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Nearness and sled rides

Saturday, February 14th, 2009 Posted in Award, Blogging, Day to day, Frida, Internet, Outings, Winter | 8 Comments »

The train ride to work this morning offered a view of the rising sun in a clear and frosty sky with beautiful blue, purple, and red tones. The sun set long ago now, but we have had a beautiful deep ...

Hibernation

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 Posted in Creative children, Day to day, Our garden, The house, Winter | 4 Comments »

Our garden is white at the moment.   Ronja gave me this little bird feeder Christmas before last, and it has been hanging there in the Japanese Cherry Tree ever since. I love the colours on it, and when the rest of ...

Light and shadow

Tuesday, February 10th, 2009 Posted in Creative children, Day to day, Family, Ronja, Winter | 5 Comments »

The snow is falling. Trucks go by to salt the roads every now and then, and the weather forecasts predict more snow in the days to come. Don't get me wrong, I like snow - really! In December, when it ...

Out for a drive

Monday, February 2nd, 2009 Posted in Day to day, Family, Outings, Ronja, Sewing, The house, Winter | 4 Comments »

Yesterday, Mads and I went for a drive with the girls.   We used to do that quite a bit 5 years ago, when we were looking to buy a house, trying to get a feel of the different areas around Copenhagen. ...

Wrap up

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009 Posted in Christmas, Day to day, Family, Outings, Ronja, Winter | 7 Comments »

I'm in the train right now - on my way home from work. It's getting dark - and by the time I reach our house the light will be all gone. I wanted to post about 2008 one last time ...

Working girl

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in Christmas, Day to day, Family, Winter, Work life | 9 Comments »

  Christmas has moved into our yellow house by the station. Entering December means entering a month of expectations and cosiness, and a month that has a different pace to it.    The Advent wreath is lit every Sunday afternoon, starting with one ...

White world

Saturday, November 22nd, 2008 Posted in Day to day, Family, Frida, Sewing, Winter | 7 Comments »

 I woke up to a beautiful sight this morning. Our garden is covered in snow, the sun is shining, and moments ago I sent Mads and Ronja off with a sled to play in the snow.   So what am I doing back ...

January – and progress upstairs

Wednesday, January 31st, 2007 Posted in Creative children, Day to day, Ronja, The house, Winter | No Comments »

Winter in the garden No, you're right - the picture is almost cheating. We've had one day like that this past Saturday, and I just had to post a real winter picture. The rest of January has been all about beating ...