Why can’t the summer come back now?

November 1, 2011

Red and cheery for the dark winter times.

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Rewatching Bones Season 3

October 31, 2011

Season 3 of Bones was cut a bit short due to the Writers’ strike. An additional episode from season 2 was included in the season. Best moment In the Christmas episode, Brennan and Booth apprehend the bad guy in a Santa temp agency. The surrounding Santas start singing: “You’d better watch out. You’d better not [...]

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Video: Sunflower for Halloween

October 30, 2011

Remember the energy you had when you were six? Do you have a Halloween costume yet? This girl is really cute and eager to teach you how to become a Sunflower for Halloween. That’s one way to go for a Plants vs. Zombies theme.

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Burning love

October 29, 2011

Sometimes you just want something warm, filling and bacon. This is one of those times. The original name of the dish is Brennende Kjærlighet/Brænnende kærlighed, and it is originally a Danish dish. However, the Norwegian adaption on Matprat.no, looked a bit more intriguing in terms of flavor profile. Also, there was cheese involved in the [...]

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Book review: Our Queen

October 28, 2011

With Queen Elizabeth II’s diamond jubilee in 2012, a lot of books and paraphernalia is sure to be released. Our Queen by Robert Hardman is first out of the gate, and there will likely be masses to follow. What I found while reading, is that this is an incredibly touching book – funny at times, [...]

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Want: Hamburger phone from Juno

October 26, 2011

Now, I don’t have a landline – but if I did, this Hamburger phone from the movie Juno looks whimsical enough that it would definitely be on my list.

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Love hearts

October 24, 2011

The Love Hearts candy was quite big when I was in school. There was a definite interest in finding one that said the right thing. (And possibly send the perfect one to a crush…)  And there’s definitely a nostalgic element to them. Now, I’m less interested in what they say… and only try to find [...]

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Video: Model poses, in real life

October 23, 2011

This YouTube video is really interesting. The artist had regular women do fashion magazine poses in everyday surroundings. My flashback goes to America’s Next Top Model and the odd poses that come up there.

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Chili meatballs

October 22, 2011

These cocktail meatballs from Allrecipes quickly became a staple in my party food cookbook. I have modified a bit, to suit the Norwegian/Danish kitchen, and my own laziness. See, I buy the meatballs instead of making my own – which might be why I think it is dead easy. Essentially, you mix jelly/jam, chili sauce, [...]

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Book review: George VI

October 21, 2011

After having watched The King’s Speech at the cinema (like about a gazilion other people), I found myself intrigued by the story of George VI, and wanted to learn more. I picked up George VI by Sarah Bradford at Amazon, and forgot all about it, until I cleaned out my bookshelves. I rather regret not reading it earlier, [...]

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Want: Cottage from The Holiday

October 19, 2011

I know this isn’t a real cottage, sadly. It was constructed for The Holiday And I know, that although it looks cozy on film – reality probably wouldn’t be as nice. (I already live with a cramped bathroom, and it’s not that great, to tell you the truth) Still, for my dream world, it looks [...]

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To Kindle or not to Kindle?

October 17, 2011

Whenever I mention that I read a lot of electronic books, people tend to ask if I have a Kindle. So far, I haven’t. My iPhone, with its Stanza, Bluefire, iBooks and Kindle apps fill that particular niche well. Buying books from various vendors, and not just Amazon broadens my range of which books I [...]

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Video: Men of Jane Austen period drama

October 16, 2011

Jane Austen seems to be a girl thing – to a large degree. The books are one thing, but the casting in some of the dramatizations has been fairly good as well. Below is a fan video someone made of the Men of Jane Austen.

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Apple Chutney

October 15, 2011

Chutneys are becoming one of my favorite things to make – essentially it is just a matter of putting the ingredients into a saucepan and letting them bubble together for a long period. The downside is that the chutneys need to stand for a while to mature, so no instant gratification. The apple tree in [...]

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Book Review: The best of FoxTrot

October 14, 2011

It seemed to be a bit of a stretch of serious books, so it was time to interject it with something less strenuous. Let’s go to the comic book section. Friday’s read is The Best of Foxtrot If you’re unfamiliar with FoxTrot – the comics cover a regular, stereotypical family and their day-to-day life. The mother [...]

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Want: Tattoo from Wild Hogs

October 12, 2011

I’m an Apple fangirl, and when I first saw this in the theatre – there may have been squealing involved.  

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Rewatching Bones Season 2

October 10, 2011

Bones season 2 is partially about Brennan’s relationship with her recently discovered father, and Brennan and Booth’s relationship. Unlike most of the other seasons, this only has 21 episodes. One was meant to air, but was held back due to the Virginia Tech shootings, as the episode dealt with finding human remains on the college [...]

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Video: 100 years of style

October 9, 2011

This one gives a pretty fantastic overview over the London East End fashion, dancing and music styles of the last 100 years.

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Caramelized red onion and feta “pull-apart” bread

October 8, 2011

The cinnamon pull-apart bread made its round in the blogosphere a while ago – and boy, was it tasty. But I was intrigued when I saw the other side of the coin – the savory version at Pink Parsley. I modified a bit, the cheese and herb looked good, but I had a real craving [...]

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Book review: Aristocrats

October 7, 2011

It does sort of go together with Crown & Country, that I read last week - Aristocrats: Power, Grace and Decadence – Britain’s Great Ruling Classes from 1066 to the Present seems to also, like the aforementioned book, be tied to the British history. In one way, it is written in a similar manner. It describes the [...]

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RIP Steve Jobs

October 6, 2011

Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, died yesterday, October 5, 2011. “Being the richest man in the cemetery doesn’t matter to me … Going to bed at night saying we’ve done something wonderful… that’s what matters to me.” – Jobs, 1993 My computer “career” started with an Apple Macintosh back in 1986. I played countless games [...]

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Want: Wooden statue from Salisbury Cathedral

October 5, 2011

This summer, we stopped by Salisbury Cathedral on our family vacation. My dad and I had read Sarum by Edward Rutherford, and this visit came after we’d been to Stonehenge. The cathedral in itself is fantastic, but I kind of got caught up in this wooden sculpture by Ernst Blensdorf. It looks amazing. So soft and [...]

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Question: How do you find motivation?

October 3, 2011

We all have times when finding the motivation to do certain things is a little hard. It might be exercise, housework, schoolwork, or other things. How do you find motivation to keep going with your activity of choice if the inspiration is lacking?

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Video: Dip your Apple

October 2, 2011

This video comes from Smart Bitches, Trashy Books. Parody of Waka Waka, for Rosh Hashanah.

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How old does something have to be to be ruins?

October 1, 2011

Look at this vista in Kew Gardens. When does the fake Greek ruins become the real English thing?

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Plum chutney

October 1, 2011

We’ve had a fair bit of plums outside this year. They’re not as tasty-looking as in previous years,  (I am really picky when it comes to eating plums from the tree – they have to look just right, or else I won’t bother) so the obvious thing is to use them as an ingredient in [...]

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