tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236927868913151712024-02-07T03:08:14.379+00:00the little nordic cabin (old)Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.comBlogger176125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-35947138559139061632015-02-27T22:17:00.002+00:002015-02-27T22:17:28.604+00:00I may have found the perfect solution (New Blog! http://nordiccabin.blogspot.com/)<div style="text-align: center;">
As some of you know, my blog has been broken for a long time now. It continues to vanish at will from the reading list and as you might have noticed, my images have started to disappear. </div>
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I have tried other blogging platforms, I have tried all the helpful tips given to me in the super supportive forums, I have tried editing all kinds of confusing computer-y things, but to no avail. </div>
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It's hard to continue writing a blog when your work does not reach your audience. I have never minded about viewer-count or anything of the sort, but I have always had a large group of return-readers and it's so sad that they have lost their way to my blog through an internal fault. We became good friends over the years and losing contact is always difficult to bear. </div>
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The solution came to me the other day. Why not just recreate this blog under the same name, same profile, same everything-but-url? So I tried it and happily, the username was not yet taken! </div>
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So here it is: http://nordiccabin.blogspot.com/ <a href="http://nordiccabin.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">-click me</a> - I may be slow to post while I work on my new content, but for now it seems to work. I'm excited to be able to use this same platform that I'm familiar with and not have to worry about learning lots of new computer-y stuff. (with the exception of google+ which I just cannot work out). </div>
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I do hope that you will follow me there and that the little nordic cabin can get back to normal as soon as possible. Please help me out by letting people know that the cabin is still standing and that they can find me in there at it's new address! </div>
Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-20095052047618441762014-09-10T22:32:00.001+01:002014-09-10T22:32:23.068+01:00Flying Away<div style="text-align: center;">
I'm sorry for neglecting you all, my darlings. I'll have plenty of stories to tell you very soon because I'm leaving my little English house for California tomorrow morning! I'm going there for my very first time and I just cannot tell you how excited I am! </div>
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We're going to have to change from our warm little Nordic snuggle sessions while I'm away! But don't worry, I'll be hunting for any signs of Nordic life while I'm away and will give you sneaky tips on how to find it :)</div>
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I've missed you all so dearly, please tell me all about how you are doing ♥</div>
Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-23871849096033535602014-02-12T20:56:00.000+00:002014-02-12T20:56:01.544+00:00Natural Day - Thursday 13th February 2014<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I have been lucky enough to chat with Sanah Jivani these last few days and to hear all about her wonderful movement. Please take a minute to watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJwmwjkCN6o" target="_blank">this inspiring video</a> and please join us tomorrow on Natural Day. Even if you just post a quick tweet with the above hashtag, it'll help to get Natural Day trending. </div>
Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-15150436493728944212014-01-06T18:39:00.001+00:002014-01-06T18:39:22.685+00:00Two Thousand and Fourteen<div style="text-align: center;">
Happy New Year my dears. Was it sparkly and amazing? </div>
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I spent it here:</div>
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… who taught me the Swedish word for "snowflakes" and pulled me up on all of my bad pronunciation. The worlds teeniest teacher. </div>
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I'm now safely back in Umeå, where the snow is hiding and it's raining every day. Soon it will be time to move here for real and I'll be posting from my new, real-life Nordic Cabin ♥</div>
Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-89448811113670530632013-12-13T10:05:00.000+00:002013-12-13T10:05:00.600+00:00St. Lucia <div style="text-align: center;">
Today is St. Lucia day in Sweden. You can see a short video of the celebrations below:</div>
