A hike to above the tree line.....

We went on this beautiful hike,
to the mountain pastures,
where the farm used to send
their herd of cows and sheep in the summer.


It turned out to be a little more of a hike then expected,
do to the fact that a gate across the gravel road was locked,
and we had to park our cars
further down the valley then first planned.


About 2 hours later,
and after lots of brakes to catch the breath,
we where above the part of the mountain
that is normally covered with woods.
The openness of the plateau was around us in all directions.


We met some of the summer campers,
they where of a curious nature,
but didn't have much to say.


The guys wanted to fish,
all I could think of was coffee...


No Starbucks,
but inside the old summer house
I found an old coffee pot,
coffee and sugar cubes.


The sugar cubes for my youngest,
and "never has a sandwich tasted this good",
she said.


About 10 trouts later,
we found our way back to the civilization.

In an old farm house....

...where I lived most of this summer,
I found this beautiful tablecloth.


It's knitted in cotton,
and although it's pretty old,
it's in great shape,


and the details are gorgeous!

I sommer bodde jeg 3 uker
på denne gamle lensmannsgården.
Et nydelig sted,
med skjønnhet både inne og ute.

På et av bordene
fant jeg dette kunstverket (over).

Home again..

The iron bird brought me back home.
I have been gone for a month,
and could easily have stayed longer.
We had great weather,
and the scenery is incredibly beautiful.


I finished the Wrap me up shawl,
from KnittiningAtKNoon this summer,
and left it with my daughter.
I knitted mine in leftover Cascade 220.


I would never use it in here Texas,
but it will be nice and warm for her
up in the fjords of mid Norway this winter.


The cat enjoyed the soft yarn as well.


I also found this pattern on a danish blog,
very cute, perfect way to get rid off remnants,
and a good size knitting project for traveling.
Pattern is highlighted under,
but written in Danish.


Disse fant jeg på en dansk blogg,
de er kaldt Strikke Maries gnomer.
Et greitt prosjekt for restegarn,
og et strikke tøy som tar lite plass i veska
når en er på tur!

Look what I spotted..

A bowl of strawberries,


a bumble bee,


a naked foot,


some of my favorite flowers,


especially the blue..


seagulls....


Oh, and my sons boat!

I am in my "Paradise"

On vacation,
among family and friends,


children and grand children, a crawling baby...


Beautiful rose gardens,
houses in fairytale settings,


breath taking views,

(11:30 at night)



horses, chickens and kittens,
oh, and sheep...



I am not sure
if I want to go back home after this...

Nyter ferie, natur,
unger og barnebarn, i Norge.
Kan man ha det bedre?

Og så pøøøste det ned...

Vi satt ute under tak og nøt regnværet.
Det kom i bøtter og spann,
2-3 cm på ganske få minutter,
herlig!


..men ikke så lett å ta bilde av..



Etterpå er luftfuktigheten stor.
Sola dukker opp igjen,
og vi søker tilflukt inne.
Verden kan jammen være litt omvendt
av og til...

Second Tarantula in two days..

My Son-in-law found a Tarantula
in his back yard yesterday.
When he first saw it,
he thought it was a kitten running across the patio.
That first one went to visit their neighbor,
who panicked and killed it with a rake.

Walking up the side of the house..

Today he found another one.
This one was running sideways
up the outside wall of the house.

Click to enlarge the picture.
It's so hairy and the legs are just like thick straws!


My daughter had him catch it in a Tupperware box,
to let it loose in a field further down the street.
She felt bad about killing it,
even though she was terrified.

And did I mention
that we are driving up to visit them tomorrow...
I will keep an eye out, and look for it.

Denne karen spaserte rundt i hagen til datteren min.
Det er den andre de har funnet nå på 2 dager.
Denne måler ca 12 cm i diameter.
Ikke rart de har på støvler
og lange bukser når de slår plenen,
selv om grade stokken står på rundt om 35 grader..

Finally done!

This throw was started last summer.

I got so tired of knitting those small fishes,
180 all together!
(I looked up this word: What is the plural of Fish,
is it Fish or Fishes?
If you are talking about more than one fish
of the same species it's "fish",
if you are talking about more than one species of fish,
then it's "fishes. Go figure..!)


Well, I put it away over the winter,
got it out this spring,
and "Hurray",
it's done!!


Knitted in Smart from Sandnes Ullvare,
and 100% wool.
It feels pretty heavy,
so this will be warm!


I'm off to finish more UFO's...

Endelig ferdig med "fisketeppet".
Det ble uendelig kjedelig mot slutten,
180 fisk i Smart garn på pine nr. 3,5
Men i dag kan jeg altså "heise flagget", jippi!

On my needles today

...is a scarf knitted
with a mix of "leftover" yarn
from my sock projects.


The pattern is called
"Wrap me up",
and it is from
Knitting At KNoon


The pattern call for a different kind of yarn,
self striping or painted,
but this work fine for me.

The shawl above is taking it's time.
Yarn used is Ranco/Mulity
from Araucania.
I am hoping to have the pattern ready next week.

Have a nice weekend!

Jeg har blitt tagget

........av Wenche.

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La personen som tagget deg
vite når du har lagt inn svar.

1. Hva jeg gjorde for 10 år siden?
Da hadde jeg nettopp flyttet til Dallas i Texas.
Prøvde så godt som mulig å venne meg til varmen,
samtidig som jeg jobbet i en møbel/interiør butikk.


2. Nevn 5 ting som du har/hadde
på "gjøre lista" di i dag.
Jazzercise
Legebesøk
Handle runde i stoff butikk
(leter etter noe stoff å ta med hjem i sommer)
Se film med min datter (jeg strikker..)

Pakke garn/mønsterpakker for salg

3. snack jeg liker?
Suuure drops
Norsk melkesjokolade

4. Ting jeg vil gjøre som milliardær?
Bygge meg et sted i Norge
Gi bort litt her og der


5. Steder jeg har bodd?
Født og oppvokst i Egersund -
Birkeland - Sandnes - Stavanger - Dallas - Austin - Houston
Tre siste i Texas

Ta opp stafettpinnen hvem som helst som har lyst

And what's the problem again..?

Sunday was Fathers Day,
and this is the present my dear hubby got
from one of our daughters.
I don't get it..!

Fingerless mittens

These are a slightly lighter weight then my other mittens,
but still to warm to wear this time of the year.
However, I enjoyed making these,
the pattern is easy to remember,
it goes over 6x10 sts,
and gets repeated after that.

The yarn I used is Fortissima/socka
from Schoeller and Stahl,
about 50 gr.
At the moment I am knitting another pair,
using 100% Alpakka 3/10
from “Du Store Alpakka”.
A friend of mine sent me this yarn from Norway,
I love it, it is very soft.
Needles: 2.5 mm (US 1-2)

You can get the pattern on Etsy
or on Ravelry.