Norway
After a walk around Henningsvær (there are some photos in part 1), we headed to the waters edge in search of something I had wanted to see for a while. Did you guess what it was? We were looking for a football stadium called Henningsvær Idrettslag Stadion. I have no
In absense of proper Winter weather here in the UK, I'm doing a throwback to Arctic Norway in March. Henninsvær is a jaw-droppingly beautiful fishing village tucked in the Lofoten archipelago. I discovered residents travelling to the main island (Austvågøya) relied on a ferry until 1983 when the
Life
The 1st December is a very important day in the Evans household. It's when we choose a Christmas tree and I'll be honest, I wake up more excited than an adult probably should be, every single year. Our local forest has a Forestry Commission tree shop
Old postcards
Most of our time in Dalarna was spent in the wilderness but after five days of back to back adventuring, our bodies were feeling a bit ruined. We decided to take it easy and mooch around a small town called Falun for a few hours… and eat cake. We stumbled
I just got back from a long weekend in Shrewsbury. My friend Annie and I drove up on Friday and spent our time tucked up in this cosy cottage or exploring the lanes around it, with the Creative Countryside gang. It was a chance to see familiar faces and meet
Craft
With the end of November drawing closer, it's finally acceptable to start mentioning Christmas. I've been bearing away on printed Christmas cards and wrap. The design is based on festive stamps printed onto brown paper with white and copper acyrlic. I've been hooked on
Skansen is one of the few parts of our Sweden trip I haven't written about yet. Founded in 1891, it's an open air museum documenting Swedish life through the ages. But Skansen is not your typical museum, it's like going back in time. We
We spent a couple of days in Hay, a small town at the tip of the Brecon Beacons National Park. After a long car journey, we checked in to our room and set off in search of hot chocolate. I don't usually feel the cold all that much
It's the end of October and for the first time this year, we are both going to be at home for more than 4 weeks at a time. Like 2017, 2018 has been another year of travel — some together, some solo. But what an amazing year it has
Our first trip to Norway was the start of a Knekkebrød addiction — a crisp bread made from rye flour. Norwegians eat them for breakfast, lunch or snacks, usually topped with cheese, egg or fish. Most restaurants serve them with whipped butter as something to nibble while your food is being
I cast on the first stitches for Funchal Moebius all the way back in February. Nine months later, it's finally finished! You better be cheering as hard as I am right now. I'm 50% happy with the outcome and 100% happy I've cast off
Film Photography
I've shared a few photos from Sweden but these are a little different because they were captured on film. We photographed Norway on film earlier in the year and it went well so I packed my trusty film camera for Sweden. These photos were taken in Stockholm and
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