Happy as a Dane

Day Trip to Tisvildeleje

by Line West

Day Trip to Tisvildeleje There are places that seem to have more soul and charm than others, Tisvildeleje is one of them. To me, it hasn't really been summer until I have been to Tisvildeleje, the beach town on the North Coast of Sealand...

July 23, 2019

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Countryside, Danish Countryside, featured, Home and Country, Nature
Review: The Danish Way of Parenting

by Line West

When American mom and columnist, Jessica Alexander, visited Denmark she noticed how Danish children were much more calm and hardly ever threw tantrums. Their parents talked to them in a calm way without yelling. There seemed to be an unspoken Danish way of parenting and together with psychotherapist and family counselor, Iben Sandahl, she set out to investigate how the Danes raised happy and...

February 20, 2017

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Children, The Book Corner
Midsummer Eve Bonfires and Witches

by Line West

Around Summer solstice in late June, Danes celebrate Sankt Hans Evening (St. John’s Eve) with bonfires and sometimes witch dolls! This was originally a pagan celebration of summer solstice and the magical shortest night of the year but after the introduction of Christianity it also became the celebration of John the Baptist’s birthday which is supposedly June 24th. There used to be a...

June 24, 2016

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Countryside, Danish Countryside, Danish Traditions, featured

Hygge and Mindfulness

In America people are often on the go. Americans are so busy and work so hard it never ceases to impress me. In Denmark people are also super busy...

Hygge Nook

The Essence of Hygge

I have been trying to come up with a definition of the “essence of hygge” or the “basics of hygge” and I think my conclusion is that the essence...

Hygge Nook

Hygge – by a Dane in America

As a Dane living in America I could not be any happier about the recent invasion of hygge to the United States and a lot of other countries! I...

Home and Country, Uncategorized

Happy as a Dane Reporting Live from Denmark!

This is the most exciting post I have probably ever written! One I have been dreaming about being able to post one day: After a fun and exciting 12...

Countryside, Danish Countryside, featured, Home and Country, Nature

Day Trip to Tisvildeleje

Day Trip to Tisvildeleje There are places that seem to have more soul and charm than others, Tisvildeleje is one of them. To me, it hasn't really been summer until...

Home and Country

Realization upon Returning from Denmark

Just returned from Denmark and I wish I could have brought back all the people and places I love there, the beautiful design and local foods. But upon...