2020. WHAT A YEAR! The world has basically being living the plot of Contagion — except toilet paper almost became the currency of the future in the 2020 version. 2019 was an incredibly hard for us and I remember saying "this year has been so awful, 2020 has to be
I found these Christmas postcards at an outdoor flea market in Stockholm — one we visited a few times during the Summer before the pandemic ramped up again. I meant to share them earlier in December but never got around to it. Better late than never I suppose! Unlike the postcards
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Light has been the theme of December and ironically, it's one of the best things about this darker season. Christmas trees, glowing paper stars, festive window displays, outdoor lanterns, advent candles and string lights framing windows and balconies. All good things when Stockholm hasn't seen a
One of the best days of the year finally arrived... buying a Christmas tree! We went to the same tree shop as usual but sadly it's no longer run by the Forestry Commission. Still, there were lots of nice trees to choose from and they were grown in
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
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
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