Category Archives: Norway
Pumpkin Ravioli with Salmon Pesto Cream Sauce
Italy meets Norway in this quick and filling dish. You need: Pumpkin Ravioli – recipe here 500 grams salmon, cut into cubes 1 tablespoon of Pesto – I have used […]
Build your own hotel in just four days
After reading about Colony Collapse Disorder I thought an insect hotel in my garden would be the best way to guard myself against a bee-free environment. Not only that, but it would […]
Blown away on Fairy Island
We visited Feøy this Easter and did some obligatory sightseeing on this little island off the coast of Karmøy. If you live on an island in the north sea with […]
Journey – Seljestad
For around 15 percent of the population, Easter in Norway means a trip to the mountains for cross-country skiing. Seljestad is our favorite place, no hotels or resorts just private […]
Christmas market in Haugesund
I have collected goodies from here, there and everywhere for my stand at the Christmas market in Haugesund. Two years and five countries has produced a rustic collection of products. […]
Osl♥
No matter where you live the events in Oslo have touched you some how. Monday evening hundreds of thousands gathered in the streets in Norway with torches or roses to […]
Hurtigruten -The longest tv show ever
The Norwegian broadcasting network (NRK) is now showing the longest consecutive tv show ever. Hurtigruten Minute by minute presents the journey from Bergen to Kirkenes live. The production has taken the […]
Eidfjord
Since I was already digging around in old photos after a request from Patty, I thought I would share some more cooling pictures from Eidfjord in Hordaland, Norway. I couldn’t […]
Seljestad
After a few weeks in hot and sticky Italy, I long for a couple of cool and refreshing days in the Norwegian mountains. These photos were taken at Seljestad outside […]
Shipping to Norway? Go postal!
When I moved to Norway in 1993, they still had surface shipping. Six to ten weeks from Minneapolis to Haugesund and care packages from home would arrive safe and sound […]
Easter 2008 – Seljestad, Norway
Easter 2008 was spent at a cabin in Seljestad, Norway. Seljestad is located in the county of Odda and is around 600 meters over sea-level. Not exactly a mountain but […]
