Posted on 01/08/2022 8:20:32 AM PST by Diana in Wisconsin
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What Is Hygge?
Hygge is a Danish concept that encompasses the feeling of quiet comfort. Elements of hygge include plush textures, greenery, and warm, neutral shades. The feeling hygge is supposed to evoke is extreme coziness.
What Is the History of Hygge?
The earliest known use of the word hygge dates back to the early 1800s, when it first appeared in Danish writing. It was derived from a Norwegian word meaning “well-being,” and while it appeared as a noun 200 years ago, it wasn’t until a few years back that it really became a lifestyle.
In 2016, we started to see more and more people use the word hygge to describe a way of life, and by 2017 it was practically in everyone’s vocabulary. By then, nearly every lifestyle magazine had covered the trend and offered advice on how to embrace hygge. It was even one of Pinterest’s trends of the year in 2017.
Common Misconceptions About Hygge
While hygge often represents staying at home and taking time to relax and restore, it doesn’t necessarily mean becoming a hermit. Spending time with loved ones, either over a good meal at home or a board game, for example, definitely embodies the feeling of hygge.
Additionally, while there are many suggestions and ways to embrace hygge, there are no hard and fast rules. The textbook definition doesn’t say you have to have endless blankets or a cozy fire to embrace hygge. Hygge is really about what makes you feel content and happy.
Another common misconception about hygge is that it forces you to stay indoors. While it is often thought of as a way for the Danish to fight long, cold winters, you can find hygge in many different places. A long walk in the park or a picnic with your partner can provide a sense of hygge no matter the season.
Whether you bring in plants to upgrade your home’s air quality or you invest in a new mattress to improve your sleep, hygge is all about what makes you feel happy and content. It can be found by enjoying the little things in life, but there is no prescriptive way to embrace hygge. Start by finding things you love around your home and taking a few extra moments of mindfulness to appreciate them.
https://www.thespruce.com/what-is-hygge-4798043
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I think we'll be doing some "hygge" with a chainsaw this afternoon .... making the place 'comfortable' again after all the snow storm debris is taken care of! :-)
I got all my gardening catalogues and actually broke down and ordered a few things.
Looking forward to starting seed sometime in Feb.
The days are already getting longer. YEA!!!!!!
I CAN’T stay inside, especially if it’s sunny out there! It was this morning, but we’re overcast, now. Windy, but 28 today, so tolerable.
Monday & Tuesday look VERY frigid, but I will venture ‘out among the English’ on Wednesday when it merely hits freezing, LOL!
Until then? Crochet & Coffee. Tea & Seed Catalogs. :)
We have a huge ‘brown turkey’ fig. I made some fig “jam” one year, my own concoction .... didn’t get too thick, but my folks liked it on English muffins.
So I’m trying some “Maldon” salt flakes & was looking them up for source info, etc. ..... they have a recipe tab on their website & I found this fig jam recipe .... looks good to me. There are some interesting instructions for preserving in jars, too.
Fig Jam
https://maldonsalt.com/us/fig-jam/
Some of their other recipes look really tasty as well - check them out! We’re still below freezing at almost 1 pm so I’m staying inside for the time being.
Henry Behrens, the smallest man in the world dances with his pet cat in the doorway of his Worthing home, 1956.
For scale: Ranger in Bald Eagle's nest
That cat would be HUGE even next to a normal-sized person!
We have a spot in the Wisconsin Dells that is on one of the walking tours and it's a little space you need to squeeze through between rock formations along the route called, 'Fat Man's Misery.' ;)
I wonder if Naka means snake. Sure looks like a snake head and skin.
Central Missouri has been in and out of the freezer over the past week. Back in this morning. We are still way behind on precipitation. Next to no snow so far this winter, and only one good rain event.
The ground is frozen, but that didn’t stop Mrs. Augie from picking a sack of kale on Saturday. Fresh-picked greens are a nice treat in the dead of winter.
In the hunt for new or interesting varieties, I’m currently working through the Sandhill Preservation website. Not as user-friendly as most websites these days, but their selection is downright astonishing!
Raccoons wiped out their heirloom corn... :-(
Happens to us all the time with sweet corn. Grrrr!
'Wine plus snow plus seed catalogs...' LOL! Busted!
Gardening Cross Ping. Gardening is good exercise!
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4028937/posts?page=5
Yeah...I guess chipping ice to make a path for oil delivery will burn a calorie or two (LOL).
all three finally bloomed and they are all WHITE.....
any explanation you can think of?....I bought them all at the same store.
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