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The date of the beginning of summer varies according to climate, culture, and tradition.
Published on 2012-05-23 07:41:00
No more tender spring-green leaves,I hereby declare summer > read more
Historically, the term "romance" originates with the medieval ideal of chivalry as set out in its Romance literature.
Published on 2012-05-21 01:59:00
Every now and then in everyone's life there comes this person around that you just fall head over heels in love with.His name is Vasilis.Love is so > read more
The Constitution of Norway was signed at Eidsvoll on May 17 in the year 1814.
Published on 2012-05-17 04:50:00
Gratulerer med dagen > read more
Royal blue describes both a bright shade and a dark shade of azure blue.
Published on 2012-05-12 06:47:00
A blue ribbon.The 12th of May is the international ME/CFS awareness day.Started in 2009 by a Canadian ME patient, it is represented by a royal blue ribbon.Next year I've been sick for 10 years. There are no medication, no form of treatment, nothing that will make me well and since there seems to be no easy answers a lot of doctors and scientists just give up.I'm not giving up though. I hope to some day be well. Until then I will live my life as best I can with the ME. > read more
In philosophy, the term world has several possible meanings.
Published on 2012-05-10 07:11:00
With my camera I can see the world the way I want to see it.Light, bright and airy. Optimistic and friendly. Kind and caring.Maybe the world isn't exactly like that.But I think I'll just choose to believe in a world that is good and kind ♥Peacock feather earrings. > read more
A rosé is a type of wine that has some of the color typical of a red wine, but only enough to turn it pink.
Published on 2012-05-07 08:20:00
Sun, > read more
A home is generally a place that is close to the heart of the owner.
Published on 2012-05-03 09:09:00
I found an apartment ♥It's in an old house that is sectioned into three. It's got 2 bedrooms, bright walls, an Ikea kitchen, a slight ocean view and even a patio in the backyard ♥It's just 2 minutes from were I live now, but it's in a street that's calmer. I'm moving in the 15. of August.It's so beautiful, I can't wait to show you guys !"Join me kitty?" > read more
Coffee is usually sold in a roasted state, and with rare exceptions all coffee is roasted before it is consumed.
Published on 2012-04-30 11:23:00
Fresh coffee and fresh flowers ♥I brought my camera along today for coffee with my colorful Malene at Verket Cafè. But I suppose me bringing the camera is no surprise, now is it? *laughs*Coffee, photography and friends, an excellent combination.I need a beige bag. > read more
The relatively easy availability of basic drawing instruments makes drawing more universal than most other media.
Published on 2012-04-29 08:11:00
Atmospheric pressure is the force per unit area exerted into a surface by the weight of air above that surface in the atmosphere of Earth (or that of another planet).
Published on 2012-04-24 09:20:00
Stupid atmospheric pressure..The other day it snowed, then rained for a bit, then some hail fell and then the sun peaked out.The weather has been really crazy lately! One day it's cold, the next it's hot.Today it's sunny and really warm.It's completely messing with my health. Usually I'm not sick a lot ,except for the ME I mean *laughs*, but now I have this pesky cold that just won't let go! An on again off again cold isn't really something I'm used too.Lots of tea with honey; make me well again [..] > read more
The etymology of the word refers to enclosure: it is from Middle English gardin, from Anglo-French gardin, jardin, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German gard, gart, an enclosure or compound, as in Stuttgart.
Published on 2012-04-19 08:00:00
I do > read more
A fan convention, or con, is an event in which fans of a particular film, television series, comic book, actor, or an entire genre of entertainment such as science fiction or anime and manga, gather.
Published on 2012-04-18 00:39:00
At BanzaiCon 3 in Larvik last weekend !My anime watching and manga reading days are long over, but if you can get into a con with a camera you're sure to have a good time. And lots and lots of pictures.Pretty much all my friends volunteer at this event, which isn't that > read more
From the end of World War II until the 1980s, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was a notorious spring break destination in the United States for college students.
Published on 2012-04-15 05:30:00
Celine, dancing the night awayAlex, Linda and ØysteinMalene with her lovely red hairSimon, recently kissed by MaleneMe and my crush ♥Idar looking serious as alwaysLaughs, beer, jello shots, philosophical conversations and the likes.These pictures are from Linda's birthday party that Malene and Øystein hosted, we all had a great time ♥ And I've been enjoying pretending not to be sick at all during Spring Break, having a crush on a boy helps, *laughs* There's a lot of birthday parties in Mar [..] > read more
Anemone nemorosa is an early-spring flowering plant in the genus Anemone in the family Ranunculaceae, native to Europe.
