What we bought, spent and ate this week

Hello Dear Reader,

And hello weekend, and the first day of Spring. I have to say the week didn't seem quite so bad with working slightly less hours, I love having just that bit of extra time in the morning, it really makes all the difference. I am just a bit more organised and that's a lovely feeling.

On the food front, we made two meat dishes, one we've never made (Beef Ribs) and the other one we haven't had for ages (Baked Spicy Chicken Wing). A while ago at the local Sunday Markets we bought some spice mixes and one was called "Texas Rub" it is a Smoky BBQ rub suitable for beef, pork or chicken. We chose to make Slow Cooked BBQ Beef Ribs with it, firing up the BBQ on Sunday and slow cooking them for three hours, when they were almost done we brushed them with a home made BBQ sauce. Talk about tender!

For the chicken wings, I have left the info at the end of this post for what we use to bake these wings, again, simple and delicious.

What we bought

Meat from Marjax Meats-Chicken wings and Beef Ribs

Shopping from Northside Discount Fruit Barn

Shopping from Aldi and Coles

What we spent

Marjax Meats-$30.40

Northside Discount Fruit Barn-$17.15

Aldi-$52.03

Coles-$16.35

Plus Extra's-Marked Down Produce-$44.89

TOTAL-$160.82

What we ate

Friday-It was just me for dinner as everyone else went out for a Fishing Club Presentation so I had leftover Mexican Sweet Potato Wraps

Saturday-Our son made Chicken Pad See Ew

Sunday-Slow Cooked BBQ Beef Ribs with Quinoa, Cranberry and Roast Almond Salad

Monday-Tempura Whiting with Bok Choy and Steamed Basmati Rice

Tuesday-Mexican Beef Sausages (marked down special from the week before) Creamy Potato Bake with Garlic, Spring Onions and Cheese and steamed Broccoli

Wednesday-Pan Fried Fish with Warm Potato, Lemon and Parsley Salad and a Tossed Salad

Thursday-Baked Spicy Chicken Wings with Choy Sum and Steamed Basmati Rice

For the baked chicken wings, I use a sachet of "Seasons Spicy Bake Mix" plus sesame oil, I put the halved and tipped chicken wings (about 2 kg's) in a large bowl, pour over some sesame oil and then sprinkle over one of the sachets, give it a good mix, pop onto a lined oven tray or two and bake in a hot oven for 45 minutes, it makes for a deliciously simply dinner. It was Lovely Hubby's late Gran that put us onto this originally and you can buy the spice mix at most Asian supermarkets

Your turn, did you cook anything new this week? What about any old favourites? I's love to hear about it.

Have a lovely day,

💗Fi

One Year Ago-This Weeks 5 Frugal Things on a Friday

Two Years Ago-Miracle Spray

The Eclectic Home of a Danish Treasure Hunter

 

It's Friday friends, FriYAY!! Woooop! Any fun plans for the weekend? I for one, am looking forward to kicking off with a lie-in, it's been one looong old week. Thankfully, just as I was fading (fast), this pretty Danish apartment popped up and filled me with energy. The bright, playful home belongs to Luna Signe Hørdum Nielsen  - a writer, project manager, concept developer, founder of Moro Moro studio and one of Denmark's rising stars of the interior world (Luna is currently nominated for the esteemed Bolig magazine's stylist of the year award). I chatted with Luna to find out more about her beautiful, eclectic home in Copenhagen and new business initiative. 

Who do you live with?
I live with my boyfriend Jeppe, who is an IT engineer and sound nerd!

Saint ceiling light* (love these!), Fritz Hansen Egg chair*


How old is your apartment and where is it located? 
We live in a beautiful old apartment dating back to 1902 in the old Østerbro district of Copenhagen, near to nature and the water.

Can you tell us a little more about the layout?
It's 95 square metres (1022 square feet) and divided into six rooms: a kitchen, dining room, living room, office, bedroom and small bathroom. The apartment has high classical panels, stucco and rosettes, herringbone wood floors and three metre high ceilings.

Gubi TS coffee table

Wow - what a find! How did you acquire it?
It's Jeppe's grandparent's old apartment which Jeppe has renovated so the old decor and smell of smoke has gone - but the original details are still intact!

I love the energetic feel of your apartment - can you describe your approach to the interior?

The style of our home is really mixed. I blend colours, warm materials and crazy travel treasures with Nordic design, heirlooms,  flea market curiosities, gold from the trash, classic furniture, modern design and budget-friendly items.

