Category Archives: Norway – the New Adventure

This was one of those days when you didn’t know just what would happen next – at least with the weather. It started out with scattered clouds, and about 10 degrees………. and I had some planting to do. But first, … Continue reading →

sparkled on my lawn this morning. Or, in other words, we had a fairly hard frost.  I think David was glad that he parked in the garage last night. It was pretty crispy when Snoopy and I set out for … Continue reading →

Just a brief “whine” amid my unpacking of boxes, as our container came last Thursday/Friday, and we spent most of the weekend out.  Fabric is mostly on the shelves, albeit, NOT in any order at all.  The kitchen is pretty … Continue reading →

One Friday, David discovered that there are a couple of places where you can walk your dog off-leash – at least in the winter and fall.  One of them is really close to our house, so the following Sunday morning, … Continue reading →

When cloudy was the weather…..”. So begins a nursery rhyme I remember from when my children were small.  I was reminded of it as Snoopy and I walked in the park yesterday morning…. only, it wasn’t cloud – it was … Continue reading →

And yesterday, Snoopy and I went farther – all the way around the lake. It was about a 5 1/2 mile trek. The park by our house has a display on the solar system.  It begins with the sun – … Continue reading →

We’ve had some lovely weather lately – almost made up for not being able to get the internet set up. The nearby park was lovely, and it was a joy to take Snoopy for a walk, or wander downtown to … Continue reading →

Isn’t it funny how much of a difference the little things make? Like being able to wash my face in warm water in the evening…. sounds pretty ordinary, but in Muscat, the hot water took so long to come through … Continue reading →

Stavanger is a very cloudy city – and often those clouds leak.  Other times, they just reach down to kiss the ground, leaving you wondering just what the blob across the street really is.  Being on the North Sea, that … Continue reading →

There are quite a few museums in Stavanger – David found a list of them and their open hours on the internet Saturday morning. In the off-season, they have quite short hours – some only open for 5 hours on … Continue reading →