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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...