Category: Other bits

I am currently rereading my way through Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. I got the book for my 18th birthday, so I have had it for quite some time. After hearing all the hype around it, I wasn’t going to read it. But then I was working in the children’s department of the library… Continue reading Advent calendar: Harry Potter

No time for reading today – so no advent calendar. Instead I spent the evening with my sister, my mother and two of my mother’s friends making 9-10 kransekakes for Christmas. It was a kransekake factory.      

I just finished reading this, and immediately thought of about several people I know who would love it. Everyone from colleagues to friends. It is such a simple text, yet it fully describes how I think the world should be. (How the world, fortunately is for me, growing up and living in Norway, but, should… Continue reading Advent calendar: We should all be feminists

Whenever someone asks me to name my favourite books, Anne of Green Gables always is on top of the list. Mainly because it is one of the first non-picture books I remember reading by myself, and not being read by my parents. But also because the story is riveting. Anne is a great character to… Continue reading Advent calendar: Anne of Green Gables

Today’s book is not one of the new ones out there, but rather a comfortable old friend from the late 90s. The Christmas Mystery – Jostein Gaarder It is two separate stories in one – one of a boy opening an advent calendar. Another one of a girl and an angel making their way to… Continue reading Advent calendar: The Christmas Mystery

Day 4 – and I’m bringing out a quick and easy and fun read I did this year. I like the quirky stories. The fun stories. And this is that. Dear Girls above me is the story of the Twitter feed, where two girls move into the apartment above the author. He discovers that the… Continue reading Advent calendar: Dear girls above me

Whatever possessed me to thinking that doing Nanowrimo (I’m norwegianne over there, if you want a writing buddy), Nerdopolis over at Revelry (norwegianne there as well), and continue on my Goodreads reading challenge would be smart to do at the same time in November? For reference: * Nanowrimo is about reaching 50,000 words. * Nerdopolis… Continue reading Three things in a month?