Make room
I've been fairly busy the last weeks, preparing the baptising of our youngest. We had around 80 guests so I was doing some of the baking and organizing till the very last minute. It didn't stop me from turning the apartment upside down at the same time tho.. decided...
Decorations for christmas
When November starts I feel its time to start preparing for the holidays. I'd like to start earlier because the days leading up to Christmas I feel are the most enjoyable, the holidays in itself are enjoyable but there's not nearly as much creativity going. I do love...
Volcano effect
As you may or may not know, a volcanic eruption started in late August in the Icelandic highlands. Actually it was on my son's 6th birthday August 31st. It's been ongoing ever since and you can actually see it live on webcam here. It hasn't interrupted our lives at...
Best of summer
I did some instagramming this summer. One of my fave pics is this one, my hubby playing around with his bottle of water at our short picnic in east Iceland. The mountains in the back are called "Dyrfjoll" (door mountains) and are the most beautiful in Iceland - in my...
“Home again”
Elton John's new song "Home again" is so beautiful, loaded with longings, full of emotions. The video is very beautiful, the landscape here in Iceland plays a big part in the story as it evolves, somehow primitive like the little boys emotions, the memories. Love it....
‘Tis the season…
Berries! Yes, it is the berries season! In the northern part of Iceland, where I live, the mountains are practically filled with these delicious special type of blueberries called Bilberries. They have a strong flavour, are full of anti-oxidants and vitamins and are...
The latest in Design and crafts in Iceland
The annual "Arctic handcraft and design" trade show / exhibition was held this weekend in the countryside of my town Akureyri, today being the last day. At the show designers and handicrafters from all over Iceland show and sell their work and the farmers sell their...
That sweet smell of routine.
What do I see in front of us? Routine! YES! As much as we desire to have a holiday and go on vacation, staying up late and sleeping in, nothing beats the feeling of the Routine, that silent, stable feeling of knowing what lies ahead of us and PLANNING is actually...
Camping in Iceland
Each summer we go camping somewhere in Iceland. We live on the north coast so our route is either east or west. Most of the time we head east because there's more variety and the landscape is more appealing. Still, we have a lot of places left to visit on the west...
Iceland’s current #1
This is the #1 song this summer. It's actually a makeover from this song, from 1966. The name "Vor í Vaglaskógi" means "Spring in Vaglaskogur forrest". Vaglaskogur is fairly close to Akureyri on the north side of the country, where we go camping atleast once each...
Sounds like it’s summer
Summer is here and everything changes. The white cover that has been dominating our surroundings gradually diminishes and the spring starts to flourish everywhere. The sounds change aswell, birds chirping, motorbikes and lawnmowers make their mark on the summer sounds...
It's always interesting to find people who blog about my town. Simon Turner is an Englishman who lives in Reykjavik and during his visit up north he took some wonderful photographs of my little town that you should take a look at. His blog post is at:...
North Iceland – Local gourmet
This video was published today. It shows an interesting view of the local food that we usually just call home food but is seen from a foreigners perspective. I'm really proud of it, especially my uncle the bacalao expert who makes the best salted fish in the world....