day 30

a council of rabbits

day 29

day 27

day 26: all dressed up on their way to the doctors office

after having been able to write for some time, my youngest has just started to read also. the book is a childrens book about the body, and these two pages describe common illnesses. the brown kitten has a bad throat and a fever, the grey kitten has a tummy ache, and the flowery one is constipated, with 'a little flu as well'...

day 25

daily routine of the viola da gamba.

day 24

day 23

Day 22: Another rainy day

Day 20: Morning greetings

Resuming my 30 days project. Our completely messed up (sleeping) couch, after spending last night watching Die Hard 4.0 with our son and his friend. I'm not really into action movies - at all - but seeing him as excited as he gets when allowed to watch this kind of movies (finally!) makes it worth it. Bruce Willis is now officially his new hero. Not sure what I think of that, but I have to admit, 5th element is a fun movie.
But look, what's that yellow stuff?


I'm knitting socks. While wathching a movie. I'm not experienced enough to watch and knit at the same time. Ahem. Don't tell my son...
If these socks ever get finnished, I'm going to bake the fattest brownie ever and eat it with my hands while wearing them. I've tried knitting socks once before, many years ago, but there were so many bad words coming out of my mouth I got scared I would stab someone with all those needles. There's, let's see, 3 too many. They're all over the knitwork trying to sabotage. But now I'm older, and more serene. Let's hope.

Day 19: Morning book love

Day 17: ...

A classical forgettable moment: Doing the dishes (that you can't fit into the dishwasher) in a filthy sink.

Day 16: Passing by

A pile of clothes on top of a cupboard in the hallway. I've been walking by this pile for several days without really noticing it. The colours are quite beautiful.

Day 15: Snow!

We woke up this morning to this; a thin layer of that cold wintery stuff you'd expect up here. Perhaps not enough to get 'Jingle Bells' stuck on your mind (and thank goodness for that), but still - wintery feeling. The photos were shot in the last bit of the twilight our, what we call 'the blue hour'. The beautiful blueness doesn't quite show in the photos. I was amazed anything would show at all, it was much darker outside than what the photos tell. The last photo is shot through the window in our entrance door. It shows a corn dolly, a red paper heart and a paper cut made by my daughter. I know we're way into january, but I don't want to remove these last solstice decorations just yet.
And the snow?
My husband took a look out the window and said 'the kids will be lucky if it stays until lunch'.
Oh, was he right.

And with that in mind, here's one for Melissas (growing) sense of snow:
Sludd: very. wet. snow. Especially when it comes sideways, whipping your face red and sore. Very common here in the western parts of Norway. Are willing to share it with the east.
Slaps: when the very. wet. snow. hits the ground and stays, often in puddles or in huge piles kindly thrown up on the pavement by the huge cars 'removing' the slaps (removing it for the cars, that is..) and making it impossible to walk in a decent way or - heaven forbid - bring a stroller (or a kid, for that matter).

;)

Day 14: Industrial river

Day 13: Morning talk

Grab a camping chair, come over here in the big bed, and have a nice chat...

Day 12: An ox at my window

Day 10: Bathtub/towel tête-á-tête

Day 9: Mystery job

Scrubbing pots and stones in the rain for our special new place.

Day 7: Bird cage

I saw this tiny bird trapped inside a large building today. I know this happens all the time, and I'm sure it will find its way out. But I was fascinated by the size of it; it was sooo tiny! I'm wondering what kind it is. I really love birds, but sadly, I don't know much about them.

Day 6: First breakfast as a six year old