Spotlight On: A Fall Fairy Tale by Nicola Werner

Remember those leave piles in your back yard? Did you jump into them? Did you hide inside them and let the fall sun tickle your skin? When I lived in the US with my parents and my sister, I had the possibility to enjoy a real autumn (actually quite a few), not one of those … Continue reading Spotlight On: A Fall Fairy Tale by Nicola Werner

Advent, Advent 2017!

Be part of the 3rd edition of multi-contributor Advent Calendar! Christmas is coming! No, this won't be a post about how Christmas products are arriving on the shelves way too early, they are in my mind... I know we haven't passed Halloween yet, but it is time that I make the big announcement EVERYONE has been waiting for since the 24th of December 2016...

Advent Calendar Day 1: Opening the first door

Opening the first door As far back as my memory reaches, there has been a nice Advent Calendar to make the wait before Christmas more bearable. When I was very young, my grandmother was the person who filled up the little bags of the handcrafted advent calendar, that had been used by her children in … Continue reading Advent Calendar Day 1: Opening the first door