{"id":40838,"date":"2024-09-01T11:44:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-01T11:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/?p=40838"},"modified":"2024-12-11T12:16:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-11T12:16:19","slug":"redcurrants-wood-sweater-knitting-begins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrefna.com\/blog\/2024\/09\/redcurrants-wood-sweater-knitting-begins\/","title":{"rendered":"Redcurrants & Wood \/ Sweater-Knitting Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

[Photos taken 01 – 12 September 2024, posted online 11 December 2024. My existence lately has been defined by gift-finding\/buying\/tracking\/packing, and cheerleading kids through last weeks of school.<\/em>]<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The month of September began with us in the summer house, where there were berries ripe for picking, and wood to be cut\/stacked\/burnt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

School\/music\/practices\/gym-stuff fell into a rhythm, and I attended a lunch-symposium. One of those practices ended with a trip to the ER, that thankfully had a positive resolution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I jumped on the lets-knit-a-sweater\/jumper bandwagon that got going in my sewing club, fulfilling a life-long I-want-to-do-that dream. I didn’t really stop to think if I wanted to own and use said jumper though…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sunday 01 September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The redcurrant bushes outside the summer house were laden with berries!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n
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I picked a chunk of them, but left quite a few for the birds.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The grass that never got mowed. For some reason, mowed lawns irked me this year.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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There was severe wind in the forecast, so I tied down the loungers, so they wouldn’t start sliding along the deck. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Evidence of recent wind damage: The lid on the garbage collecting container for the area had blown open, and was cracked.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A rainbow as we drove into Borgarnes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Finnur’s a fan of “regular bakeries” so we stopped at one for a bite before driving to town. It’s conveniently located right at the entrance to the town.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Some of the offerings.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We were about to go drive that way, on the left side.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Nice stuff on the BBQ for dinner.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Monday 02 September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The tops of the veggie-boxes kept spouting holes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We went to pick up Bjarki’s physical driver’s license, and stumbled straight upon this new waiting area for people about to civilly wed, electric candle and all!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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With his fresh piece of pink-and-blue-ish plastic!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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My eye-sight is now crappy enough that taking a photo on the phone is the way to read tiny print. These numbers are standardized so they mean the same in every European country.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Aside from the 6 victory points (2 for marriage in spades, and 4 for the single pinochle of jack-of-diamonds and queen-of-spades), this is among the most terrible hands I think I’ve ever gotten dealt in Pinochle!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Tuesday 03 September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Bjarki about to bike to school on our e-bike, as us old folks were about to walk to Emma’s school to meet the teachers and get a run-down of things we’d need to know.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Wednesday 04 September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n
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At lunchtime, I arrived at Harpa<\/a> for a lunch-time symposium on “Inclusive Content Design”.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I’m a part of the Sk\u00fd association<\/a>, and for a fee you get lunch and access to the talks.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Not terrible!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Time to go find a seat.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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As a person that’s tried to make not-terrible user interfaces, I quite enjoyed a lot of these presentations. Many dealt with issues that I’d not thought much about.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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People exiting, as it was time for most to return to work!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The view out the window.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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This trash-can-collection caught my eye on the way out…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Leave your umbrellas at home, people!! Iceland’s wind eats them for breakfast!!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Emma warming up at tennis practice.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Dumb-bell bench-press 5-repititions maximum day. I did 5 x 25 kg per hand, not bad for a woman<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Newest fruit box, yum!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Thursday 05 September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n
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In May\/June, Anna picked up a bucket of compost, that stank so much that we left it outside. Then it rained all summer, and the bucket filled with water, so we were at a loss how to deal with it. I sent Anna this photo in the hopes she’d take decisive action. She did not.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Finnur headed into his actual office that day, so as a joke I made a sad face to signify the sadness of the sofa with Finnur missing from his usual spot!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Friday 06 September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n
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I wonder how the parking-lot-line-painters manage to cordon off such a large space for a lot that’s usually full of cars? They didn’t luck out with three that stubbornly remained.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Dinner pick-up from the Noodle station for the older kids.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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There is just one soup, and then you add to it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Pretty good!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A photo of Emma’s own screen-time plan for her sick-day earlier that week.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I decided I was all morning-cafe’d out, so that evening I drove to the summer house to meet up with folks. I probably would have delayed the journey to the following day if I’d checked the weather forecast, as it rained cats and dogs the entire way!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Saturday 07 September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n