Portrait of Hanne Wilhelm Hansen by Vilhelm Lundstrøm, Cat by Any Warhol,  Hay masks, the wall is painted in colour code NCS S 6020-B.

As a collector, how do you make sure the space doesn't become cluttered?

I have gathered items for many years, and occasionally I have to sell stuff so that Jeppe doesn't get tired of me!

 Luna made the art above the bed herself using circular mirrors and blue and purple paint to create a "space / heaven / sky kind of feeling." 

Where do you find inspiration?
I find inspiration in shapes, colours and materials as well as moods, people, crooked details, art and poetry. It's not important whether or not it all fits together. For me, it's important that my home inspires me, feels cosy, tells stories and hold memories.  

 Tell us more about Moro Moro Studio

It's a new Copenhagen-based creative studio specialising in vintage design, interior details and local crafts which have been hand-picked from around the globe. We also represent contemporary international designers and are always seeking new collaborations.

Aaaah, I SO enjoyed chatting to Luna and noseying around her beautiful living space . Isn't it inspiring?!

I can't wait for Moro Moro Studio to open, I'll be there with bells on!

So friends, that's it from me this week! if you'd like to see a few more pics from Luna's apartment over the weekend, check out her instagram - and for more Danish homes - try this archive (one of my favourites!!). 

I hope your weekend sparkles (there is no angry way to say 'bubbles' after all!). 

See you Monday!

Niki

Photograhy: Luna Signe Hørdum Nielsen with kind permission

Parshas Ki Savo - The Fifteen Foot Ladder

THE FIFTEEN-FOOT LADDER

By Roy S. Neuberger

There is a store in Lakewood where I buy hats and shoes. This place has my extremities covered. (I guess the neshoma is my responsibility!) I want to tell you why I like this store. 

Mr. Aaron Yosef Schreiber puts his neshoma into this business. I like to patronize stores where someone cares. I dislike chain stores, where you can stand on line at the checkout for an hour and no one is interested. They get a salary with or without you. 

Chain stores are an outgrowth of the culture of Edom, which is ravenous for gashmius, like Esav, who said, “Pour into me, now, some of that very red stuff!” (Bereishis 25:30) In that world, your credit card is more important than you, and Chazal tell us, “There is no kedusha in things which are weighed or measured.” (Taanis 8b)

At Mr. Schreiber’s store, there is a real person. And he climbs ladders! 

If you go to the back of the store, you will see shelves going literally fifteen feet in the air. There are thousands of shoes and hats up to the ceiling. Mr. Schreiber explained to me that most shoe stores have shelves in the back going up maybe six feet high. That is as high as the hired help are willing to climb. If the shelves would be fifteen feet high, everything above six feet would sit there until the end of time. 

But Mr. Schreiber is the Baal Habos, and he is going to climb. He is up and down those fifteen-foot ladders probably hundreds of times a day! And fast! Why? Because it’s his store! Does he get tired? I imagine he’s wiped out by the end of the day, but he does it. 

Reb Aaron Yosef is a human dynamo, bli eyen hara. His parnassa depends on it, but I think he loves it when his customers are happy. He loves it when a bar mitzvah boy goes out with a beautiful new hat and shining shoes and the father is brimming with pride at his son. Reb Aaron Yosef has nachas. In the chain stores, they don’t know what nachas is.

The other day, when we were in the store, my wife counted the shoes on display. She estimated there were literally one thousand! And they are all backed up by hundreds of shoes in the fifteen-foot-high shelves in the store-room, because you need every size of every model. 

This is not an ad; it’s just the truth. But I want to make a point. 

Rosh Hashana is a few days away. My friends, we have to climb that ladder. We have to be like Reb Aaron Yosef Schreiber. If we care, we are going to climb the ladder. If we know that we can make it only by climbing that ladder then we are going to climb the ladder. When you live like the surrounding culture – chas v’Shalom –your life is the credit card. 

