It may not be warm enough here for ice cream or sorbets – but it is always time for chocolate. I first saw this on Good Eats ‘n Sweet Treats; it is part of the Tuesdays with Dorie project. Intrigued by the concept, and having a love of chocolate, I rummaged through my cupboards and… Continue reading Milk chocolate sorbet
Month: September 2011
Book review: Sophia of Hanover
Sophia of Hanover: From Winter Princess to Heiress of Great Britain, 1630-1714 by J.N. Duggan This is the story of Sophia, Electress of Hanover. Honestly, I have been rather curious about her for a while. Looking into genealogy and the line of the British succession, her name seems to crop up quite a bit. Finding this… Continue reading Book review: Sophia of Hanover
Want: Library from Beauty and the Beast
It actually has its own Facebook group, and is an absolutely magical place. I might be prejudiced because a) I am a librarian, b) I love books and c) at some point soon, I have to take books out of my shelves, in order to add more books. I could really do with a bigger… Continue reading Want: Library from Beauty and the Beast
Ponderings on the Norwegian Municipal elections 2012
Today it is election day in Norway. We have elections every second year, alternating between parliamentary and municipality/county elections. This time it is municipalities and counties that are up for grabs. As I mentioned in August, I have already voted electronically. I haven’t really changed my mind. The only thing that has vaguely tipped me… Continue reading Ponderings on the Norwegian Municipal elections 2012
Chocolate and custard cupcakes
These are my mother’s chocolate cupcakes. Yummy and chocolatey, and the custard filling makes for a nice surprise inside. In my opinion, they’re also exceptional when eaten slightly frozen – when the custard is ice-cold and the chocolate is deliciously chocolatey. I’ve actually frozen almost all of the cupcakes from this batch – it stops… Continue reading Chocolate and custard cupcakes
Book Review: A throne in Brussels
I picked A Throne in Brussels by Paul Belien up in London this summer. I have been fascinated with Belgium and the internal struggle there for a while, and finding this seemed a great way to get a bit more thorough into the subject. The book deals with the history of the Belgian monarchy –… Continue reading Book Review: A throne in Brussels
Want(ed): Sofa
When my sister M and I first talked about moving in together, there was a lot of planning prior to the actual moving. A lot of the time was spent discussing how we were going to decorate the place. One of the things we agreed on was that we wanted a comfortable sofa. I watched… Continue reading Want(ed): Sofa
Elephant Parade
I noticed these elephants around in Copenhagen, and fell completely in love with them, thus taking the pictures below. When I was in London earlier this summer, I noticed an elephant close by Oxford Street. It is part of a project to get funds for the Asian Elephant, and the project is called Elephant Parade … Continue reading Elephant Parade
Video: Manic Monday
Growing up, my Dad had some summer tapes from the late 80s, maybe early 90s, in the car. I grew up listening to those, to the degree when there was a popular music poll in my 6th grade class, Manic Monday was on my favourite-list. This in a time when Gangsta’s Paradise and Boombastic were… Continue reading Video: Manic Monday