Banana Cake

We had some bananas that were turning brown, and rather than cut them up and freeze them for smoothies – we decided to make banana cake. When I was growing up, we had this neighbour who had the most amazing banana cake. It was soft, moist and incredibly tasty. This isn’t her recipe, but it… Continue reading Banana Cake

Biggest loser

The danger of watching The Biggest Loser, in all its different forms, is that you keep expecting to drop the same insane amount of weight in a week– and unless you have the time to exercise several hours a day… it’s plain just not going to happen. Baby steps. But it is great for motivational… Continue reading Biggest loser

March

It’s so nice to be able to bike to work in the mornings. The sun is up earlier, and it’s getting warmer. Although that last part is relative; it is still Norway. This week is winter break in the schools, which means I don’t have to worry about crashing into kids on my way to… Continue reading March

World Championships in Nordic Ski 2011

The whole family are out in full force, including Ingrid Alexandra and Sverre Magnus, for the opening ceremony. King Harald and Princess Astrid are the ones who have almost all of the championship events on their calendars for the next 11 days, though.

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Running

I have been trying to teach myself to jog for a while now. I frequently see people jogging outside in all kinds of weather – and while I do think they’re slightly crazy for running outside in the winter, I also admire them for working out, and being so into it that they would subject… Continue reading Running

Jelling stones defaced

In Jelling, a small town in Jutland, Denmark, two massive rune stones stand on top of a huge hill. The stones are grave stones, or memorial stones. One of the stones was put up by Gorm the Old, as a memorial for his wife, Thyra.  The other one was put up their son, Harald Bluetooth,… Continue reading Jelling stones defaced

Baptism of the twins

The royal Danish twins will be christened in Holmens kirke on April 14. This is the church where Crown Prince Frederik was christened, where Queen Margrethe was christened and where Margrethe and Prince Henrik were married. Due to the fact that the family had ties to the church, it was also believed that Christian would… Continue reading Baptism of the twins