Today we were visited by a couple of plumbers who rigged up pipes in the backyard for our soon-to-be-installed hot-tub (yes, with a lockable lid). When the house was built, a water pipe was installed under the kitchen floor, beginning from the garage and exiting just under the patio deck, just in case somebody wantedRead more
It’s getting late so this will be short. Went swimming again, this time in the still-empty 50 m indoor pool at Laugardalslaug. Bought fabric for curtains and ordered two small pli-sol curtains (I hope they turn out ok?!). Had lunch: Wandered around some furniture stores, discovered that Ilva is a slightly more upscale version ofRead more
This blog will very shortly be renamed ‘Hrefna’s First World Problems’. Woe is me. No, I kid. But still… 🙂 I started the day by going swimming in Laugardalslaug (great blog link!), one of a handful of 50 m pools in the area. Since I was there during the morning, the pool was crowded with olderRead more
We had a mini-California reunion today, and met up with the Guðrúns and the Elsas at Álafosskvos. None of us had been there, so we didn’t quite know what to expect, but it was pretty idyllic, with a ‘monkey swing’, a slide, and a little coffee-shop.
Look, nature!
It’s so bright now long into the night that the kids keep going to bed later and later. We’re pretty sure Anna didn’t fall asleep until 11:30 pm, and since I knew she would tear herself out of bed by 8 am to go watch videos on the computer (8 am is the earliest allowedRead more
Today Bjarki’s daycare celebrated the solstice by dressing up in costumes, marching over to a nearby daycare, and then watching a couple of circus performers (back at their school). Bjarki’s teacher sent us the following images.Read more
Last year I was contacted by the host, Hanna G. Sigurðardóttir, of “Then and now”, a radio show on National Channel One (Rás 1) , aka ‘The Old Vapor’ (gamla gufan). She asked me to come in and be interviewed about microwave ovens and microwaves in general (are they dangerous?!) for a segment in anRead more
It’s taken me the better part of three days, but I’ve finally manged to empty my office. I managed to throw out quite a bit of stuff, but quite a bit has ended up at home and I’ll be going over that in the week to come. But it’s a huge relief to be doneRead more
Fyrst: Hjartanlega til hamingju með 55 ára afmælið (m)amma! 🙂 (Happy 55th Birthday (grand)mom!) Second: After we moved to Iceland, Finnur took over making dinner pretty much every night. I’d done most of the weekday dinners for the five previous years, and was frankly a little sick of cooking. It also mattered that Finnur beganRead more
One of the perks of being a university teacher is being able to order textbooks free of charge. This is because publishers want teachers to choose ‘their’ book to teach, thus insuring sales to students. I believe this is called ‘smart business’. Now, during my couple of years at the University of Iceland, I orderedRead more