“We express gratitude before You, Hashem, our G-d and the G-d of our forefathers, that You have established our portion with those who dwell in the study hall and have not established our portion with idlers. For we arise early and they arise early. We arise early for the words of Torah while they arise early for idle words. We toil and thy toil: we toil and receive reward while they toil and do not receive reward. We run and they run: we to the life of the World to Come, while they run to the well of destruction, as it is said, ‘But You, oh G-d, You will lower them into the well of destruction, men of bloodshed and deceit shall not live out half their days … and I will trust in You.’” (Hadran)

I heard a brilliant droshe on Parshas Shoftim from Rabbi Yaakov Landau Shlita”h at Congregation Chanichei Ha Yeshivos (Lakewood) on the words “Tamim tehi’ye” (Dvarim 18:13). Rashi says, “Look ahead to Him and do not delve into the future. But rather, whatever comes upon you, accept with wholeheartedness and then you will be with Him and of His portion.”  It all comes down to where we place our trust.

Aaron Yosef Schreiber on the fifteen-foot ladder

We can climb the ladder. We learned this at the beginning of our history. “And [Yaakov] dreamt, and behold: a ladder was set earthward and its top reached heavenward, and behold: angels of G-d were ascending and descending.” (Bereishis 28:12)

We have to depend on Hashem. We are exhausted, but we have to know, “ha nosain l’y’aif koach … He gives strength to the weary” (Morning Brachas) Rabbi Landau says that you can immerse yourself in the secular media and drown in depression because the world appears to be one overwhelming crisis. If that is your world, chas v’Shalom, there is no hope. 

But, lehavdil, we rely upon Hashem. We are going to climb the ladder. If we know that Hashem is going to help us … if we know the ladder goes up without limit … then we will climb, and Hashem will stretch out His Hand kaveochel to pull us up!

Yomam Noraim are coming. We can climb to the top. Nothing can stop us. It is our life! It is our future! Moshiach is coming! The entire structure of emptiness around us is going to evaporate! 

“Arise! Shine! For your light has arrived, and the glory of Hashem has shined upon you! For behold: Darkness shall cover the earth and dense cloud the kingdoms, but upon you shall shine Hashem, and His glory shall be seen upon you. Nations will go by your light, and kings by the brightness of your shine….” (Haftaras Ki Savo)

May we see it soon in our days!

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Roy Neuberger, author and public speaker, can be reached at roy@2020vision.co.il.

© Copyright 2018 by Roy S. Neuberger

This Weeks 5 Frugal Things on a Friday

Hello Dear Reader,

I've just had my first week of working less hours and I have to say, it's been lovely. I now work from 9am to 3.54pm, having an extra 1 1/2 hours at home in the morning. This week I focused on weeding the yard, doing about 45 minutes a day outside and it was wonderful. I still get up early as I am so used to it now, it's never easy but so worth it, I then empty the dishwasher and prepare our breakfasts then I head down to the computer and work on my blog for about 40 minutes. Then it's time for breakfast and I head outside.

Along with this time outside, I have been able to finish up the kitchen, leaving it really clean and ready for dinner prep, start and finish some washing and do a general tidy of the house before heading out the door for the working day. I just love it.

Having just a bit of extra time in the morning also makes me super aware not to waste any of it, I make a list of what I would like to achieve in that time and just get on with it. I do feel a little more tired as I am doing more, but I have been trying to get into bed a little earlier too, I don't want to start burning the candle at both ends, I want this to be as enjoyable and easy on my body as possible.

Now on with the frugal stuff-

1. Decluttered my wardrobe and dropped off the bag to a local op shop. Not really frugal but it felt good to have clothes that are either not flattering or getting a bit tatty in my wardrobe and draws. I am trying to channel William Morris who says "If you want a golden rule that will fit everything, this is it :Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful"

2. Caught the water while rinsing the Quinoa for this salad and used the water to keep some plants hydrated. 

3. Finally made a start on some new dog coats for our little woofs, I had bought some pyjama pants from a local op-shop a while ago, just for this purpose. Little Pippa's coat is so old but a really great design, so I took a pattern off it and started cutting out the coats last Sunday. I will show you the finished coats soon. 

4. Called into my local Coles and Woolworths on a few occasions to see if there were any marked down produce. Along with working less hours there will be less pay coming in, so we will have to be a little more savvy at stretching the grocery money. 

5. Rang Reserve (Salary sacrificing company) to finally and hopefully, once and for all, organise to include our health insurance as part of my salary sacrificing bundle. I have tried on 4 occasions to do this over the last year and each time I received conflicting advice on how best to do it. They are certainly not easy to deal with and you need time and patience to do so. With starting a little later I was able to ring and speak to them about it. Well, 5 rather lengthy phone calls later I hope I have started the ball rolling. Again with working less there will be less pay coming in so I need to make every cent work in my favour. 

