Blue

These photos were taken about three weeks ago in the woods near the village. It was so pretty while it lasted, and I had to make a trip up there every day just to take in the beautiful sight and...

Happy Friday!

A few things that make me happy on a sunny Friday in May: - this floral blouse, bought in the sales at Cath Kidston last year. -seeing clouds shaped as feathers. - a magnolia tree in bloom. So...

Florals

Welcome, May! I love spring, and I love that it has finally arrived after a long and cold winter. I always feel like wearing florals in spring, and the other week I went to the Cath Kidston outlet...

Bluebells

A couple of weeks ago the woods were full of woodanemones. Now the bluebells have taken over (not to be confused with the Norwegian blåklokke! This flower is called Klokkeblåstjerne in Norwegian)....

Bliss

One (of the many) great thing(s) about having a baby is that whenever I buy a magazine, I never have time to sit down and read it and I eventually forget that I've bought it. Then, one day when the...

Woodanemone

Woodanemone (hvitveis) has always been my favourite spring flower, and ever since I was a small girl I have been searching the ground in the woods to find the first one in spring. Having never...

Lately

I took an unintentional break from blogging, but now I am back and I'll show you what I've been up to in the last month! We went back home to visit friends and family in the blazing sunshine, and...

Two years ago...

My birthday is in the beginning of April, and two years ago I spent my birthday lying in the garden on a picnic blanket, drinking champagne. It was so hot I could barely move, and I fell asleep...

First Mother's Day

This Sunday was my very first Mother's Day! And a lovely day it was too. It started with Husband and F serving me breakfast in bed: pancakes and coffee. I got a bouquet of my favourite flowers. We...

Soon...

The weather suddenly got colder again, but here are a few Instagram pictures I've taken recently. Not long now!!

Things that make me happy on a Friday

- it's Friday again! - spring is definitely in the air. I can feel it - I saw a cherry tree in bloom yesterday - we're going to Norway in a month's time - I had my first baby- free evening outing...

About missing home

It's been six and a half years since I left Norway now. I never thought I would be gone for this long. I left life as a student in Bergen, where we would stay up all night, drink a lot, go dancing...

Valentine

We didn't do much for Valentine's day, I'm not a big fan of the whole thing, but as I do like things heart shaped, I will take any excuse to make little hearts. So I made brownies, served on a...

Alice in Wonderland

A friend of mine bought me these earrings, and I absolutely love them!

Weekend breakfast

I realise I'm writing a lot about food these days, and this might be (or rather certainly is) because I find myself craving sugar and carbohydrates these days, more so than I ever did when I was...

Cambridge is only an hour away from where we live, and as Husband is on winter half term we went there the other day. The sun was shining, birds singing, people were enjoying their coffee outside...

Literature baby

I recently got a few books for little F, adding to her little library. I have always loved reading books, as a child I loved being read to, and I really want to pass on that to my daughter. This...

Rocket pesto

I have written about this recipe before, but it is worth repeating. Rocket pesto (or ruccola pesto) is so tasty, and lot cheaper to make than basil pesto! This recipe is from 'The Vicar's Wife's...

Weekend

I found some clothes in my closet that I haven't worn in a very long time, so it felt a bit like wearing a brand new outfit! Pretty Valentine's roses on half price offer, and I thought 'Why not?'....

Things I look forward to

I love my daughter more than anything, and I really love the connection we have because of me breastfeeding her, but there are still a few things I haven't been able to do for a while, that I'm...

Weekend

I love weekend breakfasts. When you have time to do that little bit extra because you're not on your own looking after the baby..

Brambly Hedge

I first encountered Jill Barklem's Brambly Hedge books when I moved to England, and I have grown to love these books so much. If you haven't read these lovely children's stories yet, I suggest you...

Fat Tuesday

You're tired after too little sleep, the baby is screaming and feeling unwell after having vaccinations the day before, your attempt to give her painkillers ended up with her throwing up all over...

Dreaming..

I love winter. I love freezing cold weather, wrapping up warm, snow, frost and ice. But I also long for more daylight, warmer weather and to be outside all day. I dream of: - wearing bright colours...

Fastelaven

There was no time to make 'fastelavensboller' today, so I made pavlova instead. Pavlova is so easy and so tasty. I use Lorraine Pascale's recipe for the meringue, but for the topping I use whipped...

So close you can smell it

Spring is definitely not far off now! Longer days, more light, warmer weather...

Holga SLR

Like I've said before, I recently bought a Holga lens for my digital SLR. I love the way the photos come out, ans I'm having so much fun experimenting. And the best thing is that I don't have to...

3 Happy Things

1. New wellies (LOVE them!)2. Sunny weather3. Drinking hot chocolate after being out in the cold

Shades of purple

Breakfast scones

These scones are delicious for a weekend breakfast (or any day, really). I've stolen the recipe from Ingvild. They are delicious with brown cheese or homemade jam. Homemade apple jam is so easy to...