Monthly Archives: January 2013

Saturday Morning

Posted on January 28, 2013 by kuwaitquilter

Friday it began to warm up (finally the thermometer remembered there were numbers higher than -10 C). When I looked out into the darkness before I went to bed, I could see that there was a layer of new snow … Continue reading →

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Another Mystery

Posted on January 27, 2013 by kuwaitquilter

“Not another mystery”, you say.  “We haven’t seen the final results of the last ones.” And you are correct.  But the Muscat Quilt group, of which I was a member for too short a time, is running one, and I’m … Continue reading →

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In Training Again

Posted on January 24, 2013 by kuwaitquilter

for the cold.  After enjoying a few days of +8 or so, we are back in the deep freeze here in Sandnes.  That’s around -10C.  Not cold by some standards, but as a young Norwegian lady said today, it’s the … Continue reading →

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Selling a Car – Again

Posted on January 7, 2013 by kuwaitquilter

Here we are again – selling a car after just a bit over a year.  I sure am tired of moving and all the little things associated with it. We went today to visit the neighbourhood used-car dealer – the … Continue reading →

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Today…

Posted on January 4, 2013 by kuwaitquilter

I remember the rain.  Or maybe it remembered me. I’m not sure which.  But it sort of fit the day. It wasn’t a heavy rain, but a mist that you couldn’t really see but made everything wet. Not too cold, … Continue reading →

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I Think I Have It Figured Out

Posted on January 3, 2013 by kuwaitquilter

Last Thursday I discovered why people come to Norway – or stay here……. I’ve thought about this for some time, but now I’m sure.  Absolutely sure. It’s not the  people, or the sing-song lilt of the language, the skiing or … Continue reading →

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My Norwegian New Year’s Eve

Posted on January 2, 2013 by kuwaitquilter

My story of New Years Eve actually begins on December 30th. My friend Sue and I were sitting at the dining room table, trying to figure out how to begin our recently acquired Hardanger embroidery kits.  They came with fabric, … Continue reading →

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