Pure cream for babies
One of the first items I put in my baby basket when I was preparing for the arrival were the baby & mommy products from Sola Urtasmiðjan. I used both the baby rash cream and mommy cream for sore nipples when my now 6 year old was a baby and they work like magic! I...
Náttuglur / Night Owls
I have to show you these adorable creatures by Silja Kristjansdottir, she calls them Night Owls (Náttuglur). Each one is handmade and unique, made with love and care. Their expression is just too cute, with mis-aligned eyes and a smirky smile. I know kids love...
First day of school
The day has finally arrived! The first day of school. Our little schoolboy will turn six on Sunday and he has been waiting for school to start for real for so long. He started to read when he was 4,5 years old and is a fluent reader. A couple of his friends from...
My recent pins
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Instagram moments
“Blizzard” – Winter festival in Iceland
One of the bigger projects that we did in February was the promo for a winter festival here in Akureyri called Eljagangur, or Blizzard festival and involves all kinds of winter sports - snowboarding, snowmobiles and even heli-skiing, which means you can be taken up to...
Notknot
Have you ever felt a strong desire and longing for cushions? No, not really? Then you haven't seen the notknot cushions by Ragnheidur Ösp / Umemi. They are just adorable little wool-warmers, weaved together to form well known knots and make any sofa look good. And...
Jón in color
He was our independence hero, his birthday is our independence day - June 17. His name was Jón Sigurðsson (1811-1879) and I remember how my grandparents spoke well of him, even though he was up well before they were. Now, designer Almar Alfredsson has made the most...
Friday pizza
We've taken up the custom, accidentally really, to always have pizza on fridays. And with young kids, always means without exception! We have a couple of nice pizza places here but usually I make pizza myself, it's quicker, cheaper, healthier and basically more fun....
Happy new year!
Welcome 2013! May this be a year full of happiness and joy for you all! We had an amazing new years eve, one we'll probably never forget. Our plan was to visit my inlaws for their annual new years eve feast, they live in a small town just up north, about 40 min drive...
New Years Eve… big plans.. heavy snow!
Tomorrow is New Years Eve. How exciting! We plan to be at my inlaws for their annual New Years Eve feast. They live about 50km (31 mi) up north in a small town and we will stay over for the night, which our boys are keen on, they love sleepovers. And it's going to be...
The Startup Kids
I've been following them around online. The Startup Kids. I think it's a brilliant idea, to go out and seek motivation through the camera lense. These two young women (probably my age, so I really should say girls) went around Europe and the US, interviewing startup...
Highlights of 2012
2012 was overall an amazing year for us. On our way home on Jan 1st from celebrating new years eve with the family, we were talking in the car of what exciting things we should do this year. And we decided to get married! Come on, we've been engaged for seven years,...
Christmas traditions
Christmas means back to basics for me. I usually go to quite length to make the christmas for my boys that I want them to remember basically because I'm so fond of my own christmas childhood memories. The christmas traditions in Iceland are quite strong, like they...