{"id":33870,"date":"2022-08-20T13:25:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T13:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=33870"},"modified":"2023-05-07T13:27:16","modified_gmt":"2023-05-07T13:27:16","slug":"naming-restart-of-school-hiking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2022\/08\/naming-restart-of-school-hiking\/","title":{"rendered":"Naming & Restart of School + Hiking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[Photos taken 20 – 31 August 2022, posted online on 07 May 2023 from Denmark! Yup, Controlant<\/a>‘s amazing Annual Ball was held yesterday at the Circus building<\/a>. So. Much. Fun!<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was time to name the newest member of the family, and it was a lovely event. A few days later, school started up again, and life began settling into a rythm again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The weather was good enough to do some staining at the house in the country, and at the very end of the month I went on a hike with the hiking group. In between we met with friends, and life started feeling very normal again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Saturday 20 May 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Naming ceremony in progress!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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There were a lot of laughs.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Then we headed inside to eat good stuff!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Gorgeous cake made by a relative!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The oldest family member and the youngest.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Adorable card drawing by J\u00f3hanna.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Eating in progress.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Siblings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Four generations!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Cuteness!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Big fireworks visible and audible from downtown, this was the grand finale of the annual big Culture Night.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sunday 21 August 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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It was a gorgeous day, and I managed to drag myself out for a jog.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Flowers in full bloom at our friends’ house.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Perfect weather for a little dip in the hot tub.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Tuesday 23 August 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Walking to school for the first day of school, mostly to get the time schedule.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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First time in a long time where the parents were welcome into the school building, it was nice to be back to normal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We managed to score music lessons for Emma and Bjarki at just about the same time, which cut down on kid-shuttling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Back in the gym for a bit, that looks like 80 kg.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Wednesday 24 August 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Bjarki about to take off for the actual first full day of school.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The sewing club held a session, sewing chat and eating good food.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The old Junior College graduation group photo that somebody found somewhere. What to do with such an item?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Thursday 25 August 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Almost certainly picking Bjarki up from the swimming pool downtown.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The skyline-defining church of Reykjavik.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Saturday 27 August 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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En route to the house in the country.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Mr. Fix-It at work. The drain from the roof has never quite been waterproof, and the timber needed some extra love and attention.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Mr Fix-It and guests.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I decided it was time to cut some of the branches leading to the trampoline platform.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Trampolines are good fun!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Thinking about getting an outdoor sofa…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Glass-sand-blower-artists looking over their work.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sunday 28 August 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Getting the color juuust right!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I grabbed some berries from the shrubs out front, and made a jam later.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Anna harvested som rhubarb.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Then we drove to town to attend a 3 year old’s birthday party!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Much less fun was our laundry machine that started having trouble pumping out water, even though I did my best to clear these hair-jams.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Monday 29 August 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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I felt very seen that day! This is always a tricky balance to navigate. Email writing is surprisingly hard to get right. But I appreciate you reading this text!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Tuesday 30 August 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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Ugh, we’d gotten a some gunk blown in on the winds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Anybody want to put a drain there?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I was sad to realize that jogging on the treadmill in my lifting shoes basically destroyed them. Do not recommend.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Wednesday 31 August 2022<\/h3>\n\n\n
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The hiking group<\/a> started up again, although my attendance this year has been abysmally bad.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Pretty landscape.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Proof I was there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Going downwards towards a good picnic site.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Moss is so lovely and soft!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Walking into the sunset at 8 pm.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We came to small rift in the ground.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Going downwards.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It was hard to fully get a picture of how steep the other end was. Thankfully it was also narrow, so you could use your hands to steady yourself.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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People navigating the last bit upwards with a person for scale.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Emerging from the ground as by magic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Heading back to Eldborg, the starting point. It’s that dark mound on the right.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Enjoying a little bit of a view at 9 pm. The sunsets in August are very long.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We went up on Eldborg, this is were we came from.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Eldborg translates to Fire-structure, the red rocks are probably to blame for it?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

[Photos taken 20 – 31 August 2022, posted online on 07 May 2023 from Denmark! Yup, Controlant<\/a>‘s amazing Annual Ball was held yesterday at the Circus building<\/a>. So. Much. Fun!<\/em>]<\/p>\n

It was time to name the newest member of the family, and it was a lovely event. A few days later, school started up again, and life began settling into a rythm again.<\/p>\n

The weather was good enough to do some staining at the house in the country, and at the very end of the month I went on a hike with the hiking group. In between we met with friends, and life started feeling very normal again.<\/p>\n

Saturday 20 May 2022<\/h3>\n
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Naming ceremony in progress!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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