No good!

Garden therapy

Jeg har alltid synes at min mor har vært passe gal når hun etter en lang dag med jobb, husarbeid e.l tar "hvilepausene" lukende i blomsterbeddet (ikke tid til å slappe av her nei...). Det var før jeg fikk min egen hage. Jeg har nå oppdaget at luking både er oppfriskende (deilig med frisk luft etter en lang dag inne), avslappende (du sitter jo bare der), og meditativt (du slipper å tenke noe særlig!). Og absolutt en nødvendighet da, om man liker å ha det fint rundt seg.

Hagearbeidet mitt har blitt litt forsømt i det siste så det passer veldig godt at hun kommer i morgen. Da skal hun få så mange pauser hun bare vil!

I have always thought that my mother was a little crazy when she after a long day of working, cleaning the house etc. removed weeds from the flowerbeds in her "breaks" (no time to relax here...). That was before I got my own garden. I have now discovered that weeding is both refreshing (after a long day inside), relaxing (you´re just sitting there), and meditative (you

don´t need to think!). And an absolute must if you like your surroundings to look nice.

My gardening has been put aside lately, so it is good she´s coming tomorrow. Then she´ll be granted as many breaks as she likes!

I won!

Ingenting er så deilig og gøy som en runde badminton i hagen en sommerkveld med en kjæreste som lar meg vinne... :-)))

Og husk:

Vi slutter ikke å leke fordi vi blir gamle, vi blir gamle fordi vi slutter å leke...

Nothing is like a game of badminton on a summernight in your own garden with a boyfriend that lets you win... :-)))

And remember:

We don´t stop playing because we grow old, we grow old because we stop playing...

Photography by M. Macapinlac. Found on flickr!

Great summer soup

I fjor sommer ble jeg invitert til å feire min venninnes fødsesdag på familiens sommersted i Stavern. Vi fikk servert en deilig treretters meny og den beste gazpacho jeg noen gang har smakt til forrett. Hun delte villig oppskriften med meg, og jeg tillater meg herved å dele den med dere!

Håper det smaker!

About a year ago I was invited to celebrate my friend´s birthday at her family´s summerhouse by the coast of Norway.

We were served a delicious three course meal with the best gazpacho I´ve ever tasted as a starter. She willingly shared the recipe with me, and I hereby allow myself to share it with you!

Hope you like it!

What to buy:

1 large yellow and one large red pepper

One smallsize cucumber

10-12 cloves of garlic

One whole "day old" whitebread

1-2 shallots

2,5 dl good quality extra virgin olive oil

4-5 dl tomato juice

1 box peeled tomatoes (good quality)

2 tbs good salt (seasalt, gourmetsalt or Maldon)

What to do:

Cut the peppers in smallsize bits

Peel the cucumber and chop into pieces.

Chop the garlic and the shallots

Take three slices of whitebread (no crust) and soak them in the olive oil.

Put it all in a blender together with the tomato juice and the salt. Mix until you get a good consistency. If it is to thick add more tomato juice.

Put it in the refrigerator until serving.

Crutons:

Cut the rest of the whitebread in small pieces (no crust) and fry them in a pan together with butter and good salt (1-2 slices pr.person).

Photography: Trine Thorsen

Birthday girl!

Måtte bare sende en bursdagshilsen til min venninne og kollega, Christine og si

hipp hipp hipp hurraaa!!! Håper hun leser dette...

:-)

Just had to send my good friend and collegue a birthday greeting. Hope she reads this...

:-)