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Running Tonight

Thursday, February 3rd, 2011 Posted in Running, Sailing, Winter | 3 Comments »

The pavement and the streets were glazed with recent rain that had just started to freeze, and the first kilometer was more about skating and keeping my balance than it was about running. After that it got better and I ...

Winter Sewing

Thursday, January 13th, 2011 Posted in Sewing, Winter | 10 Comments »

I could tell you long stories about my pneumonia that went on all through Christmas and New Years, or how I can't seem to quite get rid of my cold and get back on top - but I won't. (Just ...

All I Want For Christmas

Saturday, December 25th, 2010 Posted in Christmas, Family, Holiday, Sewing, The house, Winter | 10 Comments »

Christmas Eve came and went. The pixies have been up since December 1st, and the girls have each counted down by opening a small present every day. In case you don't all know, in Denmark we celebrate Christmas on the ...

November… Really??

Saturday, November 27th, 2010 Posted in Winter | 6 Comments »

This is what it looks like outside at the moment. The calendar still says November, and it's hard to believe the amount of snow we have - even for Denmark, this is rather extreme this early in the winter. Mads isn't ...

Sunny and Freezing

Monday, February 22nd, 2010 Posted in Family, Sewing, Winter | 7 Comments »

Yesterday afternoon, while Mads was working on the preparations for installing the exhaust hood in the kitchen, the girls and I went to a nearby playground. The weather was beautiful, which was such a thrill after what seems like an ...

Quiet World

Monday, February 1st, 2010 Posted in Winter | 10 Comments »

Yesterday, early in the morning we had another heavy snow fall. I had been looking forward to all 4 of us going for a walk, but as Frida had a terrible cold that came with a fever, and Ronja wanted ...

Send More Sunshine

Friday, January 22nd, 2010 Posted in Frida, Sewing, Winter | 5 Comments »

The sun showed itself yesterday! Following days and days of nothing but greyness, it was quite amazing to see the long shadows that were cast on the snow. I was driving in the car with Frida, and she complained about ...

Impressions from a Saturday

Monday, February 16th, 2009 Posted in Day to day, Family, Outings, Winter | 9 Comments »

First, remember there's still time for you to have your name in the draw for my Valentine's Give-Away that ends Monday night - so go check it out and let others know as well! Yesterday we went for a walk in ...