tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50244399064279583962024-03-14T12:13:08.029+02:00Rose BloomA little bit of this and thatAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-90830731676167578212008-04-21T22:05:00.005+02:002008-04-21T23:04:57.835+02:00Hands in motionI am very happy to post here the result of my efforts to produce something creative and colourful with my own hands. I have always wanted to be able to create something myself, but it always appeared to be so very hard and unlikely for it to happen. Not because I didn't want to, but because the circumstances around me were not favourable, I guess. So, lately I have worked hard and progressed more and more in my crochet work. I have to mention and express a big thank to my big friend and mother-in-Law, Jorunn Skrede, who made it all possible. Below you will see my first 4 hats, a cat and a granny square blanket, still under "production" :)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcI0FupEYoQAqY_z6LRqspcLsuIycgkTnPFgYLbFaHYYYbRjbY2x_3umAuLst-vwiFxb2dEM-NPMlsXGfRHRUwW4Os8popd8XfK4SIbGmE3I3YsYjb0_THF46R0nDuMeyxRQKVeHN59U/s1600-h/DSCN4213.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191797806863152866" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZcI0FupEYoQAqY_z6LRqspcLsuIycgkTnPFgYLbFaHYYYbRjbY2x_3umAuLst-vwiFxb2dEM-NPMlsXGfRHRUwW4Os8popd8XfK4SIbGmE3I3YsYjb0_THF46R0nDuMeyxRQKVeHN59U/s320/DSCN4213.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_0ERIuwZkX2i8UvFsdl0Msq_-mlTofMyD8RoZ0zjdJg-zwAn4ZisL1SgBledS_CrT_jCLD1LAaD3vThscjqB9mL4dMSErdUK11Q0qfwEBE1RQF-yKfJuebNCTYmD263qQL0JKkXxP0U/s1600-h/DSCN4253.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191796909214987906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgR_0ERIuwZkX2i8UvFsdl0Msq_-mlTofMyD8RoZ0zjdJg-zwAn4ZisL1SgBledS_CrT_jCLD1LAaD3vThscjqB9mL4dMSErdUK11Q0qfwEBE1RQF-yKfJuebNCTYmD263qQL0JKkXxP0U/s320/DSCN4253.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46VS2_rg2AIusWbiDBpWK7M6rJ594J_pYmhGyRmL-Nf0_jWHM7PSOwr2D9MSCrRbZqywDTCvEoCytEwwXTz8kTMpuRSIsSRSWNAWlWkBIJcM4g8J79qgj0xCyBOmi5h45eXYQPi4zUXg/s1600-h/DSCN4259.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191796913509955218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj46VS2_rg2AIusWbiDBpWK7M6rJ594J_pYmhGyRmL-Nf0_jWHM7PSOwr2D9MSCrRbZqywDTCvEoCytEwwXTz8kTMpuRSIsSRSWNAWlWkBIJcM4g8J79qgj0xCyBOmi5h45eXYQPi4zUXg/s320/DSCN4259.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKz1d2rDXa3PpYDx7ArEq-PgIF_xIT44FHxegPPDykyNsBww_5duSSP1gmxYdy6R39Mxftzwzypwrx9sIlZpJ0FUclz1zoerRucTFmuI4NWsyW-8DQxMTU39NeHVKhnRDirDabTPqoJM/s1600-h/DSCN4260.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191796917804922530" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBKz1d2rDXa3PpYDx7ArEq-PgIF_xIT44FHxegPPDykyNsBww_5duSSP1gmxYdy6R39Mxftzwzypwrx9sIlZpJ0FUclz1zoerRucTFmuI4NWsyW-8DQxMTU39NeHVKhnRDirDabTPqoJM/s320/DSCN4260.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTZ_dccXp2Zeyu4EjoI4VKvBbnMtMsSV4ENA-SxxgOAqpPBJ3kz3bwyndEyO5R8-x807poArIbMTU245ecTAl_uxjkCd4ycDB-4qxIAU_9mCYQQZDv7UKsqRAipo1FS5H-LSIlJtkq4k/s1600-h/DSCN4257.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5191796926394857138" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaTZ_dccXp2Zeyu4EjoI4VKvBbnMtMsSV4ENA-SxxgOAqpPBJ3kz3bwyndEyO5R8-x807poArIbMTU245ecTAl_uxjkCd4ycDB-4qxIAU_9mCYQQZDv7UKsqRAipo1FS5H-LSIlJtkq4k/s320/DSCN4257.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZY1PBygkqrb-lyNMSS4ipUwhvFCDm7rnfWQ_MuK0cz7ZAKUWyP70pXRZ6o0be7Q9Pj2sG76oUydwJlAd7-jtAgn_B-DeXF9s9355wg9_QwOHCBawFWQqT_aqdY7OFplz517IlQY_sBiA/s1600-h/DSCN4230.JPG"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-61914185144560323642008-03-31T10:28:00.003+02:002008-03-31T10:34:25.128+02:00Spring is in the air!My Blog postings have been hybernating, the same way as my garden has! I thought it was time to bring them to life again, starting with the beautiful picture below, a love tree, which I found in <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=21665">Jebblybeans</a>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlKX-gbOAt_krbj3u2m-2vJ6gswlmhQRKxrYQIb7yPWJbliKRbK5-Vazv4NZTVrroYU34RWb20uDt8zNGyS-n6MslmLhTbS7DPYS7yvE1WLD14968lNbb30wCyRDuJrELU0jqfIMSV6w/s1600-h/Love+tree.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5183820991989701378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQlKX-gbOAt_krbj3u2m-2vJ6gswlmhQRKxrYQIb7yPWJbliKRbK5-Vazv4NZTVrroYU34RWb20uDt8zNGyS-n6MslmLhTbS7DPYS7yvE1WLD14968lNbb30wCyRDuJrELU0jqfIMSV6w/s320/Love+tree.jpg" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-81595733536487215892007-10-22T12:19:00.000+02:002007-12-18T21:11:24.706+02:00Autumn PlantingWe have now prepared Skogsveien 30 to be left "rather alone during the winter". We have put way the garden furniture, taken the Buddah inside etc. However, we have also started preparing the garden for the spring, which we, of course, are already looing forward to! Below you can see same examples of the flowers I have planted and which should all come out early spring, around April and May. Can't wait to see them! I have planted lots!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpSXzGaGwEhKtz1kqufcbMLwj8z0uPQyyHGw76JNVOVucrWSnSUkuTfzmKSe9YI_Fjt0rumlpiVaW8b1fCw4gx3Ga2OWC29_DRzalP8h6iJUjIr222i4tjAAWnZuPAdtCk5uHOaWEvIA/s1600-h/Krokus.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124104639483573410" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbpSXzGaGwEhKtz1kqufcbMLwj8z0uPQyyHGw76JNVOVucrWSnSUkuTfzmKSe9YI_Fjt0rumlpiVaW8b1fCw4gx3Ga2OWC29_DRzalP8h6iJUjIr222i4tjAAWnZuPAdtCk5uHOaWEvIA/s400/Krokus.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUiQcKywZ1AZktfH5-8p4g8MYnvO3BZ3aWEICQR4yyaxRl8QS9czCbK0NodwsqOofi5Z0PVn5Z0F8FXcZKZsz4o2UWaw3yHV80lqs6p5GFl2WIpit4u6uNlpC5BiE83lrci_HISkWco4/s1600-h/Tulips+Rembrant.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124104643778540722" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDUiQcKywZ1AZktfH5-8p4g8MYnvO3BZ3aWEICQR4yyaxRl8QS9czCbK0NodwsqOofi5Z0PVn5Z0F8FXcZKZsz4o2UWaw3yHV80lqs6p5GFl2WIpit4u6uNlpC5BiE83lrci_HISkWco4/s400/Tulips+Rembrant.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTQg5VX118MHXqF1LzqtUT6nI_XxyF8H-4LdqdnVbFnHCawMjw5jiUqomIXdrN1Np6xilFYcMDfP-cR1QEEe1Bw_2-HCLSJnlvUAU9rIZku_bDrb0ykUl2MR_FZOVKUdX_OZ5BqiN9dI/s1600-h/Tulips+Kingblood.