everyday life...

Oh - yeah - sitting casually here means some cuddles coming up

Ah - love me some scratching - right there....
gymnastic pose...

FINALLY the x-mas amaryllis is in bloom!! Gorgeous!

Om at leve i nuet

- livsfilosofisk gruk -

At leve i nuet er livets teknik
og alle folk gør deres bedste
men halvdelen vælger det nu, som gik
og halvdelen vælger det næste

Og det forrige nu og det kommende nu
bliver aldrig i livet præsente
og alle folks levetid går sågu
med bare at mindes og vente

For det nu, som er gået, er altid forbi
og det næste bliver aldrig det rette
Næ, sørg for, at nuet, du lever i
éngang for altid er det rette

Piet Hein

freely translated:

Live in the moment

-philosophy of life -

To live in the moment is the technique of living

and everyone tries their best

but half of us chooses the moment that passed

and half of us chooses the next

The past moment and the future moment

will never be the present

and everyone's lifetime passes

while remembering and waiting

the moment that has passed is forever gone

and the next will never be right

No, make sure the moment you live

is forever for you the one

-Piet Hein

50 things about me

1. married since 1992 to a Danish guy


2. mother of a son born 1992 and a daughter born 1998


3. a miracle that the daughter exists,as the PAIN and AGONY from giving birth the first time resulted in effective birth control for a looong time


4. have a very low pain threshold


5. Norwegian citizen


6. lived in Denmark since 1990


7. have also lived 3 years in Belgium and 1 year in Switzerland


8. grew up north of the polar circle


9. have a younger brother who is hilarious - and soon to be father of twins!


10. love to laugh


11. see my brother way too seldom


12. good thing my son is growing into an hilarious young man; we laugh a lot!


13. worst fear: that my kids aren't happy. content, safe, sane .. and alive..


14. love to read good books


15. love to watch good movies


16. like travelling, but LOVE to come back home


17. conscientious and hard working, always on time


18. when off work; lazy and relaxed at times..


19. love christmas


20. and winter


21. and autumn


22. and cuddling in front of the fire


23. coffee with warm milk, yes please, or a cup of black tea


24. a pleaser, but have grown limits over the years


25. can get really angry with a bang


26. ½ an hour later forgot what it was all about


27. have a big dog - a bull mastiff - and love him being so big


28. and cute and adorable and fluffy


29. If I win the lottery I will go shop amok in buying books and clothes - online..


30. hate dressing rooms, and skinny meddlesome sales women...


31. love comfy clothes and shoes


32. enjoy baking bread and cakes... and to eat them...


33. and to light candles and play cards or games


34. speak Danish, Norwegian, English, French and German


35. would like to learn Italian and Spanish


36. love music, many genres, from classical Bach's "Air" to soft heavy like Def Leppard, Scorpions and Whitesnake. But also Prince, Backstreet Boys, Anastacia and many more


37. International concerts attended in chronological order: Rod Stewart - Nik Kershaw - Pink Floyd - Prince - The Backstreet Boys


38. love sushi


39. have so far used the word "love" ten times


40. and the word "hate" just once - that's a good thing ;o)


41. don't like big hairy spiders


42. get a hair cut every 6 weeks, and think it is too often..


43. you can give me a hug, but no kisses


44. A fan of respecting one's private space..


45. favourite day off: no plans and a good book


46. amazed at anyone reading this far..


47. love wide open spaces.. and the ocean..


48. get easily sea sick though..


49. am fortunate to have a BFF!


50. and a wonderful husband.