It Snowed Yesterday...

...and it's rainig today - luckily - I'm not a big fan of snow.

This picture are my Uncle Johan, my Aunt Randi and my mother Grethe.  I think my Grandfather Simon Andreas took the picture in 1941.  They are skiing on the farmers land opposite my Grandfathers Store in Kaffegata at Flisa.

I have painted all the letters in white trying to get some "icy" look.  The musictones are painted silver - crackled - and painted white.  All the flowers are white, and embossed with silver - I like that.  The frame are corrugated cardboard, I teared it and I enbossed it with a cranberry look.  Most of the stuff are handmade - I buy usually scrapbookstuff in "white" - pearls in boxes - and so on - then I'll give "it" all a "bendichtemakeover"

Today is cleaning day - painting doors day - getting my house together day - and I need a lot of days like today.  Hoping to get rid of all the paintboxes before Christmas - this year.   
Have a nice Sunday - Enjoy!

Høstmarked i Vikingskipet

This anually thing - this Marked filled with used and antique stuff for us who collect.  It happend yesterday at Vikingskipet - The Ship that were build for The Olympics of 1994 here in Hamar.

I bought this - this Singer sewing machine - for my scrapping!   It's old and I have to bring the machine to someone who really can give it a makeover!  It's cute, isn't it?

Enjoy!

Last Night Was Halloween

Happy Halloween!  It's Sunday and the weather is grey.....it's snowing soon - and I don't like that at all!  Nichlasen is spending the week-end in Oslo - some party going on - enjoy!

In June 2006 was the first time I wrote a missing people link at DIS Norge - looking for Lina Dorthinusdaughter and her family in The USA.  This summer I found Lina - and her American Family - lucky me! 

Lina married - I don't know when or were - John Goldberg from Sweden, born 1858.  John went to Sweden, without Lina, late 1915 - 1919, I think, visiting old family.  Unfortunately he died during his visit and was burried at this grave yard.  

So my questions are - where in Sweden is this beautiful church and are there anyone out there that have some information about John Goldberg?  I sure would be glad!

Thank you Jennifer for letting me have this picture!

October just passed away - I'm like the bear - spending next month in a lair, waking up in December. 

Ha a wonderful Fall - and thanks for reading my blog - enjoy life!

A Grey Sunday in September

Hello - then I've been scrapping!  Last spring - Scraporama Stortreff - had a huge crop and I was there - of course.  Naboen - she's a wonderful scrapper - had made this basic papers and fabrics for a layout - I attended one of her classes at the crop and finished the layout now!

This is my mothers aunt - Ester Johansdaughter Holter Opsahl - on her - I'm not sure, but I do belive it is - Confirmation day.  Her family was Methodist and therefor I can't find the exactly date in any Norwegian Churchbook.  But if any - out there - know where I can find dates like that - I sure would be glad.

This little tag - yes thanks again to my Mother - she is an amazing collector - this is Aunt Esters handwriting - cute?

I usually buy white or beige scrapcstuff - so all the flowers you see on this page - they have had a makeover by me!  I've been using Wild Plum - from Ranger Ink - it's an Alcohol Ink that I had on a little spray bottle with some water.  Likewise did the leaves get a makeover - I've used Glimmer Mist's Cinnamon from MyTattered Angels.

 

Thank you so very much for reading my blog - I like that!   It's pouring down outside - silly rain!  Enjoy life!

Thank you America

This was my birthdaygift to me - this wonderful trip we had. We did Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, South Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois. We did three time zones. We did 6465 american miles - 10502 kilometers in the most comfortable and luxurious car, our! Ford Flex. And to My Mother, thank you - for letting us having a car like that - you should have been with us! We meet our cousins in Montana, Washington, California and Colorado. Thank you all for making this trip wonderful. You are ALL invited to Norway - welcome. This picure is taken in Keystone - in the Black Hills region in South Dakota. So - thank you America - we'll meet again!

And to you who has read and made comments - thank you!
Do it! Do what you really want to do! Explore it! And enjoy it! I did.
Now it's time for scrapping and cardmaking - love that! Enjoy life!

The Last Day on Interstate 80

The last day with driving the our! Ford Flex. From York in Nebraska State to Aurora in Illinois State - 594 miles - 950 kilometers. The sky is blue - it is warm and the Interstate 80 has just turned to 10 lanes as we drive into Des Moines.

Nebraska and Iowa - fields with corn and windmills - quite different from Stangelandet.

Detta hadde vært noe det Truls? It's not the Norwegian way - but we can always dream.

The Mississippi River - we past her twice - the first day heading west - and the last day heading east.

