two weeks at Mallorca

- as seen though my iPhone. I have about ten posts of Mallorca on film too, so stay tuned for Mallorca galore in this space. PS: things I like lately - Mallorca version

look down | july

found: a slice of bread

pink rose confetti in our garden matching my pink pants

in our garden

Lorena's lovely rug

beach time

flower vs super dry soil

Sara told me she painted a road for the cars to drive on (kids got to paint in the streets in Lorena's village during the village festival)

beach time, again

me likes

I love tiles like this

our Mallorca home pool

love my Bergen floors too, and bubbly

waiting for the light rail - should have walked instead

hei!

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look down set on Flickr | look down Blurb book 

10 things on this week's to do list

Hopefully we'll get a chance to enjoy the garden a bit more before we move | June 2014, Agfa Precisa 100, Minolta SRT 101 

- Call every kindergarten in Stavanger to find a place for Sara - so far I'm having no such luck

- Decide whether or not to accept the study place I've been offered - I have a feeling I will decline due to everything that is happening in my life this coming semester; moving, renovations, new job, teacher training studies, life... 

- Visit my friends Hanne and Catherine and see both their new houses

- Visit my friends A + A and meet their newborn baby boy (born yesterday!)

- Get two housewarming gifts and one baby gift

- Enjoy my last full week living in Bergen and our beloved apartment (I start my new job on Monday; I will live with my parents and commute to Bergen for the weekends until we all three move for real at the end of the month) 

- Hug Sara as much as possible (as I won't be able to do it next week - sob!)

- Hike mount Ulriken 

- Mentally prepare for teaching 8th grade by studying the curriculum 

- Celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary 

A list inspired by one of my favorite blogs; Listebloggen (meaning "the list blog").

life, week 31

Still our home for another month.

After weeks of sun and proper summer temperatures, it feels good yet sad to feel the rain again. What I like most is how fresh the air feels - like a teeny tiny hint of the season to come. 

Doing Monday right; bubbly and homemade pizza with our best friends. There even was loud singing and dancing. Gotta love an impromptu party!  

Godt Brød - favorite forever

All set for an evening of bubbly and nibblies with the lovely ladies Ingvild and Silje.

That lady has bouquet skills. She's making her own wedding bouquet - and the wedding dress! I'm so impressed!

It rained pretty much all week. Such a contrast to last week.

Keeping it real: Grandiosa frozen pizza with extra cheese for dinner.

Orange is the new black with a side of tendinitis, procrastination and coffee.

Saturday morning: hanging out in Sara's room not to wake up the house guests sleeping in the livingroom.

First ever taste of yellow raspberries - found on the neighborhood playground. Such a lucky find!

thunderstorm comfort zone

Sunday morning me time 

She asked me the name of the blue flowers. Hydrangea, I told her. Why? she replied. Suddenly she is all about asking why. Suddenly we have entered that stage. 

Overcast but still warm. Instead of buying a summer duvet, we use a big sheet and wool blanket.

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Week 31: July 28 - August 3

things I like lately

the Eiffel tower seen from Centre Pompidou - the whole film is yellow (its not just the scan), but I still find the photos quite magical

- Rebecca Zeller's photos - I absolutely love how she captures people

- chamomile tea before bedtime

- this post by Karianne

- an impromptu party with our friends on a very regular Monday

- singing out loud to Bjelleklang

- dancing to Squirrel Nut Zippers (I'm not a big dancer, but this music always gets me going)

- finally being completely engrossed in a book again (The Hypnotist by Lars Kepler)

- (finally) realizing I can read books on my iPhone - I still prefer good old paper books but oh! the convenience of the iPhone

- having six films developed, including four from Mallorca

- the ruined film from Paris mysteriously reappeared - the colors are indeed completely off (as you can see above) but the moments are there

- having my hair trimmed (cut of nearly 10 cm!) and bangs cut

- the hydrangea in our garden is finally blooming again

- bubbly and nibbles with the lovely ladies Ingvild and Silje

- Ingvild's date and walnut cake

- I think I'll make this with the bunch of kale I bought yesterday 

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things I don't like lately

- our car broke down, again. This time we won't fix it. 

- a week of too much food, sweets, drinks and no work out

- procrastinating 

- potty training Sara is a bit tiring at times 

- our lawn desperately needs mowing, but its too wet to do anything about it (we have a reel mower and I find that it doesn't work well when the grass is too wet and too long) 

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Answers to questions in the comment section

Marion asked in a comment on this post: 

I am really looking forward to seeing more photos of your new house and to read about the renovation process. Buying an old house and renovate it to make it look just the way you want sounds both amazing and scary for aspiring first-time house owners. I'd love to know what advice you would give to complete newbies in this domain or if you have any helpful books or websites to recommend.

Sølve and I have renovated four old apartments in the past; the house in Stavanger will be our fifth big project together. We have tried, failed, succeeded and gotten a lot of hands on experience. Having built the mountain cabin together with his father and brother, Sølve is quite the handyman. He normally knows how to build stuff - and I'm the decorator. We make a great team! 

If you have never done a renovation before, I would start small to get a feeling with what its all about. Paint some walls, assemble furniture, learn how to use an electric drill and a leveler. Seek advice from people with relevant experience. Keep in mind that all projects always take longer to finish than planned. We have never used any books or websites for information, but my brother-in-law, who is a building engineer, recently tipped us about books from SINTEF (a Norwegian building and infrastructure research institute).

Matilde asked on this post: 

Får du tak i den type tunfisken på boks her i Norge?

I Bergen har jeg funnet den på Lerøy. Kanskje Helgø/Meny har den. Den er litt dyr, men smaker veldig godt. Jeg kjøpte med meg en del bokser fra Spania i fjor og Mallorca i år - mye billigere der.