It’s an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That’s always been a tug of war for me. Jodie Foster
Babies tasting food items for the first time
Making pasta from scratch
I’ve been wanting to try my hand at pasta making for a while. Mostly because the options for different filling in ravioli in Norwegian stores is not very good. I got a pasta roller, and with the help of the enthusiastic sister, set to work. We started with the seven-yolk pasta recipe from The Smitten… Continue reading Making pasta from scratch
Happiness
Happiness – when I want to smile all the time and do random, crazy things, when I’m happily content without the huge outwards gestures or just when all is right in my world.
Citizenship of Madeleine’s children (100 things #10)
Barbara D over at the Scandinavian Royals Message board had a question about the citizenship of the future offspring of Chris O’Neill and Princess Madeleine, as their children will be in line to the Swedish throne.
Quotation Monday #15: Creativity
Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea. Creativity gives the possibility of some sort of achievement to everyone. Creativity makes life more fun and more interesting. Edward de Bono
My favourite bit from Princess Madeleine’s wedding
was the children singing the entrance march. It would have been so easy to go for the traditional here, but the children singing made it less formal. It was definitely a sweet way to start the wedding.
Royal Guest Lists (100 things #9)
Can someone please explain to me the logic of the courts when they reveal their guest list to royal occasions? There is a mish-mash of languages involved, a miss-mash of titles and in the case of the Swedish court – the guest list (or any information, such as engagement announcements) seems to be leaked to… Continue reading Royal Guest Lists (100 things #9)
30 day abs challenge
Last week I found this image on imgur. 30-day AB challenge. I thought it sounded interesting – I needed to get some work in on my core muscles and I can definitely do something for 30 days. (Well, as long as it does not include jumping jacks. My knees did not enjoy Jillian Michaels’ 30… Continue reading 30 day abs challenge