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Girls in white gowns carry candles sing beautiful songs and walk slowly down the isle of the church, a procession headed by a girl wearing a crown of candles. I saw my first St. Lucia celebration in my first year of university, when my department put on a mini version in London. Now it makes me feel ever-so christmassy, and with just 12 days to go, it marks the perfect start to a christmas count-down. </div>
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The day is in celebration of Saint Lucy, or Santa Lucia. Saint days are not very common in Scandinavia and I think that might be why this one is so special. St Lucia day has links to pagan beliefs and as you can imagine, in the cold mid-winter of the Nordic region, a celebration of lights would have been very important. </div>
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What do you think? Is this an important day where you are? We don't celebrate anything in England on this day, but I really like watching the Swedish celebrations. You can find a lot more videos by searching 'st. lucia sweden' on youtube. Some of the singers are really stunning! </div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-44840668504598438802013-11-13T22:19:00.002+00:002013-11-13T22:19:49.516+00:00NaNoWriMo Update<div style="text-align: center;">
Oh hi, let me just crawl out of my NaNo cave for a bit and let you know I'm still alive. </div>
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I literally cannot fathom how you people do this. I know that some of you are hardcore-every-single-year NaNo writers and I am very impressed now that I'm experiencing all of this for myself. </div>
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How is your writing going? Are you meeting your deadlines? </div>
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I'm behind on the word count, but I think I've got it under control. I was wondering today how you guys like to structure your writing. This doesn't necessarily only apply to NaNoWriMo, but any kind of writing really. I assumed I would write in order, from start to finish. It seemed so logical, given the time restraint and the daily word targets. I even had Björn use his newly acquired programming skills to program a little calendar for me with the daily word count, so that I could write it all in one document and not have to do the maths. How naive I was! </div>
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Instead I've been writing in a kind of strange, illogical manner. You see, the story I'm writing has been in my mind for the longest time. I dream about it and I think about it and I imagine my characters and I work out all the little details when I'm in yoga class or wandering about outside. So I've been finding pictures that resemble the story in my head and writing mini stories based on those, that I plan to eventually knit together into a more coherent narrative. It's very much like the writing prompts I used to post here. (Would you like to see more of those, by the way? I have lots of images stored up and ready to have the crap written out of ;) </div>
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How do you guys like to write? Are you strict with yourself when it comes to order and coherence, or do you just let it all flow out of your mind as it materialises? </div>
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Good luck to you, we're nearly halfway there! </div>
Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-54040456735239421522013-11-08T20:18:00.000+00:002013-11-08T20:18:12.892+00:00I'll eat you up, I love you so<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I'm sure you all know by now about my guilty pleasure of Where the Wild Things Are and everything to do with it, so I was very excited when I stumbled across these amazing book covers based on beloved children's books:</div>
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We often say "don't judge a book by it's cover", but be honest with me, how many of you <i>truly </i>adhere to that advice when it comes to the literal reading of a book? Certainly not me, I'm so in love with the illustrated covers of books, especially those of children's books. I'm quite sure you'll agree, then, that these are very special prints. </div>
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They'd make very sweet pictures for a nursery wall, children's bedroom, particularly when hung above your child's bookcase. I remember once looking after a little girl named Sophie who had a bookcase that towered above her bed. On it was every single children's book you could possibly even dream of. I used to spend hours pouring over them with her sitting in my lap, helping her learn to read. One of my happiest memories is of her reading me Green Eggs and Ham (a personal favourite of ours) after I'd been away from her for a little while, leaving her to learn to read fluently and with the most beautiful expression. </div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-26789278217812753792013-11-03T15:35:00.002+00:002013-11-03T15:35:47.135+00:00Another Give Away! <div style="text-align: center;">
