Swedish Corner~Down Under

A few days into the new year my Uncle came for a visit. He is my mum's oldest younger brother and the closest family I have here in kangaroo country, so I treasure his visits immensely. I was ver...

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New Year's Eve 2021... 🎉 We had a quiet night at home as per usual. This year hubby worked a day shift and was able to join the kids and I for New Year's Eve dinner which was lovely. Previou...

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Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so today must be New Year's Eve Eve, right?! It's been very windy here in these parts of Queensland, a small amount of rain also surprised me in the middle of the day....

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OMG... What a long blog break I have had! Hello everyone... All of a sudden I lost all inspiration. I didn't want to share anything with the blog world. My hubby lost his job in 2018 and everyt...

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We had an evening out with shopping and dinner. A bit of holiday fun as a family during the weekend. Next week is the last week of the school holiday... ♥

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Jonah had his best friend Teariki over for a sleep-over A quick visit to the skatepark before the rain... Got to feed the growing boys...  Pizza buns with bacon, basil and ...

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For all of you who already follow me on Instagram , you have probably noticed there have been lots of skatepark photos and videos lately... We have our two week Winter holiday from school at the ...

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Happy 50th to my Hubby As Grant's birthday was on a school night we didn't have a party or anything. I still made my husband a cake though, and gave him a present. Can't turn 50 without a...

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  The day before the last day of Term 2, the kids had Free Dress Day AND Crazy Sock Day rolled into one. By giving a gold coin each,  they were allowed to go to school in n...

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Swedish Midsummer decor in our home. Swedish Midsummer with the Swedish Community in Brisbane. A beautiful sunny winter's day. A social get together with friends and family ...

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For the first time, both kids at the same Sport's Day! Friday the 22nd was sunny and hot. Lily Banksia boys... Mason, Jonah and Teariki Jonah, Teariki and Mason ...

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We got to experience our first Eid al-Fitr this year, thanks to our lovely friends. ♥♥♥ We were invited to their Fiji-Indian Feast at the end of the Ramadan. Great people, awes...

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Yearly roadside clean-up... Couldn't walk past this chair and a second one  which had made its way to the next pile next door!  Two chairs with plenty of patina - just the way ...

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Two weeks after the Australian Mother's Day - time for the Swedish Mother's Day celebration! I'm so lucky to get two Mother's Days each year. Happy Mother's Day to me ♥

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Once a month Eats and Beats are somewhere in our area.  We arrived about an hour before closing time, so we missed the big crowd. Lots of food options and live music Did I menti...

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Happy Australian Mother's Day! ♥ We celebrated with lots of love, hugs and presents ♥ ...I'm so lucky, in two weeks we'll celebrate the Swedish Mother's Day too.

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Once a term or so, the school organises a Free Dress Day, when the kids are allowed to go to school without school uniforms and instead wear normal every day clothes. They still have to be s...

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We celebrated Anzac Day with a playdate in the park.

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Annual Easter luncheon at my sister - in  law's place. Lots of food, lots of desserts and lots of chocolate Easter eggs... ☺ Yours truly admiring the Easter tablescape ♥...

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For years I have been looking for artificial pussy willow sprigs - and finally, the other day when I went in to the store Bed Bath and Table, there they were! We always used to bring pussy w...

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Finally some spring colours in our dining room. I removed the Christmas sprigs and replaced them with tulips just in time for Easter. It's pretty, isn't it? Spring colours are so colourfu...

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The Easter holidays are just around the corner. In three days the kids will start their holiday and so will I. Hubby gets four days off, which is ok as he doesn't normally get days off apart from...

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Week 7 of Term 1, Semester 1... Hello all, Jeez... so long between blog posts... I haven't disappeared, I've only been busy with school lunches, school bus trips and homework - as always. Wit...

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Oops, it's been a while since my last blog post. The school year has well and truly started and I've been totally absorbed in the kids' homework as well as continuing to remove Christmas. Yes, y...

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The school holidays are well and truly on their way to the finishing line. The new school year starts on Monday the 22nd here in south-east Queensland. We've had a very relaxing Summer/Christmas ...

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