Downton wedding

Downton Abbey season 3 aired last sunday on ITV. Ohhh what joy what joy! Billa Jenný and I watch it together meanwhile drinking lots and lots of tea - proper english!

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Off to school again

I've decided to go to school again after getting accepted to Mediehøjskolen, where I'll work/study/work on a BA in graphic design. I'm really exited about it and looking forward to getting to know the 19 other students and most of all learning more about typography, graphic design, calligraphy, illustrations... Until the 27 I'll be doing some studying and preparing :-)

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Addictive

Oh the joy - it's that time of the year again! I was a quick trip to Malmö last month and I bought the mandatory Semla bun. The swedes eat Semlor at Shrovetide - I however think that they and I should eat Semlor all year around! Come Shrovetide and I'll be making some Semlor off my one. They're easy to make and too delicious!

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Upstairs downstairs

Let me introduce to you my newest craze that is Downton Abbey. It´s the most enjoyable tv show set in 1912 - about the family and housekeepers life at the fictional Downton Abbey, stately home of the Earl of Grantham. The first series cost an estimated £1 million an hour to film, making it the most expensive British TV show ever produced. There is so much attention to details, from the food that is being served, the clothes worn, the cars driven to the interior of the estate. The theme song and layout is also to die for. It´s like mad men only posher and even more elegant. Enjoy!

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An American Apparel kind a family

Billa Jenny my younger sister introduced me to American Apparel some years ago now and it has rapidly grown on us. Kristjan has about 15 tees all the same fit only in different colors. I have a few tees as well - my favorite is the Helvetica Ss. Nikolina has for now a brown/gray cardigan and as if that wasn´t enough Billa Jenny has made my father highly addicted to the brand. Way to go

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Flea market finds

Totally forgot to share my finds at a flea market at KB Hallen two weeks ago. It´s my first time to a flea market since Nikolina Flora was born and it was very natural only to look and buy things for her.

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Sorry

I´m sorry for my absence lately. There have been many things going on - in relations with me starting my maternity leave.
I`ll be starting officially tomorrow and can´t wait :-) The flora is from our apartment, I went berzerk at Magasins flower-shop on saturday

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Ravishing Rhubarb

Rhubarb is the only fruit to grow without any problems on the Faroe Islands. So I guess my relationship to rhubarbs is the same as with danes and strawberries. I made the most delightful rhubarb/vanilla com pot the other day, and I still have some left, that I´ll make into scrumptious rhubarb ice cream.

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Never!

Being a huge Mad Men fan I had to take the "Which MadMen are you" test. I so wanted to be Joan Holloway, but turns out I´m more of a Betty Draper. Here´s what the test said about me:

some call you cold. Your response? "My people were Nordic" Cold or not, you are constantly getting hit on. You like the attention, as well as the all the perks it brings: A handsome family, a beautiful house and the envy of neighbors. Still, you´re not exactly happy. You´re confused and dissapointed at the way things have turned out. But you´ve shown you have some fight in you, and you work hard to keep up appearances. How´s therapy going?

Now I know precisely what I don´t want my life to be like!

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Golden deliciousness and Fleur de sel

I have a weak spot for anything caramely so I made some millionaires shortbread for relatives and friends that came by before Kristjan and I left the islands this summer. The recipe is here
Seeing that I´m addicted to Lindt dark chocolate with salt, my next caramel project can only be fleur de sel caramel. Found these luscious ones at Tastespotting.s600

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Ice ice baby

I´ve made one of the best investments ever this weekend - I´ve bought an ice cream machine. What´s better than homemade vanilla ice cream on a hot summer day?!

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Zara Heels

Bought these two pairs of high heeled sandals from Zara I wore the black ones for my cousin Katrins wedding. The blue ones, although high, are very comfortable thanks to the elastic straps.

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Lovely nude shoes and cosy evenings

My younger sister Billa Jenny took it very literally, when I told her, that she could order things from the internet to my work place (she lives in the Faroe Islands and then when some of our relatives go home (usually our brother) they get to take the products home). I don´t really mind, it nice receiving packages every other week. The last thing I received were these ultra fabulous Acne shoes. The other pictures are of a cosy night at home – me making rhubarb juice and Kristjan playing his favorite computer game. It just struck me, that this post must come under the label addiction: 1. who hasn't suffered of shoe addiction at some point 2. Rhubarb has the most addictive taste 3. 80´s computer games awake good old memories and games can be addictive

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Sweet addictive stuff

Easter equals english chocolate to me. Most faroese people have a great love for sweet english chocolate, it all started back in the beginning of world war two, but that´s a long long story. However this easter I will have to reduce my intake of the sweet addictive stuff, thanks to our wedding in less than 150 days.

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Must see, must do and must taste!

When in Copenhagen, there are the must see/must do things like paying H. C. Andersens Little Mermaid a visit, taking a stroll down Ny Havn and trying Tivolis many amusements. But what about the must taste things to do in cph? One thing I would recommend as a serious MUST is La Glace - one of the oldest and probably best confectionary in Denmark. It was founded the 8th of October 1870. It is an experience to visit the confectionary with the cakes are to die for! My favorite besides Sarah Bernhard is the Volmer Sørensen cake below.
1 H. C. Andersens cake consits of lemon mousse, rasberry butter with anise, nut sponge. Decorated with white chocolate. 2 The Volmer Cake consists of soft nougat in whipped cream, macaroon bottom, apricot marmalade, and vanilla cream. Decorated with a marzipan border.
3 The Sports Cake consists of crushed nougat, whipped cream, macaroon bottom and caramelized choux pastry. 4 The Autumn Cake consists of chocolate truffle, chocolate bottom, smothered in butter chocolate and decorated with chocolate leaves.

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Birthday Bake

The table before the gest arrive (click on picture to enlarge)
For my birthday I invited people for afternoon tea with champagne. I made a bunch of sarah bernhardt confectionary cakes that consist of chocolate truffle on macaroon covered with chocolate, they are by fare my favorite petit four. I made another bunch of napoleons hats with an outer cookie crust and inside almond paste (marzipan) with the bottom dipped for extra indulgence. Then I made piecrust fudge squares decorated with nuts and some more chocolate. Whipped up some lemon curd with toast and Lív my "party arrangement gradian angle" made the finest finger sandwiches ever!

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Mad about Mad Men

I´m almost finished watching season 1 of Mad Men and can´t wait to start watching season 2. The show is just so well put together. The characters, locations, sets, drinks, food, music, clothes, hair and I could go on and on and on. The show won an Emmy for best drama series and they so deserve it! Many congrats from me.

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