There are days when everything seems to fall to pieces around you and the tears come fast and you cancel everything else and comfort-eat popcorn together on the sofa while watching The Office because any other activity just feels like too much. And then there are the days after that, the ones where you go…
A week ago, we met up with our friends for a post-skiing reunion with fondue and white wine. It’s the kind of food you really can only eat in the depths of winter, those freezing days when you come in stamping your feet and rubbing your hands in front of your mouth, peeling off layer…
A friend told me yesterday that her new year’s resolution is not to complain about the weather. It’s not easy to do in Luxembourg in Winter. The days have been grey and gloomy the last few weeks, the sun only breaking through the clouds for about half an hour. It rains, it drizzles, and the…
How many years do you need to do something before it becomes tradition? For the second year running, I got out my bowls and scales on a cold winter afternoon. The blue skies of this morning had disappeared behind heavy grey clouds that promise snow and a few light flakes were blowing around outside the…
It’s a cold and gloomy day. Your feet have not quite warmed up all day, despite the heating being on, and their being clad in thick wool tights and slippers. You silently curse your bad circulation and take another sip of the nettle tea that is supposed to be packed full of good things to…
I am a sunshine-loving girl. These long, damp and dark northern European winters can start to drag. Even the first excitement of snow does not last long before I’m dreaming of the day that my toes will once again be warm and the sky will stay light beyond 4pm. This time of year is hard…
