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Tag Archives: Norway
Quilting – Quite a Social Activity
Although when you first think of women (and men) huddled in their homes, working away on their sewing machine, you would think that quilting today is quite a solitary activity, you would be wrong. It can be that, but there … Continue reading
Posted in Quilting
Tagged Canada, Dubai International Quilt Show, Expat life, friends, friendship, Kuwait, learning, meetings, moving, Muscat, Norway, Oman, piecing, quilting, Russia, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
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In Training Again
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
Posted in Norway - the New Adventure
Tagged cold, frost, Norway, photography, Sandnes, winter
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Today…
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
I Think I Have It Figured Out
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
Posted in Norway - the New Adventure
Tagged cruise, fjord, magic, Norway, photography, Preikestolen, Pulpit Rock, sun, sunshine
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My Norwegian New Year’s Eve
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
Posted in Norway - the New Adventure
Tagged Christmas, embroidery, fireworks, hardanger, Julebok, Julebuk, new camera, New Years, Norway, photography, singing
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Check Out This Blog
A fellow Canadian, newly transplanted to Stavanger, has a blog I think you will like. She is a real wordsmith. http://expatters.blogspot.no I would be reblogging her last post, but I’m not sure how. I hope you enjoy this.
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