[gallery link="file" order="DESC" orderby="title"] A busy and festive spirit in the Oh So Swedish Studio Open House on Saturday afternoon. The "Swedish Cottage" was dressed for party with blue & yellow balloons, bunting together with refreshments and a "Smörgåsbord" of meatballs, cheese etc. A Big Thank You to all of you who came to the Oh So Swedish Open House, despite...
[gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="5" orderby="title"] Welcome to Oh So Swedish Studio & Workshop - Please come in and have a look in the Swedish Seafront "Cottage" with a stunning view of the Brighton,, The Pier and some rare summer days...
On the beautiful rose-clad hill at Näsviken, near the inlet port of Karlshamn - county of Blekinge, Sweden, stands a high statue of a couple ("The Emigration Monument"- Axel Ohlsson 1959), ready for travel by ship to a new life in North America. The man stands steady and confident, facing the sea and ready to go but his wife turns her head, a last...
Trottoarpratare/Gatupratare (* Pavement speaker/Street speaker)- An A-Board on the side walk to direct passers-by to pop into the shop. Also called "The Ambassador of the shop". Hopefully the Oh So Swedish's *Trottoarpratare on The Brighton Riviera will attract visitors into the Seafront studio. Sven-Arne , The Swedish Moose on the A-board (WeezaGraphics) will be a great Ambassador for...
If the much-longed- for Summer & Sunny Skies are shattered by rain-laden clouds, why not read a thrilling "Nordic Deckare, * Nordic Detective Books written by female writers or with female heroines. My favourite writers are Inger Frimansson (photo above) and Karin Alvtegen (Photo: Casia Bromberg) with books such as Skuld (* Guilt), Skam (*Shame) and Svek ( * Betrayal). Listen...
A Cheese Slicer - A must on every Swedish Breakfast table. Not a Swedish invention but invented 1925 by a Norwegian, Thor Bjørklund. "Osthyvelsprincipen" (*The cheese shaving principle") is a Swedish expression used when evenly cost cutting is necessary in councils or in companies. Complete Scandinavian with Danish Sebastian's Song about Cheese "Ostesangen" >click on link/ top ...
Enjoy a lovely Swedish Summer around the country, in Metropolitan areas and in the Wilderness. Folkpop by Sarek. ...
A May Flower in July - 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, including organising summer camps for kids in Sweden at the Island of Galtarö. I wish all Children a lovely and fun Summer with this popular song:...
Funny questions & comments heard from some of The Oh So Swedish visitors on the Pebbled Seafront; -Are you a real Swede? ): Yes I am, not a Turnip, ha, ha - Do you have any of these typical Cuckoo-clocks? ): Wrong country - That's Switzerland *not Sweden. - What's special with Swedish Arts & Crafts vs British? ...
Post Swedish Midsummer Eve reflections; Hope everyone had a great Midsummer Eve in Sweden. An outdoor tradition in Sweden around Summer Solstice with lots of joyful celebrations; Picking leaves & flowers to dress and rise the Maypole with following "Little Frogs Dancing", Midsummer Smörgåsbord al Fresco & *Schnapps songs with the little *Nubbens i.e Aquavits. Along with the...