Glad Påsk!

Happy Easter everyone, here I am sick in bed while the birds are twittering outside and the sun finally come to visit. Oh well, the kids are picking up the slack and Handsome Hubby is buying Easter candy as we "speak". Pretty lucky lady I know despite not feeling well.  I hope that you all have a wonderful weekend with friends and family!

Glad Påsk!!

Happy Easter to everyone who celebrates it, and if you don't Happy Spring to you then!  Normally I'd have an "Easter tree" with feathers adorning it similar to the picture you see here but not this year. The cats found my bag of feathers and torn it to shreds.  This bag was in a box which was in another box!  They must be hard-wired to attack anything feathery.  (Good thing I don't have a hat with a plume.)

We did a funny thing today.  A friend and I dug holes in the sand and buried the kids Easter treats. We gave them a story about "Neptunia" the mer-rabbit and sent the kids off with shovels after showing them the approximate area (say 20' x 20') where the five holes were dug.  Almost two hours later only three of the five treats had been found. ;-)  We had to concede defeat but nonetheless it was a really fun time, and the kids will certainly sleep well tonight!  Dreaming of the real Easter bunny no doubt. Glad Påsk!

Swedish Witches and Easter

Image source: http://earthyphotography.com/easter-in-sweden/

Are you tired from the weekend's festivitites?  Well be glad that you didn't have to fly to Blåkulla (Blue Hill) on a broom like a witch and back in time for Easter! Huh, wha'?  Well in Sweden the old beliefs still intertwine with the Christian ones, in this case the belief that witches are active this time of year.  I never myself dressed up as a cute little witch to get candy from neighbors but I know many who did, and certainly American-Swedes still get a kick out of the tradition.  (The kids look so sweet in their scarves, freckles, and aprons.  Not sure how they actually ressemble witches.) But check out this video I found on YouTube for more.

Happy Spring!

What did we do for Easter?  Well we had a great big potluck party and went to church on Sunday. There was the Swedish tree (called påsk ris) with egg decorations and feathers that the cats went crazy over, and many eggs to decorate.  We had jelly bean trails and chocolate for the kids.  It was a lovely and busy weekend.  We cleaned the whole house which is similar to old Swedish traditions. Luckily one of the old traditions we don't carry on is hitting people with branches on the Friday before Easter, something they used to do in Sweden to remind people of Jesus's strife.  Now the branches just look pretty.  At least the cats and I think so. ;)

Image source: http://delishhh.com/2010/03/31/easter-traditions

Glad Påsk! Easter time

Hi, Easter is coming (Påsk in Swedish) and it's the perfect time to drive yourself bonkers fixing up the house, preparing for spring, pinning and making all sorts of cute crafts (pyssel in Swedish).  Well, unless you are like me and have a job.  So, for those of you who wish you could do more, here's some easy tips from Tiffany! It's in Swedish but I'm posting anyway because I love it.  Why do I love this video?
1. her Skånsk dialect - very Southern, reminds me of home - what a drawl
2. her snarky comments - in particular the end where she opens up her friend's gift. Ha, ha!
3. her "lovely" crafted egg ;-) See the end

Enjoy!  And for the more serious Easter egg lovers, here's some great inspiration! Glad Påsk!

All pictures picked up from:
http://www.skonahem.com/inspiration/Kok-Kok/40-vackra-paskagg--och-du-kommer-garanterat-vilja-ha-veranda-ett