the big 2011 renovation

In case you didn't know; I'm posting daily updates - photos with comments - on our home renovation in this set on Flickr.

everyday stories outtakes

Everyday stories outtakes from week 26 in June/July. I'm collecting the outtakes in the my everyday life 2011 set on Flickr.

everyday stories, week 28

Monday July 11home, BergenTuesday July 12home, BergenWednesday July 13home, BergenThursday July 14Legevakten, Bergen | Kvinneklinikken, Haukeland hospital, BergenFriday July 15home, BergenSaturday July 16home, BergenSunday July 17home, BergenPS: Click on each photo to view them bigger | the dinner project 2010, week 28 | the big 2011 renovation

Tuscany | another lunch

The lunch on our second day of the educational study tour of Tuscany was just as huge and fantastic as the lunch we had the previous day. This time we enjoyed local dishes at Ristorante Adriano Di Nencini Fabio in Cerreto Guidi. After that we got a guided tour of the Polli factory, and then we drove a lot (again) to have a guided tour and dinner at Castello di Volpaia.Click the tag "Tuscany June

Tuscany | Campochiarenti

The first visit of day 2 of our educational study tour in Tuscany was Campochiarenti winery near San Gimignano, about halfway between Florence and Siena. After that we visited Streda Belvedere winery and holiday apartments.Click the tag "Tuscany June 2011" to view all these Tuscany posts | See all the photos, including photos not posted here, in the Italy: Tuscany set on Flickr

things I like lately

- smoothie made of fresh Norwegian strawberries (The Best!), banana and cranberry juice for breakfast- sun! and temperatures that feels like summer- it's warm enough to finally wear shots- walking to the office- drying laundry outside in the sun in the garden- strawberries from our own garden (photo above)- the demolition phase our our renovation is over; the construction phase has started- being

everyday stories outtakes

Everyday stories outtakes from week 25 in June. I'm collecting the outtakes in the my everyday life 2011 set on Flickr.

Tuscany | randoms day 1

Click the tag "Tuscany June 2011" to view all these Tuscany posts | See all the photos, including photos not posted here, in the Italy: Tuscany set on Flickr

everyday stories outtakes

Everyday stories outtakes from week 24 in June. I'm collecting the outtakes in the my everyday life 2011 set on Flickr.

everyday stories, week 27

Monday July 4home, BergenTuesday July 5home, Bergen | out doing errands, BergenWednesday July 6home, BergenThursday July 7work, Spar Ågotnes | home, BergenFriday July 8home, BergenSaturday July 9home, Bergen | at our friend's place, BergenSunday July 10home, BergenPS: Click on each photo to view them bigger | the dinner project 2010, week 27

Tuscany | Svoltaccarozze, on film

Fuji pro 160S, Olympus mjuAfter that fantastic lunch we drove to Svoltaccarozze, a winery, restaurant, bed and breakfast in Murlo, 20 km south of Siena. Svoltaccarozze is a lovely family run place, where they among other things grow a lot of their own vegetables for use in the restaurant kitchen.Click the tag "Tuscany June 2011" to view all these Tuscany posts | See all the photos, including

things I like today

a summer favorite from my film archives, to be found in my new god sommer! blurb book- fresh Norwegian strawberries on my müsli for breakfast- singing out loud in the car to an old favorite song; Fairground Attraction's Perfect- listening to Reiseradioen (a live summer radio program - it's a classic) in the car on the way to work- finding yet another new outfit in my limited wardrobe - oh my!

everyday stories outtakes

Everyday stories outtakes from week 23 in June. I'm collecting the outtakes in the my everyday life 2011 set on Flickr.

Tuscany | lunch

After the visit at Basile we drove to the little village of Civitella Marittima and had a fantastic (huge) lunch at the charming Locanda nel Cassero restaurant. I would love to go back here!Rivolta del Cassero; deep fried pancake with bacon and farm cheese - a typical dish for this village.Pici bugiardo; another typical dish of the area. Pici is the name of the pasta. Bugiardo means "liar"; the

things I like today

an old* favorite film photo, to be found in my new god sommer! blurb book- lovely summer morning temperatures (finally!)- leftover salmon pasta for lunch (always a winner, kind of recipe here)- watermelon on the fruit buffet in ASKO office lunch room- a goodie bag of film from my friend Mathias in Berlin- discovering a new outfit in my currently limited wardrobe- a new to me well written

everyday stories outtakes

Everyday stories outtakes from week 22 in May/June. I'm collecting the outtakes in the my everyday life 2011 set on Flickr.

things I like lately

Irises in our May garden | Agfa Precisa 100, Minolta SRT 101- a new to me beautiful Norwegian home decorating blog: Den gode feen- a new to me lovely Norwegian photo blog: to om dagen - Pure Green Living Magazine (via Frau Haselmayer)- Fantastic Frank (via various blogs)- Kimm's new website (he's such a great photographer)- Peonies and Polaroids on giving credit- Kinfolk Magazine and Journal-

everyday stories, week 26

Monday June 27IKEA, ÅsaneTuesday June 28home, BergenWednesday June 29home, BergenThursday June 30home, BergenFriday July 1home, BergenSaturday July 2home, BergenSunday July 3home, BergenPS: Click on each photo to view them bigger | the dinner project 2010, week 26 | the big 2011 renovation

Tuscany | Basile

The first visit of our educational study tour of Tuscany was the rice producer Serrata Lunga. Then we drove to Basile, an organic winery run by a former lawyer from Naples. Basile is located in a beautiful Tuscan landscape in Maremma, in the Municipality of Cinigiano, about one hour drive from Grosseto.Click the tag "Tuscany June 2011" to view all these Tuscany posts | See all the photos,

nesting

May sunset seen from our kitchen window. Agfa Precisa 100, Minolta SRT 101As some of you already know, we have started a big renovation project in order to prepare our apartment for the arrival of our baby girl in November. We have hardly done any renovation since we moved into this place in September 2005. Well, we did build an apartment in the basement (some of you might remember my