I’m in Denmark! Yup, I’m on a two-night worktrip to Denmark, to participate in organizing a conference this fall about a subject I know rather little about. But I probably know more than Regular-Joe, and am therefore eligible to be ‘the Icelandic representative’ apparently. So far the trip has been mostly uneventful. The biggest dramaRead more
One of the perks of having a state-sanctioned religion is that Easter-time comes with lots of holidays: Thursday, Friday and Monday surrounding Easter are all public holidays, and most schools take a week off or more. We used the opportunity to visit Kata and Jói up north, just like last year (see this, this, this and this for a refresher) for a change of scenery, and the chance to spend some time with good friends.
This year we mostly lounged around. The kids were mostly self-sufficient, we visited the next-door swimming pool a couple of times, visited a farm owned by Kata’s cousin, ate too much, and played board-games in the evenings. The most energy-sucking ‘activity’ was me going out with Kata and her neighbors for two ‘couch-to-5k‘ walking/jogging sessions (weeks 2 and 3) after which my legs reminded me why I avoid running (Helloooo Shin-Splints!).
All in all we had a lovely time, and hope to visit them again this summer, when the area is a bit greener. 🙂
Three road-warriors during a walking-bit in very bright vests because that road is a 'main-road'.
The kids by the main-house at the farm. Behind them the fjord stretches inland.
These lethargic pictures from last week are making me lethargic just looking at them so here is some happier fare! Bjarki finally went to daycare today after finally having a full fever-free day yesterday, after five days of fever-episodes. What is it with our kids and waking up with little to no fever, only toRead more
This past week, all of us but Finnur have fallen ill. Anna took the first shift, waking up warm on Monday, and then spending ALL of Tuesday sleeping (‘Can I go on the computer?’, ‘Yes’, ‘zzzzzz….’) before being mostly herself again on Wednesday. As she was getting better, I succumbed, and spent Wednesday afternoon untilRead more
This past week was ‘Theme-Week’ in Anna’s school, and this year’s theme was ‘Cities’. So the kids went and recreated lots of cities/city-icons over the span of four days. Then on Friday everybody was invited to see the fruits of their labor, and it was really quite cool! I stupidly left my good camera atRead more
I was biking home today on my usual a portion of the walk-path by the sea that I haven’t visited for a few weeks, when I came upon an unexpected bit of road under construction… or no… huh… that’s not construction… that’s beach pebbles and beach stuff on top of the path..! That must have beenRead more
It’s been one of those ridiculously snow-heavy winters. Yes, Spring has made numerous attempts to emerge, but Winter keeps slapping it back with a ground-covering sheet of snow, and I’ve lost count of the Yule-tide-worthy displays of slowly falling snow of various flake-sizes (one of which is currently in progress as I’m writing this). ToRead more
Winter is currently holding the upper hand… again. But it’s making the world pretty, so it’s ok. 🙂Read more
Hi there blog, it’s been a while. I’m just checking in a week late to mark that I’m now officially Thirty-Five Years Old, which in some circles makes me officially Middle Aged. Happily I’m not the only one with a birthday during this week. Finnur’s littlest sister turned Twenty Eight the same day I becameRead more
We summoned my mother, brothers, spouses and kids over for ‘coffee’ one leisurely Sunday afternoon. I made American Pancakes. They came out yummy! 🙂Read more