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December 22, 2014 art / new york / scandinavia / travel

Nordic NYC

A December business trip to NYC was filled with good food, art, the company of friends and a long walk along the new

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December 9, 2013 norway / scandinavia / travel

Sognefjellvegen in Norway

Deep in the gray of early December, bright starlit night skies. The recent snowfall, just enough to cover the ground

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December 19, 2012 home / scandinavia

Hygge and Home

The early morning air crisp and clear, the woods dark and still, a hint of light to the east. A tattered

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January 11, 2012 bakery / scandinavia / travel

A Sweet Year

Ribbons of bright pink turning to pale lavender in the sky this morning, the ground still bare, trees stark against

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June 17, 2011 nature / scandinavia / vermont

Summer and Strawberries

Blue early morning skies turning dark and heavy, more rain predicted. Yesterday a perfect sunny day with a light breeze,

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April 24, 2011 nature / scandinavia

Some Days it is Spring

Yesterday I was reminded of Olles skidfärd, a 1907 children’s book by Elsa Beskow – translated from the Swedish as Ollie’s

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March 17, 2011 architecture / denmark / finland / norway / scandinavia / sweden

Sweet (Hotel) Dreams

Sunny, pink morning, and the promise of a warm day after yesterday’s fog, rain, ice, and snow. The lanscape quiet

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January 12, 2011 art / denmark / finland / norway / scandinavia / sweden

Blue and White

Pure white outside. Like being in the middle of a magical tableau in a snow globe.  I love this whiteness,

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January 3, 2010 architecture / art / food / restaurant / roadways / scandinavia / travel / vermont

Nordic Travels: Near and Far

A journal for my travels, and all things Nordic. “To travel is to live.” – Hans Christian Andersen

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Winter, back again
Favorite place to cook soup
Wishing a happy and healthy new year to dear friends and family near and far.
White garden this morning. Savoring the very last calendula blooms.
Last blasts of color
Clearing skies after the rain
Dear leaves, please please linger longer
Thank you birds for leaving a few for us
Big sky

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