Sunday, September 28, 2014

Earlybird gets the worm

I seldom experience earlymornings during the week-ends. I like to sleep in and take it slow, lounge around in my underwear

When I woke up today I was thinking Earlybird gets the worm or the norwegian version of it.

"Morgenstund har gull i munn" 
Directly translated this means morning hour have gold in mouth.

This does not really make any sence other than it must be good to rise early.
So I googled it and found some information on Wikipedia.
Well the meaning is that earlybird getsthe worm or early risers has a bigger chanse to reach their goals.
The norwegian saying is from an old germanic version where the word mund was used and meant hand.
The islandic version uses give rather than have and suddenly the saying makes more sense.

Morning hour gives gold in hand.

Nice to know, rise early, shower, eat breakfast, get dressed and seize the day.
The underwear I am using is from Freya lingerie, I am sort of a spokes person for the brand.
It is one of the better lables I have used.
Good quality underwear that fits beautifully and looks gorgious.
Freyas underwear are suitable for girls of all shapes and sizes with cups fom B to K.
A good posture start with a good bra :)

Have a nice Sunday:)

Saturday, September 27, 2014

Blinis and Caviar

Someone told me that he rather have $150 of meat or fish than a few mouthfulls of fisheggs.
I agree, but sometimes it feels good to indulge oneself.it might not be good for your wallet, but good for ones soul. That said, one can discuss how often indulging yourself is proper.

I saw this caviar from Rossini on instagram. I have not had any caviar in a while and they looked so temting. I googled and found out that I could get some at Kastrup airpot in Copenhagen.
From what I understad these eggs are from farmed sturgeons and not endangering the wild sturgeon population whitch is about to get extinct because of overfishing and just because of their roe.
A couple of weeks ago I had to go to Copenhagen for work and picked up a little tin of caviar and with this in the fridge I had to make some blinis. It has been years since I made these buckwheat pancakes.

“Round is the blini, yellow gold and hot like the sun, the symbol of sublime days, rich harvests, harmonious marriages and healthy children.”
– Alexander Kuprin.

For 4 servings you will need
1 cup luke warm milk
1/2 oresh yeast
1/2 cup buckwheat flour
1/4 cup plain flour
or use something glutenfree.
2 eggyolks
2 tbs melted butter
2 beaten eggwhites, soft peaks

Caviar
Sour cream
Chopped red onions

Pour the milk into a bowl and cruble in the yeast.
Add the flour and stir carefully until there are no more lumps, while stiring add the eggyolks, salt and butter, set the batter aside for an hour.
  1. .
    Fold the egg whites into the batter mixture.



    Add a spoonful of the batter and fry for 45-60 seconds, until golden underneath, then turn over and cook for 30 seconds on the other side. Remove the blini and place onto kitchen paper. Repeat this process with the remaining batter. Keep the blinis warm.
To serve, arrange sour crem, chopped red onions, blinis and the caviar on a tray and serve yourself and enjoy the little feast with some vodka or like I did with Champagne.

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Sosial media gathering in Brevik Norway

Photo: Beate Hemsborg
I do not know how it is around the world or within the different areas of blogging.
But in Norway ther is a small group of girls who meet once in a while wheter they blog within interior, everyday life, food, fashion or beauty and makeup or a mix of the five I mentioned.

A couple of week-ends ago about 45 gals from all over Norway met up in a small place called Brevik by the Oslofjord. 
A picturesque place with summer houses and cottages on little surrounding islands.

Some of them have met before and som have not

One of the things I like with theese gatherings is that you meet the people behind the blogs and instagram accounts you follow and follow you. The other thing we always manage to have fun and we are exited to see eachother. 

NO RIVALRY.

I am  not saying that it does not exist in Norway the rivalry between bloggers, it is there and I have seen it develop over the years, Some see themselves as better bloggers or more popular.
BUT these events are still fun filled and everybody talks to everybody and we all get along.

Someone told me once that bloging is the new way for us grown ups to get to know new people.
When we were youmger we knocked on eachothers doors to play but we do not do that anymore.


This little event was organized by the girls behind the blogs Fabelaktig and Festfabrikken.
Two entreprenureal gals who knows how to throw a meet and greet.
When ever Ms. Fabelaktig throws one she always manages to put together fun and yummy filled goodiebags.

We got this little adorable Sonny Angel in the goodiebag, a little cheeky boy angle dressed only in headgear. He has become quite popular among women around the world, young and old.
we also got cup cake liners and paper straws.
Posters, postcards, sented candles, mugs, hot chocolate mix and chocolate coverd almonds.
Skarf, earings and nail polish with caviar pearls
Gift wrapper, chapstick and sunglasses.
The gift wrapper I used to cover MiniMes books :D




Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Zucchini and lobstersalad with marinarasauce

I try to live healthy but I am a sucker for sweets and snacks.
Once in a while I see the light and make something healthy like this dish. While eating this I think to myself, this is so yummy why don't I do this more often.

As I said I try to be healthier sincce I am diabetic and sometimes I substitute some og the pasta when I make lasagna with thin slices og zucchini.

I saw a picture on instagram by @chicujenta wher she made raw  zucchini spagetthi with a raw sauce.
I had zucchini and lobster in the fridge and thought i would make a salad almost like a papayasalad.

For 4 small lunches or 2 dinners you need
1-2 zucchini, chredded with a mandolin
2 cooked lobster
1/2 onion finly chopped
2 cloves garlig, crushed
2 tbs olive oil
16 oz ripe and peeled tomatoes or canned
1 cup white wine
1 ts chopped fresh parsley
1 ts chopped fresh oregano
salt and pepper

Lemon and parsley to garnish

Sauté the onions and the garlig in olive oil on medium heat, when the onions start to sweat add the tomatoes an wine.
Let it cook until the tomatoes ar so soft you can crush them with a spoon, add the herbs and salt and pepper to taste.

For this salad you do not want to cook the tomatosauce for too long, you want a little tartness that goes nicely with the lobster.

Put everything together on plates and enjoy:)

Håper det smaker :)




Monday, September 22, 2014


A few days ago was the official separation date and by chance coincide with the day we met 22 years ago. Half a life has passed since then, I will turn 44 in a little while.

This song "How long will I love you" performed by Ellie Goulding is very represetative of my feelings and might not be the right song to listen to right now. I have to admit that I can't hold back the tears when this song comes on.

How can this happen you may wonder if I still have those feelings.
I do not know. We are better friends now than the latter part of our marriage.
Besides, one can not simply turn off memories and feeling of half a life together.

The plan was that we would grow old and grey together, enjoy retirement, become grandparents and enjoy seeing the next generation grow up. Watch the little ones and be able to say "Do you remember when the kids were smaller, these small ones does exactly the same" or "do you remember that expression" reminisce about the good times.
That does not seem to happen now, we wore each other out and made us feel old and gray much earlier and then the marriage died.
Photo: Anastasia Khan
Yes, this year has been different and difficult.
I used to be a fulltime caretaker and spent most of my time with the children and this past year I send them off to their father on the agreed dates. It has been difficult I admit, my heart aches. "Enjoy your free time" people tell me and I try. I try to attend different happenings and meet friends, but all with half a heart.
To my friends I have met, been with in the past year and also have not had time to meet, I want to say: It's not your fault it's mine, but I appreciated that you have been there for me.

I could write much more about this subject matter, but thought I should spare you the dreary boredom of me whining.

This could be much worse, atleast I have got my health and family around me, even though some what amputated.

Have a nice evening and hugs from me




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