🎃The ghoul who sent this to you wants to visit Sleepy Hollow with you (yes it's a real place!)🎃
It’s the big countdown to Halloween in #SleepyHollowCountry, are you planning to visit this October? The villages of Sleepy Hollow & Tarrytown NY are the home of Irving’s Legend of the Headless Horseman and know how to celebrate all month long! 🐎Here’s our Halloween town travel guide: https://itsacharminglife.com/2020/10/15/visit-sleepy-hollow/
🇸🇪The person who sent you this wants to @visitsweden with you 🇸🇪 Here’s a roundup of our Swedish summer trip this year, we packed in so much and wanted to share our favorite ways to enjoy a trip to Sweden💙💛
Idyllic Landscapes🌼
Historic Sites🏰
Cozy Cafes☕️
Countryside Charm🌾
Enchanted Forests🫎
Coastal Calm⛵️
#visitsweden #swedishmoments #swedishnature #swedentrip #swedishsummer #thecharmingtravelers
Trosa, Sweden📍This picturesque seaside village’s name oddly translates to “underpants” 🤭 but it’s the most charming little Swedish summer place to take a stroll at golden hour ⛵ You can come along with us in our countryside escape YouTube video ✨ What's your dream "summer place" travel destination? ☀️🌏
#thecharmingtravelers #visitsweden #visittrosa #charmingplaces @visitsweden
True love of mine, my heart is thine 🌹🕊️ Here's a little roundup up of romantic antique postcards to greet you this Valentine's Day 💘 Aren't the floral and bird motifs simply charming? 💌
P.S. We're sharing wallpapers like this in the cozy cottage club here on IG and on Patreon 💖
Images sourced from Pinterest (or pause the video to get a better look)✨ #vintagevalentines #antiquevalentines #romanticvintage #romanticstyle
Are you shining just for me? ⭐️🎼 A few spots that we explored in Los Angeles last year that feel like a @lalaland filming location:
✨@lalalandkindcafe
✨@lastbookstorela
✨@nhmla
✨@rhythmroomla
✨@cliftonsrepublic
This is what New Year’s looks like in our town of Halloween! 🎃 The village of Sleepy Hollow, NY was incorporated in 1874 so this year marks 150 years! The first official pumpkin drop kicked off the new year filled with festivities! A 750lb pumpkin was unveiled with a commemorative painting by @timgrajek 🎃 Stay tuned to the @villageofsleepyhollow for a year long of celebratory events! 🎉 P.S. Fun facts: this legendary village was settled by the Dutch in the 1600s and the area was known as “Sleepers’ Haven”, then incorporated in 1874 as North Tarrytown, and in 1996 the village changed its name to Sleepy Hollow in honor of Washington Irving’s short story from 1820 📚
“Twas the Night Before Christmas” turns 200 this December 23, 2023!🎅 Clement C. Moore wrote the beloved poem for his own children in NYC 1822 and the following year of 1823 it was published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel Newspaper in NY under the title of “A Visit from Saint Nicholas”. Since then, the poem has brought the spirit of Christmas to families for two centuries! Do you carry on the tradition of reading the poem aloud every Christmas Eve?📖🎄
This poem has a fascinating history of how Moore drew inspiration from Washington Irving’s descriptions of Saint Nicholas (Dutch Sinterklaas) and turned St Nick into a jolly old elf with flying reindeer 🦌 ✨ We have a full YouTube video on @itsacharminglife channel where we take you on a Christmas visit to @sleepyhollowcountry where we explore the legends and lore surrounding Santa Claus 🎅
Special thanks to @horsefeathers restaurant for being the coziest spot in Tarrytown and letting us film our own reading there. Happy Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!♥️
Winter is undeniably magical ❄️ What's on your winter bucket list? Even if it can be long and cold, we like to find the charms of the season. So we created a cozy winter bucket list postcard + YouTube video with 10 ideas for how to embrace this heartwarming season 🧣🧤☕⛸️🦊
In honor of the winter solstice, here are some cozy Christmassy clips from around the cottage. We're still waiting for snow, but we know the days will grow brighter from here. Merry Midwinter!☃️ 🕯️❤️
P.S. You're welcome to contribute to our seasonal tag #thischarmingwinter with your wintry posts ✨
#wintersolstice #yuletideseason #winterbucketlist #cozywinter #hyggelife #cozycottageclub #winterbucketlist #thischarmingwinter #cottagecorewinter #vintagewinter #vintageholidays #cottagecorechristmas #slowlivingwinter
Step back in time to an elegant Gilded Age Christmas ✨🎩 You may recognize Lyndhurst Mansion as a filming location for the @gildedagehbo, and we’ve yet to see season 2 (so no spoilers please). The mansion truly dazzles during the holidays and we were delighted to attend the members holiday party where we could take in all the spectacular decorations (and film with permission). How many Christmas trees can you count? The blue one is a favorite!🎄 If you’re visiting Sleepy Hollow Country this December, don’t miss the chance to see the mansion by candlelight on the 28, 30, & 31st🕯️
POV: It’s early in the morning on December 13th, St Lucia Day. You light candles in the dark, pour coffee, and enjoy a “lussekatter”. The world feels bright and full of hope this morning, even during the darkest time of the year 🕯 P.S. We have this Swedish saffron bun recipe here:
https://itsacharminglife.com/2020/12/09/cozy-advent-tradition/
Just a little update and note of thanks ❤️✨
May your days be merry & bright ❄️🎄 We’re hoping for a white Christmas at Cobweb Cottage this year but until then, here’s some cozy clips from last December ❄️ Do you think you’ll have snow? ✨
What movies make it feel like the holidays for you? 📽️🎄 These are a couple of our favorite classic Christmas films (but of course there's more)❄️❤️
#christmasmovies #vintagechristmas #whitechristmas #classicchristmasmovies
Welcome to the Cozy Cottage Club, make yourself at home 🏡
Would you rather be in a cabin? 🪵🌲🫎 This log cabin in the Catskill Mountains was the perfect place to getaway for our 10th wedding anniversary last autumn 🍂 Slip into a slow state of mind with us there in our new YouTube video 🌲
#logcabindecor #logcabinliving #cozycabin #catskillsny #catskills #catskillsmountains
🎃Come with us to The Headless Horseman Ball in Sleepy Hollow Country🎃
We had a most smashing time at the @castlehotelandspa where ghosts and goblins gathered for an evening of frightful fun. The haunted vibes were immaculate and there were so many incredible costumes to be seen 👏👻 Jonas & I had a ball dressed as our “goth Ichabod & Katrina” (he even made our jack-o’-lantern masks)🎃
Thank you @sleepyhollowcountry for making this Halloween party dream come true. It’s was a legendary night we’ll never forget 🧡
A charming cottage garden 🏡
Name that Old Hollywood movie 🎬
Whimsical Spring Tree Decor 🦋 Easy DIY Craft
🍃Place real or faux branches in a vase
🐣Hang decorative eggs
🦋Add wire butterflies, feathers, or anything with whimsy
This is an old Swedish tradition called "Pâskris" that we make every year before Easter. The full video is on our YouTube channel ✨