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5124104669548344514" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHTQg5VX118MHXqF1LzqtUT6nI_XxyF8H-4LdqdnVbFnHCawMjw5jiUqomIXdrN1Np6xilFYcMDfP-cR1QEEe1Bw_2-HCLSJnlvUAU9rIZku_bDrb0ykUl2MR_FZOVKUdX_OZ5BqiN9dI/s400/Tulips+Kingblood.jpg" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-21690562416832319112007-10-21T12:09:00.000+02:002007-10-21T12:24:16.712+02:00Amineko Project - For my son Igor!Let me have the pleasure to introduce to you my first Amineko, the crocheted Japanese cat! More cats hopefully to come. This is just the first project. He is cute, isn't he? He was made in honour of my son Igor, who loves Japanese cartoons, anime and all realted stuff! I have to thank Jorunn Skrede, without whom I would not have managed to complete this project :))<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaehsuhKFNq0RC8ZLFw2pp20RxumBEPiJZ3QdalVe3sjxu_aSq1qu_F-f_lxrepEqWCgwKMWIRjbEYR8r8SINThcbAr1eZkW_xUbeOxzQ0oBrsoMOw2pl-hsLg_4cAkxSWkiZ0AlvQom4/s1600-h/Amineko+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123733648798479474" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaehsuhKFNq0RC8ZLFw2pp20RxumBEPiJZ3QdalVe3sjxu_aSq1qu_F-f_lxrepEqWCgwKMWIRjbEYR8r8SINThcbAr1eZkW_xUbeOxzQ0oBrsoMOw2pl-hsLg_4cAkxSWkiZ0AlvQom4/s400/Amineko+2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbBdrEr_FCjTZSRqzHgQAYncaXJkaLapIPDGGMDjAi6HtTaM4fPO9-P6Z2PrsXCvk1fg0Fag4EgG8ydekdmxJpIY9B7j5utYJTbJ2m0m_EYotZ_zPIP3RuAP_0NOE7hesHUIiVhHJSd8/s1600-h/Amineko+3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123733648798479490" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFbBdrEr_FCjTZSRqzHgQAYncaXJkaLapIPDGGMDjAi6HtTaM4fPO9-P6Z2PrsXCvk1fg0Fag4EgG8ydekdmxJpIY9B7j5utYJTbJ2m0m_EYotZ_zPIP3RuAP_0NOE7hesHUIiVhHJSd8/s400/Amineko+3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5DbNBOdakVBgr6JrG7xc1WB86CHKEf67LrinLChGQA6AsqP4nFbYLEVJkeDD6vYWENuSygDVheEVzvOTakECFxTEfB9qg_8CPKzWyie44eGvviKoUEpp5WgvP9drDQQhRbfioPqyxwQ/s1600-h/Amineko+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5123733653093446802" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin5DbNBOdakVBgr6JrG7xc1WB86CHKEf67LrinLChGQA6AsqP4nFbYLEVJkeDD6vYWENuSygDVheEVzvOTakECFxTEfB9qg_8CPKzWyie44eGvviKoUEpp5WgvP9drDQQhRbfioPqyxwQ/s400/Amineko+1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RkOdgxq6g82kIq9LqX5BHBhYB7t7nj1GwBgW9HyT2_VgsERbgk7pVboReOOf-wp9XvLdqgvPK8UqeJ2cNkAF6CTnbk7dYkXpKLK4rYHb2a0paLaXuiRo1KQU_gDmFGyXbhUGfqQwyf8/s1600-h/Amineko+1.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp1M5tRwI-3mFMzwIg9RYW8I5YYT7QC6UwiExFK6iixOnP12c4lX9-Kmymj1AC4CvHL-1BCFFvbhKNBkKAdVFZnM5Uf3ySvXWYsausnqtP-wL0Uw6Y0LxKosPxKbwd1ms1AuHbaxKNkEs/s1600-h/Amineko+2.jpg"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSCTeyW8ZdQyI7EtjKnBolwl5TSoUymZS3zn8CjuTaDS9fTMc7XuxdvvQt8klwq4LbYUjElI345t_kK5fpZROX6hQ8ejBso6gR_WK9aR_1LbzaoDUGhANXaAjfvbI6YpBJZqEV6elh5q0/s1600-h/Amineko+3.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-41468160831430945042007-09-18T11:24:00.001+02:002007-09-18T11:27:20.577+02:00A different sightI saw this picture today in a Norwegian <a href="http://www.aftenposten.no/english/local/article1999123.ece">newspaper</a>. I found it so amazing to see the sunflower covered in snow! What a contrast!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumzzBowyLASSIh6ASP2rq5EjHN82eRY6C-M5GZtUXlpFgXBUoy5huItcXWqRMfeIFViJWWqT4HCZFx6j2iBnX1SUr5Dgd-l19w7_ikCM-L6cKY7cEkZO3SfrKOw_Va1lqYPYm_dSPJ8k/s1600-h/Sunflower+with+snow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5111472741656573458" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgumzzBowyLASSIh6ASP2rq5EjHN82eRY6C-M5GZtUXlpFgXBUoy5huItcXWqRMfeIFViJWWqT4HCZFx6j2iBnX1SUr5Dgd-l19w7_ikCM-L6cKY7cEkZO3SfrKOw_Va1lqYPYm_dSPJ8k/s400/Sunflower+with+snow.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-25477725533816838612007-08-24T15:00:00.001+02:002007-09-09T21:22:19.121+02:00One Lonely Sunflower<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ADoxuD7dTDQR_FFyX5uSQmUtFqsvCnl9xotsh8gbOG0aMcRQdVKzxM1weXR8ZkqZBJpZZH5YYMuGNqMQ2btIjB50_f-LKCnr4gJ8xCWVC8g5waeVJMpqH7vJZbaAFgj_sYP8SByXNiE/s1600-h/DSCN3219.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108286283202877282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_ADoxuD7dTDQR_FFyX5uSQmUtFqsvCnl9xotsh8gbOG0aMcRQdVKzxM1weXR8ZkqZBJpZZH5YYMuGNqMQ2btIjB50_f-LKCnr4gJ8xCWVC8g5waeVJMpqH7vJZbaAFgj_sYP8SByXNiE/s400/DSCN3219.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One lonely sunflower growing in the sun , wants to play<br />and have some fun . Then - whoosh - went the wind and<br />scattered all the seeds... And now there's lots of sunflowers,<br />playing in the breeze.<br /><br />Anonymous<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pFcWLmXIX9mGCY4mWwX1HpfqFkae4guvAd5MkR-zA4kHhwdcQbYF3blP2Ou0v3ES-SS5NvdAE0Q8yonIJzOpWXcixiIMnWo0hmll8BKJFhE1YRwoSczljp8ukvbAtWLKHiV-XEdfcSM/s1600-h/DSCN3222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5108285905245755218" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9pFcWLmXIX9mGCY4mWwX1HpfqFkae4guvAd5MkR-zA4kHhwdcQbYF3blP2Ou0v3ES-SS5NvdAE0Q8yonIJzOpWXcixiIMnWo0hmll8BKJFhE1YRwoSczljp8ukvbAtWLKHiV-XEdfcSM/s400/DSCN3222.JPG" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJDT66Olo0Jl03GxdCqCM0ebxqOSumiwtSxqNRumzKw16_upnmxAWs7tw9iP2REAGPUBjtYDCVUYeDuOc-BQD_wcK-4A0o7_AhdJsyPrGRxSh8xvzHMAQAuZ2Gu8twdLMsa3Y8ZNsxxgs/s1600-h/DSCN3219.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-81777778676381141012007-08-18T22:10:00.001+02:002007-08-18T22:18:10.848+02:00My real first sunflowersIt has rained for almost two complete months in Stavanger. Therefore, my sunflowers are taking longer to blossom. Anyway, they do look beautiful and I am very proud of having taken care of them since they were just tiny seeds!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpi52W9Kybix1AHHeX-ho-qN63EJjy3ATas9jI__3TE1nM5H_L7bsuy-Is5DPSSELJiSdQuXRO5p0Ha8REAS-jVAqEzDqPCW4riTwW_cEMsvk0Evi-j8aVtSG5hS-wrjX0__LbLHzcFxY/s1600-h/DSCN3171.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100136483974469426" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpi52W9Kybix1AHHeX-ho-qN63EJjy3ATas9jI__3TE1nM5H_L7bsuy-Is5DPSSELJiSdQuXRO5p0Ha8REAS-jVAqEzDqPCW4riTwW_cEMsvk0Evi-j8aVtSG5hS-wrjX0__LbLHzcFxY/s400/DSCN3171.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38VJ0YBjlTus8ALd1Fnt4fGfDN7eB_5jVUrT0DfxsAjhrw9MSpjwpQSNDSt1OXnY-wJKXnTYE3zDj-ODnrpCZg5d2OjvwU_b62zFBeokKs4OuTb7oNtPUvTphDbq8NkpDR3Ns0nTrlOg/s1600-h/DSCN3169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100136234866366210" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi38VJ0YBjlTus8ALd1Fnt4fGfDN7eB_5jVUrT0DfxsAjhrw9MSpjwpQSNDSt1OXnY-wJKXnTYE3zDj-ODnrpCZg5d2OjvwU_b62zFBeokKs4OuTb7oNtPUvTphDbq8NkpDR3Ns0nTrlOg/s400/DSCN3169.