life, week 14

plus lots of chocolate

paper writing fuel

I had to put the pizza assistant off her duty because she ate all the cheese.

Almost 6:30 pm light in the basement living room.

A very much needed thorough trim of the overgrown hedge.

procrastination

paper writing fuel, part II

While I'm inside writing my paper, he is outside in the snow dealing with an overgrown hedge. My hero!

9 am gymnastics // part of April 1, 2006-2015

Joint effort to get our garden one step closer to lawn seeding.

my happy, happy gardener

mountain cabin bound // Easter at the mountain cabin, 2015 version

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Week 14: March 30 - April 5

Easter at the mountain cabin, 2015 version

After a few days at home working on my paper whilst Sølve worked in the garden, we finally headed to the mountain cabin for our traditional mountain cabin Easter vacation. We had not been there since Easter last year, so it was really, really nice to be back. And with such enormous amounts of snow! We have actually never seen it like this. It was quite a job to dig out the cabin door... Sara loved being back also - this time not only in the pulk but on her own skis too. We are so proud of her!

PS: my kind of cabin life // a lot more photos from the mountain cabin // things I like lately - Easter edition

things I like lately

Easter 2015 // learning new skills

- finally being back at the mountain cabin (we haven't been here since Easter last year)
- seeing how much Sara loves being at the cabin - she has talked about the cabin for months
- napping in the sun
- getting a teeny tiny tan
- the bright blue sky in contrast to the white snow
- seeing how well Sara masters skiing already
- seeing how much Sara enjoyed building a snow cave with her grandfather
- shooting film at the mountain cabin (note to self: get the two films developed!)
- Anaruh's list of 100 things to do before September 1st
- Williamsburg Loft Tour
- news from Fine Little Day, especially this and this
- this print (via Tiril)
- meeting my fellow students again, although it was a bit sad too as it was the last gathering before our oral exams
- our last supper at Brygga 11
- homemade coleslaw (made with cabbage, carrot, green apple, celery and a dressing of creme fraiche, mayonnaise, salt and pepper)
- our first ever family bike ride
- a haircut - just a little bit shorter
- a relaxing Swedish Easter break with the family
the first dandelion, daisies and coltsfoot
- Saturday night dinner at our friends' place
- dressing up and wearing makeup for said dinner
- seeing how excited Sara was to go on a sleepover at her grandparents' place
- would love a wall like this somewhere in my house
- this sofa
- middle class problems
- a weekend with hardly any work or studies - SO looking forward to this being the new standard once I have finished my studies
- a couple of new to me Tumblrs: Birdasaurus and Pazzionpit
- a dimmer switch in the bathroom - perfect for early mornings when me eyes are extra sensible to light
- finally having a curtain rod in our bedroom (with bedsheets as makeshift curtain)

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Things I don't like lately

- getting a cold during Easter
- coughing that keeps me awake at night
- nosebleeds
- the spare bedroom in house house that is still a complete chaos of moving boxes and mess in general - really looking forward to getting it sorted out

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Answers to questions in the comment section:

Ine asked if I develop film myself.
- No. Would be nice to try once though. In Bergen I got my film developed by Antonio Stasi; I need to find a new developer now that I live in Stavanger. Thinking of testing Aker Foto.

Selina commented on this post: Å! i have been wondering where berthas oldebarn had gone to!
- Unfortunately Berthas is out of business since spring last year. 

Paris // the yellow film, part II

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 II of III (here is part I).

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

things I like lately

Looking forward to a few days of this view from the mountain cabin // Kodak elite chrome 100, Olympus mju

- homemade pizza for lunch on a day off (plus two more for the freezer)
- this post by Amanda
- this photo project (via A Cup of Jo)
- kintsugi (via Elisa, in a comment on this post)
- hand-me-down garden furniture from my parents
- lots of progress in the garden - it is being prepared for lawn seeding
- lots of progress on my last paper - only finishing touches left
- days ahead at the beloved mountain cabin - finally!
- plans of shooting lots of film at the cabin

PS: my kind of cabin life // a lot more photos from the mountain cabin // things I like lately - Easter edition

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Things I don't like lately

- working during the Easter vacation, which means fewer days than planned at the mountain cabin

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Answers to questions in the comment section:

AlittaM asked: How big is Sara's room? Lucia has a a kind of small room and I start to find it difficult to keep all the toys in place.

Sara's room is about 12 square meter. Just enough room for a grown up bed (90*200 cm), a desk (made from an IKEA kitchen top, a big wardrobe (150 cm long, IKEA Pax) with a little bit of clothes and a lot of toys, a big armchair and a little bit of floor space. We have tried to furnish her room so it can suite her needs for a long time.


Vanessa asked (on this post): Do you ever make komle at home? I'd love to see your recipe since there are so many regional variations.

I have never ever made komle at home. I used to hardly eat it, but when I started studying again, it became a tradition to eat it during every study gathering (ca six times a year) - Thursdays are komle day in the student .

April 1, 2006-2015

2006: A weekend visit from Bergen to Stavanger to hang out with our friends. It was a lovely spring day, so we went for a very slow walk in Godalen.

2007: Easter vacation and al fresco breakfast at the mountain cabin.

2008: Title and caption written on Flickr: tirsdag 1. april // 92/366 // i bought a new 50 mm lens. hurra! the other one fell to the floor and broke. the trees near the theatre has started blooming. i finished the article about norwegian design. i have a deliciously intense barolo in my glass, and now we are going to watch the wire. didn't get around to doing it last night.

2009: I babysat our friends' baby boy.

2010: Easter vacation at the mountain cabin. Hama loves the wood stove!

2011: The Artist Diner mini magazine came from the printer. Also, the day I found out I was pregnant  with Sara - which meant I could not drink bubbly on the Artist Diner launch party.

2012: Easter vacation and Sara's pulk debut. Blogged.

2013: One of my photos was published in Frankie magazine.

2014: mamma and toddler selfie (last spring in our Bergen apartment)

2015: 9 am gymnastics in our Stavanger house

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