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Which Nordic Noir character would you like to be?

February 28, 2014 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

I've got a bit of a girl crush on many of the female characters in Nordic Noir fiction, TV and film.It all started with Lisbet Salander, the feisty female sleuth in Stieg Larsson's Millennium trilogy. Who wouldn't want to battle misogyny on the streets of Stockholm? I might not have been able to do … [Read more...]

Shopping: T-shirts

June 13, 2012 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

With a slightly heavy head after yesterday's wedding celebrations, I thought I'd share with you an online t-shirt company who I've used for some time now to buy fun presents.Shot Dead in the Head make good quality, durable, funny and topical shirts for adults and children. These two motifs … [Read more...]

Danish YWCA Christmas Fair in Hampstead

December 2, 2011 by Helena Halme Leave a Comment

I now have a nearly full set of Nordic Christmas Fairs in my basket of seasonal shopping activities. The last one (I promise) was a Danish one, which was held at Maresfield Gardens in Hampstead. This is an annual occasion and seemed very popular with locals and those travelling a bit further away. … [Read more...]

Same old, same old

November 8, 2011 by Helena Halme 1 Comment

Do you sometimes feel that you want to wear the same clothes all the time? Especially when the nights draw in and it gets cold outside, I become a hermit, not just in mind, but also in what I wear. And when I find something that I'm comfortable in, like this poncho below, I find myself putting … [Read more...]

Learning Danish

February 17, 2011 by Helena Halme 8 Comments

In the past week we've entered a TV viewing zone called The Killing. This is a cult Danish thriller series which has finally reached Britain. It's shown on BBC Four on Saturday nights in double episodes, and I think they're still all on iPlayer. We began our viewing on Sunday night, thinking … [Read more...]

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