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlDZQ7fm_3reiBRBT5Ohsk3dHLJNV2axjXV4qSGOmRwWf2kvhlxDJhS_jUVI3MCd8SxRfSoRIH2NKhHhDJLBh2vcHJHAxf7Rl-rXDxeP-29PhhmwCMMlzgkHl4Q3qtFu9Y8dvwWIst5I/s1600-h/DSCN3170.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100136234866366226" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIlDZQ7fm_3reiBRBT5Ohsk3dHLJNV2axjXV4qSGOmRwWf2kvhlxDJhS_jUVI3MCd8SxRfSoRIH2NKhHhDJLBh2vcHJHAxf7Rl-rXDxeP-29PhhmwCMMlzgkHl4Q3qtFu9Y8dvwWIst5I/s400/DSCN3170.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLtd2YVrRdM-piVufs3pVwodacIkBzUhvxuvWRfo6K-2uDgw3zDFX9_7FdHA5rqq8lEJzcivscecoYB-BrJEDbRMg-XllHTeU1z9Ho5W-Vfq_P22xECpD8yqtZL2A0G_iXYhyphenhyphenrGgugIg/s1600-h/DSCN3157.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100135908448851634" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZLtd2YVrRdM-piVufs3pVwodacIkBzUhvxuvWRfo6K-2uDgw3zDFX9_7FdHA5rqq8lEJzcivscecoYB-BrJEDbRMg-XllHTeU1z9Ho5W-Vfq_P22xECpD8yqtZL2A0G_iXYhyphenhyphenrGgugIg/s400/DSCN3157.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWD8mBpfUJpUBb3U_T-51L-eon2GMt3epx12-wfNtpNGZGY6y6R3PCuWUqgqeSebZ3KYA9n1trcoF05pK-wyln-MLhUS7ChG1k-W7qDelIK9bhpH-hEZB7Gydnx_5rs8zXKvB30Fj2r_o/s1600-h/DSCN3158.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100135912743818946" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWD8mBpfUJpUBb3U_T-51L-eon2GMt3epx12-wfNtpNGZGY6y6R3PCuWUqgqeSebZ3KYA9n1trcoF05pK-wyln-MLhUS7ChG1k-W7qDelIK9bhpH-hEZB7Gydnx_5rs8zXKvB30Fj2r_o/s400/DSCN3158.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrl6aRYIiKUC_n9HPo_LO1v-B3t1MplppjLkCrGqY2TXxeiHHOVh9gt06TDvXSAZQlPy-PTKWM76NORSvaI94Z4hIPGF_1N5W8Sh_eaYljbvk63u4WGZEKOSJE9cgO4rkVcndCes-6ps/s1600-h/DSCN3159.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100135917038786258" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzrl6aRYIiKUC_n9HPo_LO1v-B3t1MplppjLkCrGqY2TXxeiHHOVh9gt06TDvXSAZQlPy-PTKWM76NORSvaI94Z4hIPGF_1N5W8Sh_eaYljbvk63u4WGZEKOSJE9cgO4rkVcndCes-6ps/s400/DSCN3159.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicnVEs99MWP5q93qmhCvX-YiLDJ2Hi1zKNfS7gVTRVhAzIgXtmEieA1o3Gb49RT7wR0xVlUwjAPd6GpAGagolH0UqoWK0Ll05dM51_S5xq3PumpVHgMEAL-PVYfjcP8WlVpmNyAAnH4oM/s1600-h/DSCN3160.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1yCf6xfbQyeuH-3Kk-bYsO8scOwnH8WANtXY3nuXC8q7X27qSlGUG_quZPppx5RGbz1RuJIJ4mXHW3lg65P5deQHAZVVJ6hNFxHTK6ZryRR1ZlNFs6zhpEaJO57BK9usNzbfLnhZsdw/s1600-h/DSCN3169.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5100135921333753586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj1yCf6xfbQyeuH-3Kk-bYsO8scOwnH8WANtXY3nuXC8q7X27qSlGUG_quZPppx5RGbz1RuJIJ4mXHW3lg65P5deQHAZVVJ6hNFxHTK6ZryRR1ZlNFs6zhpEaJO57BK9usNzbfLnhZsdw/s400/DSCN3169.JPG" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-79269725887622848752007-07-11T13:39:00.001+02:002007-07-11T13:58:40.946+02:00Time for some newsSome time has passed since my last posting. That means much to do and little time to BLOG updating. Meanwhile, however, the sunflowers have grown taller and the strawberry plants have given us some strawberries, even if not as much as we would have expected. The work to keep tSkogsveien 30 nice, tidy and cozy continues, both outside and inside. This time with Jorunn's magic hands in control. Whereever she touches, you bet something nice pops up! Check below the new look inside the cottage (still "under construction" though. More novelties to come soon!).<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBrx9ZgC2j8AHsYl9LZqKA2lGCTttND83piCXe2brrmuegLq-ClNHcsncFMJSNOt0vzUkUf3j4iZX6N9oh5F1kTM9tAMbQXiphVVaQ9DFPLiVsBc8E1qhyphenhyphenyNfOfxyzGm4_q6afD_wlmQ/s1600-h/DSCN2660.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085904618968364338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPBrx9ZgC2j8AHsYl9LZqKA2lGCTttND83piCXe2brrmuegLq-ClNHcsncFMJSNOt0vzUkUf3j4iZX6N9oh5F1kTM9tAMbQXiphVVaQ9DFPLiVsBc8E1qhyphenhyphenyNfOfxyzGm4_q6afD_wlmQ/s400/DSCN2660.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Chris and Julia picking up strawberries<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWuzzzxnateuybzYP07n9tGZ8Ewc2j4lJpqKcY1IYEwikf9Cjj8Do5RZy2-l8jNnCxq0jAIVhv4hQJgVGInr66RgQ_mFnrR0nkXLkqiE9Eim3i5fgmlnrXWPwBrlqAVbsrJWDNVjO5Pc/s1600-h/DSCN2659.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085904623263331650" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXWuzzzxnateuybzYP07n9tGZ8Ewc2j4lJpqKcY1IYEwikf9Cjj8Do5RZy2-l8jNnCxq0jAIVhv4hQJgVGInr66RgQ_mFnrR0nkXLkqiE9Eim3i5fgmlnrXWPwBrlqAVbsrJWDNVjO5Pc/s400/DSCN2659.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Not much of a crop, is it? :) But more is coming!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuICNo2LrU5dfjlRGBn9u9WL2p1M3BHE2uyJl-BTQuVcz6eDSPC9mPg3jZC8-E4lXl5rD33Gtpi08ZFXLxJsKPMwe1ekKYvCGNefJ93sKG1MvLXp0Nddvm1QnwGP94yAKglchVkfqZUA/s1600-h/DSCN2662.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085904627558298962" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMuICNo2LrU5dfjlRGBn9u9WL2p1M3BHE2uyJl-BTQuVcz6eDSPC9mPg3jZC8-E4lXl5rD33Gtpi08ZFXLxJsKPMwe1ekKYvCGNefJ93sKG1MvLXp0Nddvm1QnwGP94yAKglchVkfqZUA/s400/DSCN2662.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Julia with a "Solbær" frm the tree behing her<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-05S9aqGfKv4VaVbI3dJTH9PO-kSDcfE0bteeMxToV_XsPUApqgbgRjritnHDurbJEWgTiHwkQh0MQiCaSiANJNfVFO3kkTRa1B7zXwQXPJNKQWvn2gszkaREofqZTCyH6Z6YJ_s1SI/s1600-h/DSCN2648.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085904107867256066" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz-05S9aqGfKv4VaVbI3dJTH9PO-kSDcfE0bteeMxToV_XsPUApqgbgRjritnHDurbJEWgTiHwkQh0MQiCaSiANJNfVFO3kkTRa1B7zXwQXPJNKQWvn2gszkaREofqZTCyH6Z6YJ_s1SI/s400/DSCN2648.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />New curtains and new table and chairs<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmT4H1Nz-R1YHtECcnNFeqE8mK33A4mJBg8gUWruB82I78o5w5SKGQyEGq9trbDjrZvByhItkuZ1Lw9-rHhgZoyJ2_tEB4RhDY1dE26ZFmRltZB90nj6tFatSwFPcPXMc5rKHdJQOBe4/s1600-h/DSCN2653.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085904112162223378" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmT4H1Nz-R1YHtECcnNFeqE8mK33A4mJBg8gUWruB82I78o5w5SKGQyEGq9trbDjrZvByhItkuZ1Lw9-rHhgZoyJ2_tEB4RhDY1dE26ZFmRltZB90nj6tFatSwFPcPXMc5rKHdJQOBe4/s400/DSCN2653.