Britt-Arnhild's House in the Woods

Knitting the rainbow

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We saw in the news today that children around the world are painting the rainbow, a sign of hope in these difficult times. I am knitting the rainbow for the moment. Also a sign of hope. It started as part of my rainbow calendar during the period of Lent, where I have had the rainbow focus for many years, even since I wrote the book about Lent and its tradition back in 2008.

This year I knit small balls in the colours of the rainbow.

I call them my praying balls.

Prayers in every stitch.

Many of the prayers are thanks, others are fear, sorrow, desperation and a "please help our world Heavenly Father"

 

 

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I my YouTube-episodes I explain more about my rainbow knitting.

 

 

Strange days

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The corona virus, a world wide concern, making great impact on our everyday life, on our living the way we are used to. I stay at home, work from home the last few days before I retire, I read, I knit, I have long, nice meals together with Terje, I talk with the kids and my parents on the phone, I FaceTime the grandkids, I watch the birds in the garden, longing for the snow to melt faster, I drink tea and write my diary in the greenhouse, I go for long hikes in the woods just behind our house, I go shopping for my parents......an all in all have very good good days, though I am concerned, even scared.

Where will this lead us?

 

Let us stay together these days, these weeks, these months. Let us do what the authorities ask from us. Let is pray. Let us love. Let is take care.

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Last Friday I posted a new episode in Britt-Arnhild on YouTube, tomorrow I hope to film another one.

 

 

I refuse to wait any more

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Still cold, still snow, still deep frost in the soil, but now I refuse to wait any more.......

I drove over to a local garden center after breakfast, filled up my stock of sunflower seeds for the birds, and bought quite a few pots of spring flowers to plant in the greenhouse. A hellebores, a few irises, a bunch of daffodils.

Soon I had a cozy corner where I could sit down with a mug of tea and my greenhouse journal.

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Touring my blog world today will take you to:

 

Akeleiehagen, The Blue Garden, 

Britt Arnhilds dagboksblader, my journal

 

By the way, have I ever told you about my different instagram accounts?

@brittarnhild

@akeleiehagen

@brittarnhildsstrikkedagbok

@trondheimtales

And as always, my dear baby, Britt Arnhild on YouTube:

 

 

Last steps towards retirement

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I am walking the last steps (/weeks) towards retirement. April 2nd is my last day at work and I am now busy saying goodbyes. Yesterday I had the last day together with all the deacons in the diocese.

The day started with a morning prayer in one of the small chapels in the cathedral, where I could serve together with one of our priests.

Then continued with workshops in the Archbishop´s Palace.

And.......in the end, cake, flowers, gifts, nice words.
I really feel so blessed.

 

Winter in the Botanical Gardens

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Saturday, and while Terje went out cross country skiing after breakfast, I drove over to the botanical gardens. Winter as I remember it from my childhood, snow, frost, blue sky, sun. These days are too rare now, but even better when they finally arrive.

Most of the garden was covered in snow, but under the huge trees birds and squirrels could still feast on seeds and cones. This little critter looked curiously at me when I took out my camera.

There is a special bird feeding are in the gardens. Today a group of bull finches let me watch their lunch.

When winter is like this, I almost forget that I long for spring.......

 

The first week of Lent is red

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Lent has started. Yesterday, Ash Wednesday, was the first day of an almost seven weeks period leading up to Easter. According to the rainbow calendar I created when I wrote the book about Lent and its tradition, back in 2008, the first week is red, and I focus on red in my knitting.

A pair of red socks. A red ball.......

.......I explain all about the rainbow calendar in my latest YouTube-episode:

 

 

 

 

From a different part of the city

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Three days ago I took you on a walk along the river Nidelven, today we are further west, along the fjord, in the part of the city called Ilsvika.

I have always loved this part of Trondheim, where old meets new in a fascinating way,

and where you find yourself close to the water and the small fishing boats wherever you turn.

Terje and I were to pick up our grandson in kindergarten, and as we were early, we had time for a stroll along the bank of the fjord.

I had my camera with me, and though of you of course when I shoot these photos :-)

 

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Touring my blog world today will take you to:

maskerade, my knitting blog, where today I talk about some beautiful mittens I have just finished, the Songbird Mittens.

Akeleiehagen, The Blue Garden, where today I talk about the stubborn rhododendron

Britt Arnhilds naturdagbok, my nature journal

 

By the way, have I ever told you about my different instagram accounts?

@brittarnhild

@akeleiehagen

@brittarnhildsstrikkedagbok

@trondheimtales

 

And as always, my dear baby, Britt Arnhild on YouTube:

 

 

 

On the Silk Road

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I am happy to tell you that I continue to post videos on YouTube where I speak English :-)
In this post I have some stunning footage from Trondheim and also several finished knits and crochet objects.