To me, part of the joy of giving or receiving a gift is the anticipation of unwrapping it. I just love seeing a childlike spark in the eyes of my friends and family young and old as they open their gift, and I enjoy giving it even more if I’ve spent the time to wrap it with love. Does it ever happen to you when you receive something where such attention has been placed on the wrapping that you almost want to just hold it in your hand and savour the moment?

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Today I thought I’d leave you for the week with something that completely took my breath away when I saw it yesterday.

The Woods is a second collaboration between Norwegian design studios StokkeAustad and Andreas Engesvik and was inspired by the forests and the lights of the north. I love the form of this exquisite hand blown glass sculpture of seven trees; its simplicity captures the colour and beauty of the hand blown glass.

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Do you have a recipe that you do time and time again that is a sure winner and you’re forever asked by friends for the recipe? This salad is one of them for me. I made it for lunch this week and thought it a good time to share with you.

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You may recall that I’ve got a bit of thing for lighting. If you’ve got a mix of great floor, table and pendant lamps in your home, you’re halfway there with the decorating. They can be discreet or make a statement and they are (mostly) easy to change or rearrange.

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A new month, the end of summer here (sigh), the beginning of crisp air and colourful leaves (smile) and these are my three favourite blog reads for February:

First up, a lovely blog by a Norwegian girl in France, appropriately called, Hege in France, has started a new weekly column called, “Tuesday Tips”. Here she shares ideas for DIY projects and little things that can make a big impact. Hege’s latest tip is about Rugcycle, a very cool idea! What’s rugcycle you might ask? Well you’ll have to pop over and read for yourself:

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