Dispatches From Sweden: Simplicity Inwards Stockholm

Contributor ship past times Deborah Beau of Kickcan & Conkers

Stockholm is a wonderful city. I used to become at that topographic point quite a lot when I was younger in addition to it volition e'er bring a exceptional house inwards my heart. Last weekend I treated myself to brusque intermission inwards the capital, mainly to run into iii lovely creative ladies, whose store manos I know yous all love), in addition to to grab upward amongst a love old Swedish friend.

There's in addition to thus much to regard in addition to create inwards Stockholm, equally I'm certain many of yous already know. However, equally I'd been before, I chose to only walk around in addition to bask the September sunshine.

Slightly off the beaten track, but all the same real central, I was drawn to the multitude of houseboats around the islands, in addition to felt quite envious of the uncomplicated lifestyle of their owners.

Oh, the charm of living on the edge, living minimally, inwards a modest infinite amongst simple, salvaged furniture, nautical decorative objects, a few plants in addition to pebbles collected on the shore.

I was staying inwards a storey on the isle of Sodermalm, i of the trendiest, busiest districts inwards Stockholm. The shops inwards this sometime working-class district seem ofttimes inwards blogs around the world, but thank yous to my Swedish friend I discovered a grouping of tiny, traditional wooden houses, nestled inwards beautiful, wild gardens, real only about rows of to a greater extent than modern storey blocks in addition to shops (Kiki is the nearest in addition to has to locomote i of the most interesting inwards the neighbourhood). It was in addition to thus tranquillity in addition to rural, I felt equally if I'd stepped dorsum inwards fourth dimension in addition to could around locomote standing inwards a icon past times Carl Larsson.

There is much to locomote said for this uncomplicated means of living, although it's clearly non the norm. I was surprised to grab glimpses of it inwards this wonderful, beautiful city, in addition to experience inspired, i time more, to appreciate the simple, modest pleasures inwards life.