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• Winter Sun and Macarons

  

  December is nothing like December used to be when I grew up in the Valley. I used to get snow on my birthday in late October back then! In less than three... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Winter

  

  I didn't expect it would be so quiet around here for so long. All of a sudden winter came upon us and it seems like everyone has started their holiday... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• November.

  

  Holding on to anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die. - BuddhaI've been thinking about this quote a lot lately. Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Granola and Yoghurt Pie with Berry Swirl

  

  I do believe I have a legitimate reason for making myself comfort food these days. Days are increasingly colder, shorter and in general darker. Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Scenes from Home + Homemade Granola

  

  Since Monday I have felt like I've almost been loosing my mind. Although I have been outside every now and then taking pictures, things otherwise have been... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Twenty Eight

  

  At my birthday a while back ago I started to feel like nothing with my character was changing anymore. And I don't know if it makes any sense, but another part... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Messy Fall

  

  I've been spending so much time and energy being anxious about my thesis. I have some of those mornings when I wake up at 5.30 and start worrying about it and... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Apples, Apples!

  

  My friend Sigrid Marie has a farm in the Valley and when the the evening sun shines through the oaks and orchards during fall it becomes a very beautiful place... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Mom and Some Thoughts

  

  A photographer who made a picture from a splendid moment, an accidental pose of someone or a beautiful scenery, is the finder of a treasure. Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fall in the Valley

  

  "The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now." I have been spending a lot of time at Sigurd's old home in the Valley after h... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Hike with Karin

  

  Not many words needed to this post. Me and Karin made the most out of the day, started our hike early and got to the top of Harahødn before anyone else. Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Sunday Rituals

  

  This Sunday I am in Tønsberg celebrating Sigurd's aunt and uncle's anniversary. I've probably eaten to much food that I can barely move. It always gets a... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Day in the Mountains

  

  Yesterday I joined Mari up in the mountains for an afternoon at the recreational park, Langedrag - which is only half an hour by car away from town. Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Comfort

  

  I'm at home! The air back here is crisper and clearer and it makes me want to cuddle up with a blanket and coca on the couch and read a good book or sit and... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Day in Salem, Massachusetts

  

  Yesterday me and Sigurd spend the whole day in Salem, a small historical town one hour by boat outside of Boston. Salem is a world famous sea-port, a... Read more

  Posted on 17 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Lately

  

  Scenes from the neighborhood. We've been making ourselves comfortable here in Greenpoint since I came back. Sigurd has started to settle for real. Read more

  Posted on 14 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Memories from North Carolina (in Motion)

  Some memories are best captured in motion. Flickering light through the woods when driving, Sasha running in circles around me, or being up in a tiny air plane... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• View from a Rooftop

  

  Sigurd just moved into his new place in Greenpoint, just across the loft I lived at when I came here in February. I already liked to be in a Polish... Read more

  Posted on 08 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Day at the Biltmore Estate

  

  Visiting the Biltmore Estate in Ashville was just like walking right into the 1890's. It gave a genuine taste of American grandiosity in those times. Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Sarah's World

  

  My week in North Carolina involved a lot of driving, a lot of eating and a lot of laughing. I got to know both Sarah's and Evan's family and it was wonderful... Read more

  Posted on 04 September 2013 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION