life, week 18

Pasta always wins.

Leftover chocolate mousse from Saturday's dinner party wins too.

Just finished my third Kepler novel in two weeks. Time for something else. Still crime though.

19 weeks // I do like the afternoon light in our bathroom

My only exercise these days: the walk to and from kindergarten to pick up Sara (ca 2,5 km). I could absolutely need a lot more; my shape is minus zero these days.

May 1, 8:15 am // milk, pacifiers and Netflix in bed

All lined up and ready for breakfast, thanks to my eager breakfast assistant.

one week and still going strong

Of course she wanted to help pappa change the car tires!

8 am Saturday bliss

Nynorsk - not my strongest suit. Luckily there are wordlists! (My favorite)

Dinner for one on a Saturday night. Sølve and Sara are having fun at our friends' cabin whilst I grade student papers and prepare for my own exam on Thursday.

9 pm // I love discovering the light in our new home

A Sunday afternoon nap to get me through a couple more hours of exam preparation.

I got a sudden urge to bake. Thanks Ina for the brilliant recipe!

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Week 18: April 27 - May 3

life, week 17

Spending my Monday at home with my sick toddler. She seems to be happy with the free iPad access.

Still a little poorly, but much better than yesterday. Notice her toothbrushing outfit: one mitten and a cap with a beanie underneath.

Some classes are harder than others. I have so much to learn.

fleeting morning shadows

While I have been busy writing my own papers, my students' papers have piled up. Time for some serious grading!

I always overeat on rice pudding. I love it so!

ratatouille to be

House guests that make Eggs Benedict on Sunday morning, are very welcome guests in my house.

Sunday morning

grading student papers // weekend work - what else is new?

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Week 17: April 20-26

things I like lately

week 19 // I have a feeling my belly will be huge

- snacking on diced watermelon at work all week
- the contrasts of April: frost in the morning and the smell of freshly mowed lawns in the afternoon
- being totally engrossed in reading (Kepler's The Sand Man and Stalker) all week
- spending very little time in front of the computer because of said reading
- Saturday dinner with close friends who spent the night in our guest department (aka the basement living room with the en suite bathroom)
- said house guests made Eggs Benedict for Sunday breakfast
- a beautiful bouquet of pink roses from said friends
- Sara has discovered the fun of using a snorkelling mask during her evening bath time
- Sara talks to the baby in my belly every day
- when Sara wants to show the baby something, she asks me to pull by shirt up to reveal my belly so the baby can see - so sweet!
- the news about our friend's pregnancy - her due date is just one week after mine
- this and this dress

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Things I don't like lately

- I have two rolls of film ready to be developed, but it is taking me forever to get it done
- having absolutely no energy in the afternoon after work, which means too much Netflix for Sara (she is currently hooked on Vennebyen and Quack og Zack) (Sølve has been working late all week; he has been home after Sara's bedtime)

things I like lately

from the archives // Agfa Precise 100, Canon EOS 500N

- these glasses from IKEA
- NIB hjemme
- chocolate milk - for some reason I have never been into it, but during our hotel breakfast last weekend, I realised I have really missed out
- a luke warm cinnamon bun from a local bakery - wolfed down before 9 am
- this post by Ine
- all your sweet comments on this post
- the last paper has been handed in - only an oral exam left before I'm done with my pedagogics studies
- totally hocked on Lars Kepler's crime novels again - just finished The Paganini Contract and started reading The Sandman right after (I have read The Hypnotist and The Fire Witness earlier)
- Kristen's Instagram
- our neighbour's magnolia and rhododendrons have just started blooming
- kale chips
- this (wow!)
- realising how much I appreciate our (busy) everyday routines (after two days at home with a sick Sara)
- homemade smoothies all week - Sara has really been on a smoothie kick lately
- this photo by Andrea

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Things I don't like lately

- the pile of student papers that needs to be graded

Paris // the yellow film, part III

A year ago Sølve and I were in Paris with a couple of our dearest friends. Needless to say, it was as perfect as Paris in spring can be. The only thing I was not at all happy about, was the slide film that  got ruined during development. I got the impression it was so ruined that it was discarded of, but then suddenly it reappeared! As you can see from the yellow color tone, it has indeed been ruined in the development process, but all the motifs and memories are still there. So, here you are; Paris in yellow, part III of III (here are parts I and II).

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Paris on iPhone // Paris on film (that is not yellow) // things I like lately - Paris edition

life, week 16 - in which I share exciting news

After the Easter vacation my belly suddenly got noticeably bigger. 

early birds // ready for a day of lectures 

home bound // she loves the bike trailer

I'm glad to have come to this stage of the pregnancy; no longer a need to hide the bump. It is official: Sara is becoming a big sister at the end of September.

Helping her pappa with the final preparations before the law seeding.

Wednesday 7 am

sun stripe snack

the joy of a perfectly ripe avocado // guacamole to be

An evening walk before the rain, and then ice cream and Rita on Netflix.

spring intrudes and I don't mind

home bound // so happy we live close enough to Sara's kindergarten so she can go by balance bike

Friday 7 am

so blue #nofilter

Oslo bound

date night at Villa Paradiso

I can not remember the last time I slept until 0930 am. And then hotel breakfast. Such luxury!

our Saturday in Oslo



Champagne reception at the top of Grand hotel. Cool yet freezing.



all dressed up and big smiles

baby's first wedding // 17 weeks pregnant in my mum's cocktail dress from the 70s

a rare treat: cortado at a café

such lovely wooden tables at Kaffebrenneriet

spring has sprung // more in Oslo than Stavanger

magnolia galore

lykken = happiness

I love watching earth from an airplane window

Pretty excited about her travel gift from mamma and pappa: pink light up sneakers with glitter - I never thought we would buy something like that!

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Week 16: April 13-19