a few 2015 favorites: May

In May I finished my pedagogics studies, finally had film developed, I was interviewed by Frankie magazine, enjoyed clear blue skies and blooming trees, celebrated our 17th anniversary as a couple, graded a huge pile of student midterm papers and continued to do a lot of weekend working, was reunited with our best friends from Bergen, was gifted a custom made pennant from our best Sandnes friends, made chocolate mousse and panna cotta with raspberry sauce, was super thankful for the generosity of my mother-in-law who volunteered to sew all our curtains, bought a yellow rug for our living room (even though yellow is not my favorite color), had to give my bound the day off on the Constitution Day due to my growing belly and watched our fresh lawn slowly growing and getting green.  

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Everyday stories: life, week 18 // life, week 19 // life, week 20 // life, week 21 // life, week 22

life, week 4

such a contrast to last week // ten below vs ten above // #astridspramwalkdiaries

Trying to scare away the sweets craving with a green lunch. Avocado topped with chilli flakes, sesame seeds and sea salt on homemade no-knead oat bread, a diced kiwi and two fresh dates for dessert.

Looks like the days of the baby activity gym are coming to an end.

Continuing my quest to scare away the sugar craving monster with this lunch of homemade oat bread with avocado topped with sesame seeds, chilli and sea salt (like yesterday) plus Philadelphia cheese with salami and cucumber, diced kiwi, blue grapes and fresh dates.

Looking rather surprised about his fresh rolling over skills.

before 9 am // mornings are getting brighter

We were getting ready for a little pram walk around the lake; Sverre was already in the pram - screaming his lungs out. Yet I just had to take a moment and document this light. Because light like this can make my day. 

typical west coast winter

trying to get into the habit of going for a pram walk every day // this week is very good so far #astridspramwalkdiaries

plus quinoa, feta and lørdagspølse (sausage) from the local butcher

Tor the storm is coming // apparently it's Jonas leftovers 

excited to find Tuscan kale in the store today // who gets excited about kale anyway? #foodnerd

I could tell you a lot about this little guy's lacking ability to nap and fall asleep today, but I won't. Instead I'll say: yay it's Friday!

trying to keep our skating skills fresh

A bad photo of a dinner and a weekend I want to remember. That béarnaise sauce was the best I have ever had! Sauce master K's trick: cayenne. 

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Week 4: January 25-31

photos by Sara

I have mentioned before that I love seeing Sara taking an interest in photography. During the weekend I let her play around a bit with the iPhone camera. Here are a few glimpses of our home - plus a few selfies - as seen through Sara's eyes.