Published on 2012-04-13 08:48:00
The forest is already full of Anemone nemorosas.We call them Hvitveis, what do you call them?It's such a sight, the entire forest floor is covered with thees beautiful white flowers. I do consider myself lucky living in a town that has such a beautiful beech forest 5 minutes from the town square > read more
Cats conserve energy by sleeping more than most animals.
Published on 2012-04-11 12:07:00
Pretty kitty, being pretty > read more
Somebody That I Used to Know - Walk off the Earth (Gotye - Cover)
Published on 2012-04-09 13:01:00
If you haven't seen this yet;your welcome ♥ > read more
From the end of World War II until the 1980s, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was a notorious spring break destination in the United States for college students.
Published on 2012-04-08 12:43:00
Family, friends, parties, cats, coffee and even some snow fall.I've had a busy spring break. Maria turned 22, which we of course had to celebrateStine, beautiful as alwaysMartin looking like a sirJohnny and the birthday girl MariaCandy!John, my stepfather, turned 61Opening presents Ole shining his glassesMy favorite little man giving me a call on a remote control My sister LindaAnd this weekend Malene and Øystein hosted a birthday party for lovely Linda > read more
Happy Easter ♥
Published on 2012-04-05 11:27:00
Happy Easter everyone ♥I'm still not decorating for Easter, but my mom goes all out every year so I can just go to her house and get my Easter dose.I hope you all have a nice holiday. > read more
Bird vocalization includes both bird calls and bird songs.
Published on 2012-04-04 06:22:00
Tweet, tweet ♥I found these embroidered birds at flea market last fall. I took pictures of them many, many months later, and now even more months gone by I finally get around to sharing them. Funny how it goes! *laughs*In other news: the temperature has dropped and because of it I've gotten a cold. Stupid weather.. > read more
They aid in flight, thermal insulation, waterproofing and coloration that helps in communication and protection.
Published on 2012-04-01 05:48:00
Feathery feathers.All light and airy. But unlike Nicoline I don't > read more
The word "yellow" comes from the Old English geolu, or geolwe which derived from the Proto-Germanic word gelwaz.
Published on 2012-03-26 05:42:00
It's getting warmer. I got these awesome leather boots for 100nok (that's about 17 dollars). But the weather is quickly becoming too warm to wear them!Then again, I don't really mind.Has Spring-time begun were you're at yet? > read more
A party will typically feature food and beverages, and often music and dancing as well.
Published on 2012-03-21 07:18:00
Laughter, smiles and lots of dancing.Last Saturday we celebrated Øysteins 25th birthday ♥I brought my camera, and it's still in one piece. > read more
In a meeting, two or more people come together to discuss one or more topics, often in a formal setting.
Published on 2012-03-19 05:56:00
Coffee, flowers and smiles.I never really > read more
The species which are hunted are referred to as game.
Published on 2012-03-13 09:28:00
I am exhausted!Apartment hunting is really taking it's toll, there's just so much to think about! Price, location, renovating, rent costs, noise, neighbors, heating, electricity.For heavens sake!I didn't expect it to be so hard.In the meantime the first spring-green leaves have popped on the branches I picked a couple of weeks ago, the sun is shining and Nicoline is being as demanding as always. Actually that's not really true, right now she's asleep on her kitchen chair, snoring a happy lady-ki [..] > read more
In many jurisdictions, though not all (Bali, Indonesia being one exception), it is normal for home purchases to be funded by a mortgage loan.
Published on 2012-03-09 04:39:00
There's 5cm of snow in Tønsberg.Luckily there's non here in Larvik, but it's been really cold again!When there's a lot on your mind you need someone or something to distract you for just a little while. And that's were friends come in, Johnny, Martin, Idar and Stian. I've been waiting for the bank to call me to let me know if I can get a loan or not. And yesterday at Passagen Cafè they did.I got the loan!Johnny, Martin and Idar are so used to me that they don't notice any of the crazy, but St [..] > read more
Chemically, about three quarters of the Sun's mass consists of hydrogen, while the rest is mostly helium.
