a photo an hour

- as seen through my iPhone and VSCO Cam app on Saturday June 14.

8 am: Saturdays are my early morning during weekends. This morning started ca 7:30 am, but it was no good night. Sara woke up several times because of nightmares. 

9 am: She has gotten more into coloring and drawing than before.

10 am: Making coffee for Sølve and preparing his 10 am wake up call.

11 am: Sara and Bamse (her teddy bear) are ready for breakfast.

Noon: "The men are sick. They need to go to the hospital."

1 pm: Waiting for Sølve to get ready so we can head to the city.

2 pm: The city centre was super busy - there was so much going on. Our goal was the farmers market; we needed to stock up on jams from Steinstø. 

3 pm: We made our way through the crowds and did some grocery shopping on the way. Also fishcakes at Søstrene Hagelin and ice cream for Sara (she was so disappointed there was no red deer burgers to be found at the farmers market this time, so she needed a distraction). 

4 pm: Walking, running, jumping and exploring our way home from.

5 pm: I deal with the groceries while Sara helps Sølve assemble the grill.

6 pm: And then Sara helps Sølve grind meat for tonight's burgers.

7 pm: Soon bed time for all the little kids in the neighborhood, so everyone helps tidy up the toys at the playground. (I will miss our neighborhood community SO much!)

8 pm: Sølve puts Sara to bed while I tidy some more and enjoy the very blue evening sky.

9 pm: Sølve is in charge of the grill while I make guacamole. Fresh coriander is a must!

10 pm: (Late) dinner time!

11 pm: Black Books, Gossip Girl and the season's first Norwegian strawberries.

Midnight: Good night!

June 14, 2006-2014

2006: Sølve and I hiked mount Ulriken and beyond.

2007: Admiring Sarah Reed's work at an arts and craft market. I blogged about it a few days later.

2008: Caption written on Flickr:

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I counted my shoes. In the photo there are 39 pairs of shoes + one pair that is Sølve's garden shoes. Not shown in the photo (because they are not so pretty): Trezeta hiking boots, Timberland hiking shoes, Asics running shoes, Adidas indoor training shoes, skiing boots, and sporty sandals. Altogether it's 45 pairs of shoes.

I challenge you; how many pairs do you have?

PS: my wedding shoes are also in here...

Edit: I just realized 45 is not the exact number. I have 3 pairs in my office. So the total number is 48.

2014 update: I have much less shoes now. I think. I should count them again, just for fun. But most of them are already packed in moving boxes and are in storage in Sandnes at my parents' place.

2009: Caption written on Flickr: Sunday June 14 | Sølve made a super delicious marinade of tomatoes and red bell pepper and other stuff for the pork filet. Served with fresh corn and baguettes with garlic butter.

2010: The most beautiful peonies I have ever seen + evening sunlight in our living room.

2011: Dinner and a little bit of baby belly. Also part of my everyday stories book.

2012: Nobody puts baby in a corner. Except herself. (She had not yet learnt to move forward.)

2013: tomato salsa in the making for Friday tacos

2014: 9 am coloring session. Also part of today's "a photo an hour". All photos from today will be blogged tomorrow.

things I like lately

from my summer archives; that time the brick wall was white | Kodak Ektar 100, Canon EOS 500N

- Natalie's summer manifesto

- a Tuesday hike up mount Ulriken to kickstart my daily work out project until we leave for Mallorca in 22 days

- Sara saying "you are my friend, mamma" and "jeg er veldig glad i deg, mamma" (I love you very much, mamma)

- watermelon

- our real estate listing (salgsprospekt) is soon ready to be published - puh! selling a home is a lot of work!

- a couple of relaxing evenings on the sofa with (guilty pleasure) Gossip Girl via Netflix 

- a job offer in Stavanger

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things I don't like lately

- a soar throat

- hiking with 60 screaming 8 year olds in a thunderstorm

- a flat car tire

- Sølve being away for work

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PS: I'm still having a clear out sale in my little print shop!

Diogo Miguel shoots film

Why do you shoot film, Diogo Miguel?

I shoot film because I like the contradiction that exists within a certain time.

Is literally a straight shot. This is always what I think before doing the click. At this moment, only exists this thought, the machine and what to my eyes should be portrayed.

So, it's not just love, but also self-knowledge.

You can see more of Diogo Miguel's photos on his blog and Flickr.

seen whilst house hunting

We started visiting houses at the end of March and we started looking at Finn.no before that. It is quite a hassle buying a house in Stavanger when we live in Bergen! One of the things I did love about the process was visiting so many (nearly 20) different houses + seeing even more of them online. We wanted an old house, so we can renovate and get it the way we want. Here is a little goodie bag of things we saw in real life and online. Wish I had taken a lot more photos! 

love details like this

we almost bought this house - saw it three times, in the end I'm glad we didn't buy it

we almost bought this house - it has spectacular views

we almost bought this house - loved the kitchen

all these wallpapers where in one house

our house