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How To Survive a Long House in October
I still remember the moment before we left, when I was looking into my storage, thinking, “Oh, look all those sheepskins — well, I probably won’t need those. It isn’t that cold. ” Little did I know I was in … Continue reading
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That Strange Little Place in the Mountains
If you’re feeling a little burned out, there’s no better place to go to refill the well than Røros — which is just what a friend and I did this summer. It’s not far from home at all, just … Continue reading
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The Dead Next Door
From I was nine to nineteen, I lived on the wooden half of a former island studded with ancient burial mounds. It’s not hard to see why the place has always been inhabited: the soil is rich, there was game … Continue reading
Cake in Vienna
This week, I was in Vienna. This is what I saw:
The Worst Guy…
I am quickly approaching 40, falling by every definition into the spinster category: unmarried, unwooed and with my very own cat collection (albeit a small one, counting only two). What does not appear in this picture however, is that I … Continue reading
This Year’s Halloween Selection
I spent Halloween with my favorite Halloween-girl (and Belladonna partner), Liv Lingborn. We don’t have a longstanding Halloween tradition in Norway, its just the last decade that kids have begun to dress up to go “trick or treating” – so … Continue reading