Britt-Arnhild's House in the Woods

Sweet, sweet honey

@brittarnhild

I booked a later plane home from Tromsø, just to be able to visit the arctic-alpine botanical garden again.

I have been to many botanical gardens around the world. Visiting botanical gardens is something I love, really love to do when I travel,

and the one in Tromsø is among the best.

May be even The Best.

I am working on a blog post in Caffe Avec, and will let you know when it is up.

 

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Thanks to those of you who has visited Caffe Avec, and an extra thank for the comments left :-)

 

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In my blog world today:
(might be updated.......)

 

To days in Tromsø

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Tow days in the arctic city Tromsø. Meetings with the Sami church council.

Early up to catch the plane. Loooong meetings, but between tghe meetings and the dinner I had an hour, and of course I went out with my camera.

And since this can be called a travel post, I will post , I think I will continue over in.......

.......Caffe Avec

 

 

 

 

................so why not make yourself a good cup of coffee and come over :-)

 

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in my blog world today:
(will as always be updated)

 

Caffe Avec

Britt Arnhilds dagboksblader, my journal

My Columbine Garden

 

 

The garden in late August

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Some days

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Some days you can´t just sit there and eat your dinner.

Some days you need to leave your fork and knife, grab your camera and run out in the garden.

Glasses, and the world is new

 

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For sixty years I have lived without glasses.
Lucky me.

 

But in April this year I got my first pair. For the computer screen and for reading.

 

 

I didn´t like to use them.
My neck became stiff
I got a headache

 

I almost stopped reading.

Blogging became tiresome.

 

 

I went back to the optician.
He tried to set the glasses.
No! 
It felt no better.

 

"Let´s try a new type of glasses on you" he said.

 

I got the new ones today,
and all of a sudden it is a joy to 

read

write

blog

 

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My blog world today:
(will be updated)

 

Caffe Avec - a new travel post from Tuscany, today from an amazing butterfly house

 

 

Knitting for grandchildren

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I have been working on Leander´s kofte, cardigan, for several months. From the very start when I drew the pattern, combining traditional designs from the Faroe Island and Norway, then choosing yarn ands colours, and then weeks and weeks of knitting.

And now I have come to the last part, the most difficult part but also the most exciting part. Sew and cut and put together.

Leander´s kofte is almost done, and when it is, I will start designing a new patters.......for another little baby. Ingrid is expecting her second in January :-)

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I have started an instagram account for my knitting; @brittarnhildsstrikkedagbok

 

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My blog world today:
(will be updated)

 

maskerade, my knitting blog - with a sweater Ingrid has knitted for Marius

Hytteliv på Rastarbo - journal from the cabin

 

 

The old tool chest

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Terje has inherited an old chest from his great grandfather, his mother´s grandpa

The old wooden chest is filled to the brim with tools. Old tools, some very old tools, collected through generations. Used by creative and clever hands.

Terje´s great grandpa was a seaman on a sailing ship. I wonder if the ship was as big as the one in the painting on the inside of the lid.

Terje has taken the chest out, he cleans it, he cleans the tools and puts them back.

The old tool chest has now hit its own space down in Terje´s basement workshop.

I would love to display it in our livingroom.......but so far I have not managed to persuade him that this is a good idea.

 

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I have now started the timid process to move all my travel posts over to Caffe Avec. Click on the image above to be taken there, or go to Caffe Avec on facebook, like the page and you will get updates when new posts are up directly on your facebook wall.

 

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A new YouTube vide from the greenhouse:

 

 

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My blog world today:
(will be updated)

 

Britt Arnhilds naturdagbok - my nature journal

dagens lille grønne - daily green ideas

Akeleiehagen - the blue garden

 

 

 

My busy garden workers

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I have the cutest gang of garden workers.

They are busy, running here ands there, up and down.

 

Sowing is their passion,

and most of all, sunflower seeds.

My busy garden workers are the squirrels :-) In spring and early summer they put sunflower seeds everywhere. I weed most of the seedlings, but a few are allowed to grow. Which means there are many sunflower in the garden now.

 

A rainy day

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A rainy day. A rainy cabin day. The cabin is small, we were five people = crowdy. And cozy. Outside the rain was poring down. I was out to watch two young eagles playing. I have not checked the pictures from my camera yet, but do not think I got any good images.

Indoors it was extra crowded. A new sofa, ready to be unpacked and set up. The old one still there.

Terje was busy with the sofa, Leander busy playing. Ingrid and I were knitting.......and as we finished a sweater for Marius, he had to take part in a photo shot :-)

 

 

Bird watching and tree sculpturing

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A quiet moment all by myself, and I sat down on the terrace to watch the birds.
Managed to get a few photos, a nuthatch,

and a treecreeper.

And during a break in the rain, I decided to continue some work I started last autumn - to sculpture some of the pine trees in front of the cabin.

I have no idea where this will end, but I love to try this new road.

 

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My blog world today (will be updated):

 Caffe Avec, the travel blog. Today with a tale from a historical botanical garden in Tuscany

dagens lille grønne - green ideas