Monday, December 31, 2012

Going to Jørpeland to celebrate New Year!



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"Taking the ferry out of #stavanger to meet up with @lanicantor , @smdv , @ivarelvik etc ;-) #tau #ferry"
(taken at Car Ferry Stavanger → Tau)

Sunday, December 30, 2012

The Suzuki Swift has been driven 200.000km!



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"The red lightning (aka my 1994 Suzuki Swift 1.0) just turned 200.000 km! Still rollin' #suzuki #swift #car "

Visiting mor



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"Visiting my mum at work to wish her a happy new year celebration :-) @irmgard43 "
(taken at Alders Hvile)

Stavanger - an oil town



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"A reminder in the middle of Stavanger that Norway is a nation that has a lot of oil industry ;-) #ullrigg #stavanger #norway #oil #drilling"
(taken at iPark)

Saturday, December 29, 2012

making tiramisu



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"Making some Tiramisu :-) so easy yet so tasty! #tiramisu #savoiardi #italian #dessert "

Squeezing in a new sofa



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Jone bought a new sofa and it almost fits into his living room #moving #sofa #family "

Transporting Jone's new sofa in the rain



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"Helping my brother Jone with his new sofa and it is pouring down! "

Friday, December 28, 2012

Postcard from Sasha and Ivar



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"Thanks for the postcard from Tromsø @smdv and @ivarelvik ;-) I'm glad you got to see northern lights there :-) #tromsø #norway #northernlights #postcard #auroraborealis"

Freedom flask



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"You can find all sort of great gifts at #TeknikMagasinet"- here is underwear from keeping your drinks at a festival!

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Family dinner on Boxing day



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"We served duck, chicken and creme brûlée and Malva pudding for dessert #cremebrulee #food #family #duck #jamieoliver #familydinner"

Family dinner on Boxing day



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"Thanks to the family for coming over the enjoy dinner with us :-) @nikkimooki @miekarlsen @frlo92 @irmgard43 @emblalo @gydalo "

Making dessert



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"Having family over so I'm making some sweet dessert :-) #food #dessert #cremebrulee"

Tuesday, December 25, 2012

Some of my Christmas gifts



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"Some of the Christmas gifts I got this year. Thanks to @nikkimooki , @irmgard43 , @miekarlsen , @frlo92 , @emblalo and the rest of the family :-) #christmas #presents #family #cufflinks #loccitane #bunad"

Monday, December 24, 2012

Gard and Frøya



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"And my lovely niece @frlo92 #christmas #family "

The Christmas dinner



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"The Christmas dinner - ribbe or pork belly in English with crispy skin :-) well done @miekarlsen #ribbe #food #christmas "

Gard and Gyda



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"And my lovely niece @gydalo #family #christmas - notice the nice Santa hats ;-)"

Christmas brunch



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"The family is over for Christmas brunch ;-) #christmas #food #family "

Saturday, December 22, 2012

Christmas party at Sasha and Ivar



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"Another day, another party. Thanks to @smdv and @ivarelvik for inviting us over :-) #food #friends #christmas "

Nikki and Gard Christmas card 2012



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"Merry Chistmas everyone! This is our Christmas card this year - photos taken on some of our trips in 2012. Don't you think @nikkimooki looks stunning in a sari? :-) #christmas #christmascard #travel #sari"


Friday, December 21, 2012

Christmas party at Karen Elisabeth and Sjur



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"You know it is party time when a guy in a suit like this brings in large cans of beer! #beer #party "

Lutefisk



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"Portion Lutefisk with mashed peas, mustard sauce and pancetta on top- and with a sprinkle of brown goat cheese #lutefisk #brunost "

Lutefisk



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"It is important to try new stuff...soooo we will be making an attempt at making lutefisk in a deconstructed kinda way #lutefisk #fish"

My wine "cellar"



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"I'm starting to get the wine fridge to live up to its full potential ;-) #beer #redwine #champagne "
(taken at Grannestunet)

Tuesday, December 18, 2012

Our new kitchen wizard



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"We have a new "toy" in the kitchen : a Magimix food processor. I guess we have to test it out by baking some cakes ;-) #magimix #cooking "
(taken at Grannestunet)