Published on 2012-03-06 04:00:00
A sunny day.A beautiful day with beautiful friends at Kaffe Bryggeriet, a cafè we only visit when the spring-sun peaks out and warms our skin. Me, Malene, Øystein, Celine and her son Kevin ♥ And the sun, of course.Passagen lies in an alley, and they don't get the early spring sun. So for now we switch charm and soul for the suns warm rays ♥Don't worry Passagen, we'll be back as soon as the sun is higher on the skies. > read more
Along with that of tapes, fringes and other smallwares, the manufacture of cloth ribbons forms a special department of the textile industries.
Published on 2012-03-04 07:00:00
Silky, furry love.Nicoline all dressed up with her white silk-ribbon bow. As long as I put it on when she feels like sleeping anyways she's ok with it. Hehe.SO CUTE ♥ ! > read more
Understanding and describing change is a common theme in the natural sciences, and calculus was developed as a powerful tool to investigate it.
Published on 2012-03-02 02:08:00
A letter.Letters can do so much can't they? They get delivered to your mailbox and you bring them in and open them up.And there it is: 7. of March someone is coming over to appraise all the apartments in the building, everything's going to be sold.I'm going to see if I can get a loan and just buy the place. I hope I can. But nothing is a given. I'm actually really poor, I can't work because of my illness, so I don't have a lot of money coming in. It's so stressful not knowing whats going to hap [..] > read more
A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth.
Published on 2012-03-01 06:07:00
At lovely Passagen Cafè.With some lovely friends, with some lovely smiles and a lot of lovely laughs.Me, Sven, Anniken and Mikkel ♥I wear this all the time now. > read more
The Orchidaceae, commonly referred to as the orchid family, is a morphologically diverse and widespread family of monocots in the order Asparagales.
Published on 2012-02-28 08:29:00
My Orchid has bloomed ♥I got her (maybe it's a he, but I'm assuming it's a her just because) as a late housewarming gift from my aunt.Now she is blooming for the second time in her life, cheers to many more beautiful ♥ > read more
Large branches are known as boughs and small branches are known as twigs.
Published on 2012-02-27 05:47:00
The birds are singing, the sun is warm, the snow is melting and spring is near.Nicoline is acting up, running around like she's got a rocket up her bum. Malene says her cats are doing it too, I recon they feel the spring energy in their little kitty bodies.I picked a bouquet of branches and made myself a Fastelavensris (feather, feathers, feathers), I'm not sure what kind of tree they're from but I'll find out soon enough. I hope to see some sprouts ♥"Well, hello there internet, I'm just takin [..] > read more
Tussilago farfara, commonly known as Coltsfoot, is a plant in the family Asteraceae that has traditionally had medicinal uses.
Published on 2012-02-24 06:07:00
Instagram: maritaBlissThis first spring flowers ♥We've missed you so much, welcome back! > read more
Fatigue is considered a symptom, as opposed to a medical sign.
Published on 2012-02-23 11:42:00
I've gotten pretty good at being sick. But that doesn't mean it doesn't utterly suck at times.The sun is shining through our windows, the kitten lady is fast asleep besides me on the couch, my iPhone plays me a pretty song and I'm enjoying a cup of coffee. As long as I don't get up I'll be fine.But I can't just sit here all day now can I? And when I get up I'm reminded of how it is to be me with my ME/CFS diagnosis when I'm having a bad day. I can't really stand straight, I'm so dizzy I feel lik [..] > read more
Ballet is a type of performance dance, that originated in the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century.
Published on 2012-02-19 03:57:00
Happy birthday to me!As usual I celebrated my birthday with my amazing friends ♥And a pile of balloons, a bit of alcohol for me and waaaay to much for everyone else, some potato chips and a lot of fun. I had managed to invite 20 people before the party had to be moved to Malene and Øystein's apartment so there was barely enough room for all. Luckily the birthday girl gets to sit were-ever she wants! Amazingly enough we managed to shoot my 12gb memory card completely full of pictures, that's [..] > read more
A larger philosophy permeates the act of thrifting which celebrates the recycling of formerly-owned items, finding new use and new love for vintage material goods which had been thrown out, and the thrill of imagining what the former life of the item
Published on 2012-02-15 03:34:00
Thrifty finds with feline friends.And also longest title ever, but it was just so cute I couldn't cut it down, haha. Nicoline liked the new stuff, but she LOVED the paper it came wrapped in! Perfect for tearing apart.I went with my mom and aunt to some thrift shops this weekend. I found some beautiful white coffee cups and matching plates, a bizarre girl plant pot, two white vases, a little white porcelain bird, several crochet tablecloths and three awesome vintage bags ♥Lucky me! New shoes an [..] > read more
Hallmark Cards is a privately owned American company based in Kansas City, Missouri.
