Baths - Lovely Bloodflow & Rain Smell

Baths

Will Wiesenfield is a classically trained musician, and began learning piano at age 4. His music is much different then most His sounds layer in and around electronic, in particular 'clicking pens, vocal samples, rustling blankets and scissor snaps'

 He will be playing at the Sasquatch Festival in Washington this weekend and also making a visit to Vancouver on May 25, hoping to catch him then.

Bangers & Mash

Bangers & Mash

Traditional English pub grub with a Swedish twist.

Spicy Sausages with a chive mash and Lingonberry Chutney,deep fried Sage leaves for the topping. Yum!

Best welcome at an airport

Coming back to Sweden after 3 years this was the best airport welcome I have ever got! 

2 of my favourite people in the whole world.

Fredrik & Edvin

Photo: Heather Walmsley

Arlanda Airport Stockholm, Sweden

June 2012

Marimekko

If you have ever lived in Sweden you know that Scandinavian Design is as important as meatballs.

Marimekko is Finish and gives that pop colour to these dark dark Countries.

Marimekko Spring/Summer 2013 & Autumn/Winter 2013

Marimekko wall hanging in my bedroom

http://marimekkovancouver.com/

This is hilarious.

http://nordicdesign.ca/blog/finnair-collaborates-with-marimekko/#.UZmasc21N7E

Marimekko from the 1960's

                        

                         

Best of Tallest Man On Earth

Listening to 'Tallest Man On Earth' back in 2010 at Sasquatch Festival In Washington  was the fist time...I haven't left him alone since. 

He comes from Dalarna, Sweden one of the first areas in Sweden I was lucky enough to get to know.

CocoRosie - Fairy Paradise

    Brilliant sister duo!        

 Freak Folk

Ukrainian Easter

Ukrainian Easter at my grandmas house.  

Cabbage Rolls, Boiled eggs, Ham, Sausage, Paska and Babka, traditional Easter breads and grandmas homemade beat horseradish for eating with your meat and eggs.

Lemon jello cheesecake, a Soroka tradition.

Old Town, Stockholm

 Gamla Stan, Stockholm
June 2012
Photo: Heather Walmsley

Stortorget is the name of the scenic large square in the centre of Gamla Stan, which is surrounded by old merchants houses.  The Square was the site of the Stockholm Bloodbath, where Swedish Noblemen were massacred by the Danish King Christian II in November 1520

Some of my favourite buildings around the world

Cinco de Mayo in Vernon

Cinco de Mayo celebrates in Vernon 

Potato Flautas with Crema and Feta. 
Sopés with Black Beans, Crema, Red Onion and Feta
Chipotle Prawn Tacos with Avocado, Cilantro and Onion
Cabbage Salad, with Radishes, Peppers, Jalepeños, Tomatos, Cilantro, Olive Oil & lime-juice
All with homemade Salsa Guajillo

Meringues

I made these lovely Meringues for our American/Mexican holiday Cinco de Mayo.

Recently visiting a farmers market close to Vernon I bought some duck eggs to try after hearing they worked well in baking.  They seemed to to work quite nicely, however did have a duck egg taste to me, which everyone else seemed not to notice.

8 Duck eggs and 1 yellow chicken egg

Swedish Chocolate Balls

Chokladbollar is the first Swedish Dessert kids learn how to make.  Perfect for an afternoon Fika.

 Recipe

7 Tbsp butter

2/3 cup sugar

1 tsp vanilla

1 Tbsp strong coffee (liquid)

2 Tbsp cocoa

1 1/3 cups quick oats

1/2 cup coconut for coating

Comes from the heart

Ukrainian Heritage  

Once Its In You It Never Goes Away

Once a matchbox I had in Stockholm 

Canadian Curtsy

A Canadian Curtsy
Rome, Italy 2005
 Photo: Heather Walmsley