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I’ll run into the water! On sharing the love
Britt Arnhild’s green house, we share the love of gardening Summer camp, we were 14, we were sharing thoughts, beliefs, singing, joy, addresses and then we went home. Some days later I got a letter in...
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Index or indexy? A postaday prompt to publish a draft
Yesterday’s card Some of my old midwestern friends told me their organizing secret, always carry index-cards in your wallet. As if…I thought. When I finally got around to use the calendar and address...
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Press it! Sharing blogs that make a difference
Other people may show me when I am too narrow-minded Prompted by the postaday prompt to share and recommend three blogs that I loved, I am happy to recommend these three persons who all makes a...
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Why do the birds sing? Or a postaday answer to Why do you blog?
Blogging is reflection Carl Barks has this legendary story about why birds sing. His character Gyro Gearloose starts an experiment with a bird and three theories: May be it is sad, maybe it is happy,...
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It is not my story – writing challenge on what I never would tell
When I saw the picture of those two chefs in this weeks writing challenge I knew at once what the story was. It would not be fiction though, as it is one of my treasured memories. An impromptu wedding...
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Listless is clueless
Mad Hatter Teaparty I was having some girl friends over, and some of us had quite a lot on our plates just then. You know that middle age means being in the middle of all ages did you not? There were...
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My dream home
Building a nest. It was a rainy, cold sunday afternoon, one of many in a rainy, cold summer. We would have loved to curl up with a book and a cup of coffee. Our children were running wild though, back...
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Myself in the work of others
Reflected in the work of Chihuly, Seattle I do not remember where, really, I am not that organized. Anyways, some weeks ago, at some official WordPress site, someone told about conferences for...
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Simplest of the simple, and yet….
Life is a messy business. I really do not know why I keep adding to the mess. Open my cupboards and you will wonder, why does she not keep it tidy? As just now, why is the cheese slicer in the same...
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December 2nd – the merry newspaperboy
It was still dark outside as I opened the door to hang out the Christmas wreath on our front door. The day before there was no Christmas anywhere in our house. Now the tree was glittering, every...
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Grounded
I knew it would be busy, coming back from a year of sabbatical leisure, and getting back on track. And I knew there would not be time for pictures and much writing, so I picked pictures from our...
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Late
In my childhood I knew grown ups that smuggled Bibles to Russia, they told tales of hold-ups, interrogations and people in prison. Russia seemed very far away. For 60 years this cathedral was...
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How ten makes three
I do lists, that is no secret. The secret trick to my lists is that I don’t write a “to do” list, it normally turns out as a “do not do” list. I make a list of all and every thought that bothers me and...
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A nap in time, saves nine?
So here’s the thing, norwegians go skiing or sailing or hiking or visiting at Easter. And then they go to church, to conserts, to exhibits. In between they do crosswords or sudoko or read ( crime...
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Finse on the 8th of May
I had planned to sleep in today. Having a late breakfast, taking my time deciding what to do. Then, at six thirty, I happened to look out of our bedroom window. The blinds were up, and the window was...
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Summer snow
Midsummer in Oppdal As we arrived at our cabin, it was snowing. As we made a fire in the fireplace the wind was howling. As we hoisted the banner to tell the world that we were in place to celebrate...
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Viking ways
This is how I felt today, crowded. By things I should do, by things I would have loved to be doing, by things I have to do, by things I never will come around to do. In short, from where I stand the...
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The story without a moral
Searching for the cafe at Ringsaker Sometimes we have a point to share when sharing our journey through life. At other times, writing is just the joy of remembering, of living through joy and adventure...
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Have another look
Last weekend I joined a photowalk in my own hometown Trondheim. A two hour stroll along a stretch less than a mile, the theme Contrasts. I know those streets. I have shared photos from these walks for...
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Weeding like a viking or for a king?
My favorite way of weeding is to dig everything up, sifting the soil and replanting the plants I want. I call it the viking way. No dithering, no delicate fingers carefully picking tender unwanted...
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