Longleat forest, part II

Another thing I loved about Longleat Forest, except the trees and the light, was all the gorgeous green. The tree trekking was pretty awesome too, but also pretty scary.

Film: Fuji Velvia 50

summer house

I wish I could say we are in the market to buy a summer house, because I really fell for this. It's at the island of Herna in Øygarden, ca 1 hour drive from Bergen. More photos on Finn.no (photographer unknown).

Inoka shoots film

Why do you shoot film, Inoka?

Because it makes everything seems better and alright - the color, the light and the atmosphere.

You can see more of Inoka's photos on Flickr.

the dinner project, week 34

Monday August 23: salad with lettuce (iceberg, frisée, romano and rocket), perfectly ripe nectarines and pan grilled pieces of pepper beef

Tuesday August 24: homemade fishburgers with spinach, snap peas and carrots

Wednesday August 25: white beans, tomato and feta salad

Thursday August 26: dinner at Zupperia with friends: Tom kha gai

Friday August 27: with house guests: mussels and homemade fries

Saturday August 28: our friends' wedding, catering by Søtt + Salt: first course: Salma salmon, rye bread, lemon and cress. Second course: halibut from Hjelmeland, asparagus, vinaigrette. Main course: beef filet with small onions, celery and bone marrow gravy. Dessert: Søtt + Salt "tiramisu"

Sunday August 29: with house guests: rosemary roasted filet mignon of beef, Greek salad and red wine balsamic vinegar sauce (photo above)

white wedding

Today our friends Espen and Theresa are getting married, so it feels right to show you a couple of photos of white roses from our July garden. Sølve planted them last year, so this year is the first with flowers. Btw, I had white roses in my wedding bouquet.

Film: Fuji pro 160S

Hardangervidda hiking, 2010 edition

One week ago we went hiking at Hardangervidda with my parents, just like we did last year. This time we parked one car at Tinnhølen and one at Halne Fjellstova. Friday started with a boat trip across Halnefjorden and a 3 hours hike to Rauhelleren, where we also stayed last year. It's one of my favorite cabins at Hardangervidda. After a perfect Saturday morning breakfast with homemade bread and homemade rhubarb jam, we started the 7 hours (ca 24 km) hike to Sandhaug. It was a really beautiful hike, although our feet were a bit sore when we arrived at Sandhaug - but it was nothing a warm shower and a cold beer couldn't fix. Sunday we hiked the 3,5 hours to our Saab at Tinnhølen. The very smart mr and mrs Mykletun had left their car key in mum and dad's Audi, so dad had to get a lift with strangers to Halne to get the Audi and the Saab key, and then come back to us. Our clever plan with one car in either end of the hike kind of failed... Other than that, it was an absolutely fantastic hike! PS: I saw a tiny mouse swim. Have you ever seen that?

about Hardangervidda | The Norwegian Trekking Association

Longleat forest, part I

The reason for my trip to London and the UK in the middle of June was my friend Theresa's hen do. She is getting married to my friend (and one of our talented wedding photographers) Espen on Saturday! Theresa's lovely maid of honour Adele organized a fabulous hen do in Center Parcs Longleat Forest, close to Warminster in south west UK.

We don't really have anything like Centre Parcs in Norway. We have what we call allemannsretten, literally all men's right (Wikipedia on freedom to roam). In general people do stuff outdoors on their own, not so much in an organized setting like Centre Parcs. So, I was curious to see what Centre Parcs Longleat Forest had to offer. One obvious thing was trees. Who knew giant redwood trees (top photo) could be so beautiful?! And light. Oh the light! (Yeah, I'm a nature loving nerd.)

Film: Fuji Velvia 50

elfin sprout

This photo is an interior alibi for my NIB (Norwegian interior design blogs) membership. It shows how I use my Wik & Walsøe vase (a wedding gift); I keep it on the kitchen bench for kitchen utensils - but only wood utensils because they are much more pretty than the cheap IKEA plastic ones.

