Cleaning out my closet

or actually my fridge...

It was a shitty job

but it's done

the glass shelves are clean

and all the little boxes too

There was some jars

which contained stuff

that didn't exactly look familiar anymore

all gone!

What is left is a bit boring

We have to treat ourselves

with something new from the shop tomorrow..

And yes, we do enjoy a bit of milk...

Soon to be crises

Now when I’m approaching 40

I’m thinking
Will I go through a crisis?
I like to think I have some kind of control
So at the moment
I’m planning
The new 40 year old me

The one who says what she means
With just a little bit less
Consideration
in whether others might be
disappointed, angry or frustrated.

The 40 year old me
Who listens a bit closer
To the voice inside
Telling her about
how she feels about things.

This is how impulsive I am
Planning my own crisis

If I let this new
40 year old loose
I might get surprised
Cause I’ve discovered
When I act
Others act
So if I change my actions
Their’s will change too

I don’t know what will happen

A 40 years crisis is the best excuse ever

to do the changes I've been wishing for

but never dared

I can always blame the crisis

Already I'm starting to like the 40 year old me

Anger

I have a slight problem with expressing anger
Its not that I never get angry
Maybe it doesn’t happen so often
But it does happen.

Most of the times
When I get angry
I still remain quite rational
This can
(for me and sometimes for others)
be very annoying..
But of course it’s also a good thing
Since it let’s me keep a
Reasonably clear head

The other day I got very angry!
I kept my head reasonably clear
Said what I wanted to say,
Or parts of it
I was absolutely boiling inside!
I wanted to roar.
I didn’t of course

but it feels good to tell you

And that’s all I’m going to say about that

(Like my friend Forrest)

Cheese scones

Sunday breakfast

and we wanted som fresh scones

So quickly done

Yes, thats what I was thinking about!

Lets sit down and eat!

Here we go again....

Its a cat! Its a cat!!

(Really?? after 5 mnds she still gets surprised)

(barking excitedly)

sigh....
sigh...

*stretch*

Anyway..

Larch

If I was a Larch,

this would be my mother:

This would be me:

That is, if I was a Larch tree

Relaxing

Thank God it's relaxing Friday!

My good old friend Friday!



I have my blanket and my laptop

a daft program on telly

a bar of chocolate in the fridge

a purring cat by my side.



I just feel like vegetating today

And I think I need it

Now we're talking

At 18.00 this evening the temperature was 20 C

And it wasn't even in the sun!

So we did a bit of grilling in the garden
Mmmm! Not bad after a days work!

From the little Chef

The Little Chef was busy when mum and dad went for a walk

He made this lovely bread!

Self made is well made, as we say in Norway!

Food and Waterballoon

We're gonna do this every beautiful day from now on:

Eat outside..

What we're having?

Fiskegrateng..

(fish, macaroni, bechamel sauce, gratinated)

carrots, tomatoes and potatoes

and a glass of cold beer
And as an after dinner treat:

a bit of water ballon entertainment

SPLASH!

Waffles

My eleven year old son didnt feel well this morning

he had a head ache and felt sick

so he stayed home from school today.

When I came home from work

he felt much better

he had done his homework

and made these lovely waffles!

So after dinner today we had waffles and coffee

in the garden.
Dinkie Doodle enjoyed it too
She was exhausted after having barked at something

mysterious in the the old shed

we suspect its the sweet hedgehog living in our garden....

Bet he didnt appreciate that noisy wakeup call

after the winter!

Shadows

Two shadows on a walk

Breathing spring air
one Tuesday evening in April

Good feeding

Yesterday I got some peace and quiet time (quality time) in the kitchen.

I love that.

Since I became a grown up

full time working mum and wife

I've not really had any hobbies of my own

But when I think about it

this is my hobby

and it's not a selfish one

so I will always get support from my loved ones

They are always ready for a treat!

So the result yesterday was

prawns, avocado, lettuce, dill and quark

Squash with thick mince meat sauce, gratinated with cheese

baked new potatoes, champignons, tomatoes and lettuce and ruccola

apple crumble and whipped cream
Well fed!

Good thing we had our belts off!

The Norwegian lunch style

Lunch in Norway is traditionally not a hot meal.

The kids in school bring their lunch in a box or wrapped in paper.

Sanwiches with cheese, ham, liverpaste, etc.

We have a brown sweet cheese that is very common.

People from other contries rarely appreciate it I think.

Adults bring their lunch to work like they did when they were young.

Even when we're off, like today

we still make some sanwiches for our lunch.

Even if things slovly change

we're clinging to our dear sanwiches

with butter and brown cheese.

Getting curious

A couple of months ago, when I was new at blogging

I was sniffing around,

reading blogs here and there

I added some of my favourites to "My favourites" on my computer

so I could visit them again.

I never left any comments yet,

because I was a bit shy

but one day when I opened one of these blogs

I saw my little Norwegian hometown's name and crest

and the blogger was sending me,

the mysterious reader from Norway,

a special message.

Apparently she was a bit worried,

but curious,

and wanted me to step forward and reveal myself.

I was so surprised!

Of course I left her a comment

to reassure her.

So now I do the same:

I'm getting curious about who's visiting me from UK

Hello Thatcham!
This is for you.

Pretty pink

Prawns

boiled and served cold

mm!

peel them, and put them on a slice of bread

lemon and a bit of mayonnaise on top.

And I hear the long list of shrimp dishes

from Forrest Gump

inside my head

I'd like to try a shrimp kebab

Fish (tank) soup

Disgraceful truth:

120 l fishtank with 7 everlasting inhabitants

half amount of water

and a lot of aggressive green stuff

grab a spoon why don't you!
Temporary place to live,

with strict and hungry gardian

Moving back to a cleaner environment.. all seven of them.

as long as it lasts.

Laundry on the line

When white curtains are drying on a line

for the first time in months

slowly moving in the gentle wind

the leek is young
and the rhubarb just a baby
Then I feel the smell of everything waking up

and inside me the biggest Joy fills me up

YES!!

Again my dearest beautiful spring is here!

I'll go outside now,

bury my nose in the dry laundry

and sniff like a mad!

That smell has a direct line to the happy-center of my brain!

*slightly euforicly spoken*

Coming over for a cup of tea in my garden?

A good combination

a good book
is best eaten
with a sanwich
and a cup of tea on the side..

breadcrumbs between the pages
don't tell my mum
the librarian