A CUP LESSON

Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen A friend of mine who always drinks her peppermint tea out of a light green cup, taught me long time ago that each drink should have its special cup. In my case it meant that I had to have a cup for regular coffee, one for caffè latte, another for English tea, for my […]

MARY AND JOSEPH

I have put out our nativity scene (krybbe) in the living-room. These figures have followed us since the children were small and this year I have adopted the Spanish tradition to set up the scene two weeks before Christmas. Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen Mary and Joseph’s ride to Bethlehem has always interested me. What if they had known that they were to […]

MY NEW TOY

Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen Whenever I recall the odor in the wood shop (sløydsalen) at school. How fun it was using the soldering pen engraving “To my mom” with a heart next to it. I came across this pen on the net the other day and I simply had to buy one for myself. So […]

“GOD IS IN THE DETAILS”

Photo: Kristin Bae Mysen “Home is where the heart is” as the Roman philosopher Pliny the Elder said wisely  already around 50 AD. This is one of my favorite sayings because my home does actually represent the center or the heart in my life. For me it is a shelter where I can be my true self, surrounded by the […]