Monthly Archives: June 2015

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Summer Vacation Time!

Looking forward to enjoying food like this is Italy!

Looking forward to enjoying food like this is Italy!

It’s soon time for me to go on a summer vacation. This year I’m off to Tuscany Italy. A good friend of mine is getting married down there and we’re starting the vacation by attending. I’m really looking forward to enjoying the nice weather, lovely food, wine, good friends and warm sunny weather. After that we’re staying some time just relaxing just seeing what the days will bring of goodness. Warmth, sun, and relaxing is so needed right now.The flight doesn’t leave until Thursday evening, but I’ve been looking forward to this for so long I’ve been ready for quite some time and I’ve gone into holiday mode even it I still have a few days left at work. I’ve always wanted to go to Italy but I have never been there before now, so I’m extra excited about going. Especially since I have some ancestors that was from Italy.

So this weekend was supposed to be used for washing clothes and tidying the apartment, but it’s a slow process. Last night I was out with a friend for a few beers and enjoyed the fact that the temperature is finally getting comfortable here in the cold north. And as I am in vacation mode things are going quite slowly and I like it!

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THE ENCOURAGING THUNDER AWARD

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I have been awarded the Encouraging Thunder Award by the wonderful Annika Perry over at Annika Perry’s writing blog. You should really check out her blog where she brings us on a journey as she writes her first novel! She is also a very encouraging and active reader of other blogs. I was very honoured that she thought of me with this award! And as I’m back from a stay at the summer-house I found the time to graciously accept the award.

The rules:

‘Thunder creates a powerful addition to the blog as an awesome blog award. Raymond,encouraginglife.co founder, was bestowed upon a thunder medallion by the great nature so he can create a powerful spell Encouraging Thunder to grant powerful protection to other bloggers. It’s a special spell that only bloggers who has true purpose in their life can master it.’

‘As other bloggers are granted the power of thunder, he or she has the permission to post the power of thunder on their blogs as well as sharing the award with other bloggers.’

With the Encourage Thunder award you can

  • Post it on your blog
  • Grant other blogs

The dos and dont’s of the award are:

Do not

  • Abuse or misuse the logo
  • Claim that it is your own handmade logo

Do

  • Enjoy the award
  • At least give thanks via comments and likes and or mentioning the blogger who gives the award.

Here are my nominees (please feel free to choose to ignore my nomination):

Kevin Morris

Andrew Petcher

Hector Samson

Marlene Herself

Mommermom

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Social Butterfly

My head these days feels a bit like mush. I’m very much looking forward to the holidays. And I have high hopes that summer will finally arrive in Stavanger at some point this year so you don’t have to go out with a big coat and still be a bit cold. This week has been filled with a lot of neglected social duties. Duties might sound like a negative loaded word, but finding the time to see family and friends is hard sometimes. And every time I have to say no to someone who I don’t get a chance to see to often I get a bit guilty. A nice bi product of being social is often nice food.This week, as I said, I decided I needed to take the time to be a yes person. So on Tuesday I went to have cheese and crackers with the women at work. There was abundance of lovely cheeses and crackers and for dessert we had strawberries with vanilla sauce. We went to visit one of the girls and the view from her kitchen and living room was so stunning I had to take a photo.

View from inside the house

View from inside the house

Wednesday I was invited to my parents for dinner with them, my brother and my granddad. A family friend dropped in for dessert and coffee. Lovely salted cod with bacon-onion-butter sauce and potatoes and berries and a nice raspberry/blueberry cobbler for dessert.

Peony from mum's garden!

Peony from mum’s garden!

Today I had a job interview and I met my mum in town and she treated me to lunch. I had a nice salad with chicken, tomatoes and avocado. I’m soon off to see some friends for a cup of coffee this evening. That would more than fill my social quota this week, so this weekend I’m spending with my dad at our summer-house. I’m hoping the rain can keep away for one weekend so I can get some much-needed house-painting done.