Published on 2012-02-14 13:20:00
I'm the kind of girl that's all for making days special, so I think even hallmark holidays are worth celebrating. At least a little. Happy Valentine Day you guys ♥ > read more
The individual feathers in the wings and tail play important roles in controlling flight.
Published on 2012-02-09 15:15:00
Nicoline loves feathers.I bought these white feathers for a costume I'm making for my birthday karneval party. That word would be carnival in English, but we've made our own tradition out of it here in Norway, so I'll just use the Norweigan word. To us up here going to a karneval party means you can basically wear whatever costume you want, no rules, just a fun costume party ♥ February, is here and it's the month for karneval and since my birthday is in February I've been having karneval bir [..] > read more
Trays are flat, but with raised edges to stop things from sliding off of them.
Published on 2012-02-07 13:04:00
Out with friends.I love how you can just send a text and there's always at least one person available for coffee. And there also seems to be at least one friend already present at the café when you get there.That's the beauty of being a regular I suppose.Haha, I love how places almost always look completely deserted in all my pictures, there were actually a lot of people there that day! And one really hunky looking guy too, maybe I should get back into dating soon.Oh well, there will be plenty [..] > read more
English-speaking people generally call any building they routinely occupy "home".
Published on 2012-02-06 06:43:00
Snow, snow, snow.The streets are covered in snow and ice, winter suddenly hit us and it sems to be staying for a while.Walking outside is next to impossible now, and I can't even open my windows without a pile of snow shoveling itself in and melting on my floor.I'm not going outside unless I absolutely have too!Hehe, I'm a terrible viking aren't I? No shoes. > read more
A stereotypical flower consists of four kinds of structures attached to the tip of a short stalk.
Published on 2012-02-02 07:06:00
I can be so forgetful.Sometimes I completely forget to post pictures that I really wanted to share, and their not doing anyone any good be just sitting in their folders collecting dust. Computerized computer dust.I took these at VERKET in September.I love all the flowers they have been decorating with this fall and winter ♥So beautifully fresh. > read more
A refrigerator maintains a temperature a few degrees above the freezing point of water.
Published on 2012-01-30 06:58:00
Outside there's blue skies and icy roads.Today I got to have two of my favorite people over for an early morning cup of coffee; Malene and Sven. Well, not that early really, about 11 o'clock. Which is actually the perfect time for company for me, I almost always have energy in the morning. Sven went of to work, but Malene stayed for a while longer. Long enough for Nicoline to get to show off her latest quirk. She jumps up on our kitchen table and licks all the pictures on the refrigerator she ca [..] > read more
White.
Published on 2012-01-24 14:42:00
The most common phase transition to ice occurs when liquid water is cooled below 0°C (273.15K, 32°F) at standard atmospheric pressure.
Published on 2012-01-23 11:40:00
A bright, cold day. Watching people going about their daily business, everyone squinting their eyes and nobody remembering to bring a pair of sunglasses. Sunglasses belongs to warmer days. So squinting it is. Walking home from Passagen Cafè I did it too.And snow, did I mention the snow?Oh well, I suppose I'm ok with just a little bit of it. I'm going to have to get out and do some sledding !I have a really warm coat over this when I go out. > read more
Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with a gift, party or rite of passage.
Published on 2012-01-20 07:41:00
Happy birthday Eirik !Today my little nephew Eirik celebrates his second year in this world, two full years of laughing and playing, crying and screaming, and everything in between. The other day he even admitted that he loves me ♥ he is the cutes.I made him a button and paper cut-out crown to wear when we all go out for dinner to celebrate.I love birthdays. And my little nephew Eirik ♥ A floral print dress for the occasion. > read more
Jasmine is a genus of shrubs and vines in the olive family, with about 200 species, native to tropical and warm temperate regions of the Old World.