Monday, December 17, 2012

Marzipan balls



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"Time to make a X-mas classic: the marzipan chocolate "bombs" :-) - it is a carbohydrate overdose ball basically ;-) #marzipan #chocolate #daim #smarties"

Sunday, December 16, 2012

The Christmas tree is up



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"Our Christmas tree is up :-) Thanks to @nikkimooki for picking out a great tree :-) it is decorated with quite a few chocolate balls :-) #christmas #christmastree #juletre"
(taken at Grannestunet)

Christmas cards



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"We have received a few Christmas cards but we are hoping for more ;-) (hint, hint) #julekort #christmascard #christmas #friends "
(taken at Grannestunet)

Saturday, December 15, 2012

Happy birthday mum



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"Happy birthday mum :-) we are celebrating it a couple of days in advance - hooe you will have a great evening - with @irmgard43 @nikkimooki @miekarlsen @gydalo "
(taken at Egon)

Embla got a job



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"@emblalo got a job! It is good to make some money when you are a student #family"
(taken at Søstrene Grene)

Ribbe for dinner



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"I made pork belly (ribbe) yesterday. This is a traditional Norwegian x-mas dish but this was with a twist: marinated in orange juice and with cloves in the skin :-) #ribbe #norwegian #food #christmas "

Friday, December 14, 2012

Having friends over



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"Having a small party even if we don't have much furnitures ;-) #party #home"

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Pepperkakehusbyen



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"Pepperkakehusbyen - the city of ginger bread houses. Kids have been very creative :-) #pepperkakehus #gingerbread #stavanger "
(taken at Stavanger Aftenblad)

More snow!



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"We got more snow last night - time to work out again"
(taken at Grannestunet)

Wednesday, December 12, 2012

Dude, where's my car?



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"Dude, where's my car? :-) it has been snowing hard today and there is like 20cm of snow on the red lightning! #snow #winter #stavanger #car "

Snowing



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"I guess I should have bought that snow shovel when I had the chance yesterday ;-) #snow #weather #stavanger "

Tuesday, December 11, 2012

Picking a Christmas tree



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"Out and about to find the perfect Christmas tree with @nikkimooki #christmas #xmastree "
(taken at Plantasjen)

Monday, December 10, 2012

Quiz at Martinique



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"These questions are hard! #quiz #stavanger "
(taken at Martinique)

It is cold outside



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"Still a bit cold and it is not always that much fun to scrape of ice when returning to the car #car #ice #winter "

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Oslo opera house



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"Going for a tour at the Oslo opera with @nikkimooki #opera #oslo #travel #tour"
(taken at Operahuset)

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Funny hats at the Christmas party



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"My date for the night - and check out the hats ;-) #oslo "

All dressed up for the party



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"Ready for the annual Christmas party in #oslo @nikkimooki #gardkarlsen "
(taken at The Mini Bottle Gallery)

The new "Mathallen" in Oslo



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"At Mathallen in Oslo - great place for foodies :-) #oslo #food #mathallen @nikkimooki "
(taken at Mathallen Oslo)

Walking around Oslo



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"The royal palace in Oslo #oslo @nikkimooki "

Friday, December 7, 2012

At Maaemo

At Maeemo with my old friend Henning and his wife Heidi. And what an amazing meal it was :-)


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"At Maaemo ;-) @henningkrosby @nikkimooki "
(taken at Maaemo)

Cold at Stavanger airport



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"Going to Oslo @nikkimooki "
(taken at Stavanger Lufthavn, Sola (SVG))

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

Cold outside today!



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"It is a cold morning in #stavanger today! #weather "
(taken at Grannestunet)

Sunday, December 2, 2012

Lighting the Christmas tree in town



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Lots of people are here and the tree was lit by the mayor of Stavanger 

It is cold but we have hats and hot chocolate



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In town for the lighting of the Christmas tree - and enjoying some hot chocolate with @nikkimooki 

My rabbit hat



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Dressed to keep warm as it is -2 degrees today :-) That fur is soooo soft :-) 

Christmas countdown



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Countdown to Christmas has begun :-)