It Is The Pancake Day!
As I have mentioned many times before Shrove Tuesday or Užgavėnės in Lithuanian language was one of the most favorite festivals in my childhood. In Lithuania Shrove Tuesday is celebrated with carnivals and plays that related to pagan celebration of the end of winter. Also it is the last day before Lent for Easter so … Read more
A Visit
I would like to tell you about the beautiful apartment where my good friend Kristina lives. She lives in Vilnius, Lithuania and apart of being a successful business manager she is a talented interior decorator. Holding degrees in art history and business management and being a Doctor of Social Sciences, Management and Administration she have decorated … Read more
Gluggagægir And Ginger Cookies
Gluggagægir or Window-Peeper came last night! He is looking through the windows for the things to steel. We were backing ginger cookies, decorating the ginger cookie house and a Christmas tree:
Skyrgámur and Some Christmas Treat
Skyrgámur or Skyr-Gobbler came last night! He is stealing skyr in big amounts. Skyr is Icelandic diary product similar to yogurt. Skyr cake is the most popular Icelandic cheese cake that is very easy to make. This is my version of skyr cake: whip 500 ml of heavy cream until firm, mix 500 ml of plane … Read more
Stekkjastaur Came Last Night!
Hey hey hey, Stekkjastaur came today! It is very good to be a kid in Iceland also because of that there are thirteen Yule Lads here, not one Santa, as in the other countries. Icelandic Yule Lads are brothers trolls that live in the mountains with their troll mother Grýla and troll father Leppalúði (Leppaludi) … Read more
Autumn Is Here
Summer is gone suddenly. I am back home after I have spent almost two months in Lithuania this summer working on the new project. Usually I always fall into light depression after I come back from Lithuania but not this time: there is no time for that. There are more activities starting in Lithuanian Community … Read more
Lithuanian Food And Some Flovers
We love flowers. And there are some food and sweets that we like here in Lithuanian. Here you can see traditional Lithuanian cookies that are quite complicated to make. These “mushrooms” are backed in a special two-sides iron-casted pan and decorated with chocolate dipping and sugar icing. It is totally hand made and takes lots … Read more
The Children Of Summer
Both Tjorvi and my daughter Elin are born in summer. I made cakes and decorated the house a little. We had gatherings of Tjorvi’s family for both occasions. Both times everything was so in hurry: first time it was just before me and Elin left to Lithuania, second – just after we came back for … Read more
Proud To Be Lithuanian
Every year in the middle of May there is Fest Of Nations held in Reykjavik. All the communities of immigrants as well as the other organizations uniting people from the other countries living in Iceland participate in the parade, crafts market and concerts on that day. Our Lithuanian Community in Iceland participated in there too. … Read more
Package Designs I Like III/ Įpakavimo dizainas: tai, kas man patinka III
There are so many people who know this package so well. You know how it happens: suddenly thinks just appear like in different light. Like you have never seen them before. I have always seen the chocolate inside not the package. Suddenly this box appear to me as an ideal wrap to those tiny delicate … Read more