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3 Quotes Challenge – 3rd and final day!

Hector Samson at The Power of Quantum Thinking has challenged me to post 3 quotes for three days. Challenge accepted! I thank you for thinking of me with this challenge and I hope I won’t let you down. I have decided to go for three quotes from famous Norwegians.

There are three simple rules:

1. Post 3 of your favourite quotes each per day for 3 recurrent days. The quotes can be of any other people or it may come straight from your own heart.

2. Nominate 3 bloggers with each post to challenge them.

3. Don’t forget to utter a thankful word to the person who nominated you

My third and final quote is from Thor Heyerdahl who was an explorer know for, among other things the Kon-tiki and Ra expeditions:

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“Those who have experienced the most, have suffered so much that they have ceased to hate. Hate is more for those with a slightly guilty conscience, and who by chewing on old hate in times of peace wish to demonstrate how great they were during the war.”

Now for my nominees. I will not hold it against any of you should you choose not to accept the challenge I am a firm believer that you should only accept a challenge if it something you want to do not just because you feel like you should.

Inserachofitall

Mommermom

Dweezer19

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3 Quotes Challenge – 2nd day!

Hector Samson at The Power of Quantum Thinking has challenged me to post 3 quotes for three days. Challenge accepted! I thank you for thinking of me with this challenge and I hope I won’t let you down. I have decided to go for three quotes from famous norwegians.

There are three simple rules:

1. Post 3 of your favourite quotes each per day for 3 recurrent days. The quotes can be of any other people or it may come straight from your own heart.

2. Nominate 3 bloggers with each post to challenge them.

3. Don’t forget to utter a thankful word to the person who nominated you

My second quote is from Edvard Munch a Norwegian painter famous for paintings like the Scream:

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Fra min råtnende kropp skal blomster vokse, og jeg er i dem, og dét er evighet – Edvard Munch

Now for my nominees. I will not hold it against any of you should you choose not to accept the challenge I am a firm believer that you should only accept a challenge if it something you want to do not just because you feel like you should.

C.S Boyack

Teagan Geneviene

Jack Eason

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3 Quotes Challenge – 1st day!

Hector Samson at The Power of Quantum Thinking has challenged me to post 3 quotes for three days. Challenge accepted! I thank you for thinking of me with this challenge and I hope I won’t let you down. I have decided to go for three quotes from famous Norwegians.

There are three simple rules:

1. Post 3 of your favourite quotes each per day for 3 recurrent days. The quotes can be of any other people or it may come straight from your own heart.

2. Nominate 3 bloggers with each post to challenge them.

3. Don’t forget to utter a thankful word to the person who nominated you

My first quote is from Ibsen’s Brand

Losing all was winning’s cost! Eternally owned is but what’s lost! – Brand

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Now for my nominees. I will not hold it against any of you should you choose not to accept the challenge I am a firm believer that you should only accept a challenge if it something you want to do not just because you feel like you should.

Good woman

Ralph

Kevin

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Beach Volley and being busy

People playing Beach Volley

People playing Beach Volley

I’ve been really busy lately. As I am in desperate need of a new job I’ve been applying for a lot of jobs lately and all the application writing takes up a lot of time and even more energy. Sadly my blogging has suffered and so has most other things. I have a lot of projects that I need to finish up so I hope I will find the time and energy soon.

Today I went to help my aunt do some work around the house. She had a an accident and was in need for some help and I’m in need of small odd jobs. I started there early in the morning and most of what was left of the day I spent outside in the sun, as it looked and felt like summer decided to join us at least for today.

Enjoying the sunshine

Enjoying the sunshine

There is a beach volley tournament going on in town these days SWATCH BEACH VOLLEYBALL MAJOR SERIES – STAVANGER MAJOR 2015 and there was plenty of people about.  The atmosphere was great and both tourists and us locals enjoyed the day and we’re hoping for good weather for the rest of the tournament.