After spending our last night in The USA in Aurora, Iowa we drove the last few miles to O'Hare - the international Airport in Chicago, Iowa. The last billboard - well it had to be McDonalds!

This is the most boring airport I have ever been to. Long hallways - white walls and nothing to shop - so I took the last dollar with me home! Sorry O'Hare!

Here he is - Eric The Viking - the air-plane who's going to bring us to Stockholm, Sveden

Thanks to my brother and thanks to my son - I had a terrific and wonderful time with you two guys! We'll try to do it again in three years! Like The South of America. Thank you!

Going east on Interstate 80 - Nebraska

This is the road to Golden - the last place Lina lived. It's Thursday and we are turning our! Ford Flex east - but first I had to visit a scrapbookstore - and I did! Spent a lot of money - more about that later - so we had to drive through Cheyenne one more time and then we turned east.

This is a looong train - a very looong train. We saw a lot of them together with all the truckers and trailers along the road.

This is Nebraska - flat - green and sunny! We were lucky!

Pumping oil - the American way!

They just started her in Ottestad too - the treshing - - this is 16th of July - Nebraska

I kind of liked the windmills - they're not beautiful - but they're making good power with wind - well here's one windmill coming along the road - biiig!

Nebraska are the land of corn - we saw hundred of acres with corn - nice to know when having them in my salad!

This is the biggest grain elevator in Gothenburg, Nebraska.

Something we could have on our E6 here in Stange?

Godnight and farewell Nebraska - we're staying over in York - tomorrow we're going to Chicago.

Have a nive Sunday in September - it's sunny today - I might do something in my garden. Enjoy!

Central City and Lina Dorthinusdaughter

Here we are driving out of Central City - going to find Linas old house. We are in The Rocky Mountains - not far from Aspen and Vail - places for those who love skiing!

We just turned left on Highway 119 ............

..........entering Apex Vally Road and The Apex Ghosttown

Here is Linas house - it was hers when she lived here in Apex, Gilphin County, Colorado

This is the front porch........ Don't you think that the trees and the hills and the surroundings look like it's in Rendalen, Hedmark, Norway?

Here we are - in front of Linas house!

This is The Rocky Mountains - it's a brilliant view! I do think the "mountain" is Mount Evans - 14264 feet.

This is the entrance to The Central City Cemetery ................

....................and this is how it looks like - wild colorful flowers - birches and headstones.

Here she is - Lina Dorthinusdaughter Goldberg- my Great Grandmothers halfsister - born in Rendalen County, Hedmark, Norway. Lina was born th 18. November 1865 in Sjølisand, Ytre Rendalen - she has one sister - Anne Dorthinusdaughter and ten half"siblings" - five brothers and five sisters. Lina emigrated to The United States in 1885 - married a young Swedish boy named John and they had seven children. Lina and John settled down in Gilpin County where he was a gold miner. Lina died in October 1924 and was burried at Central City Cemetery in Colorado. I did put the Norwegian flag - with my written e-mail adress - on Linas headstone. Rest in peace, Lina.

Here are Jennifer, my brother and Nichlasen - in front of Central City's Court House. Lina is Jennifers Great Grandmother. She flew from North Carolina to Central City to meet my brother, Nichlasen and me - Thank you Jennifer.

Something for my scrapbooking papers!

You see the missing book - this is the vault in The Court House - we could borrow as many book we needed - one at one time - no gloves and we got the most important pages xeroxed!

Some boxes................

The cover of one of the golddigging location records - it was heavy - I wonder - did they ever find gold - and if so - what did they do with it!

Here's a page - of a claim - belonged to John Goldberg - Linas husbond.

This is "downtown" Central City

And of course I did find a Christmas Tree! Cute - in the middle of July!

Thank you Jennifer! And to you who read my story - I had a wonderful day. Enjoy - and thanks for visiting my blog!

From Rock Springs to Central City

It's still sunny in Wyoming - and we're still driving east - trying to reach Central City in Colorado tonight. We had to made a stop - probably filling our! Ford Flex with gas and ourselves with some food - there are truckers and trailers all over - serving whoever. This little chapel was for the drivers - I liked that - we all need a place thats just "ours"

The small black "dots" are either cows or bulls - there're lots of them in Wyoming. You see the "snowfence" - it's probably windy during wintertime - so they put theese fences up along Interstate 80 and the road are snowfree - in a way! I don't know - I have'nt been there in January or February!

In Cheyenne we thurned south from Interstate 80 into Interstate 25 driving into The State of Colorado. My first sight of the land where Lina Dorthinusdaughter settled down.

This is Denver - we just past through...............................

............ending up here - Denvers Bass Pro Shops - I like the sign above the front door! Welcome fishermen, hunters and other liars!

