Grrr… Just finished reading this Norwegian series of books – allegedly about King Haakon and Queen Maud. It was meant to be a two volume series. In reality, the author was given (almost) free access to a whole lot of royal archives of letters, diaries and other documents (in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Russia and the… Continue reading Haakon & Maud
Quotation Monday #104: Loss
“You will lose someone you can’t live without,and your heart will be badly broken, and the bad news is that you never completely get over the loss of your beloved. But this is also the good news. They live forever in your broken heart that doesn’t seal back up. And you come through. It’s like… Continue reading Quotation Monday #104: Loss
American kids try breakfast from around the world
Pizza dough for freezing
I got another bowl for my Kenwood recently. Perfect for making up a double batch of Annie’s Eats pizza dough for freezing. It is probably one of the easiest (and least energy consuming) recipes for making pizza dough I have found. Well, save for proving time. That aside, it really is quite nice on days… Continue reading Pizza dough for freezing
Review: Madeleine : Prinsessan privat
Madeleine : Prinsessan privat by Johan T Lindwall I’m not sure I will ever get used to the Swedish royal reporters’ way of writing biographies. First of all – there is too much inference of what the persons in this book were thinking about specific events. Another reviewer said that a problem with it is that… Continue reading Review: Madeleine : Prinsessan privat
Quotation Monday #103: Reading
“What she was finding also was how one book led to another, doors kept opening wherever she turned and the days weren’t long enough for the reading she wanted to do.” ― Alan Bennett, The Uncommon Reader
Rugby: Oh Flower of Scotland
Girl for Kate and William (and Charles)
Grandfather Charles got the granddaughter he told people he was hoping for. (And the 7 of you who guessed it would be a girl in the poll were right.) Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cambridge was safely delivered of a daughter at 8.34am. — Kensington Palace (@KensingtonRoyal) May 2, 2015 Anyone have any nice… Continue reading Girl for Kate and William (and Charles)
Mette-Marit takes the literary train out on the tracks again
May 26 and 27, the Norwegian court announced, Crown Princess Mette-Marit will make another literary train journey. It is a follow-up to the literary train ride she took last year. Like last year, they have transformed the royal rail carriage into a library. This time the train will go from Trondheim to Hamar, and make… Continue reading Mette-Marit takes the literary train out on the tracks again