Published on 2011-07-05 10:14:00
Summer ♥Me and my mom went for a walk on one of the dirt roads in Hallevannet, a fresh-water lake were I've spent many hours of my childhood hours.It was perfectly summery warm outside.We walked past an abandoned cabin, which had an adorably wild J > read more
Torshov ligger i Bydel Sagene, nord for Grünerløkka og Lilleborg.
Published on 2011-07-03 13:42:00
A fence is a freestanding structure designed to restrict or prevent movement across a boundary.
Published on 2011-07-02 11:22:00
Sunny days ♥They sure are awful to take pictures in, everything gets all weird glossy white or-whatever-the-heck-I'm-suppose-to-call-it. Overexposure but just not in a cool way.In times like this I wish someone skillful had photography tuition here > read more
Trientalis europaea is a plant in the Primulaceae family, called by the common name chickweed wintergreen or Arctic starflower.
Published on 2011-06-29 07:32:00
We call them Skogstjerne, just Starflower, in Norweigan.The season for the different flowers are all too short.A picked me this bouquet when he and a friend was out in the woods.But I've sadly been too sick to get out much this Spring, so I never got > read more
Two ♥
Published on 2011-06-28 02:23:00
And just like that I'm at my second year into the world of blogging ♥Fonts, header and template layout have all been changed this past year.I've taken about 4500 pictures (is it wrong for me to think that's not really a lot ? Haha), I got > read more
Sommeravslutning på Verket.
Published on 2011-06-23 14:40:00
Last day at Verket before the summer vacation.There was coffee, lunch and friendly faces as usual, with the extra added speeches and some entertainment in the form of singing, piano and some dancing from Heidi and Jannicke wearing tutus and golden ha > read more
Changes.
Published on 2011-06-21 02:03:00
Something old, the background, something new, columns woo, something borrowed, well, the entire template, something blue, my links ♥ haha.I got around to changing my template to the new designer ones. I'm pretty much completely confused by the HTML > read more
Det Gule Galleriet.
Published on 2011-06-18 07:20:00
Det Gule Galleriet ~ The Yellow Gallery is a gallery and coffee bar in Stavern. I snapped some pictures right before opening hours a couple of weeks before tourist season, the outside tables and chairs are all so cute.We didn't stop for coffee that d > read more
deviantart Portfolio ♥
Published on 2011-06-14 14:19:00
I fixed up my deviantart Portfolio page and I'm quite happy with the results.I do want to do something similar with the header here, but for now I'm too busy trying to figure out a way to happily combine my old design with the "Simple" layout by Josh > read more
They have compound, deeply lobed leaves, and large, often fragrant flowers, ranging from red to white or yellow, in late spring and early summer.
Published on 2011-06-12 02:23:00
My A bought me peonies.I had a wonderful book about flowers when I was little, it consisted of poems and drawing of flowers, on the page with the peony the little girl in the book has made the peony into a little house which she lives in. I want to l > read more
They also play an important role in producing oxygen and reducing carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, as well as moderating ground temperatures.
Published on 2011-06-06 05:09:00
It's been lovely and sunny this weekend ♥I'm working on the pictures I took for my sister in Oslo. But I haven't gotten that far with them yet, so instead I'm sharing some pictures I took of the amazing flower trees that bloomed for two w > read more
Published on 2011-06-01 04:01:00
To take some pictures of Oslo for my sister Linda. They're moving to Larvik this Summer ♥And now she wants some pictures to remember the city were she met her man, were little Eirik was born, and were she has lived for the past I-don't-ev > read more
Beige ♥
Published on 2011-05-31 10:28:00
[polyvore]I found this beige coat at Vero Moda the other day, the color is just perfect. I've always loved beige, it's so earthy and clean. If I had a lot of money I'd get those shoes too. And a cute little necklace watch. An > read more
A stereotypical flower consists of four kinds of structures attached to the tip of a short stalk.
Published on 2011-05-29 13:59:00
My A gave me this adorable potted flower the 27. of May, 1 and a half year together ♥"Lets double it!" he said. He's so cute ♥And I certainly hope we'll do more that just double it. ♥ > read more
Portable computers, originally monochrome CRT-based and developing into the modern laptop, were originally considered to be a small niche market, mostly for specialized field applications such as the military, accountants and sales representatives.