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiggcvvIInppXSvJxyafWT2q3jTEdBjCTYWf0ewL7Y1FsNJcLiziAtHFEX3a8zHqHPrglsk36nfvMbgQJtTIzejsWAJfc2A91ja1yFgIpw8gWLD2VOX3DasUkCX2IzS1WDJmdonRA-pEIk/s1600-h/DSCN2650.JPG"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-13367394056797077472007-06-07T07:38:00.000+02:002007-06-07T13:31:44.085+02:00Beautiful and useful<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0bOyCBjSlTMpkPOt6Qt8RDwJ4Vnk8WnUv_MZu5RSIi1F-FFzLfqzIHWPZ-qQnf4tr5Dhc_FvgloknMTQqhbKM2hJ_McxuNH0jnEIIIOjjyaRpAfT2zaJRlcoAAxgIjNYBFw1MKEHIys/s1600-h/Planteringsbord.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073193102706829522" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp0bOyCBjSlTMpkPOt6Qt8RDwJ4Vnk8WnUv_MZu5RSIi1F-FFzLfqzIHWPZ-qQnf4tr5Dhc_FvgloknMTQqhbKM2hJ_McxuNH0jnEIIIOjjyaRpAfT2zaJRlcoAAxgIjNYBFw1MKEHIys/s400/Planteringsbord.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Look at the beautiful image above! Click on it to see it enlarged and check the details...This is the kind of table I am desperately trying to organise in my garden. Love it!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-39456992705590293402007-06-06T19:24:00.000+02:002007-06-06T21:44:21.176+02:00The wisdom of Gardening...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKNIQj-zL_aC7thSNwBZlhTpNohKYz1EVWM4UWT29FkoB5tVrSJMXd-mjGznBZdgUDxatKxSnhFWohiXA2RDcyJtmitu-QK419Q0_9MnCpZogvsq_quoBeLzoWLm05LNNRt-Efqrg7pE/s1600-h/DSCN2425.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073021557418059954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIKNIQj-zL_aC7thSNwBZlhTpNohKYz1EVWM4UWT29FkoB5tVrSJMXd-mjGznBZdgUDxatKxSnhFWohiXA2RDcyJtmitu-QK419Q0_9MnCpZogvsq_quoBeLzoWLm05LNNRt-Efqrg7pE/s400/DSCN2425.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair...- Kahlil Gibran</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><strong>*****</strong></div><br /><div>The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be and that God wishes to see people happy, amidst the simple beauty ofnature. As long as this exists, and it certainly always will, I know thatthen there will always be comfort for every sorrow, whatever thecircumstances may be. And I firmly believe that nature brings solace in all troubles. - Anne Frank</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*****</div><br /><div>The problem with property is that it takes so much of your time.- Willem de Kooning</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*****</div><br /><div>When I am in the country, I wish to vegetate like the country.- William Hazlitt</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*****</div><br /><div>Gardening requires lots of water - most of it in the form of perspiration.- Lou Erickson</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*****</div><br /><div>The more help a man has in his garden,the less it belongs to him.- William M. Davies</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*****</div><br /><div>A weed is but an unloved flower.- Ella Wilcox, 1855 - 1919</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*****</div><br /><div>A weed is a plant that is not only in the wrong place, but intends to stay.- Sara Stein</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>*****</div><br /><div>What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered.- Ralph Waldo Emerson, Fortune of the Republic, 1878.</div><br /><div><br />*****</div><br /><div>“It’s amazing how much time one can spend in a garden doing nothing at all. I sometimes think, in fact, that the nicest part of gardening is walking around in a daze, idly deadheadingthe odd dahlia, wondering where on earth to squeeze in yet another impulse buy, debating whether to move the recalcitrant artemisia one more time, or day dreaming about where to put the pergola.”- Jane Garmey, A Writer in the Garden </div><div> </div><div>*****<br />“A fact bobbed up from my memory, that the ancient Egyptians prescribed walking through a garden as a cure for the mad.I t was a mind-altering drug we took daily.”- Paul Fleischman, Seedfolks<br /></div><br /><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-28316618672041330962007-06-02T18:55:00.000+02:002007-06-02T20:47:10.841+02:00Birds, snails and flowers - What a combination!<p>Today's work was mainly to prepare the area in front of the cottage to receive a firm ground. This means we have bought tiles which will be placed in front of the house, thus allowing us a nicer place to have a table and chairs for meals and coffee etc. I am looking foward to that.<br /><br />For this operation we had to remove a tree which was beginning to grow in front of the cottage and replant it somewhere else. Chris had a hard time trying to reach the roots of the tree but after a lot of sweat, he managed.<br /><br />I planted some daisies and took away some weeds. I have to say that although gardening in general is a very pleasant job, I told Chris today that I am looking forward to the day we can actually enjoy Skogsveien for relaxation only or at least longer relaxation periods. For the time being the work seems endless! </p><p>I also realised today that not only the snails can damage the plants. Actually, I think I have been blaming the snails for more then they deserve. I say this based on the fact that I replanted two of my dwarf sunflowers on a vase (from earth to a pot), since their leaves were being eaten up constantly. I thought this was being done by snails, poor them. However, when I got to the garden today I saw that the healthy leaves that had been left were again being eaten up. It was obvious there were no snails in the pot! It could only have been the birds! So, what now? Birds are birds and it's lovely to have them around. I even buy food for them to keep them near. This imposes a big dilemma :)</p><p></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4ikWP-8_epfj31o_TRFvH8_lBxs0XgOGwYrqUajwJZeQxGCAWxqDcNVFRUAP-ya5SfG0CgOTmnlZq-ZahrGtFnRWzE-59fVUAUBy2N3Kfg50u07NjvHK1lsgMd6otnK_csgjUJDW-Nc/s1600-h/DSCN2396.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071512415765481346" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF4ikWP-8_epfj31o_TRFvH8_lBxs0XgOGwYrqUajwJZeQxGCAWxqDcNVFRUAP-ya5SfG0CgOTmnlZq-ZahrGtFnRWzE-59fVUAUBy2N3Kfg50u07NjvHK1lsgMd6otnK_csgjUJDW-Nc/s400/DSCN2396.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZKcU-7PeNDIEDyllNpA-ke4Sybd5TUBYSeY4rPW1wP7peeS9jM31DudR_SpvHvHhcn91UzGPNWeFZuXf4iE5Pye3iGb-uUUGnIG-mxzOY3-EAGkBNDLGfn25JPaU0Of27I6jSiY7oFw/s1600-h/DSCN2400.