Cripes. A press conference states that 7 are dead in Oslo – but that the buildings haven’t been searched extensively, so those numbers may rise. Currently 84 are dead at the Youth Camp at Utøya, but they’re searching the lake around the island with divers, etc. so those numbers may rise. In a country with… Continue reading Update from Oslo
Oslo today
Just to let everyone know, I am fine – and am not in the Oslo area at all. No one in my circle of friends/family appear to be in the area and be injured. (The brother of someone I know, who is rather high up in the Labour Youth Party and who would normally be… Continue reading Oslo today
What I really love about London
are the green spaces that pop up seemingly out of nowhere, and are perfect for mini-picnics.
Pondering from an airport
I wonder if those people who are allowed to go in doors that say “Autorized personell only” enjoy it the first time they do…
Eating at work
When I got back to work after a two-week vacation, they had started renovating the cafeteria closest to my desk. For the past two days we’ve been trying out the other cafeterias in the building – they serve the same food, which is made in the same kitchen – but somehow it is not the… Continue reading Eating at work
A bit of reorganization
here and there, as I contemplate how to move forward with this blog, and Blog Royale.
Cucumbers
In these cucumber-scary times, the best thing is growing my own.
The Eurovision menu
Having an Eurovision party is an excellent time to try out the recipes I’ve collected from other blogs. Norway isn’t in the finals, which didn’t come as a huge shock, but the food should be good anyway. Currently in the oven is the Cinnamon Sugar Pull Apart bread. Earlier today, I made Lemon Poppy Seed… Continue reading The Eurovision menu
New car
Since I moved home to Norway from Denmark, I’ve wanted to have a car. In Denmark – at least in inner city Copenhagen – a bike is usually more than enough transportation, when supplemented with a decent offering of buses, metro and local trains getting you pretty much where you need to be.