In the middle of autumn, there is nothing cozier than to go to the woods, armed with buckets, and a mushroom book that tells you which ones are edible and which ones to avoid. It is very hyggeligt looking through your pickings and figuring out…
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Simply Hygge Magazine – The Danish edition.
Today I have launched the latest issue of my online magazine – Simply Hygge Magazine. This time it is all about Denmark and some of the lovely places we have here. It is the fourth edition and there is so much to share about Denmark…
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Crabfishing
One of the most hyggelige activities I can remember taking part in as a kid was crab fishing. In seaside towns you’ll see hoards of children hanging on the jetties with a fishing net, or a piece of string, trying to catch crabs. It takes…
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Selinevej flower field Copenhagen
A few years ago, the Cherry blossom alley on Bispebjerg Kirkegård became an Instagram sensation, and ended up with people travelling from afar, just to be part of the pink cherry blossom extravaganza. This year Copenhagen has found a new obsession. A wild flower field…
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Summerloving -and the living is easy
We spent a few days in the Summerhouse this summer, and we had so much fun. The weather was ‘4 seasons in one day’, but it didn’t matter, as we just dressed accordingly. The summer this year has hardly been present. It is actually the…
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Elderflower Cordial
One thing I adore about Summer is the amazing smell from the Elderflower trees. The scent is almost intoxicating and perfumey and so is the flavour. I always wanted to make elderflower cordial, so I gave it a go with a recipe my Grandmother once…
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Simply Hygge
Fridays are the most hyggelige days all week in our house. It is the day where most Danish parents rush home from work, so they can pick the kids up early, and come home together. Most of the people I know, all eat dinner together at the…
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FRILANDSMUSEET Denmark
Every year our extended family meet for the annual summer picnic at the FRILANDS MUSEUM – ‘The Open Air Museum’, just outside Copenhagen. It is a stunning place, and it feels like you enter a different world of rural architecture, buildings, artifacts, and farm animals, which gives you a…
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Rhubarb & Raspberry crumble
When I was small, I had a serious dislike for cooked fruit, and foods with lumpy bits in. I am still very particular with my foods, but I have discovered a serious love for crumbles. It is probably one of the easiest and quickest cakes…
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Cisternerne in Copenhagen
The Cisterns are the long forgotten water reservoirs deep under the streets of Copenhagen, that once upon a time, supplied the Danish capital with drinking water, and could hold as much as 16 million litres of clean water. The Cisterns were supplying Copenhagen for more than 70…