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071512420060448658" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZKcU-7PeNDIEDyllNpA-ke4Sybd5TUBYSeY4rPW1wP7peeS9jM31DudR_SpvHvHhcn91UzGPNWeFZuXf4iE5Pye3iGb-uUUGnIG-mxzOY3-EAGkBNDLGfn25JPaU0Of27I6jSiY7oFw/s400/DSCN2400.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlCRgZI3WzUQC2I2f5gK4SqU1myzg5GSmj6SDKqHWs4pLGW69F_WrbHF09nttVGqhm8_q8-dJKly4kNj7IdR98LgTDTOxFmDVpbi8h5PCH31tanbNT0pljV2sasYto6qCuCjD2uCoqCv0/s1600-h/DSCN2401.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6t9o8IHJH4kffWuV6i27-nXF9BWs-eKTkzIHRHRNPWZGXN-52z6iotb0OpC5AcStGMDwdpJM4bifHWFoe4gVAhy1hhyXDOC9mHXmTUmdfrdJPZaiseTMnzibvTwnCu7ZA7Cw5PgcaKNA/s1600-h/DSCN2404.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071512428650383282" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6t9o8IHJH4kffWuV6i27-nXF9BWs-eKTkzIHRHRNPWZGXN-52z6iotb0OpC5AcStGMDwdpJM4bifHWFoe4gVAhy1hhyXDOC9mHXmTUmdfrdJPZaiseTMnzibvTwnCu7ZA7Cw5PgcaKNA/s400/DSCN2404.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GCoQCqFOV5zLsxNegQPyAW2AfFQWDqnyfqJEW1f1AgxtRwJfU6r_rWk6MVO6eko2metb8iA1d1-mZ0BLpMQjhlfnePrppUPyq57pCB_VASQKeGPMjWvEs5ZjwQejoOPzQ-J2HaFPixg/s1600-h/DSCN2403.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071512432945350594" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GCoQCqFOV5zLsxNegQPyAW2AfFQWDqnyfqJEW1f1AgxtRwJfU6r_rWk6MVO6eko2metb8iA1d1-mZ0BLpMQjhlfnePrppUPyq57pCB_VASQKeGPMjWvEs5ZjwQejoOPzQ-J2HaFPixg/s400/DSCN2403.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></p>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-72325021970239684112007-05-24T22:09:00.000+02:002007-05-24T22:16:39.957+02:00Summer and Cottage lifeI came across a very interesting Blog the other day, created by a Norwegian lady with an incredibly good taste. Her Blog talks a lot about interior and exterior decoration, something I have become very interested lately. Rustic decoration has always had a great appeal on me and now that I have Skogsveien to look after, I feel more and more attracted to it. The picture below shows some of these things I am talking about. Aren't they beautiful?<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlte4HWObf8LZhWBOhEBLQ5VMJDKHgXm7hthd52Lbx6qj65quLal2rX9TGn8NxPlU9gOpRp-TVZdJ1ybOL4Ki-YYc3IQpoGPl139a-3FOibY2MWd-0Apfac7dNR6PVLBgiS0Qjn57G3Cw/s1600-h/Eksterioer_opstil_stor.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068223600050462434" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlte4HWObf8LZhWBOhEBLQ5VMJDKHgXm7hthd52Lbx6qj65quLal2rX9TGn8NxPlU9gOpRp-TVZdJ1ybOL4Ki-YYc3IQpoGPl139a-3FOibY2MWd-0Apfac7dNR6PVLBgiS0Qjn57G3Cw/s320/Eksterioer_opstil_stor.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><br /><div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-72279647394540030612007-05-23T19:49:00.000+02:002007-05-25T09:47:55.626+02:00Important Visitors in Skogsveien 30!On May 21st my department in Statoil took part in a workshop organised by me at Kolonihagen's event house. It was a beautiful day and the event was a big success! After the meetings were over and before dinner time, we all went for a short tour in Kolonihagen, enjoying the beautiful flowers and the small lovely houses. We visited Monica's cottage and last, but not least, Skogsveien 30. Below is a picture that marked such an important event for me and my beautiful garden.<br />Don't forget to click on the picture to see it bigger!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBW8tjLTYuyZehvGmvOzMD-hcOXFNAdyF2vsfGfYGPmP9pWI4xhRSKBct6g3W0v97Y_KWHvu-SPSzVx8NBaQDf8lw5n4ae8z0xgDaLwTCK4twBbmP-H2PYhp0OkaU06oUX_NzrhYs6eo/s1600-h/DSCN2356.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068401768178802418" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqBW8tjLTYuyZehvGmvOzMD-hcOXFNAdyF2vsfGfYGPmP9pWI4xhRSKBct6g3W0v97Y_KWHvu-SPSzVx8NBaQDf8lw5n4ae8z0xgDaLwTCK4twBbmP-H2PYhp0OkaU06oUX_NzrhYs6eo/s400/DSCN2356.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZMSWB7G6YONd-oKdj3rtBZHy9bpSyGn9w2KLCTovbsfBPyYVmAkm4GryzYsdJuxJhd0jV8aXGf7QywrpUU7g9Hpdse7oz65CQD2aucvxTYN_-7Vmu6I8aQ4DaysDruhhp79NQT5Y0nIA/s1600-h/DSCN2356.jpg"></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd675AVJMP7Q4NVkzAk-kiit0_7DJAjgoZmmt9nnc58FPuA7CkidleJ4p_pq1lCgLkYbQFkZAznFbRDlcevWVGhuooZY4CFjKB0bjVE6IcVWDhXHyrBf9HUAilPrJM4MIKjCY1eaa5WMw/s1600-h/DSCN2356.JPG"></a></div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-60407109884109662852007-05-20T20:51:00.000+02:002007-05-20T20:59:57.753+02:00Beautiful ClematisThe Clematis shown in the pictures below have been the beautiful site in my garden recently. I planted them soon after I bought Skogsveien 30 and now they are really showing the air of their grace. It's a an enourmous satisfaction to see the result of your work begin to blossom like this. But alas, it's such hard work to make everything look right and keep away the weeds and grass etc. Not to mention trying to keep the snails away. I have set many traps and they are catching more and more snails each day. But many of the plants still show the sign of their presence and look ugly. The weather has been rather cold and windy lately too. But many other flowers are starting to come out in my garden, flowers that I don't even recognise yet. When they start blossoming, I will take pictures of them.<br /><br />Click on the pictures to see them bigger.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1eSENJPv_9C_ic3KVZ4QL2zfE1lmlphdvcJOduAxqJqR3y7bOcPTYQjEPbazruGLlCaP7RPW4Ws8Uex7GCQ_v2KfEXZDz_DqjYzb-TG0ZkdJsH4anoHE9691vxBkutHB7zdxv0Ap64o/s1600-h/DSCN2326.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066717720091975266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ1eSENJPv_9C_ic3KVZ4QL2zfE1lmlphdvcJOduAxqJqR3y7bOcPTYQjEPbazruGLlCaP7RPW4Ws8Uex7GCQ_v2KfEXZDz_DqjYzb-TG0ZkdJsH4anoHE9691vxBkutHB7zdxv0Ap64o/s320/DSCN2326.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fcsJNbo7XiX-Nqlfl6Mwc-LFxsnCKpeWTsY9vk_1-B5VPulgGMmzztP2ShI6e0Hn1KsRJXyN4-il7pr3IPDeG4S8s_3q0r0iDF8-2mItyuFgOKzL88fRtCzDrdKgG2AJO3Nq_FYNQz0/s1600-h/DSCN2327.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066717724386942578" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5fcsJNbo7XiX-Nqlfl6Mwc-LFxsnCKpeWTsY9vk_1-B5VPulgGMmzztP2ShI6e0Hn1KsRJXyN4-il7pr3IPDeG4S8s_3q0r0iDF8-2mItyuFgOKzL88fRtCzDrdKgG2AJO3Nq_FYNQz0/s320/DSCN2327.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWK3M-PQt0OVtkmj2pm01ZXBn3571GSuPH72SPqHnHmVH30XVCriYb8Dt4HnHelbJhJauzbmyuxqq5LvULUv9lEYcEAXeogAnVGU4f5ce7XrowMNQ0GUsqse6kDn8O8UCAEJ3J7YvxPw/s1600-h/DSCN2325.