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Port de Sóller

Hola! Hei! We are back home in Bergen after two fantastic weeks in Mallorca. I have lots of photos to share - hopefully I'll find time to blog a bit during the week. 

things I like lately

Nice, France July 2009 | Kodak Ektachrome E100GX

- starting to feel the effect of my little #astridsdailyworkout project

- the well articulated (of course she is; she's a journalist with a degree in literature) Silje has started blogging again - I love her Instagram too

- this looks good, so does this

- wallets from Gjenbrukeriet (via Ingvild/ting som gjør en glad)

- looking forward to Ina's new cookbook

- 5 tips for summer photography by Mariell/Hjartesmil

- how to cook dried beans

- Homeland, season 2

- foot rubs by the husband

- this video of Cindy, a photographer I have admired for a long time

- the raspberries and red currants in our garden are getting ripe - just in time for us to get a little taste before our summer holiday

- we are off to Mallorca, Spain for two weeks - don't expect any updates here in a while; I will be too busy soaking in the sea - happy summer friends!

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things I don't like lately

- shopping for bikini

- being so caught up in watching Gossip Girl that I can't think of anything else

- season six of Gossip Girl is not yet on Netflix (in Norway) - but it is also a good thing because I really need a break

- suddenly being very emotional and overwhelmed about all the upcoming changes; moving, starting a new job in a new line of, Sara being in a new kindergarten - or not; we still don't have a place, starting a new renovation project

- having very little inspiration to blog - I think this summer break will do good

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PS: God sommer! the essence of a Norwegian summer

life, week 26

my sister's neighborhood

So glad we got a bit of sun (and 10C!) for our last day in Tromsø.

She hardly ever naps during daytime anymore. Apparently napping on the plane is the best - nearly two hours! 

We came home from Tromsø to the neighbourhood playground filled with neighbours celebrating midsummer. Sara was well rested after the long nap and was so happy to be home playing with her friends again. And then, during those blissful midsummer evening hours, we sold our apartment.

Maria, a dear Danish blog reader, sent me this genius sandwich box - it includes a freezer thingy to keep the food cold all day!



summer cousins

that time Sara fell in love with her cousin's sparkly shoes



Day 15/27 of #astridsdailyworkout: a 1,5 hour walk doing errands, including getting a new day planner.



11 pm



All this evening light is such a treat!



Day 16/27 of #astridsdailyworkout: hiked up mount Ulriken. The best kind of work out!

That evening light.

Again.



Day 17/27 of #astridsdailyworkout: hiked up mount Ulriken again, because it really is the best kind of work out. Beat yesterday's time with ten minutes!



thrift store finds



Made my first ever batch of strawberry freezer jam - so quick, simple and yummy! Thanks Matilde for the useful tips in your beautiful book!



Where in Stavanger can I get coffee as good as the one at Kaffemisjonen, I wonder.



Impromptu lunch date at Bølgen & Moi with the husband - delicious pulled pork burgers!



Day 18/27 of #astridsdailyworkout: doing errands, lots of grocery shopping, carrying bags and bags of food, cooking, walking, standing and not sitting down for about five hours will pass as today's work out. Cheers!

Such a treat.

The light that made me pause mid conversation.

The blueberries are not quite done yet, but she didn't mind.

Taking in our friends' new neighbourhood.

Those summer clouds that made me pause mid lawn mowing.

Glad to see the clematis blooming for the first time.

It has been a modest harvest, but at least it is from our own garden.

Gossip Girl + Black Books

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Week 26: June 23-29

look down | june

nature vs asphalt

rain vs summer foot wear

hei!

found: nine of clubs

blossom confetti always make for great look down shots

We bought a new little coal grill; Sølve says he prefer coal to gas.

happy feet in warm beach sand

refreshing

dressed to meet my new boss

running is SO hard when I'm out of shape

Our flight from Tromsø was delayed and Sara was getting tired - yet so, so patient! (She fell asleep five minutes after we boarded the plane and slept for two hours.)

strolling

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look down set on Flickr | look down Blurb book 

Ricoh 35 EFL test roll, part II

Kodak Portra 400, Ricoh 35 EFL

A while ago I bought a camera - a Ricoh 35 EFL - at a flea market. I'm not at all into the technical side of cameras, so I had no idea if the camera worked until I shot a test roll with it. Turns out, the camera does indeed work, but it seems I need to learn how to work it. These are not my best shots, but they still tell a story. I finished the whole roll in one go shooting around the house. I'll post all the photos in the same order (more or less) that I shot them. Just for fun. PS: more one roll in one go posts