This week, a facebook page I've been collaborating on has been hosting a give away, featuring one of my necklaces. The give away ends tomorrow evening, so there is still time to enter if you'd like the chance to win a pretty handmade necklace! </div>
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I will be giving away a Nordic themed necklace on this blog very soon, so watch out for that! </div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/femalesoftheworld/posts/613418668699406" target="_blank">Here's the link</a> for my current give away. As always, you may enter on behalf of a friend if you'd like to gift the necklace to someone. I'll be emailing the winner tomorrow, so we can discuss any arrangements, special messages etc :)</div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-28540281208828985002013-10-17T19:04:00.001+01:002013-10-17T19:04:21.514+01:00And we're back!<div style="text-align: center;">
I am so happy right now! It was so lovely to open up my blog just now and see the lovely comments from the bloggers I have missed! </div>
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I have lots and lots to tell you but for now I will tell you this:</div>
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I am doing NaNoWriMo this November and I'm petrified! My username is 'little nordic cabin' so come and say hello if you're taking part too! </div>
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Can't wait to come back to you all with lots of cosy Nordic stories ★</div>
Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-3437323594210063122013-10-17T14:38:00.003+01:002013-10-17T14:38:36.286+01:00If you see this in your list... <div style="text-align: center;">
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I might have fixed it! Please just leave a comment, letting me know I'm appearing again!</div>
Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-41397946023141618372013-10-17T10:17:00.002+01:002013-10-17T10:18:14.153+01:00Tumblr + Why is my blog still broken :'( <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm trying my best to get this blog back up and running but I just don't understand the problem. I don't know why I don't appear in anyones dashboard and I don't know how to fix it. I'm going to email and post in forums and beg for help, so fingers crossed this blog will make a comeback. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I've just set up a tumblr for this blog, so those of you who use tumblr can now find me at <b>thelittlenordiccabin.tumblr.com</b>, where I'll be posting pictures and all kinds of Nordic things I find around the web. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please do a ritual dance for the blog-gods to make my blog work again! </span></div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-56006590683621191742013-10-02T14:04:00.004+01:002013-10-02T14:04:59.435+01:00Oh Land and Updates<div style="text-align: center;">
Hey everyone! </div>
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It's been ever such a long time again, hasn't it? How have you all been? What have you been doing? I miss your updates! </div>
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I have been a very busy bee, working with my new project, The International Feminist Book Club as well as becoming an admin on the group Females of the World, an online collection of art, photography and writing from around the world, contributed to us by our followers. We're hosting our first giveaway over there shortly, so if this group sounds interesting to you, pop along and see what we're all about! https://www.facebook.com/femalesoftheworld</div>
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Oh Land, a Danish singer whom I love, has just released her new album, Wishbone. She sings in English and you can see her singing and dancing here:</div>
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I'm planning to return here soon with lots of new posts. I'll be starting up my Sunday Writing Prompts again, as well as lots of Nordic loveliness including recipes, music, literature and more! </div>
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Love to you all, </div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-2214258889985667862013-07-11T18:55:00.001+01:002013-07-11T18:55:21.199+01:00My Little Swedish Adventure: Part 3What a fiasco! I actually got here yesterday afternoon but have been occupied by the fact that my airline left my bag in London! <br />