Published on 2011-05-27 02:00:00
I've added a new label (I want to call them tag, can I ? Why does every site have to have their own "thing"?!) called life to my tag-cloud. It includes posts with a bit more personal content than the weather and how much coffee I've consumed.In some > read more
Paving with cobblestones allows a road to be heavily used all year long.
Published on 2011-05-23 03:32:00
I like sun. And I like Stavern. Stavern is a tiny town (just recently got their town status back actually) located in the municipality of Larvik, south of the city of Larvik in Vestfold.It hosted a military naval base from 1667 to 2002 (the pict > read more
Magnolia is a large genus of about 210 flowering plant species in the subfamily Magnolioideae of the family Magnoliaceae, it is named after French botanist Pierre Magnol.
Published on 2011-05-18 06:40:00
The amazingly beautiful magnolia tree in bloom at the naval base in Stavern. I want a tree like this when I get a garden ♥ > read more
Norway took this opportunity to declare independence, adopted a constitution based on American and French models, and elected the crown prince of Denmark-Norway Christian Frederik as king on 17 May 1814.
Published on 2011-05-17 02:20:00
And just like that it's 17th of May again, and it's Norway's National Day ♥Marching bands, ice-cream, flags and hipp-hipp hoorays.I tidied the apartment a bit, but other than that I haven't gotten any decorating done, next year perhaps, hehe.The pl > read more
Origin of the term "café" is from French for coffee.
Published on 2011-05-12 03:00:00
At Verket Cafè. I love the silver tray center pieces, there's one on each table, this table is the one were the staff (and half-staff like me, hehe) usually eats. And I love the colorful chairs nearly as much as the unpainted on > read more
The first recorded use of "light blue" as a color term in English is in the year 1915.
Published on 2011-05-09 10:23:00
I still occasionally draw. Though not nearly as much as I wish I had time for. Well, that's not really true, I just never make time for it. I, for whatever reason, do other things.I suppose I'm not as much home as I used to be. When I was really, rea > read more
Like the ocean which shapes them, coasts are a dynamic environment with constant change.
Published on 2011-05-02 03:20:00
The world turned green in a hurry this year. Suddenly there are leaves everywere, green grass and flowers.My favorite picture in this series; deffinitly the litte green sprout with the sea-shell hat, mayhap it was getting pretty for the royal wedding > read more
Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid material. Glasses are typically brittle, and often optically transparent.
Published on 2011-04-27 12:07:00
It's been sunny and lovely outside lately.And I have been taking some spring pictures, but I haven't gotten around to editing them yet, so instead you get to see some of the pieces of glass I found at a beach, they're summer-ish in color ♥In&n > read more
Happy Easter ♥
Published on 2011-04-21 13:29:00
Happy Easter everyone ! Personally I never really decorate for Easter, it's just up for one week so I never bother. But my mom loves it, so I took some Easter pictures at her house. And there was even some candy. Yum.Hope your enjoying the sun > read more
Anemone nemorosa is an early-spring flowering plant in the genus Anemone in the family Ranunculaceae.
Published on 2011-04-17 01:23:00
A little coffee-cup with Windflowers, or Hvitveis in Norwegian, I picked Wednesday evening when me and A went for a little walk in Bøkeskogen, Larvik's Beech forest. More and more flowers are popping up all over the forest floor, soon the ground wil > read more
Blåveis (Hepatica nobilis) er en flerårig urt i soleiefamilien. Den har karakteristiske, leverformede, vintergrønne blader og blå blomster i april - mai.
Published on 2011-04-11 06:32:00
There's Spring in the air and everywhere else for that matter. The Pennywort have blossomed, there's Crocuses and Snowdrops in my moms garden and looking out the window I can't see any ice in the Larvik fjord.Pictures from Barkvika in Herlgeroa, the > read more
Summer soon ♥
Published on 2011-04-04 06:00:00
[polyvore]I want those shoes !But I'm just not paying 38 dollars in shipping for 28 dollar shoes...Oh well, I suppose I'm left still searching for that pair of perfect brown lace wedges. At least I'm likely to find some cute note-books, and If not I > read more
It is produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets.
