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
Kransekake
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.
Advent calendar: We should all be feminists
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
Quotation Monday #133: Escapist
“I think myself I ought to be shot for writing such nonsense…. But it’s unquestionably good escapist literature and I think I should rather like it if I were sitting in an air-raid shelter or recovering from flu.” ― Georgette Heyer
Advent calendar: It’s hard to be a nissemann
Advent calendar: Anne of Green Gables
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
Advent calendar: Colour away
I know colouring books for grown-ups are everywhere. I have a lot of them myself – and the more I have, the less patience I have for doing it. But, for me, what is fun, is having a bunch of colouring books, drawing pencils and markers and having my sisters over for a colouring session.… Continue reading Advent calendar: Colour away
Advent calendar: The Christmas Mystery
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
Advent calendar: Fika – the art of the Swedish coffee break
Today’s fun read was Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break, with Recipes for Pastries, Breads, and Other Treats. Fika is to Sweden what kaffe is to Norwegians – only even more so. It’s coffee, but it is not just grabbing a cup to go at a Starbucks. And it is not just covered… Continue reading Advent calendar: Fika – the art of the Swedish coffee break