{"id":15881,"date":"2016-06-02T23:58:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T23:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=15881"},"modified":"2016-09-08T23:16:05","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T23:16:05","slug":"chocolate-photos-books-weeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/chocolate-photos-books-weeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Chocolate, Photos, Books, and Weeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Photos from 2 June 2016, posted online 5 June 2016. It&#8217;s midnight and still bright outside! ]<\/p>\n<p>Thursday was a busy day. I left work early to take Emma to see the doctor (see below), drove Bjarki to gym practice, nursed Emma&#8217;s broken spirit after the doctor accidentally drew blood, picked Bjarki up, took both kids downtown to say hi to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Charlotta-Maria-Hauksdottir-853103108093951\/\">Lotta<\/a> who was opening <a href=\"http:\/\/borgarsogusafn.is\/en\/reykjavik-museum-of-photography\/exhibitions\/outlook\">a new photography show of hers<\/a>, spent some time fruitlessly looking for a certain book in the library, second hot chocolate run next door, and then finally home! (13 images total)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15882\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6217617209795693958.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15882\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15882\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6217617209795693958.jpg\" alt=\"Emma's hand sprouted a wart around the time she had chicken pox (the two may be related?). That afternoon the doctor drew accidentally drew blood while clearing away dead skin, which left Emma in such a state that I ended up giving her the Professor Lupin treatment, i.e. copious amounts of chocolate. It worked!\" width=\"402\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6217617209795693958.jpg 402w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6217617209795693958-183x300.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma&#8217;s hand sprouted a wart around the time she had chicken pox (the two may be related?) which refused to go away by itself. I&#8217;ve been taking her to see a doctor weekly, and that afternoon the doctor accidentally drew blood while clearing away dead skin. This left Emma in such a state that I ended up giving her the Professor Lupin treatment, i.e. copious amounts of chocolate. It worked for the most part.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15894\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-993578562758676584.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15894\" class=\"wp-image-15894 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-993578562758676584.jpg\" alt=\"Snapchat-993578562758676584\" width=\"660\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-993578562758676584.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-993578562758676584-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-993578562758676584-450x274.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-993578562758676584-600x365.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Delirious with chocolate.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15883\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6608501937510694531.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15883\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15883\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6608501937510694531.jpg\" alt=\"That Thursday, our local mall had a one-day sale on pretty much everything, so the place was packed.\" width=\"660\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6608501937510694531.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6608501937510694531-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6608501937510694531-450x274.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6608501937510694531-600x365.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15883\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">That Thursday, our local mall had a one-day sale on pretty much everything, so the place was packed. \u00a0I asked Anna if she wanted a new pair of pants, but got no reply. \u00a0Ergo, no new pants.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15884\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175037.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15884\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15884\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175037.jpg\" alt=\"After Bjarki's last (ever probably) gymnastics practice, we headed downtown to see Lotta open her show.\" width=\"660\" height=\"497\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175037.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175037-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175037-450x339.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175037-600x452.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15884\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After Bjarki&#8217;s last (ever probably) gymnastics practice, we headed downtown to see Lotta open her show.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15885\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175554.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15885\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15885\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175554.jpg\" alt=\"Yay, pretty image of a window on a window!\" width=\"495\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175554.jpg 495w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175554-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175554-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15885\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yay, pretty image of a window on a window!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15886\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175723.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15886\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15886\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175723.jpg\" alt=\"It's a time-series from their time this past winter of living in Iceland.\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175723.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175723-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175723-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175723-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15886\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">It&#8217;s a time-series from their time this past winter of living in Iceland.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15887\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175727.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15887\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15887\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175727.jpg\" alt=\"Emma was not a happy camper in this space, she wanted to go downstairs to the liiiibraaary.\" width=\"495\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175727.jpg 495w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175727-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_175727-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15887\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma was not a happy camper in this space, she wanted to go downstairs to the liiiibraaary.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15888\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_180009_1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15888\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15888\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_180009_1.jpg\" alt=\"My only decent shot of Lotta, I failed to do a selfie with her!\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_180009_1.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_180009_1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_180009_1-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_180009_1-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">My only decent shot of Lotta, I failed to do a selfie with her!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15889\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_180134.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15889\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15889\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_180134.jpg\" alt=\"Going down four floors to the library.\" width=\"495\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_180134.jpg 495w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_180134-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_180134-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15889\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Going down four floors to the library.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15890\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_183228.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15890\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15890\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_183228.jpg\" alt=\"Cutie pies!\" width=\"495\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_183228.jpg 495w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_183228-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_183228-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15890\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cutie pies!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15891\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225814.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15891\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15891\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225814.jpg\" alt=\"The evening was perfect for gardening, and I managed to do a bit of weeding. This is taken at 11 pm.\" width=\"495\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225814.jpg 495w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225814-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225814-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15891\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The evening was perfect for gardening, and I managed to do a bit of weeding. This is taken at 11 pm.<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15892\" style=\"width: 505px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225820.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15892\" class=\"wp-image-15892\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225820.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_20160602_225820\" width=\"495\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225820.jpg 495w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225820-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225820-450x600.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 495px) 100vw, 495px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15892\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">I&#8217;m still waiting for the summer flowers to go on sale&#8230; Until then, the flower pots are a mess still!<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_15893\" style=\"width: 670px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225849.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15893\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15893\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225849.jpg\" alt=\"Pretty sunset going on. The light is all wrong, the houses were far from black, as there was still plenty of light about.\" width=\"660\" height=\"496\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225849.jpg 660w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225849-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225849-450x338.jpg 450w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/IMG_20160602_225849-600x451.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-15893\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pretty sunset going on. The light is all wrong, the houses were far from black, as there was still plenty of light about.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Photos from 2 June 2016, posted online 5 June 2016. It&#8217;s midnight and still bright outside! ]<\/p>\n<p>Thursday was a busy day. I left work early to take Emma to see the doctor (see below), drove Bjarki to gym practice, nursed Emma&#8217;s broken spirit after the doctor accidentally drew blood, picked Bjarki up, took both kids downtown to say hi to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Charlotta-Maria-Hauksdottir-853103108093951\/\">Lotta<\/a> who was opening <a href=\"http:\/\/borgarsogusafn.is\/en\/reykjavik-museum-of-photography\/exhibitions\/outlook\">a new photography show of hers<\/a>, spent some time fruitlessly looking for a certain book in the library, second hot chocolate run next door, and then finally home! (13 images total)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15882\" style=\"width: 412px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6217617209795693958.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15882\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15882\" src=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6217617209795693958.jpg\" alt=\"Emma's hand sprouted a wart around the time she had chicken pox (the two may be related?). That afternoon the doctor drew accidentally drew blood while clearing away dead skin, which left Emma in such a state that I ended up giving her the Professor Lupin treatment, i.e. copious amounts of chocolate. It worked!\" width=\"402\" height=\"660\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6217617209795693958.jpg 402w, https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Snapchat-6217617209795693958-183x300.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-15882\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Emma&#8217;s hand sprouted a wart around the time she had chicken pox (the two may be related?) which refused to go away by itself. I&#8217;ve been taking her to see a doctor weekly, and that afternoon the doctor accidentally drew blood while clearing away dead skin. This left Emma in such a state that I ended up giving her the Professor Lupin treatment, i.e. copious amounts of chocolate. It worked for the most part.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a class=\"button\" href=\"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2016\/06\/chocolate-photos-books-weeds\/\" title=\"Read More\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15881","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-us","post-container col-md-12"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15881","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15881"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15881\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15899,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15881\/revisions\/15899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15881"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15881"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15881"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}