There has not been so much interior design related posts here lately. My apologies! I have a bit of a backlog of photos (especially film photos) from the summer that I want to show you. I hope you don't mind. In the mean time you can have a look at these interior design related links:

- Charlotte's beautiful home and her old home
- my sister's architecture and interior set
- my home seen through other people's lenses
- Otto's brilliant wallpapers
- famapa's inspiring home
- Abigail & Ryan's lovely homeware collection
- inspiring homes over at Freunde von Freunden
- happy, colorful Blafre
- Silje Chantel's elegant home
- inspirational spaces - indeed!
- Nytt Rom blog

Film: Fuji Velvia 100F (photo taken in April, hence the cold early spring light)

EDIT: Abigail turns 27 today and is having an annual birthday sale in her jewellery shop + the Abigail & Ryan shop. Check her blog for details.

London, part VIII

My stroll along South Bank ended at the amazing Borough Market. There is nothing like it in Bergen, except from Kjøttbasaren, which is kind of a tiny similar market, but then again not the same. I must say, Borough Market blew me away. I loved it! Such an inviting and photogenic place for a food and photography lover like me. It instantly made me want to cook all kinds of delicious meals. I wish Sølve was there with me; I know he would have loved it too. The next time we are in London, we have to go to Borough market and then we need a kitchen. ASAP! ;-)

Film: Fuji Velvia 50

London, part VII

After the slow morning at Charlotte's place, I headed out to explore South Bank - on Charlotte's recommendation. I caught some beautiful light on film inside National Theatre, after a yummy Matador pie at Pieminister at Gabriel's Wharf, I saw a man making an elephant in the sand. Outside Tate Modern I admired the birch trees and inside I enjoyed the photo exhibition Exposed: Voyeurism, Surveillance and the Camera. Good times!

Film: Fuji Velvia 50

Jördis shoots film

Why do you shoot film, Jördis?

the easiest way would be to say Matt made me do it. but seriously. with a husband shooting film almost exclusively you have to do it sooner or later. i like shooting film because it's just not as perfect as digital. for me it has this special quality.

i don't shoot film on a regular basis. actually i haven't taken a lot of photos during the last year and a half. with a pregnancy and then a baby i kinda lost my mojo. so our vacation in San Francisco and Portland was a good opportunity to finally shoot again. mostly film and polaroid. which i love even more.

You can see more of Jördis' film photos in this set on Flickr.

the dinner project, week 33

Monday August 16: homemade hamburger in whole grain burger bread with cucumber, feta and ketchup

Tuesday August 17: couscous salad with chicken filet, carrots, red bell pepper, onion, parsely and sweet chili sauce

Wednesday August 18: roasted fresh beets and grilled halloumi inspired by this, served with a simple lettuce, tomato and cucumber salad, a leftover panfried chicken filet and a leftover homemade hambuger

Thursday August 19: mussels and homemade fries, inspired by this meal in Nice, France

Friday August 20: at Rauhelleren cabin: first course: cauliflower soup, main course: lamb fricassee, dessert: homemade rhubarb pie

Saturday August 21: at Sandhaug cabin: first course: soup (not really sure what kind it was), main course: meatloaf with boiled potatoes, carrots and cauliflower, mashed peas, gravy and lingonberry jam (photo above), dessert: some kind of nuts, chocolate and meringue cake

Sunday August 22: thai take out from Kroathai

Hardangervidda hiking

We are off for the weekend to go hiking with my parents at Hardangervidda. These shots are from our early September hike last year. We hiked from Fagerheim to Heinsæter to Rauhelleren, and then back to our cars at Fagerheim. I used my Olympus mju 820 point and shoot for these shots. It's not my favorite camera, but it's a small, handy hiking camera, so I'll bring it this year too.

Happy weekend guys! I hope you get to spent some time outdoors as well.