Lagom

You know that it is something I can talk about for hours, hey, you've read my blog posts. While we were away in Cornwall in the summer I picked myself up a new book about LAGOM; the Swedish philosophy about living by just the right

Having a fire but no fireplace.

I think what a lot of people worry about when they want to install a fire is that often they think they don't have a place for it. They don't necessarily have a traditional fire place or any kind of recess where they would put

And we are back…..

After a much needed break through the summer and what has been gifted as a very lovely and surprisingly warm early autumn, it's fair to say that we have only just got back into using our Stove now, in October. I can't quite believe it

And just like that……

.....we stopped lighting it. I thought it would be a bigger thing than it was. It just started to happen. One night it was so warm and I just couldn't be bothered and all of a sudden it has happened a few nights in a row.

What was life like before fire?

I have been mulling on this question for ages and wondering what life was like before we had a fire. Seems strange, but if you know me personally you will have heard about how our life has changed since the installation of the fire and

Spring Time Hygge

I haven't spoken about Hygge for ages. You know that wonderful Scandinavian way of life which is all focused around warming comfort. The ideal cosy life which stirs up all those lovely feelings deep inside you. Well I think it's because we have passed out