last month was all about...

Time has just flown these last weeks and everyday life suddenly got filled up with, wedding plans, a daughter who has learned to open every drawer in the house, a project management exam due on two weeks and a full time job.

Since last time lots of things have happened in-between all the above. I’ll share last months happenings in photos and a few lines.


The sun came out


We played hide and seek


We ate waffles together with neighbours until our bellys couldn't fit one more heart of waffle.


We celebrated the 17th of May (Norways national day) by waving our flag


by marching togehter with the band


by watching and admiring all the beautiful craft on these national costumes (bunader)


by admiring more beautiful stiches

and by eating ice cream. All this together with friends that measn a lot to us.



We have walked in the woods and seen these beautful & relaxed sheeps


We accidently came across this concert with the woman that sing songs that cheers me up and makes me smile.


We barbequed together with some lovely neighbours. Which reminds me we need to buy a "bring a long barbeque" instead of these "one time use & throw away barbeques".


And the tulips are blooming

corner view {gardens}

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This week’s corner view theme is gardens. We don’t have a garden. Instead we have an ok sized balcony slash terrace. This is where we do our gardening. With spring arriving slowly this year we still haven’t prepared our garden with fresh plants. The cold nights would end any plant we would buy. For now last falls plants will linger on a bit more.

sunday spring

On Sunday we had our first spring day. The light was bright and sharp. Not perfect photo light, but definitely perfect spring light.




While I have observed spring coming to everyone else’s blogs, here spring is taking it’s time this year. Yesterday it snowed. From I woke up until noon and then some. But I know that winter is loosing this tug war.



There will be more days like Sunday.

photo workshop {light & abstract}

These are the photos I took for the last assignment from C & C’ photo workshop. It has been such a fun ride, one I would love to do again


{as close as you can}


{as close as you can}


{abstract}


{different angle}


{landscape}


{reflection}


{reflection}


{your favorite taken during the workshop & and why}

This is one of my favorites. I am not sure why. I love the light and shadow around the scalloped edges of the cookie. I like the old feeling to the photo. I like the red and white together and the different lines and shapes.

One last thing....
list 3 things learned, gained or observed:

1. I learned that by leaving the automatic mode of my camera and taking control of the aperture and shutter speed I get the result I'm aiming for quicker.

2. I gained experience by doing things outside of my comfort zone. Like setting up still lifes as opposed to having still lifes "finding mye eye".

3. I observed that by adding a landscape photo or an overview photo to my macro's I can tell a story better.

Thank you so much Carolyn and Camilla for giving us so many fun and challenging assignments! I enjoyed sharing this with everyone else who participated. I loved seeing everyone elses photos and interpretations of the assignments. And I enjoyed the detailed feedback. This was my first workshop, but not the last!

a flower for you

Thank you so much for all the congratulations in regards to our wedding in June. Your sweet words and kindness are heartfelt. I am grateful for having friends around the world, some closer some further afar (and some in Yonder), that keeps in touch by visiting and leaving inspiring, encouraging and beautiful words. Thank you for letting me know that you are happy for us.



Peonies are among my favourite flowers together with roses and ranunculus. My bridal bouquet will be made of peonies and roses (no more wedding talk, I promise!), so I want to share this video of an opening peony with you as a thank you for all your kind words and thoughts.

photoworkshop {colour story}

With a toddler in house the days at a coffee shop with a mint tea & milk or latte are long gone.




Nowadays I make my own tea- and coffee shop at home.


{unfocused & square image}

As soon as she begins tugging at her ear I draw the curtains in her room, and prepare her for a nap. Her naps are my me-time.


{diptych and complement colour}

My time to cuddle up in our green sofa propped up by pillows, with a hot cuppa’. My time to dip a cookie in the tea while dreaming of how I used to travel around the world.





Coffee and tea shops are a small sacrifice to have this little princess in my life


{person in image & shooting off center}

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