My birtday :-)

One layer cake made by me and one cheesecake made by Gunhild, my youngest daughter. Spanish strawberries aren't local food....., but they remind us that spring is around the corner.

Our good friends Inger and Kevin. She had written a limerick to me :-)

They also gave me a suncream, sunhat, small bottles of Underberg, a bag and flowers; useful to our vacation. We are going on holiday to Crete in July and we are looking forward to it.

Synnøve and Gunhild.

Ruth and I :-)

Roger

Nina came with a bottle of red wine. Hmmmmmm!

Ruth gave me a fabric with cows (I'm addicted to cows....), a sew-related almanac with funny patterns and one clip for scissors. Thanks everyone for gifts!

Giggle Buttons sent me this stitchery-pattern and buttons this week. Almost a birtdaypresent!

Crocus from Odd's garden.

Blue anemone.

Today is my birtday, hmmmmmmm!!

If you want to wish me happy birtday, you are welcome to do so. Add a comment to me and I will choose two of you to get a Norwegian quilt-pattern from me. The author of the pattern will be AnnAKa. She is a spesial lady with great ideas. Every quiltpattern from her are big success here in Norway. So what are you waiting for....?

Take care!

100 Ways to Hide Your Stash (Quiltpoem)

He doesn't' have to know everything

A few secrets keep a marriage fresh as spring

I'll have it in, and out of sight in a flash

There are 100 ways to hide your stash.

Fill up the cupboard, hide the evidence

Pile it in the pantry spare no expense

Keep it with the kids' clothes, lay it with the wine

Keep it all together where the sun don't shine!

Put it in a Safeway bag, bring it in with the groceries

Call it "Christmas presents - and don't you peek!"

You're "keeping it for a friend" who's gone to Calgary

She'll be back soon - no there's none for me!

Don't tell him what you owe the store

He might start looking in the dryer or the drawer

It's an affliction breeding secrecy

These quilty pleasures that won't let me be

Pack it in the wardrobe, under the chair

Stack it with the linen, with the silverware

Cram it in the cellar, under the stair

With the winter clothes, with the underwear.

A woman stored hers in the ceiling overhead

For years it stayed there, overtop the bed

Her husband never ever heard a sound

Until the day it brought the ceiling down

He's got golfing and his auto parts

You've got fabric

He's got cigarettes and butter tarts

You've got fabric!

Pad it in a pillow, buy a bass violin

Cram it in a corner, tuck it in a tin

Turn off your freezer, fill up your bin

Unplug the oven, you can fit it all in

Buy a few quarters, while you're at the store

Get a little extra - more more more

Slip it in the mattress, hide it under the floor

No more room in here: buy the house next door!
Author: Cathy Miller

I want to try Windows Live Writer…..

 

And this is a new picture of me…. :-)

My father's birtday

On the picture; my father, my brother Trygve, me and my oldest sister Anne.

Today is my father's birtday. He should be 75 years old if he still lived, but it is over three years since he passed away. He got cancer and died only one month after his cancer diagnosis.

When death becomes a real possibility, hard decisions must be made. People with cancer and family members often face a range of strong and difficult emotions, such as anxiety, uncertainty, and sadness.

Often people don’t want to talk about death, but studies have shown that clear communication can help people feel better about their decisions and more in control.

My father was a very kind and gentle man.

Every child loved him and he loved being with them. When he retired on his pension he planned to do many things together with my mum but in stead he got dementia and later cancer. He didn't get any treatment for his cancer. Only pain relieving treatment and caring hands and hearts from my mother and sister.

I miss him very much!!

Spring-feeling in Oslo

Along the main street called Karl Johans Gate, many ladies' delights-flowers had been planted.

The Royal Palace in Oslo is at the end of the main street.

"Royal" Crocus :-)

Some snow-left-overs in front of the Royal Palace.

Beautiful naked trees behind the Royal Palace.

The pond behind the Royal Palace was empty.

Spring-feeling outside one flower shop........... on my way to Kathrines Quilte Stue.

Visit to Kathrines Quilte Stue in Oslo

Everytime I travel to Oslo I have to go to Kathrines Quilte Stue.

Last Friday I spend one hour here; bought some lovely fabrics, some patterns and one booklet. I will post a picture later :-)

This time the quiltshop gave me a springfeeling; bright and springly fabrics, patterns and atmosphere.

A tablerunner made after Bente Malms pattern (?).

Cute is it anyway!
Two wonderful pillows.
Delicious and tasty display.

Yellow, green and a tuch of cream, hmmmmm..........!

Springcolors!

Kathrines Quilte Stue will arrange course in making this bag later. Wonderful it is.

I fell for this cute pillow, but they were run out of pattern issue, so I will have to wait until they get more.....

A red-white display.

" Fabric-baskets"....

A stitchery of the four seasons was the inspiration for the pillow above, the motif here is autumn.

Tempting!

A shelf filled with fabulous fabrics. Fresh and youthful :-)

Everywhere quilts were hang up to inspire us quiltingladies.

"Sugar Free"-pattern. Simple but breathtaking.

Another bag. Notice the fabric used in this bag. Funny.

Shop window with an alphabet quilt.

Cute pillows in the shop window.

The last shop window picture.

Behind the counter this beautiful quilt were hung.

At Husfliden in Tromsø

This lovely lady cut the fabrics I bought at Husfliden in Tromsø. Her name is Randi. Finally I managed to get some plastic for sewing projects :-)
Sewing map or stitchery keeper from AnnAKa. In the shop they had several beautiful models.

Two dolls with miniature national costumes from Nordland county and Troms county.

I went to this shop for a definite purpose; I had to buy a new shirt for my national costume. Mine is like the right doll, but I have my costume in blue.

A picture made by weaving.

A cute star-picture.

A pillow placed on top of a shelf.

Another pillow made of beautiful fabrics.

Two pillows with dragonfly and ladybird. Summery I think.....

Husfliden in Tromsø had many fabrics at 70% off sale.......

Of course I had to buy some metres! I will put a picture of my scoop of fabrics later :-)