My all time favourite Swedish artist

Carl Larsson was a Swedish painter and interior designer

(1853-1919)

My all time favourite artist and source of inspiration

 

An assortment of books with Carl Larsson's art

 

Carl Larsson painted his and his family's life in Dalarna, 

a county in the middle of Sweden.

 

If you ever travel to Sweden,

I'd suggest a visit to Carl Larsson's home in Sundborn.

I was there once in the mid 1980's.

My dream is to return and experience the beauty as an adult.

 

 

  

Carl Larsson himself

 

 

For me, this is heaven on earth.

Source

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Open House Thursday

Thursday Favorite Thing

Pearls and Lace Thursday

Treasure Hunt Thursday

Share Your Cup Thursday

Oh, The Places I've been

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Simple and Sweet Fridays

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Home Sweet Home

All things Pretty

Anything Blue Friday

Pink Saturday

G'Day Saturday

Thanks a million to all of you hosting blog parties,

week after week! It's highly appreciated☺

Ocean of candles

Lovely blue runner and an ocean of candles.

A few of my favourite books,

Swedish and Scandinavian Interior Design

...such eye candy!

Patina!

Different shapes and sizes mixed and matched.

A favourite corner in our home.

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Blue Monday

Mod Mix Monday

Knick of Time Tuesday

Cowgirl Up!

Table Top Tuesday

Wow Us Wednesday

What's It Wednesday

Cottage Style Party

Open House Thursday

Thursday Favorite Thing

Pearls and Lace Thursday

Treasure Hunt Thursday

Share Your Cup Thursday

Show and Tell Friday

Home Sweet Home

Feathered Nest Friday

Vintage Inspiration Friday

Saturday Show Off

Say G'Day Saturday

Seasonal Sundays

Sunny Simple Sundays

Christmas is almost upon us!

A tiny bit of Christmas inspiration... Enjoy!

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Rednesday

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop

Feathered Nest Friday

Show And Tell Friday

Home Sweet Home

Seasonal Sundays

Finally some rain!

Yesterday was the first day of rain since two months back. Today more rain came. The garden loves it. It was kind of nice too after months of pure sunshine- I just got back home when the sky opened up. Not a good day to sit outside and read a good book, but for snuggling on the couch with a hot chocolate though!

 One of my many books... awesome inspiration!

Linking to the following amazing blog parties:

Table Top Tuesday - A Stroll Through Life

Tuesday's Treasures - My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Knick of Time Tuesday - Knick of Time

Cowgirl Up! - The Farmhouse Porch

White Wednesday - Faded Charm

Wow Us Wednesday - Savvy Southern Style

What's It Wednesday - Ivy and Elephants

Cottage Style Linky Party - Lavender Garden Cottage

Home Is Where The Heart Is - Homestead Simple

 Have a beautiful day all of you who come and visit me
in my Swedish Corner ~ Down Under!

Swedish Cooking

Love the yummy covers
They have a vintage feel to them ☺

Pickled herring is one of my favourite foods

Must be in my gene pool lol

I could eat salmon every day, especially the cured spiced salmon

called 'gravlax'

The salmon is cured in a mixture of salt, sugar, white pepper and dill.

Home-made meatballs are so much yummier than the ones you buy at IKEA!

My collection of Swedish and Scandinavian cookbooks. 

These are all in English so hubby also can use them! 

Have heaps of cookbooks in Swedish too.

Been collecting them for years.

We have plenty of Australian cookbooks as well.

At the moment, some are in the kitchen and 

others are tucked away in a cupboard.

Need a BIG book shelf to display them all... ☺

Maybe one day! *dreaming*

Linking to the following blog parties:

Blue Monday - Smiling Sally

Mod Mix Monday - Mod Vintage Life

Make It Pretty Monday - The Dedicated House

Making The World Cuter Monday - Making The World Cuter

Cozy Home Party - Cozy Home Scenes

Table Top Tuesday - A Stroll Through Life

Tuesday's Treasures - My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Knick of Time Tuesday - Knick of Time

Cowgirl Up! - The Farmhouse Porch

Share The Love - Very Merry Vintage Style

Wow Us Wednesday - Savvy Southern Style

What's It Wednesday - Ivy and Elephants

Whatever Wednesday - Momma Hen's Coop

Home Is Where The Heart Is - Homestead Simple

Crazy Cute Thursdays - Between U & Me

Open House Party - No Minimalist Here

Vintage Thingie Thursday - The Coloradolady

Share Your Cup Thursday - Have a Daily Cup From Mrs. Olson

Thursday Favorite Things Blog Hop - Katherine's Corner

Tablescape Thursday - Between Naps on The Porch

Creative Things Thursday - The Vintage Farmhouse

Treasure Hunt Thursday - From My Front Porch To Yours

Pearls and Lace Thursday - Faith Grace and Crafts

EBTKS Linky Party - A Little Knick Knack

X-mas in July

When the colder months are upon us I think more about Christmas than normal lol

Christmas is always on my mind...☺

My Christmas cookbooks are never far away!

Some are in the kitchen.

The rest is tucked away in a cupboard in the back kitchen,

so whenever I think about Christmas 

I can get a fix straight away lol

I do have the Christmas Spirit 365 days a year

Cowgirl Up! Christmas Linky party

Feel free to visit my Christmas blog , Swe - Aussie X-mas, 

for some Christmas inspiration from previous years.

It's in Swedish, but you can always enjoy the photos ☺

I've added the Google translation button at the top!

Västkusten ~West Coast...Sweden's Ocean Front

Snacka om att jag blev förvånad när maken hittade en bok om Sveriges framsida på en av våra lokala second-hand shops, speciellt kul eftersom jag bott på västkusten själv - i sex hela år innan jag flyttade till Australien. Visar här ett axplock på ljuvliga vyer.

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I was so surprised when hubby found this gorgeous book with photos from the west-coast of Sweden in one of our local second-hand shops. It was especially fun because I lived on the west-coast for six years before I emigrated to Australia. Showing you all a small selection of beautiful photos from the book. 

Love the blue sky, by the way☺

Linking to Blue Monday - Smiling Sally

I väntan på en stor bokhylla...

 ... bor mina delar av min boksamling och inredningsmagasin inne i sovrummet. Det är en salig blandning av böcker - allt från naturmedicin, homeopati och kiropraktikböcker till Shabby Chic och böcker om möbeltillverkning. Älskar böcker och inredningstidningar.

Kram♥... och ha en trevlig dag. Hoppas ni har fint väder där ni bor. Här har det regnat från och till hela förmiddagen. Solen har dock tittat fram under- och mellan skurarna!

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I'm waiting for my handy hubby to build me a big bookshelf. This will happen when we enclose the carport one day. When it will happen, no one knows...☺ Meanwhile, a part of my book collection lives in our bedroom along side my interior design magazines. I love books and magazines. The collection you can see in the photos is a mixture of everything from interior design books like Rachel Ashwell's Shabby Chic books to books about natural medicine, chiropractic and how to make your own furniture.

Greetings from Australia♥... hope you all have some nice weather today. It's been raining on and off all morning. The sun is also out, so we've had some wonderful sun showers too. It's so much nicer when the sun is shining, even though it's still raining.

Linking to following fabulous blog parties today:

Table Top Tuesday -A Stroll Through Life 

Your Cozy Home Party - Cozy Home Scenes

Tuesday's Treasures - My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Thank you ladies for hosting these parties week after week☺