It's impossible to explain how big - how many items - how huge this store is. You have to visit it by yourself! I did find this pink bow and arrow - something for all the pink scrappers in the world.

This picture is not good - but it's the only one I have - it shows the entrance to both Central City and Golden.

Okay - this is it - the main entrance to Central City and Linas American home county. I'll tell more about Lina and Jennifer later.

Thank you for visiting this story - this trip - this eventure we had. Enjoy!

Driving east to Rock Springs

It was wonderful sunshine in Winnemucca. And this beautiful Peterbilt had parked just beside our! Ford Flex I couldn't resist it - I had to have a picture!

You can't drive through America without stopping at McDonald's - neither could we - a cold cup of icy coffee - delicious!

This is Utah - "the salty desert" or Bonneville Salt Flats. Here's a site for car enthusiasts!

This is 37,1 miles - 60,1 kilometers - straight ahead - and I mean straight as a ruler!

Driving Interstate 80 - eastbound - this is all we saw - this is The Great Salt Lake - west of Salt Lake City. We didn't have time to stop - we have an appointment in Central City tomorrow.

A salt factory?

Salt Lake City was the host of The Winter Olympics in 2002 - and this is The Utah Olympic Park - the venue for Nordic Ski Jumping. Norway didn't take any medal this Olympics!

The American way.......................

We met them - The Windmills - all over - making power by the wind.........................I like that!

Just around the corner is Rock Springs in Colorado - we spent one night - travelling further east - trying to reach Colorado tomorrow. The SUN has been with us today - around 95 Farenheit - I love it! We have an excellent AC in our! Ford Flex - the boys love that!

The SUN has come to The Stangeland and my garden is waiting for me! Have a nice and warm and sunny Sunday - we need it - the wintertime is nearby! Keep cool and thank you for visiting my blog - I sure would visit yours when you leave a comment! And don't forget - enjoy!

From Folsom to Winnemucca

Yesterday we spent downtown Sacramento - visiting Sutters Fort and Sutter General Hospital. Having a splendid lunch at Golden Corral - a kitchen you never forget!
Michaels in Folsom got my sparetime in the afternoon. It's a shame to say - but I spent only 131 dollars! I bought some punches from Martha Stewart - and some other stuff!
We had a fantastic dinner with our cousins - thanks Brent and Mona, welcome to Norway - anytime!
The next day we drove east - this is The Sierra Nevadas

Lake Tahoe is a lake in California and Nevada - we did the California west side. It was marwellous - the sea - the road - the heights - the small houses - and the huge ones - the bikes and all the people. And the weather - it was sunnuy - and between 80 - 95 Farenheit!

This is Washoe Lake - a bit south of Reno - The gambling city next to Las Vegas! We just drove throught the town - only stopping at Starbucks Coffee Company - Potterybarn - Sears - and filling the Ford Flex with some gasoline.

This is Nevada -

- and this!

After some 330 american miles we spent the night in this city - Winnemucca! Having a chicken dinner at KFC!

Thank you so much for visiting my blog - I'm so happy - everytime - you write a message! Take care and enjoy!

San Francisco

July 10th of July - a Friday - we drove from Brookings in Oregon - The coastal Highway 101 - to San Francisco in California. To go down town San Francisco you have to drive The Golden Gate Bridge. And my brother did! Here's The Bridge - build during 1934-1937 - and 4200 feet long. We were lucky - we saw both towers in sunshine - in 1978 when I visited SF it was foggy on the south tower.


This is Van Ness Street / Avenue. One of the most beautiful streets in San Francisco - it's 16,1 kilometers from Golden Gate untill entering Bay Bridge.

This is Bay Bridge - and here's The Bay Bridges history! And my brother did them both - lucky you!

Tomorrow we're going to Folsom meeting my cousins - more later! Have fun - and enjoy!

Thank you for visiting - I just have to sort out the days before I scrap the pictures! And I took some.............

Redwood Forrest in California

Before we came to Sacramento we had to drive through The Redwood Forrest. It was stunning - the trees were sooo tall - sooo big - and sooo green! We just had one hour to spend - so we found a trial that took only 5 minutes! Next time we have to stop at least a day. Try it!

As we drove south from Oregon State - at Highway 101 - it got foggy. It's thick, grey fog from the Pacific Ocean. It's pretty cool - don't you think!

My little babyboy - Nichlasen - called me today - he's comming home to his mother - ME! - after two years in Oslo - the capitol of Norway! He's going to attend a class at Jønsberg Videregående Skole. Hurra! But first he has to take his exam as an apprentice.

Have a great day tomorrow - enjoy life and thanks for visiting my blog! I'm looking foreward to start scrapping - but right now my August is a little bit back and forth!

