Better late than never

My Sunday was spent Halloweening (the wee hours at least).
A week late, but that truly did not matter.

Scary, right? ;) 
Man I love Halloween.

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Next stop-retirement home

 You know you're getting older when your idea of a good time is going for a Sunday stroll...

 

 ...and then hitting up an antique gathering. Yeah, we're that cool.

But seriously, it was a wonderful day.
I love lazy Sundays.

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Finders keepers

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...

All I know is it pretty much sums up a typical day in September... sun, rain, wind, clouds...you name it, we had it.

And I dig it.

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I can read!

I finished two books recently that I can recommend wholeheartedly: Shanghai Girls and Dreams of Joy.

It took me a little while to get into the first of the two books (probably because I had to travel back to 1937 and pre-war China) but once I was in, I was hooked. Lisa See is good. She developed several tangible characters that really came alive for me. She also impressed me with her portrayal of family ties, and especially the sisterly bond between Pearl and May.

I liked how Jane Glenn Haas put it:

"Basically, Lisa See writes about families. Love themes. Mothers and daughters. Children and parents. Romance. Love of country. Of place. The story itself must be so strong, so enthralling, the history helps it to play out."

Also, I don't remember the last time I was seriously taken aback by a literary development. Part of the conclusion of Shanghai Girls blew me away. I seriously did not see THAT coming. Dreams of Joy was absolutely not predictable either.

I couldn't put either book down (or my iPad I mean, I read them both with Kindle) and truly enjoyed these reads. They took me on a journey...that kind of journey that's a big bummer when you turn that last page.


What do I read now? Suggestions?

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Statistics Norway

Yesterday I received an official looking document from Statistisk Sentralbyrå (Statistics Norway) which I was obligated to answer. It looked kinda serious but turned out to be just a survey collecting information about immigrants' education levels. It took me about three minutes to answer it online and now the state is aware that I am an educated person!


Now that they know I've got a degree...maybe I'll get recruited? ;)
Haha, I'm not holding my breath.

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