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So I am at Björn's house, bagless, and waiting for the phone to ring so I can get it delivered to me. Fingers crossed it's at least in Sweden now! <br />
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So it will be phone-blogging until then, since I packed my laptop charger amongst everything else useful in my infinite wisdom ;)Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-17304016302452610522013-07-11T07:47:00.001+01:002013-07-11T07:47:44.676+01:00My Little Swedish Adventure: Part 2Let us begin with a tip. Do not think you can wing not charging your phone before a long journey. Such things cannot be, um, wung. <br />
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It's 5am and I'm sitting in a little cafe in Gatwick, finally charging my phone and filling up with a delicious breakfast. I've slept maybe 2 hours in total, sharing a bench with a snoring Spaniard. Happily I made friends with a Norwegian lady and got to practice my Norwegian! <br />
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Now it's time to wait for my plane. And perhaps a teeny bit more shopping! <br />
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Oh! Last night we drove along a beautiful harbour which was sparkling in the most perfect sunset. I'll see if i can upload pictures here :) <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdie3AKsXWgqapQYpuxzUP4QFMF8wRz5JBCfXdGADgENjwL2Qxoluoq3vrhBgfUk0nLSB-RtExA_T2Au0gbhsd36cPh2Wfqc3CmSXRKg2ueDus0J5cGEaQ-gqo9rtre7EAii8MHJPTwA/s640/blogger-image--1847186645.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdie3AKsXWgqapQYpuxzUP4QFMF8wRz5JBCfXdGADgENjwL2Qxoluoq3vrhBgfUk0nLSB-RtExA_T2Au0gbhsd36cPh2Wfqc3CmSXRKg2ueDus0J5cGEaQ-gqo9rtre7EAii8MHJPTwA/s640/blogger-image--1847186645.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkswArWXImGqMkvkN7Ftpnx5DCVRsWPABleXPF8tcCsUHk_8TQhmvyRcKjIGEfWVvFXbUrJEd2AYSnnJQf15XeoiWkyhqmJfpqg3NFfBZqo-EA5721_OsADhXB54BydvF5wXaM-G7Dg/s640/blogger-image-1852489485.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVkswArWXImGqMkvkN7Ftpnx5DCVRsWPABleXPF8tcCsUHk_8TQhmvyRcKjIGEfWVvFXbUrJEd2AYSnnJQf15XeoiWkyhqmJfpqg3NFfBZqo-EA5721_OsADhXB54BydvF5wXaM-G7Dg/s640/blogger-image-1852489485.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY6ualQEZgwTeome8Wc1P5IdtaDj5s-BrLqjVjI8-X-KtalMpYXN8Q-OYmp86mribHJKNN5VEK-u-4CcWHumdv-JxfLsn7K02YFM3-D63TJgBW_FicqwMn89ZC1GphC4OLexzkT62PQ/s640/blogger-image-1662022143.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcY6ualQEZgwTeome8Wc1P5IdtaDj5s-BrLqjVjI8-X-KtalMpYXN8Q-OYmp86mribHJKNN5VEK-u-4CcWHumdv-JxfLsn7K02YFM3-D63TJgBW_FicqwMn89ZC1GphC4OLexzkT62PQ/s640/blogger-image-1662022143.jpg" /></a></div>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-43668779866360778902013-07-09T20:21:00.001+01:002013-07-09T20:21:22.515+01:00My Little Swedish Adventure: Part 1Can you believe how hot our little country is, fellow Brits? <br />
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Part 1 of my overnight journey to Sweden sees me melting on the coach as we crawl down the motorway. <br />
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1. My business cards arrived, just in the nick (the nikki) of time! <br />
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2. It's a beautiful, sunny evening,<br />
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3. The bus driver has cranked up the air-con: a gesture I could, quite frankly, kiss him for!<br />
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How are you all this evening, my sweaty darlings? I'm blogging from my phone so apologies for the format. Also, it seems i'm not appearing in your feeds again, so am possibly talking to myself. Sad face. <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprJvRnGVYqHrffaKcZy0OxYkx1xX-0fNmDNxQ2t4a5sLIgcepvCE5nd-azNpBUOjYUDyC5fI2NGCtZslUae9f8bzkRMMF0H9Wy_qkZlwTYdrqIoA4uBlUqVhCS2hkg5_ZAN5JlXOiWw/s640/blogger-image-337077737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprJvRnGVYqHrffaKcZy0OxYkx1xX-0fNmDNxQ2t4a5sLIgcepvCE5nd-azNpBUOjYUDyC5fI2NGCtZslUae9f8bzkRMMF0H9Wy_qkZlwTYdrqIoA4uBlUqVhCS2hkg5_ZAN5JlXOiWw/s640/blogger-image-337077737.jpg" /></a></div> <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZBOhM5fGhJuxmRbfibu0eXoY9dxtMaevf_oVUUNsiWdSfTstJpRJ-aHgcHF_B_ayFBoqO-17D6JtbXawp3Hjzxf3YpcocYXVKPwhh0xXXhAEHXgntC8RyDdYfZiH3sfCGFF2fqt17g/s640/blogger-image--1010703516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwZBOhM5fGhJuxmRbfibu0eXoY9dxtMaevf_oVUUNsiWdSfTstJpRJ-aHgcHF_B_ayFBoqO-17D6JtbXawp3Hjzxf3YpcocYXVKPwhh0xXXhAEHXgntC8RyDdYfZiH3sfCGFF2fqt17g/s640/blogger-image--1010703516.jpg" /></a></div>Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-20161267266362443152013-07-08T21:15:00.002+01:002013-07-08T21:15:30.174+01:00Summer Days<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Tomorrow night I'm going to the airport. I fly to Sweden early on Wednesday morning so I have to have a little sleepover there until I can check in at 4am. It's terribly exciting to spend the night with happy people waiting for their holidays. I hope I will be able to update you on my little adventure as I did before! I most certainly will be blogging from Sweden! </span></div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-62551452476979701132013-07-03T10:07:00.000+01:002013-07-03T10:07:32.950+01:00Tea Party for One<div style="text-align: center;">
