Aurora Borealis

Pics by Bjørn Jørgensen, I've "stolen" these from youtube.

My home Town Tromsø

I have to learn how to publish videos, here is a greate one advertising my home town, Tromsø.
Må lære meg å publisere videoer, ville så gjerne vise dere kommunen sin skrytevideo. Du kan se den her .

Panic!

I haven't had access to my blog, other than reading it, lately. I could NOT blog! Actually several days passed without me noticing, mostly because we stayed out all day, just labouring on in the garden and basement. The weather has been very good. BUT, yesterday I was planning a blog entry, wanting to show you my new project; another pattern from Drops . Anyway, the blog seems ok now :o)

First I studied these, here are several want-to-do items. But I ended up with the tunic in the picture.

Har hatt bloggetørke, men lite aktivitet på strikkinga også, mulig det henger sammen ;o)

Vi har vært ute og styra rundt huset, men ingenting har blitt dokumentert med fotoapparat, skulle egentlig ha vist dere blomsterbed som vi har klart å holde vedlike i denne vannvittige "byggefasen" som har strekt seg over flere år! I det minste skulle jeg ha skrytt av de vakre hvitveisene. Vi har blåveis også, men de virke litt blodfattige.

Vi ses snart ;o)

My children

Born in 80, 83 and 85. Aren't they cute?

May 17th 2009

No comments, the weather was incredible, the leaves had turned green, - nearly, the cake was a success, what else to ask for on our National Day?

Hibernating?

What has happened to my knitting? I don't know, but I find it hard to complete this last project; the yarn was not fit for this type of knitting, it looks bulky and "clumsy". So what to do next, frog or continue? I have so much yarn left.....

Springtime

Some evidence. Yesterday I had my first meal with wine outside. I even "caught" some flowers in blooming. The flowerbeds have just got rid of the last snow so they need tidying up, but I wanted to show you allthough it's a mess. Once again I have to admit that the pictures have lousy quality, but I had to use my cell phone.

Nydelig vårvær, uterestaurant, blåskjell og hvitvin, en fryd for sansan og humøret. Blåveis og krokus fra vinterslitne blomsterbed.

Tada (as my daughter would have said)

Den blei fin, æ e kjempefornøyd (litt sjølskryt e på sin plass her).

Nice, I'm happy about this one, - and about myself having completed a project this fast.

The knitting details are to be found in the last entry.

Much knitting, less blogging

Nesten ferdig med sommerjakke i bomull, mønsteret e gratis fra Drops. Igjen har æ vært gjerrig på masken, valgte størrelse M for å kompensere, men den blir knapp, - shit! Garnet e fra en stor herregenser som har vært i dvale i 20 år, plutselig blei den bare rekt opp. Mottakeren fra da, har vært uaktuell de siste 18 år. Æ e veldig fornøyd med knappan :o)

Nearly finished a summer jacket knit in cotton, the pattern is available for free from Drops. Unfortunately the finished jacket seems to be too small, once again. The yarn is from an old sweater, made for my former husband. It has been in my stash for more than 20 years. I'm very happy about the buttons :o)

Yarn: Mandarin "Soft"
Size: M
Gauge: 13 stiches pr cm
Needles: 6 mm

Easter memories

A late walk to enjoy the view. Folkestad once again, - late in the evening, reaaly too scarcely lit, but anyway, I think you can can get an impression.

Finished projects

Vis fullstendig album

Here are my latest projects, the “Miyake” and the “Calorimetry”. I’ve already used the vest several times, but I refuse to start using ear warmers at this time of year, although we’ve had a blizzard this weekend.

Vis fullstendig album

Vis fullstendig album

Experimenting

Dette va jammen ikkje lett, prøve å skrive et innlegg i windows live write! Poenget va å kunne variere skrifttype og layout etc., men foreløpig e utfordringen større enn gleden. Mulighetan for bilda e også større, – her må det eksperimenteres.

Dokumenter - Office Live Workspace

The family cabin

We stayed one night by a small lake, in a cabin owned by the family, lovely. You can also get a glimpse of the Miyake and the Clapotis.

Today's activity

Hiking, building a bridge for the ATV, watching frogs in a pond; mating!

(Edited 14.04; perhaps they're actually toads?)

Impressed by the view?

This is the view from the living room at my in-laws. Beautiful flowers given to my father -in-law when he was 90 in January are seen in the front.

What a difference!

This is spring, while we back at home, in Tromsø, have winter and more than one metre with snow.