Cinnamon Cookies

Cinnamon Cookies I love traditions, especially around Christmas time.  Creating new traditions as a family is very special as I know that these are going to be one of the things that my children will associate with Christmas.  Me and James have been making these cookies every Christmas since we meet and little JJ loves …

Faroese Easter Holiday

These 3 weeks in the Faroes Islands have gone by so fast.  Tonight I have packed my bags again, JJ did ofcourse decide that he did not want to sleep until 23:00, which meant that packing was a little bit hectic.  Now I am sitting here in my mum and dads kitchen.  The house is …

Sail Away With Me

I grew up by the ocean and we used to go sailing regularly, especially during spring and summer.  The picture above is me but I am not sure what age.  I think that everyone usually has that one picture of themselves from their childhood, that they remember. The picture they grew up with.  For me, …

Spring in the Faroe Islands

It has been a week and a bit since we arrived in the Faroe Islands.  As usual we flew direct from Edinburgh to the Faroes with Atlantic Airways.  What made this trip different was that we were travelling with my parents.  I have not been on a plane with my parents since 1993, so this …

Fire engines and christmas lights

The night before we left the Faroes the Christmas lights in my hometown were turned on. It was lovely to be there for the occasion and it also meant a lot to my parents to have me and JJ there. Since me and James met we have celebrated every other Christmas in the Faroes and …

A Culinary Adventure

I have been very excited to put this blog post together  about some of the amazing food that we had on our holiday in the Faroe Islands. Lamb and fish make up a large part of the faroese food.  The taste of both fish and lamb are very much determined by the method of preserving them. …