Retrokofta - New Norwegian knitted Jacket

My New Norwegian knitted Jacket is finishedlove it so much, so soft and cosy in merino wool and alpaca. It is definately my favourite knitted wear ever.

Jippi, Retrojakka mi er klar til bruk! Har forandret fargene litt. Deiligste og raskeste kofta jeg noengang har strikket. Den skal jeg bo i i hele vinter :)!

Knasende gode glutenfrie pepperkaker er bakt.

Pepperkaker - Gingerbread baked

A little snow

all is well

 and we are almost ready for Christmas.

Will pop in again before Christmas, 

take care and have a nice day

Koser oss og stresser minimalt.

Mindre gaver er kjøpt i år

Men de er mer gjennomtenkte.

Vi har bakt mindre

alle har valgt en favoritt.

Vasken...

vil mannen ta (jippii)

Stikker innom en gang til før Jul,

ha en fin dag

Pam xx

Easter Sunday - He is risen!

Påskemorgen

Graven er tom

Jesus lever!

Easter Sunday.

The grave is empty

Jesus is risen!

Pam xx

Winter is back - Kong vinter er tilbake

Enjoyed my morning coffee with this outside my kitchen window today.

Poor crocus, all smotherd in a white blanket.

Påskeliljene titter forfjamset opp av sneen.

Easter week nearing rapidly.

Den stille uke er rett rundt hjørnet, liker Påsken bedre enn jul egentlig, mye kos men myye mindre stress. 

Var ikke dette en søt måte å oppbevare restegarn på? Fikk plutselig en lysende ide (syns jeg selv). Praktisk og pent. Ser ut som evighetskuler syntes eldstesønnen :).

Put my wool scraps in a huge glass jar, rather pretty l thought. My eldest son thought it looked like a jar of brightly coloured sweets :)

Another card, picture kept turning on it's side and wouldn't listen to reason.

Take care and God helg (happy weekend)

Pam xx

Café i vårsola - Café in Spring sunshine

My boys set up an outside Café yesterday, by the playhouse. Spring is wonderfully early this year and almost all the snow has gone!!

Earliest Snowdrops ever here!

Middle son baked Muffins and little sandwiches.

Smallest son made the money to pay with

and Coffee, Juice and hot choc. drink.

And smallest son went and got a chair for me in the shed and a stool for my knitting basket.

Oldest son ran errands and sorted out a  counter.

A great Spring afternoon.

Våren er her, allerede i mars! Guttene mine laget kafé. De bakte muffins og fingermat, kaffe, saft og kakao i ettermiddagssola. 

God helg,

Have a good weekend

Pam xx

Koftestrikk og Fastelaven

Bolen på Fanakofta nærmer seg ferdig. Det tar tid, musklene i nakke og skulder må ha lange pauser, men blir da ferdig tilslutt :). Strikker i 60% Alpakka fra Sparkjøp.

The Fanakofte - Fana Jacket for my husband is coming along nicely. Knitted in 60% Alpaca. Gorgeously soft to the touch.

Årets Fastelavensboller. GLUTENFRIE såklart. Deilg luftige og lette og med skikkelig bollesmak og bollelukt. Øvelse gjør mester. Inni er det masse hjemmelaget jordbærsyltetøy.

Fastelavens' buns with whipped cream and homemade strawberry jam. Glutenfree of course. So light and fluffy and real bun taste and smell, yum! 

Pam xxx

Lovely Simple things - Enkle, trygge, gode ting

Årevis med restegarn har blitt til et bestemorsteppe i glade farger som lyser opp i vintermørket.

My leftover wool has been turned into a bright and cheerful granny blanket. Love using up scraps.

Loving the smell of fresh homemade bread for my boys.

Pretty ice sculptures along the stream where l walk my dog. 

Loving the Pizza my son made on Sunday :)

Pizza bakt av min sønn på søndag :)

Hope you all have a good week, 

Ønsker alle en god uke

Pam xxx

Creativity and blue Winter skies

Beautiful Sunny days with glittering snow and clear blue skies. I even heard a bird singing! And the light...the light is returning!

Chilly evenings with temperatures dropping down to - 18 Celsius, the perfect scenario for piping hot tea and card making. Easter cards more often than not.

The woods are full of animal tracks

foxes, elk, deer, birds, hare

...aand cats :)

  

Moove dog! I want your bed! :)

Surprise dinner for my Husband.

Just because :)

Pam xxx

Hexagon quilt of recycled fabric - Hexagonteppe i gjenbruksstoff.

Idag er det rene snøstormen ute, perfekt for en stund med håndarbeid. Denne quilten skal beståav kun gjenbruksstoffer. Dongeri - fra familiens utslitte bukser, gammelt sengetøy fra 50 - 70 tallet, minstesønnens emils-skjorte m.m. Et skikkelig miljøvennlig stykke håndarbeid med andre ord, og full av minner.

A very snowy blowy cold day outside today, perfect for a little bit of inside sewing. This quilt is to be made of only recycled fabric. My families worn out jeans, 50 -70s worn out bed clothes, shirts etc. 

The world I woke up to this morning. Looks as if it will be snowing all day. Glad l don't have to take the car out today as there is no snow plough until this afternoon.

Welcome to new followers, so thrilled to have you along!

Pam xxx

Dull winter days in dollhouse and real life - Dukkehus og innekos

Dollhouse 1:6

What better to do than snuggle up in a cosy chair with a warm blanket on a blowy snowy day.

My newest real life project.

Restegarnsteppe, nå skal alle garnrester brukes opp.

cosy wood fire burning all day, our own wood.

koselig med fyr i ovnen når vinden blåser og snøen laver ned.

Kosestund i dukkehuset også.

Teatime in the dollhouse. Knitting and reading while snow falls outside.

Candle light.

Vakre tindelys fra Løiten Lys.

Pam xxx

God helg - Happy weekend

Snow lanterns

snølykter

Pam xxx

Glutenfri Nyttårsbuffet - Gluten free New Years buffet

Our New Years buffet,

made with love.

I take great pleasure in making gluten free a way of life. My middle son has Celiac disease and in my little flock

we are one for all and all for one!

If at first you don't succeed (in gluten free cooking) then keep on trying ;).

Mission for the future is to make gluten free taste equally good or better.

Last Nights food was sooo tasty and my boys (girl wasn't home ;)) were so pleased. Feel deeply

~Thankful~

Everything except the foccasia is naturally free from gluten by the way ;)

Glutenfritt har blitt en livsstil hos oss etter at mellomste sønnen fikk diagnosen cøliaki, vi er en sammensveiset gjeng og solidariteten hos brødrene er stor. Mine tre små musketerer : En for alle og  alle for en :)

Årets (fjorårets da) nyttårsmat, både surt og søtt, var 100% Glutenfri. Alle spiste til de nærmest trillet fra bordet. 

~Takknemlighet~

er det første ordet som treffer meg i hjertet.

Alt bortsett fra foccasiaen er forresten naturlig glutenfritt ;)

Pam xxx

Happy New Year - Godt Nytt År

Godt Nytt År

Happy New Year 

No resolutions here

Ingen Nyttårsforsetter her i år heller.

My word for the New Year is

HOPE

may your coming year be full of it <3

Pam xxx