swedish – Dearly Daryl

Walking

I am fortunate enough to live in an area surrounded by gorgeous walks. Many of these walks I had not had the chance to discover prior to lockdown so I am trying to focus on the positive outcome of this. I adore being able to refresh my brain and take in fresh air and fresh scenery on new routes in the local area. It also gives me plenty of time to listen to podcasts and music!

2. Book-folding

This is a hobby I started last year but am embarrassed to admit one that I can go months without doing. There are hundreds of patterns available online to try out. It’s very simple to do but does require a lot of patience (something I don’t always possess). I am currently working on a teacup and teapot design that I bought from Amazon! It is a great gift for fellow book lovers.

My first attempt at book-folding from last year

3. Jigsawing

The perfect thing to do while binge-watching Bones! I find it difficult to sit and just watch TV, so doing jigsaws gives me the perfect thing to keep my hands busy.

4. Learning Swedish

Last September, my lovely wife and I travelled to Sweden to say with our bestie and her family over there. Ahead of this we started learning Swedish using Duolingo. I took a bit of a break after our trip but am back on to it. It’s great fun, I love learning new languages! Do you guys speak any other languages?

5. Reading

This one sounds like bit of a a no-brainer but I have actually been in a major reading slump for the past few months. Thankfully, I have managed to climb my way out of this and am eager to read more while I have the time. I’d love your recommendations!

One of the books that helped me get out of my reading rut: *The Guilty Feminist* by Deborah Frances-White

What have you lovelies been getting up to during lockdown?

Stay safe!

Dearly Bookish x

Hello lovelies!

What a strange time we are living through at the moment, so much has changed since the beginning of the year and like many of you I am trying to get into the routine of what the current ‘normal’ looks like (here’s hoping we don’t have to get used to it for too long).

My lovely wife is currently away working on location and is in lockdown at the other end of the country, but I am very thankful that one of our friends, who has been staying with us since just before lockdown, is here to keep me sane.

We have been good at taking our one walk a day and have found numerous locations for future (post-lockdown) picnics.

I’ve lived in this area for two years and had never discovered this before. I can’t wait to be able to bring a picnic down here and sit on the bank.

The weather has been lovely and warm making it perfect for spending time in the garden. This Easter Weekend we thought we would have a classy afternoon tea in the garden (disclaimer it was actually coffee, but…). I would encourage each and every one of you to take some time out of your days to have a nice mid-afternoon pick me up, if you don’t have a garden, sit by a window.

We went through a stage of collecting nice china meaning that we now have quite the collection. Hannah had previously gotten some of this Wedgwood Cuckoo china for a birthday, but her Mum and Dad kindly added another cup and saucer and some cake plates to our collection as part of our wedding present. I’m a big believer that our nice china is here to be used and shouldn’t wholly be saved for the fancy occasions, which means you will often find us sipping our tea out of these cups.

Shout out to Jose for making the beautiful Easter table decor.

One of the great things about having a Swedish bestie is the amazing new recipes that she often digs out for us. For Easter weekend fika she decided to make Kladdkaka (Swedish Gooey Chocolate Cake). It’s super quick and easy to make. Top Tip: Add breadcrumbs around the edge of the cake tin before adding the mix – it adds a really nice crunchy texture to the edge of the cake. Ooh and we added some banana too!

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