Sacramento - California

I'll continue with our trip - I've been home for two weeks now and - the girls that have been at work have done a great job! Thanks!
My mother is a Red Cross Nurse - and she did here "duty year" at this hospital - Sutter General Hospital downtown Sacramento. This was in 1954 and 1955 - when Elvis Presly relased That's All Right Mama Of course we had to visit!

This is Sutter's Fort - we didn't do the tour - I did it in 1978.

It's kind of summer here at Hedemarken - some sun and lots of rain and grey weather! Have a nice day - where ever YOU are - stay cool - and enjoy - thanks to all of you who visits my blog.

The last day

Today we are leaving - we have had a wonderful "22 day carride" We have seen so much - 15 states. We have seen so many nice people. And there have been so many nice comments in my blog - Thank you ALL! No pictures today - I will do that when I am comming home!
Thank you - USA - for letting us have this wonderful vacation!
Og Truls - neste gang - så reiser vi til Sørstatene - om to år!
Have a nice week-end - see you soon - all of you! And thanks for visiting my blog!!

Going South on 101

This is highway 101 going coastal in Oregon and California. It was a enjoyable way - so if you ever have good fortune - ride that highway from north to south.


This is a huge bridge - I do not remember the name but it is in Oregon - it is a bridge that opens for boats.

And this is - The pacific Ocean! We stayed the night in a little town called Brookings - it was grey - it was cold and it was Oregon!

Tomorrow I am going to a scrapbookstore - I have been in some already - but I did not remember to take pictures - but they are huge! I have been buying some stuff but I have only two suitcases!!

Thank you for visiting our travel and my blog - see you soon!

Downtown Seattle

Hey - this is The Space Needle - a high tower - with a restaurant on the top - downtown in Seattle. We just passed it on the street - and I am glad we did - I am not found at all - in high heights!


This is a newer building - cute?? We did not enter this one either!

They do sell wood too - downtown Seattle - during summertime!

Thanks to The Timmons - who made our stay superb!! This is my son and my brother on the front porch - greeting the American Flag.

We are having a wonderful trip - seeing so much - beeing friends and just cruising around in over! Ford Flex! Thanks for visiting my blog! Take care and stay friends!

Moscow, Idaho

Okay - this is Berthe and Karinus Bues headstone - I have been translating the chapter about Karinusbua from Osen Bygdebook into english - and here - here they are - Berthe and Karinus!


This is the headstone for Lene Martinusdaughter - my Great Great Grandmothers sister. She and her family immigrated to The United States in 1883. Lene is mother to Dorthea Dahl - a famous writer.

I just had too! The huge red trailer with the good cold drinks - love it!

This is East Washington State - farmers land - cows - winestocks and even more cows! A lot!

Have fun - read blogs and enjoy life - we are! Thank you for visiting my blog!

Moscow, Idaho

This is The Interstate 90 in Montana - it's green hills and big ranches with cows all over.
From Butte in Montana we drove west to Idaho State.

Here we are entering The State of Idaho, driving in the Rocky Mountains - I did! It was like a screwdriver! Fun!

This is where we entered Moscow - the first stop on our trip that "means" something to me - Lene my Great Great Grandmothers sister lived here with her family. And tomorrow I will go to The Cemetery to look for their gravestones - looking foreward to do that!!

Thank you for stopping at my blog - and enjoy life - it is out there - somewere! Take care!

4th of July

4th of July is great and big! All the Parades and all the firetrucks and flags and people everywhere! My brother found this little storage for his tools - it is tooooo big to take home - sorry!

We drove trough Yellowstone - and this was the weather! All white! And only 37 Farenheit!

This little bird is the American Eagle, The Bold one! Yellowstone was terrific - the Old Faithful - the vulcanos - the bisons - everything - it was great!

Have a nice evening - we are going to Folsom tomorrow - to meet my cousins!

Enjoy life and stay happy - and thanks for visiting my blog!

Buffalo Bill Historical Center

Happy 3th of July! We spent some of the day in Cody - in Buffalo Bill Historical Center. We have to come back - we need another two days! It was a place for The Wild West - for everybody. Here is the charming Mister Cody "Buffalo Bill" himself! This you have to see!

After spending five hours at The Center we drove trough Yellowstone National Park and made the night in Idaho Falls in Idaho.

This one - I found at The Buffalo Bill Center - something for all the small things we use in scrapping........

Have a nice day - thank you for visiting my blog! And enjoy life!

Little Big Horn and Cody

It was grey weather and kind of cold outside on Thursday - anyway we got to see Little Big Horn and I learned a little bit of old history.

