Getting a grip

It's winter

I'm getting a grip, because the roads are slippery and my good workmate broke her arm the other day, falling on the ice  just outside her house! 

I have no time for that. I bought these to keep me on my feet. 

But I think it's unfair.  These 3 inches of snow came down in a hurry this afternoon, but my boss never told us to go home, the roads were full of people, cars and busses! The kids stayed in school, shops were open and everything went on as normal! Whats up with that! When 3 inches of snow came down in NY the other day, everything stopped! 

Optimism and cabin life

Because of the long long winter

I found myself moaning and complaining

more than usual about the weather and the cold temperature!

I have decided to stop it.

In two days it is first of March

I have decided that for me, thats when Spring starts!

(even if the snow stays put)

This weekend we went to the Cabin.

Sunday Morning it looked like this:

Lonely hammock
The cabin

The shed

.....

But first:

This was the inside of the kitchen window when we came to the cabin

on friday night after work.

The temperature outside had risen to 0 C (32 F)

And we were so pleased with it!

Inside the cabin it was -4 C (24.8 F)!

We took it as men (and women)

Made a fire

Kept our coats and mittens on

Made some cocoa and kept the spirit

While the temperature slowly rose

A while later

Dinkie threw her coat and curled up in front of the fire

I made a colorful salad
and baked the lasagne I made at home thursday evening.

(The magic is in the planning)


It was a lovely friday night!
Teenagers and parents,
Lovely food and a
a crappy horrorfilm


The snow on the roof outside the door
was threatning to slide down in our heads,
but nothing happened except an occational ice cold
drop of water down our neck
A sign of spring!

Spring in a tomatoe and trifle of love

If left alone for a while

A tomato will go on with life

And start growing on it's own!

Looking inside the tomato

It is like a little spring happening!

But it is freezing outside!
Warm cooking, though,
Chicken stuffed with orange
Chicken with a belly full of sunshine!

Trifle of love
Mothers day in Norway
Pink Princess gave me a pink flower

We thought of spring and love
and enjoyed the sweet trifle!

Snowy blue morning at the cabin

It's a while since I've been to the cabin

This weekend we went there,

with our two teenagers.

It's not to bad that they still enjoy a weekend at the cabin

with their mum and dad.

Gandma and granddad came on Saturday

and stayed until Sunday

It was crowdy but peaceful

and everyone was in a good mood

The snow was falling quietly

and covered our tracks
On Sunday we returned home
rested, happy, scruffy and with a pile of laundry
Just as we are supposed to do, after a
Weekend at our cabin: Goro

Home away from home

We've been off on a little trip to England again

and once more have we stayed at our favourite place

Rockingham Arms, Wentworth

The atmosphere is so personal, warm and welcoming

Our room was cosy, the bed big and comfortable At Wentworth Garden Centre, they make

The best scones there is!
This time, there was winter and snow in England!

Luckily the airports, roads, schools, shops, pubs

had reopened, after days of snowy chaos.

I had to take a photo of the snowy fields,

thats something I've rarely seen in England!

The Wentworth village looked like an English postcard!

It's dark, it's cold, it's winter!

Advent is here again

The color of advent is purple

Every night i light several candles

Outside it is freezing, windy and snowing.

See all the hay under the snow?

It is put there to prevent the ground to freeze solid.

Someone is coming to dig a hole,

to prepare for a carport.

Luckily we're not digging it ourselves!

Pile up the firewood

I'm cold to my bones!

Our fire and wind in the chimney sounds like an engine
And the warmth is so good!
Still baking and this time it's cookies
with cinnamon, cardamom and cloves
almonds and dark chocolate

It is Advent after all

Soon I hope

I'm longing for spring!

I want my cherry tree to blossom!

But for a while more

we'll have to deal with tons of snow

Shoveling snow, what a wonderful activity

(she said, pep-talking to herself)

The problem is where to put all this snow!

Once more I've found our car hidden in the snow!

I really like that we have four different seasons in Norway.

I appreciate all four of them!

I love winter and snow, and I love spring!

Hibernation

We are still in hibernation

But unlike the bears
we have entertainment And good food!

Nachos

so we're not doing so bad after all!

Footprints in the snow

It's winter at the cabin Who's been running over the snow?
`

Dinkie is keeping an eye on things

She is working on her tan

relaxing on a blanket in the winter sun

Good riddance

It was just a bit too much snow left

with my spade and wheel barrow

I moved a ton (or more)

Oh, the blisters in my hands!

and then off

where the cruel sun shines

Good riddance!

Then some good viking bread for lunch