“The first week of August hangs at the very top of summer, the top of the live-long year, like the highest seat of a Ferris wheel when it pauses in its turning. The weeks that come before are only a climb from balmy spring, and those that follow a drop to the chill of autumn,… Continue reading Quotation Monday #75: First week of August
Month: August 2014
Royal Residences: Oscarshall #21
A couple of weeks before I left Oslo, I took a trip to Bygdøy to visit Oscarhall. It is a pleasure palace built for King Oscar I of Sweden-Norway and his wife, Josephine of Leuchtenberg. It is still in use today by the royal family for special occasions, and Queen Sonja has set up an… Continue reading Royal Residences: Oscarshall #21
Gooseberry cordial
I made some cordial last summer with plums and apples – but then I saw this blog post early in July. It is a gooseberry cordial! I immediately went home to my parents and robbed their gooseberry bush. (I asked first. Or maybe said – I will drop by to get your gooseberries. Either way, I informed.)… Continue reading Gooseberry cordial