Each summer, when I go home to my native Norway, I see it in different shades. Always a wider shade of beauty, sometimes a narrower shade of mind. Summer shades, seen from the outside and the seaside… …of little islands pleasantly dotting the archipelago… of hard, naked, sloping rocks washed smilingly smooth and soft by […]
Swedish Simplicity
11/07/2013 by Leave a Comment
The CLEW decorista takes a look at the Scandinavian wooden cabin -” hytte” in Norwegian, “stuga” in Swedish. Most people have one, or have access to one, and use them in the holidays and on weekends. By the sea, by the fjord, in the mountains or in the forest. It’s often about the pleasures and […]
P is for prego
30/06/2013 by Leave a Comment
P is for pasta, pizza, pomodoro, prosciutto, parmigiano, pancetta, pecorino… an important letter in the Italian culinary dictionary! When you think of Italian food, you may think of mounds of creamy pasta or cheese covered pizza, but the Italian diet actually follows many of the healthy eating guidelines from various diet experts. And that is […]
Celebration!
23/06/2013 by 1 Comment
The National Day as seen by the CLEW photographers Lisa Fuchs, Lisbeth Ganer and Unni Holtedahl. The crowd, the torchlight parade, the fireworks, the kids. June 22 and 23 2013
Luxembourg = beautiful
15/06/2013 by 2 Comments
See the beauty of the Coque on a warm summer night? Take a stroll, play boule, let the children run free, lounge and enjoy a meal or an apéro at the Kyosk… Photos by Lisa Fuchs, June 2013. © 2013 Lisa Fuchs
A taste of home
16/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
Homesick? A touch of the (in)famous (expat) blues? Here’s a Kinderegg quickfix – 3 in 1: Somewhere you can 1) shout out a cheerful “hello!” in your own language when you open the door, 2) get comfort food from back home and thus 3) pretend is home. And by the way, who says an authentic taste… or drop… or glimpse… of […]
Lëtz Create – Lisa Fuchs
03/05/2013 by Leave a Comment
Each month, Miranda van den Heuvel talks to creative people in Luxembourg and says “look, Luxembourg is creative! Here’s how and where!” The May talk is with creative cook / cake maker Lisa Fuchs. 1. What is CREATIVITY? Creativity is using your fantasy and imagination, and trusting your abilities. As we grow up, it seems a lot […]
Spoon licking, slow eating smiley face
19/04/2013 by Leave a Comment
Some of us truly think that dessert is the best part of a meal. We might really enjoy the steak or the oven baked salmon, and wow – that veggie side dish with garlic was delicious! But dessert…that is where we kind of lean back and eat in silence. Spoon by spoon, slowly, almost licking […]
We are European!
12/04/2013 by Leave a Comment
Hundreds of happy kids celebrating the 60th anniversary of the European School with a flashmob at Auchan today, singing and dancing to Stevie Wonder’s “Happy Birthday” Photos by Unni Holtedahl, April 2013
Lëtz Create – Valérie Conrot
08/04/2013 by Leave a Comment
Each month, Miranda van den Heuvel talks to creative people in Luxembourg and says “look, Luxembourg is creative! Here’s how and where!” The April talk is with “la denicheuse”, Valérie Conrot. 1. What is CREATIVITY? Creativity is the gift or the capacity to make a rather ordinary thing or idea extraordinary. It is to add a touch […]
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