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
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
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!
Water sprout
This one is simply too cute, made by Shahar Peleg
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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”
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...