This year, 2013′s May Flower is light blue/light lilac. Swedish children have been selling May Flowers in different colours since 1907. The May Flower charity founded by Beda Hallberg – Gothenburgh, has been fighting Child Poverty more than a century, The proceedings from last years selling of the May Flower were … Continue reading
Work – Equality – Welfare The workers international day, celebrated in Sweden and internationally. 1890: The main topics in the 1890′s demonstration in Stockholm: 8 timmars Arbete *8 hours of work 8 timmars Fritid * 8 hours of leisure 8 timmars Hvila … Continue reading
Sweden tomorrow: (Valborgsmässoafton) 30th of April- Walpurgis Eve. Five senses of A Swedish Tradition: Sense of Smell: At dusk, if outdoors, you might smell the wooden smoke of the Walpurgis bonfires and fireworks. Sense of Sight: Then, if outdoor you can watch the glowing flames of the bonfires *also called … Continue reading
Available at Oh So Swedish: Try Nicole’s lovely handmade soaps from Söderköping, a pretty Swedish town in County of *Östergötland. (County of Sweden). Söderköping – A great place to visit with the Göta Canal, pretty wooden town houses and the famous sculptures, “Rabbit crossing” by Eva Fornåå, . The sculptures “Rabbit Crossing” are situated on both side … Continue reading
A stool not for the bar nor the kitchen worktop, just sit down on the stool,relax and dream of the Swedish Summer, Nordic blue sky and a soft yellow sun. The rejected Wooden High Stool got a face-lift with a bit of sanding, painted in a softer shades … Continue reading
Only one left of my sister Bibi’s Wooden Dala-Moose ” Water Lilies, the other 9 have found new homes all over the world. New: A Blueberry Moose *Blåbärs Älg, soon ready to step out in the wide world. “Blåbär- Godast på Jorden” (Blueberries- the most tasty on Earth”) … Continue reading
The infamous “Ölands*fåken” (Fåk=Blizzard) http://translate.google.co.uk/translate?hl=en&sl=sv&u=http://kund.sprakradet.imcms.net/12259&prev=/search%3Fq%3Df%25C3%25A5k%26hl%3Den%26biw%3D1366 “When the people of the house were on matins on Christmas morning, so there was a terrible storm with Fåk, so that it could take your breath away., It snowed so that you could barely see his hands .) This quote from … Continue reading
A Swedish tradition – Lots of kids dress up as *Easter Witches (Swedish – Påskkärringar) with destination Blåkulla which is the Island **Blå Jungfun (The Blue Virgin Island) on the south-east coast of Sweden. I enjoyed that tradition a lot as kid in the late 50′s *(see picture of me and a friend at … Continue reading
A very Swedish Easter fizzy drink – Påskmust. Similar to Julmust (Christmas drink). From Wikipedia: Must was created by Harry Roberts and his father Robert Roberts in 1910 as a non-alcoholic alternative to beer. The syrup is still made exclusively by Roberts AB in Örebro. The original recipe is said to be locked up in … Continue reading
The Swedish song: “Sov du lilla *Videung” (also called *Vide Kittens the fury, soft willow “kittens”.) A traditional children’s song in the transition between Winter and Spring. Text: Zacharias Topelius Sof, du lilla videung; än så är det vinter. Än så sofva björk och ljung, ros och hyacinther. Än så är det långt … Continue reading