Your turn, how did you save money this week?

One Year Ago-Lazy Day Loaf, made in the Thermomix PLUS The Best Chicken Sandwich Filling

Two Years Ago-What we bought, spent and ate this week

Bringing Bikurim to the New Bet HaMikdash

BS”D
Parashat Ki Tavo 5778
Rabbi Nachman Kahana

Bringing Bikurim to the New Bet HaMikdash

Our parsha begins with the mitzvah of “bikurim”. A landowner who grew any one of the seven species of flora which are indigenous to Eretz Yisrael: wheat, barley, grape, fig, pomegranate, olive or date, must bring a sampling of the first growth to the Bet HaMikdash starting after the holiday of Shavuot.

The landowner declares his recognition and thanks to HaShem for the bountiful blessings he received as an owner of land in Eretz Yisrael and presents the fruit to a kohen who places it near the altar.
Then the landowner voices a short historical overview of Jewish history, ending with:

(ח) ויוצאנו ה’ ממצרים ביד חזקה ובזרע נטויה ובמרא גדל ובאתות ובמפתים:

(ט) ויבאנו אל המקום הזה ויתן לנו את הארץ הזאת ארץ זבת חלב ודבש:

(י) ועתה הנה הבאתי את ראשית פרי האדמה אשר נתתה לי ה’ והנחתו לפני ה’ אלהיך והשתחוית לפני ה’ אלהיך:

(יא) ושמחת בכל הטוב אשר נתן לך ה’ אלהיך ולביתך אתה והלוי והגר אשר בקרבך:

8 The Lord brought us out of Egypt with a mighty hand and an outstretched arm, with great awe and with signs and wonders.

9 And brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey;

10 and now I bring the first fruits of the soil that you, Lord, have given me. Then place the basket before the Lord your God and bow down before him.

11 Then you and the Levites and the converts residing among you shall rejoice in all the good things the Lord your God has given to you and your household.

It is interesting to note that the Bikurim declaration deals with very material agricultural matters while ignoring the bigger implications of the Jewish nation and our great spiritual mission as HaShem’s chosen people. The reason is that at the time of HaShem’s revelation at Sinai, world history was not yet sufficiently developed for the Jewish nation to impact on humanity. The great empires of Persia, Greece and Rome were not yet born, nor had the major religions, which grew out of Judaism, appeared on the world stage.

With the blessings of HaShem and the sacrifices of dedicated, loyal Jews in Eretz Yisrael, the Bet HaMikdash will soon ascend above the mountains of Judea and our landholders will bring to it their first fruits. But their declarations will be a bit different than the text of our parasha.

One part of the declaration will be to point out and offer thanks to HaShem for the great material wealth that this land has given forth to those who dwell in it. Riches that will reach the quality and quantity of King Solomon’s legendary monarchy, in which the Talmud states that gold abounded like stones in the street.

Then the declaration will deal with the miraculous survival of a handful of Jews in a world that tried in every way to eradicate our existence.

The declaration’s crescendo will focus on the unbelievable, miraculous, unprecedented establishment of Medinat Yisrael and the return of the Jewish nation from the far-flung corners of the galut. It will deal with the Medina’s destruction, demolition and devastation of the false gods of Islam and Christianity, each one claiming that it replaced the Jewish nation as God’s chosen people, with the proof being the never-ending exile of the Jews from the holy land. Our very return to Eretz Yisrael, regardless of the spiritual level of many here is a devastating rejection, rebuttal, denial, contradiction, repudiation and disavowal of all of their false claims.

The thundering words of the prophet Yeshayahu will be realized, as brought down in the second chapter of Yeshayahu:

1 This is what Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:

2 In the last days the mountain of the Lord’s temple will be established as the highest of the mountains; it will be exalted above the hills, and all nations will stream to it.

3 Many peoples will come and say, “Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the temple of the God of Jacob. He will teach us His ways, so that we may walk in His paths”. The law will go out from Zion; the word of the Lord from Jerusalem.

4 He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.

5 Come, descendants of Jacob, let us walk in the light of the Lord.

We Reap What We Sow

However, not every Jew in the world will merit to share in the exhilaration of grandeur that will be part of our nation’s future.

If one does not toil to bring forth the spiritual and material richness of HaShem’s blessed land, preferring to dedicate his energies to foreign lands and cultures, how can he expect to share in the rewards awaiting those Jews who sacrificed so much to sanctify HaShem’s name?

