by Liz | Sep 21, 2014 | Do It Yourself Projects
Weddings are wonderful, life-changing events. The blending of two people who are connected to two families of different ethnic origins is a delicate endeavor. How is a balance achieved? When I became engaged to my husband, Don, who is 1/2 Dutch and 1/2 German, there...
by Liz | Sep 21, 2014 | History and Inventions
Music is a universal language and in our family we experienced a lot of exposure to music growing up. We had a baby grand piano in our living room so we made good use of it by taking piano lessons along with some violin lessons for good measure. Almost all of the kids...
by Liz | Sep 21, 2014 | Do It Yourself Projects
Add a nice touch to your refrigerator or filing cabinet with these Hungarian-themed pencil holders! Here is a very simple project we recently completed. If you have an old magnet on your refrigerator that you can use for this, that’s even better! There are many...
by Liz | Jan 31, 2014 | Holidays and Traditions
Boldog Névnapot! Happy Name Day! Hungarians celebrate birthdays and name days! Name days are special days celebrated on a day designated for particular names. These days are picked mainly based on religious traditions and historical events and the day is celebrated in...
by Liz | Jan 31, 2014 | Do It Yourself Projects, Holidays and Traditions
For the last couple of years I have been thinking about making the traditional Hungarian Christmas candy, szaloncukor. What was my motivation? I miss the traditional fringed paper. I just like how it looks. I guess it is nostalgic. But it also is (or at least it was)...
