Britt-Arnhild's House in the Woods

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.

 

 

High Tide

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We have had a few days with exceptionally high tide, and as I know you love to see images from Trondheim, I have been out to shoot a few photos for you. Luckily no damage was done.

 

 

 

 

You never know the day.......

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A day off, a day to make another episode on YouTube........one in Norwegian, one in English! I think I went to bed with a smile on my face last night. Making these videos is so much fun, and then finally to take the step to make them in two languages is a lovely challenge.

It took the day, from after breakfast till it was time to start making dinner, and I loved every single minute of it. I did realise though that it would not be possible to make two identical episodes. I think my brain kind of works different in Norwegian and in English, the Norwegian viewers have already heard about some of the things I want to share in English and in the Norwegian episodes I will continue to share some reading, in Norwegian only. But I believe the similarities and the differences will work out just fine.

In the English one today, instead of reading a Norwegian story I have written about Joseph, Mary´s husband, I talk about the green mitten and the little mouse family, as you can see in the above images........you can of course head over to the video to listen to what I say, so I will not repeat it here, but shortly after I posted the video I got a message on instagram from an American woman who had just watched the episode. She could tell me that the folk tale, as it is told in the down right image you see above, has also been made into a children's book by Jan Brett.......so I headed straight over to amazon, found the book and ordered it. Who knows, may be a new collection is born :-)

 

 

 

What has happened to the nest box?

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Terje and I are spending the weekend at the cabin. Winter, but no snow, tough some very wet snowflakes are falling from time to time, but melt quite fast. Used as I am to a white world at this time of the year, the winter green nature fascinates me. Wet, lush in a kind of deep, sparkling green way, a few songbirds out even at this time of the year, days still short.

Inspecting the nest boxes is what we always do at this time of the year, before the birds start looking for a place to lay their new eggs. But look, what has happened to this box? To hole is way to big for a tit or a flycatcher! Who is the sinner? A squirrel? A woodpecker? 

We have no idea. But as a pair of flycatchers come back here every years to breed, Terje changes the nest box with another one we have, with a hole the correct size.

 

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I had a bad fall in the wet, slippery snow just outside our cabin this morning. Hurt my left index finger badly, a finger which is essential when I knit. So here I am, updating blogs instead of knitting. So far today two other blogs have been updated:

Fløy en liten blåfugl - my birding journal
Med bøker på menyen - my reading journal
Britt Arnhilds dagboksblader - my online journal

Maskerade - my knitting journal 

 

 

My YouTube-channel has become bilingual. Hurray!

@brittarnhild

 

A New Year's resolution has come alive, my YouTube-channel has become bilingual :-)
If you have a google account you can log in to YouTube and subscribe to Britt Arnhild on/på YouTube. Then you will always know when I have a new episode out.

 

Arico Nuevo, and old village up in the mountains

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We have to admit it, it is winter in Tenerife, even though all days have temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius and we are just outside Africa somewhere. The clouds continue to come. And I don't mind, there is so much to explore and I love it when Terje folds out the big map after breakfast and starts to make suggestions for what to do during the day.

 

Today we drove up in the mountains. Had our morning cappuccino in a small café we discovered many years ago, a place we calm back to again and again. Not because of its view, but because of the very good home made pastries.

Then we continued, along hairpin bended roads, to Arico Nuevo, a small village which has its history back to the 1700th century when springs were found here.

Today the village has some kind of status as Historical Site, UNESCOs World heritage List or I am not sure.....

 

One long street down, down, down, all the houses freshly white painted with olive green shutters, and in a corner of the small market place in front of the church, we find the only restaurant in the village, Alcandora.

Though the rest of the island has stored Christmas away by now, it is still to be found up here.

 

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Blogs with new posts:

Fløy en liten blåfugl, my birding journal

Med bøker på menyen, my reading journal

Britt Arnhilds dagboksblader, my journal

maskerade - my knitting journal

Akeleiehagen, my garden journal

Blåklokkeveien

 

Santa Cruz, the capital of Tenerife

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Another cloudy morning means another day of exploring. Our goal today is Santa Cruz, the capital of Tenerife, north east on the island. We have been there before, but know that there is still a lot to explore. We park the car close to the Opera House, and start the day with cappuccino in the outdoor café there.      

Then we walk, and walk and walk, and walk some more. We ask locals for a place to have lunch and have to walk even more, up the hills to Taberna Ramón, a small, local restaurant with a few wooden tables, chairs without backs, a waiter who can't speak English but is all smiling and helpful, and great food.

 

On the way back to the car we discover that the outdoor swimming pool area near the Opera House is open and the sun is out. Can you imagine a better place for sun bathing and swimming :-)

 

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Blogs with new posts:

Fløy en liten blåfugl, my birding journal

Med bøker på menyen, my reading journal

Britt Arnhilds dagboksblader, my journal

maskerade - my knitting journal

Akeleiehagen, my garden journal

Blåklokkeveien