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5066717728681909906" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWK3M-PQt0OVtkmj2pm01ZXBn3571GSuPH72SPqHnHmVH30XVCriYb8Dt4HnHelbJhJauzbmyuxqq5LvULUv9lEYcEAXeogAnVGU4f5ce7XrowMNQ0GUsqse6kDn8O8UCAEJ3J7YvxPw/s320/DSCN2325.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgNu5MZEj5lRsqkYlN7DUjXbUOc6E7jDlbZt3Jn9vfOR1fKcPYnDr6cDqBXw6ROqOkc_oD1PG2SbXKNJcHYVp8-QW7k2P2lPTQ-72a0cnZkKxDSde_j0m4sRB0fBPQdjw5WFkl1-hMGdI/s1600-h/DSCN2320.JPG"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-51875438637673926232007-05-14T19:06:00.000+02:002007-05-14T19:44:34.857+02:00Cozier and sweeterYes, Skogsveien 30 is becoming cozier as we add more of our personal touch to it. The pictures can give an idea. Yesterday Chris placed a green carpet on the terrace, specially for outside use. It made things more colourful, the more so in contrast with the red flowers I have the terrace at the moment. New flowers are popping out here and there in the garden, probably planted by the previous owner the year before. I have been weeding around them, so that I can see what is coming out and protect them somehow. The smails are still around, but I have set up 3 traps with beer to kill them!Apart from that, today I planted lots and lots of red sunflowers in small pots indoors. Oh, I have to succeed in making them grow healthy and transport them to Kolonihagen.The first sunflowers I planted about a month ago seem ready to be taken to the real world outside. What do you think?<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iQf7ubBtyYb7dFYRStO9w2N1liqUWqtpJSn36s7U0hPNiUUeDdfhIsI35194zTliSk06WRB_FxsQ0r-0nHRtTndZyMI3eO7mX-1ZZUG7fPGghdE6qhHOIVf4Frs42tq_9SPct216fK4/s1600-h/DSCN2281.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064473475331184834" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iQf7ubBtyYb7dFYRStO9w2N1liqUWqtpJSn36s7U0hPNiUUeDdfhIsI35194zTliSk06WRB_FxsQ0r-0nHRtTndZyMI3eO7mX-1ZZUG7fPGghdE6qhHOIVf4Frs42tq_9SPct216fK4/s320/DSCN2281.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y_X5IkUyYn72Ostqgkv7QGz2ec9aw5-g3Tw-zKn4PtBaLzLgo5c7yM77FSuLT_IEaFbnsA31dcbqAk2e06MMOmA-z5MIh7bhh9kFX0jbl4ZOku7GUrZ74typJWh0tWa-emEf6chMS1U/s1600-h/DSCN2280.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064473475331184850" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-y_X5IkUyYn72Ostqgkv7QGz2ec9aw5-g3Tw-zKn4PtBaLzLgo5c7yM77FSuLT_IEaFbnsA31dcbqAk2e06MMOmA-z5MIh7bhh9kFX0jbl4ZOku7GUrZ74typJWh0tWa-emEf6chMS1U/s320/DSCN2280.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4GxBoJTnZO1TNeDdkkEsiJUWC_IfopTdOSNU3KEJHPMokqWXdybv8HVU2LoTjfJdE8vyzo_h4VDTOkcjoEDhzeeZPZYM3CI7fDIU_0kLac3fGNreOJK0LLQiqGWtIW_-fymInuXnX_I/s1600-h/DSCN2283.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064473105963997314" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl4GxBoJTnZO1TNeDdkkEsiJUWC_IfopTdOSNU3KEJHPMokqWXdybv8HVU2LoTjfJdE8vyzo_h4VDTOkcjoEDhzeeZPZYM3CI7fDIU_0kLac3fGNreOJK0LLQiqGWtIW_-fymInuXnX_I/s320/DSCN2283.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpHe-ktgAjHuA61rJPEfleEGzDFyvTC2qmjH2QnYAODbKjd5jQZVd8aIIzvY1Ji9z1eMYSR8e0ocJcFYQ5wHYm5wEe-aqw3GMXL8HlZtj73SegRb-nlV9ORST12kLcezt0I-k6Gz99G4/s1600-h/DSCN2282.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064473110258964626" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOpHe-ktgAjHuA61rJPEfleEGzDFyvTC2qmjH2QnYAODbKjd5jQZVd8aIIzvY1Ji9z1eMYSR8e0ocJcFYQ5wHYm5wEe-aqw3GMXL8HlZtj73SegRb-nlV9ORST12kLcezt0I-k6Gz99G4/s320/DSCN2282.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xWc1BIRPByycLO1d0Hdm1MnzKp9bspfumKwdGlAxFkSH7BVyki6LYjrlXLhOeAn7btgiNIIsJJKuPC5sBIQlLMb4Sngchn2eoupwjsdK8IbgLltHphyphenhyphen0x8Vz3wi1yQbgG3FVR9V_fQk/s1600-h/DSCN2279.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064473114553931938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-xWc1BIRPByycLO1d0Hdm1MnzKp9bspfumKwdGlAxFkSH7BVyki6LYjrlXLhOeAn7btgiNIIsJJKuPC5sBIQlLMb4Sngchn2eoupwjsdK8IbgLltHphyphenhyphen0x8Vz3wi1yQbgG3FVR9V_fQk/s320/DSCN2279.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1E4mbZ7e5D_ndOBAqCO29Q4n6mqR1QkeUPaFJsUx1DvZfAq41bjDgsj4bXTxOzvbTpc80w1DEpsi_GX73LmtMtlVLOBFY6-ZJ1fl7YzWwrioFjJr07uy8KCuz8cy5QkNrTY48uohTlw4/s1600-h/DSCN2278.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5064473114553931954" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1E4mbZ7e5D_ndOBAqCO29Q4n6mqR1QkeUPaFJsUx1DvZfAq41bjDgsj4bXTxOzvbTpc80w1DEpsi_GX73LmtMtlVLOBFY6-ZJ1fl7YzWwrioFjJr07uy8KCuz8cy5QkNrTY48uohTlw4/s320/DSCN2278.JPG" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-7014835433740331442007-05-06T09:51:00.000+02:002007-05-24T20:05:21.012+02:00Snail Awareness<div>I have been strugling to make my garden look nice and at least close to my neighbours' standards, but ...I must admit this is not an easy task. There are several things to consider, of course: 1. I am a total beginner in gardening. 2. I have limited time to dedicate to it. 3. The garden was passed on to us on a messy state. 4. Last, not not least, there are snails working against me! They have been eating the existing flowers and the new ones I plant. So, it is a bit frustrating and a bit discouraging...Anyway, I am trying to set some traps to get them and let's see if this will diminish their destruction.<br />Apart from that, I am having troubles with the sunflowers I carefully planted in Skogsveien. The biggest flowers are dying and this makes me very sad. I am waiting to see if the new buds will survive nicely though, before I take more drastic measures. I would love to hear some opinion about possible causes from experts. So, if anybody knows what the possible cause can be, I would very much appreciate to receive an email about it.<br />The strawberries are doing fine so far, though. They are grwoing strong and promissing.<br />Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day and I spent some time weeding and preparing the flower beds to receive new commers. Pictures follow below. </div><br /><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-F9wgVorlvqjcuwKY0R4wOXNeq3MMkOjYuBY5ch-3kRZ1Fir1y5Tg2SSJPFwPw5hzfaSMVRIYN-bNC4G3V0iHZ-3hxeFmBJ_ZmxZkW6gPmFv5SHTGSQl0t2G3g2cQqwQu2JHDyoKK2M/s1600-h/DSCN2259.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5061378994344089586" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF-F9wgVorlvqjcuwKY0R4wOXNeq3MMkOjYuBY5ch-3kRZ1Fir1y5Tg2SSJPFwPw5hzfaSMVRIYN-bNC4G3V0iHZ-3hxeFmBJ_ZmxZkW6gPmFv5SHTGSQl0t2G3g2cQqwQu2JHDyoKK2M/s320/DSCN2259.