Having recently moved out of a shared flat, I'm really enjoying some time on my own. Sometimes it's nice to take a book out into the sunshine and enjoy some peace and quiet. Reading is good for the soul, after all, and it's so important to treat ourselves once in a while. </div>
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Why not find yourself a beautiful place to take a peaceful walk? I love walking in the woods and through fields of wild flowers. </div>
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Time to settle down with some treats! It doesn't get more British than tea and fruitcake! Can you hear the birds chirping? Does the grass feel funny, tickling your toes?</div>
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Do you enjoy spending time on your own? Have you picked your summer reads? I'm currently reading The Memoirs of Cleopatra by Margaret George. I highly recommend it if you enjoy historic novels.</div>
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Nikkihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01754872390240056636noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23692786891315171.post-52917134948901282622013-07-01T23:00:00.000+01:002013-07-01T23:00:01.479+01:00A Perfect Weekend<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>1. Celebrating my results and my best friend's birthday with healthy snacks and champagne!</i></div>
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Smile! It was Bryony's birthday. We've been friends since we were 15 and she was one of the lovely girls who helped me through my difficult times. It was so lovely to spend the weekend with her, especially now that I've been feeling brighter ♥ She's an angel! Thank you and happy birthday, beautiful ☆</div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm on my way. I'll be back here shortly with a whole load of new posts for you guys. I'm so sorry for my absence, I'm going to follow the advice from the Cosmopolitan event I went to (see post below) and try to be open and honest with you about why I've been so flakey with my blog recently. I hope you will understand. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The event began with a glass of champagne and general chatter with lots of friendly people. I soon learnt that business cards are a must for these kinds of gatherings, I felt very unprepared in comparison to some ladies. I ended up making my own business cards, not quite as professional looking as some peoples'! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Andreas Pouros</b> who is the COO of Greenlight Digital couldn't stress enough <b>the importance of honesty.</b> He reiterated this later, when I (very bravely - I'm terrified of talking in front of people!) asked how to go about regaining the trust of my dear readers, after abandoning you all for so long! He told me that <b>honesty is the best policy</b>, to open up to you guys and let you know why I've been away. I'm planning a post for this in the near future. Actually, it's quite a difficult topic for me to write about, but I'd like to be honest with you and let you know why I have such a tendency to write so sporadically at times! As for his 'don't', <b><i>don't </i>assume that people are interested in what you write. </b>If you want to gain a wider readership then it's useful to use the Google key-word search. Think about three things you'd like to write about, then check the stats using a key-word search and see which of the three has been most searched over the past month. This will <b>boost your 'search-factor'</b> and increase your traffic, whilst helping you to find readers who are genuinely interested in what you have to say. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Please bear with me*, I am in the middle of my final weeks of my final year of university and my days are consisting of waking, showering, studying in the library and sleeping. I just can't fit blogging in at the moment. However, expect a bumper post of all the missing letters to come soon, I'm determined to finish, even if it might not be by the end of April! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday I was so sleepy that I fell asleep in my chair at the library. If that wasn't embarrassing enough, I then had one of those falling dreams and jerked awake with a yelp! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The story differs vastly from Disney's and is really quite dark. Instead of giving up her voice, the Sea Witch cuts out the Little Mermaid's tongue. And when she gets her human legs it is extremely painful for her to walk on them. She does have to get true loves kiss, but this is because it's the only way to obtain a human soul. However, the prince is already in love with a temple girl and they get married. The Little Mermaid is heartbroken and turns to her sisters who tell her that to become a mermaid once again she must stab the prince and let his blood drip onto her feet. Her sisters had exchanged their hair for a knife from the Witch. The Little Mermaid cannot bring herself to murder the prince, and instead throws herself overboard and turns into foam. But suddenly she feels herself being lifted and discovers she has become a 'daughter of the air'. She is told that she has been rewarded for her efforts and that if she does good deeds she will eventually gain access to heaven. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Little Mermaid has her own statue in the sea in Copenhagen. I'd love so much to visit her one day.</span></div>
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Karlsson på Taket (Karlsson on the roof) is a book by Astrid Lindgren.</div>
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Karlsson is a mischievous little man who often visits Lillebror (a kid called little brother) and gets him into trouble. He lives in the apartment block and everything seems completely ordinary. But Karlsson has this little button on his belly and when he pushes it a little propellor appears on his back, allowing him to fly around. </div>
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Here is a little clip from the animated series:</div>
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I think it's really cute. I like the way it's animated too :) Had you heard of this story? It's one of Lindgren's more well known stories but I've never actually read it. </div>
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Jomfruen på glassberget is a Norwegian fairytale. It's title in English is The Princess on the Glass Hill. It was one of the many fairytales collected by Asbjørnsen and Moe and is the story of a princess who is rescued by a man riding a magical horse. </div>
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The rescuer was the youngest of three sons, often teased for sitting around poking the ashes. (Oh hey, remember <a href="http://thelittlenordiccabin.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/a-is-for-askeladden.html" target="_blank">Askeladden</a>? I <i>told </i>you he pops up everywhere!) One day he hears a horse whinnying and he manages to tame it. With the horse is a brass suit of armour. He doesn't tell anyone about the horse and the next year a suit of silver armour appears. He still doesn't tell anybody and finally on the third year a suit of golden armour appears. </div>
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Meanwhile, a king had set his daughter high up on a glass hill and given her three apples to hold. It was said that the only person allowed to marry her would be the one who managed to reach the top of the hill and take the apples from her. All of the other princes and knights had failed to reach her, but one night a knight rode 1/3 of the way up the hill and the princess threw him an apple. He rode off immediately, taking the apple with him. The next day a silver-clad rider appears and manages to get 2/3 of the way up the hill. The same thing happens, he is thrown and apple before riding off. On the third day a rider appears, wearing golden armour, and rides all the way to the top where the princess gives him the final apple. He then rides away. (I know, <i>men...</i>)</div>
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The king then calls a meeting to find the man that has won his daughter. Our hero shows up but his brothers say that he was at home the whole time, poking about, doing his Askeladden business, etc. But luckily he remembered to bring the apples with him and then they all live happily ever after. </div>
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You might have noticed that this isn't my favourite fairy tale. It feels a bit like someone has sat down and thought, ok there needs to be 'three' of stuff, three apples, three brothers, ok that'll do. Now we need something impossible - a glass hill? Perfect! Now lets throw in some random details that don't add anything to the plot of the story. Oh and someone call that Askeladden and get him to show up, he's always good for a laugh! No, but really, it's a nice example of a traditional Norwegian fairytale. I'm just bitter because, as everyone knows, J is a dark horse when it comes to impossible letters of the alphabet :)</div>
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