Advent calendar 24 Click on the image to see the whole of it. We have come to the end of the Swenglish Home Advent Calendar this year, and I...

Advent calendar 23 Red apples... they just ooze Christmas vibes, don't you think?  Well, at least where I come from (Sweden), they are s...

Advent calendar 22  The tree is now in place and the scent of pine fills the room.  Its branches host a modest selection of decorations: gin...

Advent calendar 21 As I rush around to get ready for Christmas, I feel myself losing sight of what Christmas is all about. It may mean diffe...

Advent calendar 20 Last week I went to Sweden to work in the city of Uppsala for a few days, and as I walked past this "Christmas-ified...

Advent calendar 19 Door number nineteen holds another couple of recycled images from last year. I am very fond of this colour combination of...

Advent calendar 18  Dear readers, Do you, like I, have a weakness for certain unhealthy things...  like perhaps Pringles potato crisps? Well...

Advent calendar 17 Dear readers, Here is a mini quiz for you... What is the one thing you do not want to lose on the plane back from your wo...

Advent calendar 16 No Christmas calendar from The Swenglish Home would be complete without some Brussels sprouts, and those of you who have ...

Advent calendar 15 Short of space for a real Christmas tree?  Perhaps this alternative 'tree' could do the job?  Just pile various w...

Advent calendar 14 Dear readers, as I am working abroad this week, quite a few of the calendar flaps will hold photos and ideas that some of...

Advent calendar 13 This a photo from two years ago that I am still very fond of, probably because, at the time, I was so happy to see some s...

Advent calendar 12 My dear friend Mia, with the beautiful blog Lilla Blanka , the other day showed some very sweet gingerbread Christmas tre...

Advent calendar 11 OK, so she might not win any beauty contests if you look closely...  ... but for now, she is doing a perfectly adequate j...

Advent Calendar 10 A few years ago, for a craft sale I did at home, I decorated some small match boxes with some of my photos. Together with...

Advent calendar 9 So, what does one do on a tired Friday night, when one is warming up in front of the telly after having enjoyed the Christ...

Advent calendar 8 Dear readers, Today I am straying a little from the DIY Christmas tips and taking you on a short stroll in one of our much...

Advent calendar 7 Being a big fan of word play, the obvious title for today's calendar flap ought to be "It's a wrap!", bu...

Advent calendar 6 "Well...", you might say, "how many cushions does one need...?"  To that, my friends, my answer will a...