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_yy7TMYDfZDQ0S79lYeXslSg0FDE4wRHz27FP4ALHAa8ncp3KIvnr5uMk82Q7P24Rz86WS0pSZJWNRzsqOQ8dlUN1Ps96td4fqYxjCdqOrqkzmj3jVFWpn8R1xRhr774mhs_L7ImjlS4/s1600-h/Image3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068189042743598786" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" 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/></a></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-29516993941676394132007-04-29T20:20:00.000+02:002007-04-29T20:47:03.991+02:00Strawberries and SunflowerSkogsveien 30 is progressing and becoming nicer. We have worked on the strawberry fields which look much more organised now (pictures to come). For the time being there are three rows planted, but we need to make at least three more, because there are still many strawberry plants spread out in the garden. Chris and Julia were active. I have been trimming the grass and preparing earth spaces to receive new flowers. The highlight of the planting, however, was the arrival of the sunflower. It's beautiful. I intend to plant many new ones. This was only the beginning. Check it out.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v6hk1RHO6jxsHGFNUevPHwCQpSCA9MQNOJK7zu_RidqipHb1NYztsxCeRyK5g4N3URO9UUszdj5z-cvbBvuUCSZKYHwCAgLwq6jXK_LVvNKJjubfeRIIYBbg-0FlSzgk94uXhzc18J0/s1600-h/DSCN2195.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058922865756264322" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0v6hk1RHO6jxsHGFNUevPHwCQpSCA9MQNOJK7zu_RidqipHb1NYztsxCeRyK5g4N3URO9UUszdj5z-cvbBvuUCSZKYHwCAgLwq6jXK_LVvNKJjubfeRIIYBbg-0FlSzgk94uXhzc18J0/s320/DSCN2195.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhoVnAcMifGXRzo_bGLP8k_XTl9aKOAqSCv0PiL6NH9DRs8W6Oox8uTk1Jxo_3Hch8rl8nqap3Ktx2Bhperc2SLqAvp8gnidbDWxmPpu0XTiteAC2dtXep_5IOohnz4ynFkim7e05UAA/s1600-h/DSCN2206.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058922865756264338" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGhoVnAcMifGXRzo_bGLP8k_XTl9aKOAqSCv0PiL6NH9DRs8W6Oox8uTk1Jxo_3Hch8rl8nqap3Ktx2Bhperc2SLqAvp8gnidbDWxmPpu0XTiteAC2dtXep_5IOohnz4ynFkim7e05UAA/s320/DSCN2206.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVj4E5w3NPeeUG84-EmsiJ3smnshwXN2TDDIHjpP2Voo4aDB1qjocodjnnU3k6VcMU5Q0aLWtPj4pTfoPTRiNoKEk6r9Alvl3qSnrUfgj6wkmAw-RxVGfZoey9Tl1q4AA4UTYgWPna8YA/s1600-h/DSCN2205.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058921182129084242" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVj4E5w3NPeeUG84-EmsiJ3smnshwXN2TDDIHjpP2Voo4aDB1qjocodjnnU3k6VcMU5Q0aLWtPj4pTfoPTRiNoKEk6r9Alvl3qSnrUfgj6wkmAw-RxVGfZoey9Tl1q4AA4UTYgWPna8YA/s320/DSCN2205.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjng_o4TOOXkZY3zjAKskfVwSbtC5esInQ45Rxz8zDucEudxYLU-xaVjhxyJduTZJzP7upZMBZNffTkjhpcBamyRpsvqsSrV2ehkaEq_POubnGgoXaFkQanLsc9c8tsB1w03AhqBCoDUCI/s1600-h/DSCN2207.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5058921186424051554" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjng_o4TOOXkZY3zjAKskfVwSbtC5esInQ45Rxz8zDucEudxYLU-xaVjhxyJduTZJzP7upZMBZNffTkjhpcBamyRpsvqsSrV2ehkaEq_POubnGgoXaFkQanLsc9c8tsB1w03AhqBCoDUCI/s320/DSCN2207.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBlhvqLL7lEvtUYxAiv2qFLsXGMdCzpEJvBZJk1ViATuW2M7wxt-gxCMj8rAAmURSQXZjM3t6PmmVmaYp2N1ws18EnzjvjSAqlG5kLcMHziHS1tsmO0M0xm0sjen2VdloijJB6aQG45PQ/s1600-h/DSCN2198.JPG"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-35030784304789468212007-04-17T20:04:00.000+02:002007-04-17T20:23:34.614+02:00Getting Started with the WorkThe allotment already has a lot of flowers, not yet blossomed, that were planted by the previous owner. Spring will show what will come out...What I intend to do now is tidy up on what is already there and add some more flowers following my personal taste and touch. The strawbery field is being taken care of by Christian, my husband. This will demand some extra work. There are lots of strawberry plants that need to be replanted. In July we hope to taste them with sugar and cream....hummmm!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclcwOXuHOY8pE69lPrP9qo8WDAXUhe9B0jFJje60om1ZEpxVp_IvC3bIWQmN93QkHVCQGssaJQWTQfaTsLct_nHIWRvU92kO44UwDWmW-e1VEx2kAdd0qoRlktDnG961G99yf76PqW8w/s1600-h/DSCN2125.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054462135017256610" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclcwOXuHOY8pE69lPrP9qo8WDAXUhe9B0jFJje60om1ZEpxVp_IvC3bIWQmN93QkHVCQGssaJQWTQfaTsLct_nHIWRvU92kO44UwDWmW-e1VEx2kAdd0qoRlktDnG961G99yf76PqW8w/s320/DSCN2125.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrg69BuEnY_QGmi9UB7E6i44cyOhxy-6zahcuRJvKyBHnGsSwe_sh5GVVZPADJW85csk8AYA_81H64aEix8XX1Z6M28T3rVKlAHyquz34N3JFjzjpLeFFDRMeGgOltpgI5njaqnkIbySg/s1600-h/DSCN2132.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054462139312223922" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrg69BuEnY_QGmi9UB7E6i44cyOhxy-6zahcuRJvKyBHnGsSwe_sh5GVVZPADJW85csk8AYA_81H64aEix8XX1Z6M28T3rVKlAHyquz34N3JFjzjpLeFFDRMeGgOltpgI5njaqnkIbySg/s320/DSCN2132.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgcq4O9UNaubPa3sx9lWBoC5PEFKT87uagKQ2pOomI2Ze5L1IJtqesB-Lx83Q6I3kvGCzenwMV0Q_TIp7xF4H0iGudQ1Xf0OxP1RZ_UAW3u1d2uqFATVfCGLeZnS4gsdJ7UIHiaTKVM0/s1600-h/DSC03092.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054462139312223938" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDgcq4O9UNaubPa3sx9lWBoC5PEFKT87uagKQ2pOomI2Ze5L1IJtqesB-Lx83Q6I3kvGCzenwMV0Q_TIp7xF4H0iGudQ1Xf0OxP1RZ_UAW3u1d2uqFATVfCGLeZnS4gsdJ7UIHiaTKVM0/s320/DSC03092.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE3yr8VsZ9t59pp8Fd7Nu_tLT-cDj7FFo0g_5KfZ-pAKEfbBggVStrV8uGt-dt-GCoe5W_wjysQbkOgdyCg5ho7JijJxS35RAf6AtzqRWHP97mXg_dF_-FahLfbt58UNOlkh2t8HLEqM/s1600-h/DSCN2126.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054462143607191250" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikE3yr8VsZ9t59pp8Fd7Nu_tLT-cDj7FFo0g_5KfZ-pAKEfbBggVStrV8uGt-dt-GCoe5W_wjysQbkOgdyCg5ho7JijJxS35RAf6AtzqRWHP97mXg_dF_-FahLfbt58UNOlkh2t8HLEqM/s320/DSCN2126.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ctdQhY2FqwlqdQnmfJalJBiEFzFP1Y3jpa8g85PnjKdk4r26oii05t0jNIgy2BGBgkma8b6yu2JF8wW9n1SLG93IsDi3t3PY4ipXYtPxp86G2bBUB_j5fKbITR9KgY2tODMFKAsXJ_U/s1600-h/DSCN2134.