Uncle Arnar Turns 50!
[Photos taken on 15 April 2018, posted on 02 November 2018. WordPress has some new editor, which may or may not break the site.]
Somehow, my uncle Arnar (who is only a hop and a skip older than I am) is now 50 years old! To celebrate, he hosted a small get-together with the closest family members and some friends. (24-ish images total)
A Theatrical April Week
[Photos taken on 07-14 April 2018, posted on 01 November 2018. WordPress has some new editor, which may or may not break the site.]
April trudged onward with more sunlight, and the promise of spring.
Gathering these images today, I only just realized what a crazy week this was, with sporty school, friends visiting, hanging out with family, Anna acting in a school play, and attending a big ball, us going to see Rocky Horror, Bjarki managing to score a big bump on his head, and the tree trimmers finally having time for us. (47 images total… I think!)
Saturday 07 April 2018
Fire!
[Photos taken on 05-06 April 2018, posted on 24 October 2018. Spent over an hour out in the freezing cold wind to support the women’s strike downtown today.]
As I was driving to work after the gym on a cloudless gorgeous April morning, a gray smoke cloud over by where I work caught my attention. On closer inspection the house multipurpose commercial/industrial building next door to my workplace was engulfed in flames! (28 images total)
(It turned out later that the center area of the building, aka where the fire started from an electrical fault, didn’t have water sprinklers, as it had started out being the LazyTown filming studio (and thus mostly empty) before Icewear came along and filled it with flammable clothing. Nobody seemed to realized the fire prevention system was not up to the task…)
Thursday 05 April 2018
A very scary smoke cloud.
Day Off, Pink Paint, and Unstable Weather
[Photos taken on 02-04 April 2018, posted on 22 October 2018. Wrote this post at home. That hasn’t happened in a long while, but now I’m late in going to bed. Boohoo!]
The first few days of April. We had an extra day off, Emma played with pink paint, the weather was non-stable, and I mulled what to do about that wall in the backyard… (22 images total)
Monday 02 April 2018
Emma with very pink hands.
Easter Day 2018
[Photos taken on 01 April 2018, posted on 17 October 2018. We’re now waking up in darkness, and it’s getting dark around dinner time. Sigh.]
Easter 2018 happened to land on April’s Fool’s Day. [Insert inappropriate joke here]. It was an Easter Day “by the book”, as I discovered last year, see HERE, when I cataloged the last 15 years of Easter Day! (61 images total!)
Sunday 01 April 2018
The annual attempt at a sibling photo with chocolate eggs. The younger ones did NOT feel like cooperating!
Pre-Easter People Gatherings Galore
[Photos taken on 28-31 March, posted on 14 October 2018. My cold is slowly getting better. Also, now I’m hooked on The Good Place, and excited for Doctor Who again. Been a long time since I’ve been emotionally invested in TV-land.]
The very end of March coincided with the beginning of the long Easter holiday, where Thursday-Monday are all public days off.
Smartly, people use those days for celebrations, and general outings, and this year was no exception. We went to a birthday party, a confirmation party, and drove to Laugarvatn to stay at Finnur’s parents’ summer house with friends. All in all a very good use of days! (38 images total)
Wednesday 28 March 2018
The view from my car window at 9 am. The geese spring arrivals had apparently begun!
March 2018: Annual Ball, Spring Cleaning, Biking, Fine Eating, and Walking
[Photos taken on 17-27 March, posted on 13 October 2018. i am drowning in a nasty cold and coughing a lot. Whining about it too.]
March came along with ever increasing daylight, which was much appreciated as always. Highlights were the annual ball, Emma learning to bike, extra energy due to more sunlight, and various out and abouts. (37 images total)
Saturday 17 March 2018
The company annual fancy dress ball (prom?) was held that night. Finnur and I clean up nice!
Winter Worktrip #3 to Freezing Canada – Vancouver Day 2
[Photos taken on 11-12 March, posted on 06 October 2018. First real low pressure area of the autumn crossing over our heads with loud winds and sprinkles of snow.]
My plane to Iceland left late in the afternoon, so I had the entire morning to wander around Vancouver. I finally managed to visit the observation tower, and also walked around “Gastown”. (56 images total)
Sunday 11 March 2018
Selfie high up from the ground, overlooking the water, and the buildings I walked around on my last trip to Vancouver.
Winter Worktrip #3 to Freezing Canada – Vancouver Day 1
[Photos taken on 10 March, posted on 03 October 2018. Managed to buy a top on sale today.]
Photos from my journey back to Iceland from the Edmonton-area, via Vancouver. My coworkers and I all split up on arrival in Vancouver, as some had friends to visit, and another had to hurry home a day early. I went shopping, out to dinner, walked about a bit, and then zzzzz… (35 images total)
Saturday 10 March 2018
At the Edmonton airport. It was a balmy -3C/27F outside.
Winter Worktrip #3 to Freezing Canada – Yet Again!
[Photos taken on 03-08 March, posted on 02 October 2018. Back in Iceland after a long weekend in Edinburgh with my sewing club.]
The third and last of my Canada work-trips this winter began on our wedding anniversary. Very romantic… not!
This time I flew through Vancouver both ways, only stopping for a few hours on the way there, but spending almost 24 hours on the way back. Here are photos from the trip there, and my stay in Spruce Grove, which was mostly comprised of work, eating, and a few walks. (36 images total)
Saturday 03 March 2018
Pre-departure stuck-in-traffic car-selfie. I took the kids on a super-quick library run, before my airport-taxi pickup at 2 pm.