As we approach the Days of Awe, Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, we should all remember that no action or thought is forgotten before the Almighty. Although He is our merciful Father “Avienu”, He is also “Malkaynu” – our King who metes out justice based on “a measure for measure” – what you invest is what you receive in return.

Shabbat Shalom,
Nachman Kahana
Copyright © 5778/2018 Nachman Kahana

A Delightful Light-Filled Home In The Rooftops of Munich

It's been raining all day here in Sweden - so I'm checking out! Fancy joining me on a trip to Munich? Judging by the beautiful light in the home of Friederike Gorytzka, it looks way sunnier down there! Friederike's lovely light-filled home is nestled on the top floor of an apartment building in the centre of town. Mid-century pieces and design classics have been arranged against a backdrop of white (the ceilings measure a staggering 3.6 metres in places!) and in the summer the balcony doors are thrown open to welcome in the sunshine. I caught up with Friederike to find out more about her lovely home.

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Have you always been passionate about interior design? 
Just like other interior addicts, I started moving furniture around and rearranging things in my room as a teenager. When I moved into my own place (my first being university accommodation measuring a mere 17m2 “big”!) I loved to plan ways to make the most of the space and play around with furniture to see how it would look in different positions.

Gold mobile* (also seen in this home and my reading nook!)

How would you describe your style?
Hmmm, difficult! Maybe scandi and mid-century goes glam and non-puristic? Also, even if I really like the puristic Scandinavian style, I would never be able to reduce my living space to monochrome  / neutrals only. I love brass, marble, mustard yellow and anything from the brand Gubi. Gubi matches my style 100 %!

Gubi G10 floor lamp 

What is your approach to colour?

I noticed that more colour has entered my interior with age. I started with white and oak wood, then black accessories creeped in and lately I discovered my love for nude and mustard yellow. The pink lounge chair for example was a total impulse buy. I was never a 'pink-loving' girl, but combined with mustard yellow, pink loses it's sweet girly touch. But I do try to limit the variety of colours, white, black, wood, dusty pink and mustard yellow is enough!

Mantis floor lamp*, BoConcept sofa, photography - Lumas gallery

I spy so many fabulous design pieces in your home, do you have a favourite? 
Thank you! I have an absolute weakness for lamps and my first design piece was the white AJ floor lamp - which is still one of my favourites. I will always remember the proud feeling as a hard-up student when I opened the package with the certificate of authenticity. I must add - even when I was young and didn't have much money, I would never have bought a fake design classic. Another of my favourites pieces is the Schottlander lamp (I have two pendants and one floor lamp*!). I love the mid-century shape.

As an author, I am happy to see so many books. What do you like to read? 
Unfortunately, since I became addicted to Instagram and the internet, I don’t read as many books as I used to do.... but who could throw away books? I certainly couldn’t!  My library includes books I read as a teenager and philosophical tomes from university time. I also love German postwar literature and American contemporary literature (T.C. Boyle). And Scandinavian crime thrillers, of course! 

RoTM Lounge Chair*,  Nordstjerne vase, Billy bookshelves

What do you love most about your home?
The wonderful light thanks to the huge windows and skylights, the view from the top floor and the feeling of sitting in a birds nest. Ah, and the high ceilings!

Thank you so much for inviting us into your home and telling us more about it Friederike!

I've got my eye on that pink chair - isn't it fabulous?!

Is there anything that caught your imagination?

If you loved this home as much as I did, I can highly recommend following Friederike on instagram for daily snapshots. 

Oh and check out more German homes here, here and here (all wonderful in their own, unique way!).

Have a great day!

Niki

Photography: Friederike Gorytzka shared with kind permission

JUDGMENT DAY IS COMING . . . Do you know what it REALLY MEANS?

DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT ROSH HASHANA AS THE JUDGMENT DAY MEANS?

Listen carefully to Rabbi Kessin as he explains and enlightens us to what JUDGMENT DAY means. Also pay attention to the Rabbi’s eloquent spiritual difference between Jews and non-Jews (he goes into after stating his questions to the audience). (hat tip to ShiratDevorah). We are but a few days before this momentous day, so I urge one to take this very seriously THIS YEAR when so many unrealistic, unusual  happenings are covering our Earth, our ONLY HOME.




