November storm

After a quiet, warm and misty november we finally had a stormy weekend. So this morning the air was fresh and clear ..ah!

Even though we have some large trees near the house, the only damage was the old broken owl box, which fell down. So now noone has to climb up and get it - sometimes it's good to be lazy :O)

Paw-wow

I love the bear paw door handle - and the fact that both handles follow the concept of their shops.

I don't really know Naturkompaniet, but the game shop is worth a visit if you like to play.. dice in any color, shape and size, puzzles, boomerangs, chess, munchkin etc.

Vikings everywhere

I see vikings everywhere these days..

New stamp - one of four in a "winter collection", made by Claus Bigum,

Bjorn Brownbeardson made by Sandra Monat , Herzensart.

 .. and finally these cowboy-vikings made some new music. YES!! One of the new numbers, and some old ones: I'm sleeping my day away, Grow or pay.

All these vikings - not so bad on a cold and dark november day.

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Moderation

I needed a little bit of extra yarn to complete something, but somehow seven extra skeins came along.. still I find it rather modest :)

I like the idea of this place - more than 100 colors, smallest quantity 25 g - it's so nice when you have an idea about a certain shade of green, grey or whatever..

Still I love my local yarnshop - always good advice and beautiful yarn - so better support her by buying some yarn soon ;O)

In a cloud

..or when pumpkins turn seriously evil.

Morran Mittens

Last night I sent my contribution to Camilla Engmans open call on portraying Morran. I have the feeling this cool dog might become the most illustrated dog ever?

I hope that Studio Morran will show the collection of "Morran Films" again - my favourite is the one, with a very big bag of "pillow-stuffing" and Morran doing all the hard work emptying it.. :O)

Graphic design anno 1500 BC

Rock carvings near Sarpsborg, Norway.

Going north

Late october afternoon - boarding a ferry heading north - leaving Copenhagen behind.

Next day taking a walk in Oslo City, then driving west. After a while leaving the car behind, moving on with backpacks into the woods. Cold - a mix of water and frozen water coming from above brr...

Fantastic view of Oslo and the Oslo Fjord... ahem..

Very cosy place to stay overnight. No electricity but candlelights, stove and a good supply of dry firewood.

Next morning luckily no clouds.

During World War II the norwegian freedom fighters used this place to keep an eye on the german headquarter below.

Old treasures

Can you find Eyjafjallajoekull or it's neighbour the big vulcano Katla on this map? This is a place to find old treasures indeed..

Or an old safe without a key - one of the boxes inside still locked..

Somehow this "surfing for old treasures" happens to me late at night, when the house is dark and quiet and I should have been sleeping long ago. Does this happen to you too?