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“Indian summer” Iceland-style? 12 C is 54 F.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It was lovely outside.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Finnur, the woodchopper.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Where shall we put this?!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Found a spot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Emma practicing her away-vision.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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With a freshly made paper shuttle.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Standard summer-house dinner at this point in time.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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A fire-starter in training.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Waiting for action.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Happy flames!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Sunday 08 September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n
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The berries were mostly gone!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I want to get new ceiling lights for this space, these don’t make sense with the layout as it is.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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More random lights here and there. I desire more cohesiveness but have yet to allocate actual energy to getting there.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The view from the couch is also quite chaotic.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Finnur hunting down unwanted plants before they spread.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Emma sad-puppy-eyed me into getting a Belgian waffle for her at the cafe.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sadly, the darling cafe-dog got hit by a car this fall, and is no longer with us.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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I think the kid’s feet have finally stopped growing, which should mean I’ll be throwing out a lot fewer shoes from now on?! I tried a couple of people to ask if they could use these, but sadly no.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Monday 09 September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Remains of teenage boys, photo sent to Bjarki as a reminder to clean up after themselves!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Hello early morning frozen windshield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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“I own the street”-level parking.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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My sewing club went all ga-ga for knitting a jumper, and as I’ve had “knit a jumper” on my life-to-do-list for a long time, I jumped on the knitting bandwagon. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Shoes in large sizes (up to 45) appeared at the local shoe store!! <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The large-size-selection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Knitting a test-swatch. I promptly ignored the results!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Tuesday 10 September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n
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That morning, at my regular cafe, a somewhat known person recorded videos for social media.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Ooops, the broccoli is ready! The other plant is a carrot from the year before which we let grow out of curiosity.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Making redcurrant jelly!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Avoiding burnt fingers.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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The result! I need to find a way to keep some of the gunk in the jelly, to make it more interesting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Bjarki practicing his car-maintenance-skills.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Here is a sweater-neck!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Stuck in traffic driving Emma to a piano lesson. Ugh, I should have taken the other way!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Finnur’s parents got our old TV. This was before I fixed the picture setting.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Does this look right?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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That evening Bjarki returned from parkour practice with a busted shoulder. I decided to take him to the ER to get an x-ray to make sure nothing was cracked. This was at 9 in the evening, and there were quite a few people already waiting upstairs in the “something’s possibly broken”-line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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An hour later, at 10 in the evening, everybody that was already waiting up on the 2nd floor had been called in for examination. I would learn later that night that they technically shut that part down at 23:30, and then you have to wait in the randomness that is the first-floor line.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Waiting to be called into x-ray at 23:30. As we were the last ones before that floor shut down, we only had to wait a couple of minutes.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Trying to relax a bit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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At 26 minutes past midnight we walked out with the good news that nothing was broken, the shoulder was just badly sprained. He got a sling to help hold the hand up, and instructions to go find a physical therapist for follow up.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Wednesday 11 September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n
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Emma started music theory class once per week, at the incredibly inconvenient time of 14:30!?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Our “summer” finally arrived in September.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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That afternoon I found a large crack, and then a lot of tiny cracks, in my windshield, which I’m certain was due to the fiber-optic-cable people making a mistake and shooting rocks at my car as they were sawing concrete in front of it.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Where they’d sawed concrete. I’m guessing they hit the rocky part with the flywheel. We’re still trying to figure out the insurance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Long enough?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Finnur’s craft lamp coming in handy.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Making sure my head can make it through the hole!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Thursday 12 September 2024<\/h2>\n\n\n
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At 8 in the morning…<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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… at 13:30.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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It was knitting or doom-scrolling!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Book-keeping. It turns out to be the key to not mucking up too badly!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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[Photos taken 01 – 12 September 2024, posted online 11 December 2024. My existence lately has been defined by gift-finding\/buying\/tracking\/packing, and cheerleading kids through last weeks of school.<\/em>]<\/p>\n

The month of September began with us in the summer house, where there were berries ripe for picking, and wood to be cut\/stacked\/burnt. <\/p>\n

School\/music\/practices\/gym-stuff fell into a rhythm, and I attended a lunch-symposium. One of those practices ended with a trip to the ER, that thankfully had a positive resolution.<\/p>\n

I jumped on the lets-knit-a-sweater\/jumper bandwagon that got going in my sewing club, fulfilling a life-long I-want-to-do-that dream. I didn’t really stop to think if I wanted to own and use said jumper though…<\/p>\n

Sunday 01 September 2024<\/h2>\n
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The redcurrant bushes outside the summer house were laden with berries!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n

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