Wooden sticks that talks

The kids love the movies about Knerten – the wooden sticks that talks. You know – every childs best friend; always there and he says what ever you want him to say:)

Even I have seen them more than once so I certainly get why the kids are fascinated…

This Sunday they wanted me to take a photo of Knerten. It is not an everyday happening that they for a photo session so I was happy to do so. Knerten`s wife could not be bothered with this shit…

No big story here but cute photos can also inspire a layout…

Knerten

The stick is every boy’s best friend – and he speaks…

You both love to watch the movies about Knerten and you can watch them over and over again, but when I try to pretend that Knerten is talking I`m told that I am stupid who believe that a plastic stick can talk.

Maybe this is because he isn`t the real thing. Maybe you feel cheated because grandma gave you a plastic stick and not a real wood stick?

Your dad has no problem sleeping with everyone talking around him. Maybe he believes in Knerten?

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31 things – reading

Once I was an obsessed reader. I bought my first book in 1975 I think and that is the one book I have read more than once…

Sigrid Undset – Kristin Lavransdatter. Just like my mother I could “see” everything playing in my head. Almost 40 years later I can still see the characters and the house,s and I never saw the film that came years later. My Erlend and Kristin still look just like they did in my fantasy back then.

I`m also obsessed with owning the books…

It is almost 40 years old and when I open the book I can smell the places I have lived. The good memories and the not so good memories.

Sigrid Undset has always been a favorite of mine along with Anne Karin Elstad…

Her first four books described the life of Margret of Innhaugen around 1800 and she described a life I knew because of my mother’s story telling. My mother was born in 1926 and she could tell the most amazing stories about elves and trolls. She probably believed in the elves all her life:) And you know – the elves did live in the Norwegian woods in 1800. I have every book Elstad ever wrote and I am so sad about her death a few weeks ago.

Another favorite of mine is Ken Follett…

…and Stephen King. I love Stephen King. That is a little weird because no way can I stand to see a film created from his books. I can not stand to see blood and cruelty but I love to read the sordid details.

31 things – reading…

You know – if I had been 30 years younger and if I had a dog I would be out walking that dog today. I would have walked the dog all day long because there is a BMW meet up in the village.  What is it with men and cars:)

Living on the other side of the road I guess I have to be ready for som tires burning this evening:)

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How is your morning routine

My morning routine is all about routine, routine and routine. From the evil sound of the iPhone alarm at 5.20 am until I leave home at 6.50 am. The only thing that change-up the routine is all those mornings I wake up two hours before the alarm goes off:) Always the early morning bird.

Without opening my eyes I open the window and stumble into the kitchen where I put two pieces of bread into the toaster and get the coffee maker going. I get everything ready in the evening so all I have to do is to push the button. A good thing since my eyes are still closed. I put yesterday`s cloths back on and I am ready for breakfast. Two pieces of bread with cheese – always cheese.

Before I balance the coffee mug and sit down in front of the computer I open my eyes:) What did I do before the computer took over my life? Well, there was a time when the newspaper was a priority but that was a long time ago. Now the newspaper have to wait until I`m at work. I miss those days when I did nothing. Just sitting there, looking at nothing and charging the batteries. The good old times.

6.20 I shower and if I walk into the bathroom with the right foot first I will be dressed in uniform and working at 6.50…

This morning was like any other morning except I had the day off. A day off with a long “to do”list. Now – this list was a nice list, filled with things like:  Gathering all the layouts made this year and insert them into page-protectors. Organizing and filing all the stuff stacked at the desk and the kitchen table, the expedit, the book shelves and the floor. I hadn`t realized that my albums were full so now I have a high stack of pages with no home. Good planning.

I also added a little something to my pages in the week in the life album…

Usually I never spend this much time and effort finishing any album. Hm…maybe it is time to see if I can get all the pages into one album:)

No – I think I will wait. It is too late to change things up anyway:)

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31 Things – what did I find in my jewelry box

Well…first of all I had a hard time finding my jewelry box and that says it all I think:) I am definitely not a jewelry person. Still – there are things hidden in there I wouldn`t dream of tossing. Like this one…

A gift from my mother 40 years ago. All forgotten and probably not used for 30 years but I still love it. I was about to write that this is the only jewelry my mother ever gave me but that wouldn`t be the truth. I just can`t remember what it was and where it is and that says a lot about me:)

All this talk about jewelry is thanks to Ali Edwards class “31 Things” at BPC.  The class started yesterday and the first thing to document was jewelry. Good thing that is over and done with…

I could have written a lot more than one page about this theme and I did. But for once I went back and edited to keep it down to one page. Just a few words about the four pieces of jewelry I care for and a statement about the fact that I am not a jewelry person at all – and I am ready to move on to the next subject.

Wait…I did find traces of a bolder youth,  not so long ago…

…and can you believe this? They were kept safe in a box with cotton. I am sure that says something about me but I don`t know if I want to know what…

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May 17 2012

Not so different from any other May 17…

…rainy and cold in our part of Norway, and I moved slowly through the day enjoying the day. Working on my “Week in the life” album…

The finishing touches took so much more time than I had planned. All the photos are in place and I have finished the journaling. Still have some bits and pieces to add before I can call it done.

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