There are many New Year customs, perhaps less spectacular than Christmas, but just as meaningful. The transition into the new year is cause for celebration all over the world and the customs are linked to people's desire to leave their disappointments, failures, wrongs behind and...
I think the time when we appreciate cinnamon the most is winter. There are few who haven't warmed up in winter, at home, in the mountains or at Christmas markets, with a cup of mulled wine smelling of cinnamon. And I think that even fewer are those who do not recognize and appreciate it in the...
When you say chainsaw you almost always think of something rough, chopping down or "topping" trees, splitting firewood and other such activities. It's harder for us to think of the aristocratic, delicate, chainsaw. Still, you can make art with a chainsaw, and there are...
I have written quite a lot about reclaimed wood, but I continue to believe that using wood reclaimed from old, abandoned and demolished buildings or wood salvaged from other such sources is a sensible way to use wood. As for the objects or buildings that...
Although we all seem to celebrate Christmas in the same way, with Christmas trees, lights, baubles and gingerbread, each country has its own traditions and customs. Some of them go far back in time, to the beginning of Christianity and sometimes even to pre-Christian times. One...
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