Published on 2011-03-31 09:38:00
I'm making some business cards for Verket, and seeing how their profile is mostly square, with the logo and the web-site, I'm making square ones with squares! Hehe. They'll be 54 x 54 mm, basing the dimensions on the international standard of busines > read more
A sea generally refers to a large body of salt water, but the term is used in other contexts as well.
Published on 2011-03-28 08:07:00
It's sunny outside.And with the it I can definitely feel some energy returning to my body, which is nice, it's not a lot yet but I'm getting there. At least the cold, dark winter is over, winter always makes my M.E. so much worse. The wind is still c > read more
As an evolutionary trait, the flatness of leaves works to expose the chloroplasts to more light and to increase the absorption of carbon dioxide at the expense of water loss.
Published on 2011-03-17 08:26:00
The 15. of March, a Tuesday, was the first officiall spring day for me ♥ sunny and warm and the birds happily singing their Spring songs.. I could never get the hang of Tuesday and Thursday, I never remember which is w > read more
The company is best known for its Pantone Matching System (PMS), a proprietary color space used in a variety of industries, primarily printing, though sometimes in the manufacture of colored paint, fabric, and plastics.
Published on 2011-03-14 15:31:00
Monday, Monday.Last Monday I had a lot of fun with Pantone color searching, ever since I've a little girl I've had such a thing for colors! I love, love, loved when my mom went to hardware stores that had paint, I would take as many color sample shee > read more
The cat (Felis catus), also known as the domestic cat or housecat to distinguish it from other felines and felids, is a small furry domesticated carnivorous mammal that is valued by humans for it's companionship.
Published on 2011-03-09 03:14:00
My 14 year old little lady has had her winter-vacation at my mom's house for this year. I feel bad for her that she can't look out the windows in our apartment, so she goes on holidays to mom's place. also because Pernille misses her so.. She miaows > read more
The first International Women's day was observed on 19 March 1911 in Germany.
Published on 2011-03-08 14:14:00
Happy International Women's day all you gorgeously wonderful women out there ♥ > read more
Design as a noun informally refers to a plan for the construction of an object (as in architectural blueprints, circuit diagrams and sewing patterns) while “to design” (verb) refers to making this plan.
Published on 2011-03-07 10:22:00
Monday, Monday, Monday. My Mondays so far this year have been spent in the company of the designer Marianne at either her office or at Verket.The finishing touches have been added to the report we have been designing for Vestfold county, the pictures > read more
Spring wishes ♥
Published on 2011-03-06 05:16:00
[polyvore]Off-shoulder sweaters, jeans, ballerina-flats, floral bags (oh, and the watch! love it), scarfs, silver jewelery and drawing inspiration.Spring, please ♥ > read more
The service of Flickr emerged out of tools originally created for Ludicorp's Game Neverending, a web-based massively multiplayer online game.
Published on 2011-03-02 14:07:00
Pictures taken last Saturday at Minnehallen in Stavern.I have an extensively large Flickr account now, as you may or may not know. I've been going through it and deleting quite a lot of pictures, and also cleaning up my sets. And still I ha > read more
Origin of the term "café" is from French for coffee.
Published on 2011-02-23 09:32:00
I'm still tired, dizzy and just not feeling to well, but I'm getting a lot done non the less. I'm extremely efficient !I'v made some cover ideas for the report we're working on (me and a cute and very talented designer Verket has hired in), and I've > read more
February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 315 days remaining until the end of the year (316 in leap years).
Published on 2011-02-19 13:47:00
On a Saturday, with balloons, pizza and cake I celebrate my birthday with my family ♥ A even made me a delicious cheesecake, thank you love!I had a birthday-party with my friends last weekend, because most of them were > read more
The day first became associated with romantic love in the circle of Geoffrey Chaucer in the High Middle Ages, when the tradition of courtly love flourished.
Published on 2011-02-14 15:13:00
Happy Valentines day ♥♥Me and A decided to make some dinner and eat at home today, Larvik isn't really a big town, so we figured the restaurants would be full anyway.But we did go out for a cup of coffee and some delicious berry mousse, > read more
While fog is a type of a cloud, the term "fog" is typically distinguished from the more generic term "cloud" in that fog is low-lying, and the moisture in the fog is often generated locally.