We are having a great time - crusing around in our rental, The Ford Flex! It is a wonderful car to drive. My brother and I drive one day each. Nichlasen - he is just here - he is in the backseats - reading books!

The hotels are good - right now it is Holiday Inn we are staying at. Huuuge beds!

In this rondell! - there are quotes written on the walls - from all the big Indian wariors. I will show some of them another time.

Tomorrow is The 4th of July - and then there are parades and rodeos in the streets - and people are having a blast.

This is just a huge american truck with his horsesleeper and wagon - all in one! Huge - terrible huge!

Thank you for visiting my blog - I realy enjoy that - have a nice week-end and stay tuned!

Deadwood and Devils Tower

Deadwood - the place that should not be. It's an old town build in bricks - it was burning down - and then they decided to build it up again in bricks! Read the story - the first picture are the "new" no 10 - where Billy Wild Hickoks chair are - the chair he sat in when he was shot!

This is one of buildings were the girls worked! Look! they are in the windows!

And then - Dewils Tower! We took the trail - it was absolutly stunning to see the mountain.

Have a nice day - keep smiling - and thanks again for visiting my blog!

Mount Rushmore, Custer State Park and1880 Train

Here they are - the four Presidents! Mount Rushmore was a huge place - not in space but in surroundings.
Sculptures of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln represent the first 150 years of the history of the United States.
Do you see the little men on top of Jefferson? They are setting the fireworks for fourth of July!


After Mount Rushmore we drove thru Custer State Park - more or less a green park with Ponderosa pines and green medows - it's all green and fresh.
We met theese two bisons just a mile inside the park. Close your windovs and stay calm!
I liked the park - it was absolutly beautiful!

We drove to Hill City - a cute little city in the Black Hills. Here we went along - as others tourists and took The 1880 train - DO IT!

Thank you for visiting my blog - it's less scrapping and more vacation this time of year!

Cabelas and The Badlands

Rapid City in South Dakota - we just stayed the night in this "honkytonk" motel and wandred off to the ultimate store for nonscrappers!


This is Cabelas! This is The Store - and yes it was! Department for everything - if you like the hiking and biking and fishing and shooting stuff! It even had a department for women! I realy liked it - and I did spend some dollars

This is The Badlands - acres of acres with vulcano rock - it was amazing!

And this is The Grasslands - gras and gras as long you can see!

We are driving further west! We are still friends and we are having a great time! Thank you for visiting my blog - and our journey!

Rapid City, South Dakota

America so far is huge, it's green and it's flat. And we just luv it! Her skulle du ha vøri, Andreas!

We drove from Ottestad at 0500 am - to Gardermoen - then Stockholm - and then finally Chicago, Illinois. We flew Airbus - and it took nearly ten hours from Sweden to Illinois. We picked up this car - a Ford! - and drove to Rochester in Minnesota and went to bed at 0400 am - Saturday!

Sunday hot and warm and sunny! From Rochester in Minnesota to Rapid City in South Dakota. Shopped at Wal-Mart and then hit the Interstate 90. Just a minor stop at 1880 town.

This is Interstate 90 - westbound - to Rapid City in South Dakota.

Have a wonderful summertime - thank you for visiting my blog!

A SUNDAY IN JUNE

Today has been sunny, and quite warm - finally the summer is here!
We have booked hotel - in Rochester Minnesota - it's about 500 kilometer or 311 miles from O`hare International Airport in Illinois. We're only staying there for a night - our first main stop are Rapid City in South Dakota.

This is my Grand Aunt Esther - she was a younger sister to my Grandfather. I've used a lot of flowers, laces and bling! The paper are from K&Company.
I just love their collection!

Have a warm and enjoyable week - and Thank you for visiting my blog!

AN ORDINARY TUESDAY IN JUNE

Last week-end I was, together with 50 other scrappers, at Mjøstreff 2009 - a splendid crop! Thank you Berit, Anne-Lise and Moia! Let's do it again - I enjoyed every minute - you are the best!!!

This layout I made at a kindergartencrop in Oslo - the very best - thank you Stine and Tove!

Boltiten is a bird - they told us - and we had to make a layout with boltiten! This is mine interpretation - me at Kirkenær - age two and a half years old.

Have a wonderful week - mine is busy! Talk more later - enjoy and thank you for visiting my blog!

FIFTY............FINALLY!!

Last Sunday I turned FIFTY! It is not depressing at all - actually it's a relief. Now I can consentrate on beeing in my fifties - not trying to avoid them. I did celebrate my birthday at Evja - my mothers country house. Here she is togheter with her grandson - my son - in the driveway wishing everybody welcome!