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054462143607191266" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5ctdQhY2FqwlqdQnmfJalJBiEFzFP1Y3jpa8g85PnjKdk4r26oii05t0jNIgy2BGBgkma8b6yu2JF8wW9n1SLG93IsDi3t3PY4ipXYtPxp86G2bBUB_j5fKbITR9KgY2tODMFKAsXJ_U/s320/DSCN2134.JPG" border="0" /></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-16466525200402640562007-04-17T18:04:00.000+02:002007-04-17T19:06:22.587+02:00Getting to know inside my cottageMaybe there is some curiosity as to how it looks inside my cottage. Therefore I post below some pictures as the cottage is today. Hopefully it will be improved in a short while. I think of having new curtains, with colour and flowers, to macth the place and give it a happier atmosphere. A new sofa is also under consideration. What you can see below is what you get. No more, no less :)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPbR3sv8QxnR0q7tPkENT7Zo10OwC8xxFSeVlo76Nu3WRf1R_YcWYT-pz95_LbpVKoOGCX8hGfraeWDCq1OEUmDdcrPzl71uiEycSSzJQ1xVYIInN6kzdAIoqZKW-Q83YDqBjQFUT8q8/s1600-h/DSCN2104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054433002254087794" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBPbR3sv8QxnR0q7tPkENT7Zo10OwC8xxFSeVlo76Nu3WRf1R_YcWYT-pz95_LbpVKoOGCX8hGfraeWDCq1OEUmDdcrPzl71uiEycSSzJQ1xVYIInN6kzdAIoqZKW-Q83YDqBjQFUT8q8/s320/DSCN2104.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvN_UuxcmRIKG6hJt5EG7Zekle57HaJnMs76baME1HbOf-0YoPtJajkHvMK6ANaQKiuBIDoFvP1JSTfL2_0GkQQINW6XJuq17TBm6BeC1axvcyTDsRJ9dCV5rW27J-muO6D2N_O_ju30/s1600-h/Inside+Skogsveien+30.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054431335806776898" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizvN_UuxcmRIKG6hJt5EG7Zekle57HaJnMs76baME1HbOf-0YoPtJajkHvMK6ANaQKiuBIDoFvP1JSTfL2_0GkQQINW6XJuq17TBm6BeC1axvcyTDsRJ9dCV5rW27J-muO6D2N_O_ju30/s320/Inside+Skogsveien+30.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqGHTuZ-e3m5kkBeH_MwLL5lBVttlpzPP6BTRDowQGJoiQaQ_MKVZ9_4JiOs2QcJEf_TAsPVo__Ej3iGnN2SfRCE34CvbxwOxwHpHLkIfcFE2Rn9nld2VVJk1J-JfNpmaqwFpkypmLb8/s1600-h/DSCN2100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054431335806776882" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdqGHTuZ-e3m5kkBeH_MwLL5lBVttlpzPP6BTRDowQGJoiQaQ_MKVZ9_4JiOs2QcJEf_TAsPVo__Ej3iGnN2SfRCE34CvbxwOxwHpHLkIfcFE2Rn9nld2VVJk1J-JfNpmaqwFpkypmLb8/s320/DSCN2100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-9kdLZAK3pBfC4cDA6-CY4LUlGRpRyAkn_rwJjXUpT91BicLDbKXWIzvffv3JlvkYBludBLynSNmXfI5ro_8-y8y3GVQ_TwwAko_ckeviAZ-_0f1YnOWdRUsMXodO2A1XWi3WcRqFTo/s1600-h/DSCN2105.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054431348691678818" style="CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU-9kdLZAK3pBfC4cDA6-CY4LUlGRpRyAkn_rwJjXUpT91BicLDbKXWIzvffv3JlvkYBludBLynSNmXfI5ro_8-y8y3GVQ_TwwAko_ckeviAZ-_0f1YnOWdRUsMXodO2A1XWi3WcRqFTo/s320/DSCN2105.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBO_otE-_Bk6RPJAE_9HD-yQuvxjJl4IYeJuQSCCCH8-wEJJG4hVzEZt0PIc1Hue3TuFSALo20HT56eVM2Bi1t2lSYTTij7AyBI3js41BdY1SreGbgAswhdPn1wbJI8TRxK8vaRzR_sek/s1600-h/DSCN2104.JPG"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-19584339292852729062007-04-16T18:22:00.000+02:002007-04-17T14:40:26.900+02:00A Sign from the Geese<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhYqmtytXmLe6hZkK9rCVrVTGIGJiZnqog-2MAchh7o_ewcZ_rCcJsbb-T8ifItp7uuysuPcmnFx2i2zNBB88IR9lCNrNv4oGwWmWOr2BjHVxazA9OaDLKszY38nI2Ac7W6pJs_Y0akU/s1600-h/Goose.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054085088428275170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBhYqmtytXmLe6hZkK9rCVrVTGIGJiZnqog-2MAchh7o_ewcZ_rCcJsbb-T8ifItp7uuysuPcmnFx2i2zNBB88IR9lCNrNv4oGwWmWOr2BjHVxazA9OaDLKszY38nI2Ac7W6pJs_Y0akU/s320/Goose.jpg" border="0" /></a> Even after having decided to go ahead with the Kolonihagen project, a lot of questioning was still going on inside me. Would it be too much work? Would I have the time to dedicate to it besides all the other tasks I already have? Would I know how to handle that sort of work? Would my husband help me? Would I be able to sell it again sooner or later if I wanted to? Part of me wanted it very much and part of me had to fight with all these questions. Then, when I arrived at Skogsveien 30 last Saturday, on a bright warm and sunny day, the little cottage and the garden smiled at me in the most inviting way...I could not resist it and I embraced the project again wholeheartdly.<br />That same Saturday, while I was sitting in Monica Haga's garden, talking and sipping a nice glass of wine, two big geese flew right over our heads, honking their peculiar noise. I was marvelled by it. I had never seen geese flying for real, the city girl that I am. Besides, they were flying very close to us! It was then that Monica told me a couple of things I had probably heard before, but did not keep in my mind. She told me that as the geese were now returning to Norway, we could now consider spring to have officially arrived. Secondly, she told me that when the geese honk to the ones flying ahead, they do it to encourage them to continue to fly and figuratively speaking they are saying something like this: "Go on, keep flying, you can do it!" I decided to use the whole geese experience and their honks as a special message to me: Go ahead Rose, keep dreaming and keep up the good work, you can do it! ;)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5024439906427958396.post-14495648859527433012007-04-11T22:12:00.000+02:002007-04-17T19:13:43.804+02:00Love your path. Without this, nothing makes sense!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX899jAWQDRrAQWjFyMvu9eadJOZ3pokrbcAiyadQNeK_LdIR1t0_ZNgmmauNSsMPTG9EV6mVlNCMrEogfuoB-Bee8yAwKCN487gkmFa8jTloN-l5Tzw_n7y0J_gowQMr5hE-Bmd8F37g/s1600-h/DSCN2108.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5054446428321855122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX899jAWQDRrAQWjFyMvu9eadJOZ3pokrbcAiyadQNeK_LdIR1t0_ZNgmmauNSsMPTG9EV6mVlNCMrEogfuoB-Bee8yAwKCN487gkmFa8jTloN-l5Tzw_n7y0J_gowQMr5hE-Bmd8F37g/s320/DSCN2108.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>As of today Skogsveien 30 has become a new part of our lives. With a big sigh and a whirlpool of feelings I embark on this new path: Cottage life. As if living in Norway in itself wasn't novelty enough!!!<br /><br />All right, things happen for a reason and I do have a good feeling about this whole new thing. It's kind of like a surge of supressed creativity waiting for a chance to bubble up to the surface.<br /><br />So I am ready to bring out the peasant girl in me and get my hands dirty. May the sun shine brightly upon Skogsveien 30 in the years to come!</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02041839629613776586noreply@blogger.com1