Then listen to Rabbi Mizrachi who spoke here in Eretz Yisrael to the audience in Beit Shemesh

JUDGMENT DAY IS COMING

Grocery Bargains

Hello Dear Reader,

A little while ago I hinted about a dilemma I am facing at the moment. I stumbled upon a Facebook group called "Markdown Addicts Australia" and yes it is exactly what the title implies. People post their latest haul of grocery markdowns. Some of the markdowns are just amazing, like 90% off, I have never seen anything like that where I live or maybe I am just not at the shops at the right time (or not at all really).

I feel you would have to be passionate to go late at night, to get those kinds of discounts. Now my dilemma is this, while it is great to get wonderful discounts, all of the food is over packaged in lots of plastic and a lot of it is over processed as well. Many pre-marinated meats, pre-packed salads, and battered or crumbed meat products that we just don't eat.

So what I've been doing of late is popping up to my local Coles and Woolworths, late in the afternoon, two days during the week and once or twice on the weekend, to see if there is anything worth while bringing home. So far this is what I've found-

2 x 4 packs of Pain au Chocolate at 1.05 each, 1 bunch of Watercress at 50c and and a small bunch of Spinach for 97C

A two pack of little gem lettuce for 80c, 2 x 6 packs of Beef Sausages for $7.50 and a 2 kg bag of Potatoes for $1.30

A Brioche loaf for $2.50 and a 500 ml container of Butter Milk for $1.50

Almost 900 grams of Blade Steak for $8.72

A loaf of Seed Bread for $1.45, a packet of Lebanese bread for 64c and a bag of organic lemons for 90c

Don't get me wrong, there were plenty of markdowns, just not on food we choose to eat. I find my local Coles do not mark down very often but the Woolworths just down the road from me, do, they even have 3 designated areas for marked down produce, in the fruit and veg, the meat and the dairy sections.

I return all the scrunchy plastics that the food comes wrapped in to my local Coles for recycling through Recycle, and the trays/containers, both plastic and foil, were popped into our recycling bin, so I don't feel too bad about it. I know and understand that recycling is also not the answer and this is where my dilemma lies. What's a girl to do, save the environment or save money on groceries? It would appear you can't do both.

I would love to know your thoughts on this subject, join in.

Have a lovely day,
💚Fi

One Year Ago-Simple Salmon, Sweet Corn and Potato Chowder
Two Years Ago-Home Made Vanilla Essence

Rav Richter on Jews Getting Trumped by Trump Parts 1 & 2

Rav Richter Gets to The Point in the Following Two Shiurim

About the War Against the Jews and the Torah

Jews getting Trumped by Trump, Rav Richter part 1



Jews getting Trumped by Trump, Rav Richter part 2

Documentary About Our Skies

FrankenSkies is an 80 minute social change documentary regarding the Solar Geoengineering/Chemtrail agenda that affects every living being on earth. The struggle of bringing awareness to this subject, despite the obstacles of a socially engineered populace and the military industrial complex with its endless resources, is palpable in this awakening truth feature. Should this video disappear, one can find it at https://ift.tt/2olNGgi

A Beautiful Airbnb Holiday Rental in Bergen, Norway

Are you planning on visiting Norway anytime soon? If so the beautiful west coast city of Bergen is a must - and I have just the place for you to stay! Located on one of Bergen's pretty narrow lanes which lead down to the waterfront, this historic three storey townhouse dates back to the 18th century and has been beautifully restored by Canadian-Bergen architect Todd Saunders. Airbnb guests are invited to relax in the open-plan, light-filled rooms, pad around on douglas spruce wood floors and enjoy the simple, predominantly white interior which is peppered with design pieces and this season's 'new neutral' tones. Sounds like my kind of holiday rental - how about you?! Let's take a peek!

What do you reckon? Could you imagine hanging out here for a few days?!

Funnily enough I'll be in Norway in a few weeks time since I'm holding a talk about Scandinavian design on a cruise ship (an all time first!). Perhaps I should jump ship for a few days and head down to Bergen? It's been years since I was there and now I have somewhere pretty to stay too!

Meet you there?!

If you're after a little more Norwegian inspiration today you must check out the cosy and relaxed home of a Norwegian blogger, a beautifully serene Norwegian space and a charming Norwegian home in green, grey and cognac.

Thank you so much to my blog friend Katarina Dima for discovering this little pearl of a holiday home!

Have a fabulous day all!

Niki

Photography courtesy of Airbnb with thanks