Britt-Arnhild's House in the Woods

Musings in the spring sun

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I am afraid God has forgotten his rainbow promise. In Trondheim icy cold rain is pouring down, and the weather forecast tells us it will go on and on and on for a long time still.

Lucky me to have a break in Oslo.

In the sun.

 

Two days filled with meetings, but as one of my meetings was cancelled in the last minute, I got some time out to enjoy spring.

Walking through Slottsparken I came just in time for the changing of the gards.

10 years ago Torgeir was one of the King´s Guards. In the tattoo company.
Can you imagine I was a proud mother!
I was The Proud Mother!

 

I still am.

The Proud Mother, I mean.

Of four.

Being a mother, being a parent, is a life filled with blessings. Every day. Every minute of the day. It also means concerns. Worries. Prayers. Love. Comfort. Laughter. Tears.
The rainbow of feelings (......oh God, please don´t remember your rainbow promise........) 

 

We can keep our kids in our hands only for a limited time.  Our open hands are their base, from where they must learn to fly.

How often would I like to close my hands. Keep the kids closer to my heart. Hug them. Tell them how much I love them.

 

Close hands can get clammy.

Close love as well.

 

Dear God, teach me every day to keep my hands open.

Thank you that Your Hands are there to receive when mine fail.

 

I sat down at the front terrace of Kunstnernes Hus (The House of the Artists). Leaving my suitcase close to the table, my coat over a free chair, I walked inside to order a cup of coffee.

"Oh, I am sorry, actually we are closed today, but as the weather is so nice we keep the door open while we clean. Being closed emands that we have no food to sell, but we can offer you a cup of coffee if you want. Would that be okay"

 

Black coffee
Sun
Spring in the Air
A blessed mother´s thoughts and musings. 

Two days in Oslo

My life is still filled with travels. I am flying north to Tromsø tomorrow morning for two days - will try to remember to bring my camera. And the two first days of this week I was down in Oslo. Had meetings all day, only time for a nice Indian restaurant in the night. But had to run out during one of the lunch breaks to buy a few more books for my studies and then took a few nice pictures of the King's castle.

Our royal family has had a very turbulent spring. Our King Olav V has had two heart surgeries, and after three weeks in hospital he was allowed to spend the day home today, but had to go back to hospital in the evenings. It seems like he is recovering quite weel though. And a couple of weeks ago our princess Märtha Louise and her husband Ari Behn got their second daughter. She has the beautiful name Leah Isadora. Our queen has had a busy two weeks with the illness of the king, the birth, and the funerals in Rome and Monacco. And on top of this all her regular program. God bless her.

I have my first quiet night in a very long time at home. Marta has been to handball practice. She has just had a bath and I will now read her her goodnight story - our favorite time of the day :-)