Chronicles

I have returned from Sweden, albeit a day later than expected due to a positive Covid test (more on that below). It was fabulous to be back in Europe, here are the highlights! Copenhagen My travels to Europe took me...
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It is no secret that Counting Crows is one of my favorite bands and "A Long December" is one of my favorite songs.* It captures the gravity of what we go through in a year (individually and as a collective) with...
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We have updated our most popular Chronicle from last year with this years favorites!!! “There is no such thing as bad weather, just bad clothing.” This is as close as Norway gets to a national motto and it was a...
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Standard Caveat!!! We know that 2021 (and 2020 for that matter) brought real hardship and suffering to many people. We are fortunate that the world's strained economic climate only manifests itself in significant delays and missed orders...but still. From a...
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We opened our Aktiv shop on September 1, 2020 in the midst of the Covid-19 second wave. It was a quiet day... very quiet. In fact, it was one of only two days where we haven't sold anything since we...
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