Jeez, I am such a packrat. I am on my way back to Norway now and let me tell you some of the things I am bringing with me. A bag of semi sweet chocolate chips (because in Norway we can only get dark chocolate in bars and it is... Read More
October 4, 2010 6 CommentsJan has curly, long, grey hair that is always braided—at least when I saw her. She wears a baseball hat and is full of opinions. She reads books, and likes to get to the bottom of stuff. “I get accused of talking too much,” she said as we were finishing... Read More
October 4, 2010 3 CommentsTexas is really big. I saw that from the window in the tiny airplane that took me to Midland. This I saw while the biggest lady I have ever sat next to took up half of my seat, besides her own. “I am sorry I am so big,” she said... Read More
September 27, 2010 5 CommentsOK, so I landed in New York and now I am on my way to Denver soon. I got Internet, an apple, some water, I made it through immigration and customs, I know where my gate is, I have two hours to spare. I am jamming. I was so worried... Read More
September 23, 2010 5 CommentsI have been relatively stressed this morning. Well…Relative…Hmm, that would be an understatement. Tomorrow I will go to the US to speak about Partners, Burma, the people I have met and other stuff that I think matter. I will do a ladies’ retreat and I am interested to hear what... Read More
September 22, 2010 5 CommentsKristin, who is eight, was chewing fresh bread with olive pesto. (This is a new recipe I have tested out, and let me tell you: With olive pesto, nothing else is needed with bread. Scrumptious!) “I know who Socrates was,” she said between bites. “He was a man who lived... Read More
September 21, 2010 4 CommentsToday I took our dog, Marley, for a walk. It should be the girls’ duty, but they claim he is impossible to walk with. I kind of agree. Walking with 9-month Marley isn’t always a pleasure. He pulls on his leash like he is a horse trying to pull a... Read More
September 20, 2010 9 CommentsSo I finally figured out how to set up a blog site. I am really dizzy now because there were so many decisions to make. You should visit my blog every day just to see how I am doing. Most likely you will find changes all the time until I... Read More
September 20, 2010 4 Comments