Published on 2011-02-11 03:16:00
I took theses pictures with A last year at Bøkeskogen in March.Hello there all lovely people of the internets ♥I'm sorry I haven't been blogging as much as I've usually done. My ME/CF has been a bad for a couple of months now, really, re > read more
The World Wide Web, abbreviated as WWW and commonly known as the Web, is a system of interlinked hypertext documents accessed via the Internet.
Published on 2011-02-04 02:58:00
It's funny how eye-color changes in according to the light around you, or just the color of what your wearing. When I wear gray me eyes are gray. Usually they're blue.And it's funny how different web color profiling has so much to do for pi > read more
Paper Snowflakes.
Published on 2011-02-01 13:06:00
Indoors weather report: Heavy paper snow-fall coming in over the couch, cat hair shedding marginal but present, possible glare from the sun reflected in mirrors BEWARE, +21°C and as always magnificent sunsets/sunrises can be expe > read more
In British, Australian, New Zealand, Italian, and some Canadian universities, a tutor is often but not always a postgraduate student or a lecturer assigned to conduct a seminar for undergraduate students, often known as a tutorial.
Published on 2011-01-31 02:41:00
I took these pictures at Safran, a branch of Larvik Learning Center, a combined job-training and tuition for immigrants.Heidi began the day saying there were not enough pictures from the place, and that it would be the perfect assignment for our Phot > read more
The term house includes many kinds of dwellings ranging from rudimentary huts of nomadic tribes to free standing individual structures.
Published on 2011-01-25 14:33:00
I got dressed in a hurry today, and for about 1 hour into the day I could have swore it was Thursday! I was completely and utterly sure it was Thursday. What a confusing way to start the day, hehe. Oh well, it's not Thursday it's Tuesday, I'll j > read more
Turquoise is an opaque, blue-to-green mineral that is a hydrous phosphate of copper and aluminium, with the chemical formula CuAl6(PO4)4(OH)8·4H2O.
Published on 2011-01-20 02:55:00
I haven't painted in so, so long now ! I haven't even gotten around to pick up my easel, paints and brushes, they're still at my mom's place.This is a blue/turquoise (well, maybe more blue than turquoise) paint they have at Verket's paintin > read more
Basic action theory typically describes action as behavior caused by an agent in a particular situation.
Published on 2011-01-17 15:04:00
Monday and first day at Verket in 2011. Verket Fritid (directly translated to Work Free-time ) is a cafè and activity-center that offers a wide and varied assortment of activities both cultural and physical, with the possibility > read more
2001: January 15: Wikipedia begins
Published on 2011-01-15 06:28:00
Happy 10 years anniversary Wikipedia ♥ > read more
Birthdays are celebrated in numerous cultures, often with a gift, party or rite of passage.
Published on 2011-01-12 13:47:00
Today was A's birthday ♥I went out and bought balloons and cake with my mom, we also ate a lovely lunch at Majas Bakeri, and seeing how a lot of snow has now melted (yey) walking in the streets wasn't such a pain anymore. Well home I knocked o > read more
To act later than planned, scheduled, or required.
Published on 2011-01-09 03:22:00
I never did make any wish-lists before Christmas this year. How odd is that!?Oh well, I couldn't really think of anything that I both needed and wanted, but then again needing shouldn't really be necessary when > read more
Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climate, between autumn and spring.
Published on 2011-01-06 13:44:00
I've had quite enough of snow by now, last night at least 50cm more fell! We can't even open our windows anymore because of all the snow, and it's impossible to walk out in the streets cus there's snow everywhere.I've had quite enough of snow.What I' > read more
The New Year of the Gregorian calendar, today in worldwide use, falls on 1 January, continuing the practice of the Roman calendar.
Published on 2011-01-03 14:24:00
The 3. of January and I remember that I've completely forgot to post my New-Years eve outfit! Amazing. I had planned to post it the 1. but I got up real late and I was so, so tired from the last party of 2010 (and also the first of 2011, nifty!) > read more
Because of the division of the globe into time zones, the new year moves progressively around the globe as the start of the day ushers in the New Year.
Published on 2010-12-31 11:18:00
[picture source ]I wish you all have an amazing evening and a wonderful start on 2011 ♥♥♥♥ Happy new year ♥♥♥ > read more