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New Year's traditions: winter bathing 101
The emotions, the highs, the lows, the cold, the cinnamon buns - on preparing for our first new year living Danishly in the UK
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Have yourself a Merry Danish Christmas
Tree traditions, elasticated waistbands, prizes for anyone who remembers where I've hidden the Christmas chocolates, and sleep. Dear Santa: please…
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What I've learned from Danes: 5 Lessons for a Better Festive Season
The Christmas decorations are up (finally), the dog has learned to stay away from the tree (mostly), and we’ve embraced the peculiar joy of fairy lights…
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Crisps, culture and the great divide: a tale of British and Danish snack habits
I'm flying to Copenhagen to talk about crisps. Let me explain...
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November 2024

Sweden wants to trademark its name - and honestly, I get it
On ABBA, identity, Swedish Sans, Nordic Roots and why my son now sounds like he's from The Archers
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Scandinavian glow: myth or reality?
Can herring make you hotter? With a Dane winning Miss Universe (yes, in 2024...), we're talking Scandinavian beauty secrets, what Vitamin D can do for…
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How recycling got hot in Denmark vs how the rest of us do it, one bin at a time (or ten)
With the world's most important meeting on climate change underway, how Danes are prioritising grassroots action in the face of global uncertainty (and…
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A re-education: school in the UK versus Denmark plus a confession...
On tests, homework, hiding behind bike-sheds and how the early years Nordic education system is a lot like the Nordic approach to design: minimalist
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On compromise and creativity (aka slowly losing my mind...)
Half-term hiatus, how living Danishly in the UK helps parents and what the UK could do better - plus snatches of serenity in the chaos
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October 2024

Has living Danishly ruined Jilly Cooper for me?
The happiness-inequality equation, bowing to no one, why I'm no longer impressed by flash cars but how the first frost and an autumn sunrise can take my…
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On potato week, Danish washing machines and Nigel Slater
How the harvest is a time to reflect in the UK as well as in the Nordics, plus why Finnish footballers, Cocomelon and ponies in cardigans are all on my…
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Scotch Eggs, cycling and Danish parental leave (together at last)
In which I share the stage with Denmark’s former PM and my son tries his first Scotch Egg...
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