This bouquet I got from my co-workers and my boss - togheter with a beautiful shawl and some wonderful blue jewelry - Thank you so much - I just love it!

It was very cold and it was rain in the air - that's why we had a party tent - where is the summer - it's June!?! It was barbecue - bløtkake / layercake and pea soup on the menu. And lots of wool plaids - it was cold!

And the view - the marshy bay- this time from my brothers cabin - enjoy!

Today it's only 18 days untill our trip starts - the trip to The United States. We're driving straight to Central City in Colorado after Carson City in Nevada.

Sorry Utah - see you later - I have an appointment in Gilpin County. Her name is Lina - she is my Great Grandmothers - Emilie Dorthea Dorthinusdaughters - half sister.

And then it's over - just driving through Nebraska - Iowa and Illinois.
We have already started to plan our next trip to the promised land - driving from New York to the states in the south - like North Carolina and Tennessee................................

Thank you so much for visiting my blog - and enjoy life!

CONFIRMATION CARDS

I have made two Confirmation card this May. This card I gave to our neighbours girl.
It is "kind of" vintage - with craft cardboard and my sepia ink!
The picture is designed by Gudrun Loennecken for Minnehjørnet - lovely pages with fantastic "old" pictures.

The notes are from my piano note book - dreadful Strauss Waltzes! - I do not have a piano so I soaked them in coffeee - iiik - and they ends on my cards and scrapbook layouts!

Prima flowers and bling from, well I do not remember - tulle and pearls from my sewingdesk! Yes, I do have one!

Stamps from Scrapmagasinet and Stempelglede! I love their stamps - even they are so different.

Have a nice day and thank you for visiting my blog!

AN ORDINARY FRIDAY IN MAY

Times just flies away - like an 747 airplane high in the blue sky! Last Sunday were May the 17. here in Norway - the most Norwegian day, ever! Everybody are wearing Bunad / national costume - waiving with the Norwegian flag and having good times.
My mother - my brother and I spent the week-end at my mothers cabin - Evja! It was strange - the first time with out Cindy - she just loved that place!
Anyway, here's some pictures from the National Day in Nordre Osen.


We do have the most loving woodpecker - here's some of his works! The bird are made by a "famous" blacksmith, I do not remember his name - sorry!

Here's the flag - the Norwegian Flag in our driveway. See the pine roots and the sand - that's how it's at Nordre Osen. Lots of pines and lots of sand - and the sunniest sun ever!

This is the river Osa - and the marshy bay - we saw some Canada goose and some grey! dukcs - on Osa. They do come back every year - from where? - I don't know!

This field is my nearest neighbour. It's right before it sprouts green! The farmer has a huge tractor and GPS!! - whatever - and makes the field look like this!

Have a nice day - and feel free to leave a comment or two - enjoy!

AN ORDINARY MONDAY IN MAY

This is Jan-Nichlas - in a hurry last Christmas on his way through the door to IKEA! He is not enthusiastic about IKEA - but I am! And of course I have to stop at IKEA when I pick him up in Oslo! He has to come along - getting some dinner and ice cream! Anyway - we are having a great time!

After Washington State we are driving south - to the sunny State of California! Hoping to visit our cousins in Shingle Springs and Sacramento. We might spend some dollars in Reno, Nevada! :-) And Bonanza - The Cartwright Family - The Golden West - the boots and the hats!

Have a wonderful sunny week! And thank you for visiting my blog - the old one!

FIRST SUNDAY IN MAY

Hello! Today is a bluegrey Sunday! It's not sunny and it's not rainy! But Spring is here and it's getting warmer - love that!

This award I got from Sosa a long time ago! Thank you! I'm not a everyday blogger - things takes time!

I guess a lot of bloggers already have this fancy "makes my heart smile" award - therefor I will give it to - ALL - the bloggers who visit my blog and leaves a comment!

My favourite blogs - you can see them on the left side - scrolling down this site!

Enjoy - and have a wonderful Sunday!

LAST SUNDAY IN APRIL

Here are some more fantastic places we hope to visit on our trip to The Self Made Land.
Like Little Big Horn in eastern Montana - Billings were a cousin of my father lives - and Bozeman in Montana. Yellowstone in Wyoming are still on our twenty top list!
Moscow in Idaho were Dorthea Dahl lived are our only stop in Idaho.
The next city on our twenty top list are Issaquah and Seattle in Washington State

More later - I have to enjoy our fabulous sun - she is shining here today - I do like Springtime!

Thank you Tove and Stine for a marwellous "kindergarten crop week-end"
I enjoyed it sooo much. It was scrapcourse - it was giveaways - it was smile - it was laughter and most of alle - ALL the scrapping girls. Looking foreward to the next crop! Just love it!

