Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Done with the first squash match this season



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"Done with the first squash match this season - there are many parts of my body that will hurt tomorrow ;-) #squash #sports #workout #stavanger #toppform #wilson"
(taken at Toppform Sola)

From Russia with love



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"From Russia with love. Talking to @nikkimooki live from St. Petersburg on Skype #skype #travel #ipad"

Ronny got a new car



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"My friend Ronny got a new car : Mazda CX-5 :-) Congratulations! #mazda #cx5 #newcar"

Monday, January 28, 2013

At the dentist



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"At the dentist again and I had no cavities :-) #dentist #nullhull #tannlege"

Saturday, January 26, 2013

Nikki is looking lovely as usual



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"Nikki is looking lovely as usual :-) She is all dressed up and ready for a nice dinner @nikkimooki #london "

Getting a wet shave



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"Sorry @miekarlsen - I had to get a haircut in connection with the annual Christmas party. It must be the first time since 2006 that someone else has cut my hair. And I also got a shave ;-)"

Thursday, January 24, 2013

At the theater



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"At the theater #stavanger "
(taken at Rogaland Teater)

Our chairs are finally here



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"Our chairs are finally here - now we are ready for a dinner party :-) #skovby #furniture #diningtable"
(taken at Grannestunet)

The red lightning was leaking oil



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"The red lightning was leaking oil :-( But it is now fixed - the zimmer ring had to be replaced - also know as the Johnsen rod in Seinfeld ;-) #seinfeld #suzuki #cartrouble "

Wednesday, January 23, 2013

Thanks for the wine mum



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"Thanks for the wine mum ;-) thanks @irmgard43 #wine #rioja #redwine"

So many colors to choose from



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"So many colors to choose from - and it is hard to choose a color based on the tiny samples #furniture "

The Suzuki Swift is leaking oil!



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"The Suzuki Swift is leaking oil! That is not a good sign :-( #suzuki #swift "

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

We got a new fruit bowl from Alessi



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"We got a new fruit bowl from Alessi that looks rather funky :-) #alessi #fruitbowl #design "

Monday, January 21, 2013

Iron Maiden painting



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"One of these days I will have to find the perfect spot for this painting made by @miekarlsen ;-) #ironmaiden #painting #art #thenumberofthebeast #666 

New shoe rack



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"Our new shoe rack from J-me - playful and hopefully also practical ;-) #shoes #j-me #design #home "
(taken at Grannestunet)

The Norwegian flag is flying on half mast



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"The Norwegian flag is flying on half mast at Statoil after the horrible attacks in Algeria #flag #norway #stavanger #statoil "

Shirts on sale



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"Shirts on sale at #Rolfsen #stavanger #eton #shirts #sale"
(taken at Rolfsen)

Sunday, January 20, 2013

This is London



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"So this is London? ;-) Thanks for a great weekend @nikkimooki - now it is time to head home! #travel #london #taxi #tube #cityscene"
(taken at London Heathrow Airport (LHR))

Snow in London



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"This is what happens when there is a few snow flakes in the air in London #london #snow #winter "

English breakfast



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"Following in the footsteps of @nordicnibbler by having a full English breakfast or " cardiac arrest on a platter " ;-) #breakfast #foodgasm #foodporn #london "
(taken at The Riding House Café)

Saturday, January 19, 2013

Give peas a chance!



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"Give peas a chance! Lunch with @nikkimooki #hummus #london #foodgasm #foodporn "
(taken at Hummus Bros)

Regent street



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"Regent street shopping with @nikkimooki #london "
(taken at Regent Street)

Spanx for men!



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"So it seems like spanxis not only for women. In London you can also buy it for men and the underwear has an "innovative 3D pouch" ;-) #spanx #london #travel "

Friday, January 18, 2013

Dinner by Heston Blumenthal



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"We had lunch at Dinner by Heston Blumenthal today - it was great meal. Thanks @nikkimooki #london #food #foodgasm #foodporn #hestonblumenthal"
(taken at Dinner By Heston Blumenthal)

Norway is contributing to the world of fashion



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"Seen at Selfridges - so Norway is contributing to the world of fashion ;-) #fashion #norway #london #onepiece"
(taken at Selfridges & Co)

Snow in London



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"Not that easy to see from this photo but it is snowing in London #snow #london #travel #harrods"
(taken at Harrods)

Thursday, January 17, 2013

Out and about with Nikki in London



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"Out and about with @nikkimooki in cold London ;-) #london #travel #winter "

Quite a decoration in the lobby!



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"Quite a decoration in the lobby! #london #travel #radisson"
(taken at Radisson Blu Edwardian Bloomsbury Hotel)

Up in the air with SAS



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"Up in the air with SAS - they offer Wifi onboard but it takes ages to get connected #flight #SAS #upintheair #travel"

Going to London



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"Going to London for the weekend with @nikkimooki #travel #london"
(taken at Stavanger Lufthavn, Sola (SVG))

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Jogging in the cold



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"No, it is not my bank robber outfit ;-) it is my outfit when jogging at -4 degrees! I love the Brynje balaclava :-) #brynje #cold #winter #balaclava"

Wearing the rabbit hat



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"It might not be very fashionable but this rabbit hat keeps me warm on cold winter days :-) #hat #gardkarlsen #winter #stavanger "

Tuesday, January 15, 2013

New logo and business cards



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"A new company logo means new business cards :-) I think they turned out quite good #businesscard #completionservices #completion #software #qrcode"

Mum is having car trouble



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"Mum is having car trouble - looks like the battery has caved in due to the cold weather :-( @irmgard43 #car #suzuki #weather #winter "

Cold weather



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"Looks like we will have cool and nice winter weather in the week to come ;-) @weather #stavanger #winter #cold"

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Taking a walk



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"Went for a walk today with @nikkimooki in the beautiful winter weather :-) #stavanger #weather #winter #ice"

Saturday, January 12, 2013

Lots of good stuff to taste here at Sjokoladepiken



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"Lots of good stuff to taste here at Sjokoladepiken :-) #chocolate #candy"
(taken at Sjokoladepiken)

Friday, January 11, 2013

Gift from Alenrose



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"Thanks for the high tech calendar cufflinks @alenrose :-) it is nice to get a Christmas gift all the way from down under :-) #cufflinks #calendar #gift"

Our new table has arrived



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"Bohus finally got their act together and delivered our table :-) #bohus #skovby #table #furniture"
(taken at Grannestunet)

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Norway is playing Bafana Bafana



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"Norway is playing Bafana Bafana in Cape Town - it would have been cool to have been there! #soccer #southafrica #norway #capetown #bafanabafana"

Monday, January 7, 2013

Christmas is over



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"Christmas is over and all the gingerbread cookies are for sale! #gingerbread #cookies #pepperkaker #christmas "

Saturday, January 5, 2013

Christmas card from Hayley and Jordan



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"Thanks for the Christmas card @haleliz and Jordan :-) #christmas #christmascard #family "

Thursday, January 3, 2013

I'm sick so I'm getting checked



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"Starting the new year by being sick so I'm at the doctor to see if I have swine flu - I shouldn't have been that up close and personal with the marzipan pig! #doctor #sick #forusakutten"

New link on the homepage



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"I updated the homepage with a link to my Instagram account :-) #travel #gardkarlsen #homepage #tripreports #photos #travelogues"

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Tiramisu!



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"The portion tiramisu I made for New Year's Eve turned out quite good I think - a bit on the large side and a few air bubbles. But pretty good in taste and nicely presented in these small glasses. I still have one left - who wants it?? ;-) #tiramisu #italian #dessert #savoiardi "

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Celebrating New Year - Lani borrowed a cabin



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"At the cabin - surrounded by sheep! They looked very interested when we arrived ;-) #sheep #cabin"