I’ve never had a problem with learning to read, but I know of so many who have – either because of dyslexia or because they simply weren’t interested in learning it. My parents brought me to either the library or the library bus from a very early age, they read to me and my babysitters… Continue reading Learning to read
Month: July 2013
Review: Behind Closed Doors
Behind Closed Doors by Hugo Vickers My rating: 3 of 5 stars I have some major issues with this book. I think the writing itself is quite good – but I fail to grasp the concept of having “the ending” first, and then go on to the early lives of the Duchess and Duke of… Continue reading Review: Behind Closed Doors
Quotation Monday #21: Thankful
I’m thankful for every moment. Al Green
The six previous kings of Belgium (100 things #15)
The Belgian people gets its seventh king today. Because I like trivia – quick biographies about the six previous ones
TV summary : Crown Prince Haakon – the road to a kingdom
The programme is meant to follow Haakon to places that have been important to him so far in his life. The interviewer was Hans Olav Brenner, one of the names on a list that the palace gave to NRK when they agreed to the interview. (Which also turned out to get them into a media… Continue reading TV summary : Crown Prince Haakon – the road to a kingdom
Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
What can I say but the fact that there were Norwegian strawberries for sale outside the mall? I know several people who refuse to eat any kind of strawberries but the Norwegian kind. We’re kind of nationalistic about our strawberries, and since we have such crappy weather for most of the year, we also tend… Continue reading Strawberry Frozen Yogurt
Interview with Crown Prince Haakon on NRK
Just a notice that on Saturday, there will be a documentary and interview with Crown Prince Haakon on NRK. It may be available for international viewers, on their webpages. The programme is called Kronprins Haakon – veien til et kongerike and airs on NRK July 20, at 20:10 Norwegian time. I will try to summarize… Continue reading Interview with Crown Prince Haakon on NRK
Sight
I am grateful for my sense of sight because… I’m able to see flowers, like the arctic starflower pictured, in nature in their full potential. (Even if the iPhone camera fails to convey it properly.) And it makes me grateful for my glasses, without which I would watch the world through a fog.
Interview with Chris O’Neill and Princess Madeleine
After returning from their honeymoon, Chris O’Neill and Princess Madeleine gave an interview to Svenska Dagbladet. Google Translated version. Can I just say how nice I found it that they didn’t go with some of the self-declared Swedish royal expert journalists for this, and a paper that appears to be not as “sensationalistic” as some… Continue reading Interview with Chris O’Neill and Princess Madeleine