Here they are - Stine and Tove!

Me picking - not eating - lingonberries / mountain cranberries / red whortleberris in the wood of Solør - the part of Norway were I spend the first ten years of my life!

Wintertime in Gamleveien - Flisa.

Summertime in Gamleveien - Flisa.

Tove has her own way to scrap - colorful and lifeful. She's using a lot of "scrap" - ordinary "scrap"

The first - SMIL - one are made by colorful straws, coctailpins, tulle, some paperscraps, paint and some pearls.

The second one - GLIS - are made by paint on plasticbubbles, paperscraps, paperclips, napkin, selfcutting edgings, tulle, pearls, and ribbon.

The third one - ME - aare made by painting, crad from a cardstock, tulle, paperclips, paper from a chewing gum, buttons and pearls.

And we had to sew on all layouts - it was fun! Thank you Tove!

Enjoy the ride!

LAST SATURDAY IN MARCH

Oaky - then it's settled - we're leaving for The Promised Land the last Saturday in June - heading for Chicago Air Port - O'Hare - Illinois.
We have to drive trough Wisconsin and Minnesota for our first main stop - Rapid City in South Dakota.
Mount Rushmore - Deadwood in The Black Hills are among the places we hope to visit.
In Wyoming, The Devils Tower and Cody are on the top ten list .........................so far.

Interstate 90 from Illinois to Washigton State

This layout did I made for The Grand Prix Competition on Scrapbook Express. It should be straighten lines and only two stashy embellishments. I scanned and printed the American Flag in grey on white bazill- then I wrote some words about August and September 1977 - added a picture in black and white - me leaving Norway for Seattle.
And the little Norwegian Flag - I got it from my mom when I left - she has also taken the picture.

AN ORDINARY WEDNESDAY IN MARCH

Hello - there's a competition at Scrapbookexpress.no called Grand Prix!

The first challenge was to make a - cluster - layout.

Horrible!

I do like to use the whole 12 x 12.......................
But a competition is a competition.

And this is my cluster layout.

Grand Prix 2009 oppgave 1 Cluster

En stor utfordring - jeg scrapper over hele kartongen -

så det å samle alt i en klynge - det var ufordrende - men det var også spennende.

Kartongen er fra K&Company - ancestry.com collection.

Notearket - taggen og journalingen samt båndsnellen

er "vasket" i Red Cup Nescafè.

Bokstavene - de små er tiny alphabets fra makingmemories.com

Notearket har også fått en omgang med "Pink ink" glimmermist fra mytatteredangels.com

Swirvelen er grungeboard fra timholtz.com - den og overskriften ME er malt med "Ruby" fra makingmemories.com - drysset med sugar coating "bon bon glitter" fra doodlebug design inc

Blomstene er fra primamarketinginc.com - de er mishandlet med diamond glaze og blank embossing overstrødd med bon bon glitter.

Nål fra pandurohobby.no - tilsatt perle og strass.

Bånd - tyll og hyssing fra skuffer og skap.

Bildet har vært innom photoshop - jeg aner ikke hva jeg har gjort med det

- men synes selv det ble ganske stilig!!

Alt er selvsagt vandalisert med min skrubb og

min nesten uttørrede stemplepute "vintage sepia"

SISTE DAG I FEBRUAR 2009

Hello - and good afternoon - sitting here talking with my son on msn. Strange this "thing" writing letters on my wireless keyboard - and Jan-Nichlas staying in Oslo writes his own words on his laptop! and I'm reading them here in Ottestad - amazing and strange - and I'm very happy and lucky! Bet you are too!
This is a layout from scrapliftcompetition at - The Pink Forum - I didn't win, but I had a lot of fun - and I tried Prima flowers - a lot of them - it was quite challenging.
The picture is taken August 2007 - it's the SAND i Ryensjøen and the only cloudberry I saw that year.
It's still WINTER here in Norway - we have tons of snow - I'm not a snowfan! But the SUN is here and the sky is blue - spring is right around the corner!
Have a wonderful day and enjoy!

FASTELAVENSØNDAG

My Great Great Great Great Grandmother Goro Sæmingsdaughter lived nearby Ryensjøen. She lived at Storbekken Nordre or Øverbekken as we call it.
My Grandfather had a cabin called Siristua at Øverbekken. Some years ago we picked cloudberries - we could use a scythe! - there were plenty!
In this part of Rendalen there's nothing except bears, wolfs and trouts! We like to mountain hike during August when the colors are sparkling and the weather are warm.
I made this layout in a sketchcompetition at Scrapbook Express - The Pink Forum - have a pleasant journey and enjoy!

