After three weeks we have managed to empty my mother's garden. Well, nearly. There are still big Rhododendron, some berry bushes and one long...
Some of you have seen photos of mother's garden before, some of you have not. We have started to move it. It's a very sad job but has to be done...
My mother passed away on Thursday, June 9th, at 4.30 in the morning when the world is cold and life at its lowest ebb. She was 74. My oldest...
Our youngest (15 this year) did her confirmation rite on May 7th. This is a big happening in Norway. The youngsters attend evening classes. The...
Tourist season has started in Norway and it's time to open the tourist route between Valldal (the strawberry district above all around here) and...
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and she's staying with us for the time being. She's got a tumor in her large intestine. The doc suspects cancer, but we won't know until she's had...
... but it hasn't quite sprung yet. It's still cold and forecast says frost and snow coming in a week's time. Well, that's a long way off so the...
I may rave and rant about weather and temps, but living so far north has a few benefits. For two nights in a row we've been entertained by the...
Last Sunday morning I let our cat out. The magpies in our big spruce made some funny noises so I went out on the veranda to see what was wrong....
We got our internet back today, having been without since Monday morning. I was looking forward to enjoy a bit of stewing during the week-end, but...
We had some snow during the night, and the scenery is quite lovely: [IMG] We thought it would be a good idea to put the horses in the fields....
Today a storm called Henry is in the Atlantic, threatening to visit Eileen with his strong gale to storm force winds. He might also bother the...
Or in this case, three days. Some of you might remember this photo from the paddock area: [IMG] We had that amount of snow for several days,...
We've had lots and lots of snow over the past few days. We're shoveling and shoveling and shoveling. Today my right shoulder refuses to co-operate...
... just wait half an hour. That's what we say here. Coastal weather changes quickly. I'll show you what I mean. This photo was taken this...
It's just a tiny thing, but still brought a sense of nostalgic joy. Can you see what it is? [IMG] When I was a child we used to walk like this...
When reading marlingardeners thread http://www.gardenstew.com/threads/does-nice-nice.36540/ I suddenly remembered an incident years ago that I'd...
Yes, we did, but that was three days ago. Tiger looked like he had been sprinkled with powdered sugar: [IMG] The stream by the stable had...
Some of you know that our winter so far has been rather mild. Sometimes it's a good thing. Look what I've got blooming: [IMG] So far I've spent...
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