Foto: Kristin Bae Mysen Gratulerer mor med kjempesalg på den nye boken din “Barndomsliv på Vinstra”! Dette er en perle av en bok, en spennende beretning om en barndom helt fri for sikkerhetsnett og overbeskyttende foreldre, fra en tid som aldri kommer tilbake. Kjøp den, les den og eller gi den bort til noen du er […]
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen Today I finished reading the dramatic poem Peer Gynt by the Norwegian dramatist Henrik Ibsen. After I read it I had to search for my old brooch made of pewter that I remembered from my childhood. I haven’t been reading the poem for years, but I was once again taken by its fine […]
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen Wind in my hair and sun in my face. Riding my new bike through fields and meadows.
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen Last weekend my husband and I enjoyed being tourists in our own capital Oslo. Visiting the Royal Palace on a guided tour was really interesting, and the best part of course was standing inside by the palace balcony viewing the whole of Oslo, and knowing that right there the Royal family are exchanging waves […]
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen I am visiting Dalarna, the central province of Sweden together with my mother and sister. It is considered more Swedish than ABBA and IKEA combined, with its beautiful red-colored cottages, glimmering lakes and deep forests. I have of course bought myself the symbol of Swedish heart and soul, the traditional carved and […]
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen He was our beloved cat, and we will never forget his faithful devotion and how he winked his eyes in order to show us his truly love. Now his picture is hanging in the hallway, and in that way he has never really left us. It is painted by Randi Kvilaas, a professional pet […]
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen I have a tree in the forest which is all mine. Nobody else knows about it of course, but never the less it is mine. I always stop up and give it a hug when I pass it on my walks. While hugging my tree, I feel close to nature and get inner […]
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen And the smell of sunshine in the laundry.
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen It gives me peace of mind to watch the birds glide in the sky and see the clouds spontaneously forming patterns.
Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen “Dirt, mud, clay, earth, soil: we have many words for it but few do it justice. In today’s virtual world many of us have, literally, lost our connection with the soil. But soil is the earth’s living skin, overlying the bedrock below and making life on earth possible. Like air […]
