Winter came early this year. And then melted away. And then came back, and melted again. There is nothing worse or more dangerous weather-wise than wannabe-Winter-come-too-early.
It's really weird that it is mid-November and it has been raining cats and dogs all day. I thought I lived in Eastern Norway?!
I'm as confused as the seasons!
You know you're getting older when your idea of a good time is going for a Sunday stroll...
I was going to post this picture on my photo blog Shutters in Time since I haven't been too active over there lately, but I had to share it here to be safe. I came across it while going through some food pictures for work and wasn't sure if I even took it myself! It could be Lars' work...
It's understandable that weather is the go-to conversation topic for Norwegians...it really does determine a good deal of life here.
A good example is of course Lars and I having to take the train home from a weekend visit in Tynset because suddenly the heavens started dumping snow and we hadn't switched out to studded winter tires. It would have been RISKY to drive the 3 hour trek back to Hamar with two to three inches of new snow covering the ground and evening setting in.
The weather can change at a drop of a hat!
Check out this picture I took outside our house in Hamar on Thursday :
We obviously moved a long time ago (end of JULY!), but I have never gotten around to taking pictures of the new place. Sorry to all of you that have been waiting and asking me to see! We do have some pictures, that's true, but there are still a lot of things that are in my mind not quite finished (paint that wall here, hang pictures there and so on). I am sure you understand. But the outside of the house, that I can definitely share now!
Today it is rainy and gray but one day when I was out wandering taking some fall pictures the sun was shining. We even still have leaves on trees at that point in early October!
There's my cute little bike (basket included) and our house (which we share with 3 other owners). Here's our little patch of grass, apple trees included:
And the back of the house, where you enter.
Lars was spying on me. I caught him in the act!
Sadly enough, I do believe fall is over and winter is soon on its way. The trees have mostly lost their leaves and the temperatures will soon start diving.
I miss the colors already.This weekend Lars and I took off to Tynset (his hometown) and stayed at one of his uncles' cabin.
His uncle Erik stays there often so it is well stocked with dishes, furniture, food etc. etc.
It was an awesome weekend--just the two of us, no TV, no internet, no electricity or running water!
Did I mention it's lakeside? Yes, nice.
It felt like we took a trip back in time...you can see from the pictures how old fashioned everything is. Here's the fridge:
And this is the key to get you in the front door:
Above you see a 'cabin book' which is typical to find in Norwegian cabins. Guests sign the book and tell a bit about their stay. We read entries from Lars' family before I was born!
In a way I also felt like we traveled forward in time; we left fall behind and jumped straight forward into winter!
The first snow of the year had blanketed the ground and it was just a few degrees above freezing throughout our stay; it really made the fresh mountain air even more crisp and refreshing.
In some ways I felt like I was living in a snow globe. A very happy, Norwegian snow globe.
We played cards, listened to the radio, looked through old pictures, drank wine by the fire and enjoyed each others' company.
*My hat here is among the gobs of cool random junk that has been living at the cabin for YEARS!
Other than that, I don't have really that much to say. I feel like the pictures speak for themselves. It was fabulous. I haven't relaxed so much...uh...ever? It was so great to spend so much one on one time with Lars. ♥
I am really looking forward to the next time we get to stay there...maybe when either swimming or skiing is a possibility? ;)
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