star and a friend of ours "Villi Jóns". He decided to write a book for kids about science, all kinds of science and "scientific experiments"....

Welcome 2014!

Welcome 2014!

Happy New Year! 2013 was a good but a quiet year for us. We did a little bit of traveling, a lot of working, visiting friends and stayed healthy - which we are very thankful for - but there was not much action and I can't really believe that there's nothing that...

Halo

Halo

This is one of my favourite songs from this summer. Simple version of Beyonce's Halo by icelandic band Hjaltalín. I think i'm responsible for at least half of the hits of this song on YouTube. Another brilliant performance from Hjaltalín is from their live cd/dvd...

Coconut balls

October will be a healthy month in this little home. Our plan is to skip sugar, wheat, corn and dairy - apart from butter, for these 30 days. Ok 31. The role model comes from Whole30 but it might not be as aggressive, my hubby did that in February (only 28 days, pah!)...

Autumn colors

Autumn colors

We went for a walk in the woods this weekend. It's so refreshing, a bit chilly (around 5°c) but not very cold. The thing with low temperature in Iceland it feels much warmer than it sounds because the air is so dry. The athmosphere in the mainland is much higher in...

Autumn chores

Autumn chores

Summer ended officially today when we dissembled the trampoline in the backyard and placed it in storage in the garage. It has served well this summer, the boys have been active and I actually love jumping on it myself. One notices after just a couple of minutes that...

“Music is what feelings sound like”

“Music is what feelings sound like”

On my 35th birthday last april my hubby gave me the Ólafur Arnalds cd which I had been longing for and listening to on youtube for a couple of weeks. Ólafur Arnalds is a great composer and storyteller through music, mixing piano and strings with beats so you don't...