It’s the Norwegian election day 2013. We’re voting for members of parliament today. I’m living in one of the test municipalities where we could vote via the Internet this year, so I did my voting weeks ago. I am going to watch the election coverage tonight, and there is enough the West Wing fangirl in… Continue reading Election 2013
Review: Sibylla : En biografi
Sibylla : En biografi by Roger Lundgren My rating: 1 of 5 stars I had huge expectations for this book, as the author is renowned as a royal expert in Sweden, and Princess Sibylla is something I expect that he would have known quite a bit about. I’m left with a conundrum, because the parts… Continue reading Review: Sibylla : En biografi
Plum cordial
I have plums. My plum trees are currently maturing like crazy. I made plum chutney back in 2011, which was pretty easy and neat. But right now, I wanted to try my hand at something new. (Plus, something easier…) My mother has this fruit steamer system that you can make cordial in. Essentially, a pot… Continue reading Plum cordial
Wednesday wants: Lego Keylight
So, it’s been a while since I did a Wednesday Want thing – but this ThinkGeek :: LEGO Star Wars R2-D2 Keylight looks pretty nifty, don’t you think?
Madeleine expecting
The Swedish court just announced on their webpage that Princess Madeleine and her husband Chris O’Neill are expecting their first child. The court has revealed that the estimated due date is early March 2014.
Quotation Monday #27: Learning
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin
Kind of cute tap-dancing video
Honey and almond ice cream
The whole point of making ice cream at home, to me, is to make flavours that you won’t necessarily find easily in stores. This honey and almond ice cream is one of those. I think that the flavour of this really depend on which type of honey you use. My selection was a mild honey… Continue reading Honey and almond ice cream
Mette-Marit on the cover of Norwegian Elle
Crown Princess Mette-Marit is the cover girl on the September issue of Norwegian Elle. They made a fairly big deal that the coverage was to honour the Crown Princess on her 40th birthday. Inside the magazine there were two photos from an earlier photo session that had been reserved especially for the Elle issue. It had… Continue reading Mette-Marit on the cover of Norwegian Elle