MORSDAG

This card is for my wonderful mother - she is just the best! The picture are her mother - Agnes Dorthea Persdaughter - to the right and one of her sisters - Palma Lydia Persdaughter - to the left. It's taken by my Grandfather - Simon Andreas Johanson - in Nordre Osen. Proably taken 1921 or 1922.

BLOG CANDY

En herlig blog candy - finner du hos en fantastisk flott kortlager - Lena Katrine - ta en reise gjennom hennes blog - herlig!

MORE AWARDS

I got these wonderful awards from Merete - a great scrapper from Løten - tusen takk.

Denne bloggen investerer i og tror på NÆRHET-nærhet i rom, tid og forhold! "Disse bloggerne er usedvanlig sjarmerende og søte,og formålet er å finne og å være venner. De er ikke opptatt av utmerkelser og selvhevdelse. Vårt håp er at når båndene på disse utmerkelser er kuttet, vil enda flere vennskap ha forplantet seg. Vær vennlig å gi litt ekstra oppmerksomhet til disse! Gi denne utmerkelsen til åtte bloggere, som igjen må velge seg åtte nye. Inkluder denne teksten på utmerkelsen deres..

Kriteriene for denne awarden er som følger:
1. Den nominerte får legge til bildet på sin blogg

2. Husk å linke til den personen du fikk den fra

3. Nominer minst 7 andre bloggere

4. Link til dine nominerte i innlegget

5. Legg igjen en kommentar på de nominertes blogg

Jeg har slått sammen awardene og gir de til åtte flotte bloggere - som fortjener begge awardene - for deres inspirasjon og kreativitet.

Nora - Identity Crises.

Vibeke - Scrapping og skrytebilder.

Berit - Berits blog.

Anne Bente - Anne Bentes lille sted.

Anita - Anitas hobbyblogg.

Heidi - Filharmonicas kreative verden

Beate - Beates Verden

Anne Lise - Scrappelisebloggen

Lykke til jenter - med både scrapping og bloggeing!

MONDAY AN OLD LAYOUT

Hi, this is my son wondring where his Soria Maria are! It's an expression in Norwegian - where is he heading - which direction does he take at the next corner?

It's a layout I made years ago - Nichlasen living at his Grandparents while I went to College and got a degree as a Housekeeper - and we managed for two years! He's an amazing son - seldom sulking - he's gentle big boy!

THURSDAY MARIE ANTOINETTE AWARD

Tusen hjertelig takk BeritR for denne flotte Award -

- og så kom en like flott award fra Gine - Tusen hjertelig takk!

Gine wrote: Thank you so much for finding my blog inspiring. I have to pass this along to 7 people who also have to pass it along to 7 people who inspire them. You link to the person who gave you the award and to the people you give it to. I'm passing this award along to these people who always inspire me with their work and their words

Lena Katrine's Scrappeskreppe

Kirsten Blogg

Hilde - Stempelgalsverden

Ruffas scrappekrok

Moia hobbyblogg

Scrappelisebloggen

Madam'scrappeliv


Thank you for lots of wonderful inspiration and creative layouts and cards! You're the best.

WEDNESDAY

Hello, this is my Great Grandmother Emilie Dorthea Dortinusdaughter, born March 26th in 1986 at Sjøli in Ytre Rendalen in Hedmark County. She grew up at Løsset in Rendalen where her single mother Eli Engebretsdaughter Storåsen worked as a milkmaid. I do not know - she probably did - if Emilie Dorthea ever knew about all her half sisters and half brothers?

Emilie Dortheas father was Dortinus Pedersen, he had 12 children with three different girls.

His oldest daughter is named Lina Dortinusdatter, born November 18th 1865 and she emigrated from Norway in May 1885 - destination The Promised Land. Lina married John, a Swedish guy and they settled in The State of Colorado where John worked as a Gold Miner. They had seven children - I think.

I have been looking - searching - digging for Lina and here family for over a year now. And nothing to find after the year of 1930.

Sometimes you are lucky and sometimes you are very lucky! And I am very very lucky girl!

Here did I find Linas Family! I am thrilled and exited about the new family in The USA - Welcome!

FREDAG SUKKERSØTT

I haven't tried this SugerSweet Blog Competition before. I made this card at Happy Hobbys crop last Saturday.

Luckily - I had made a vintage card - this weeks challenge!

I've used paper from my Mind's Eye, 29th Street Market, Carefree "Cherish" - Stamps from Ettrykk - the rest are scraps from different retailers. And Versafine instant dry pigment ink - vintage sepia.

Have a nice journey - and good night!

MONDAY AWARD

Jeg har fått denne flotte award av Moia. Tusen tusen takk!

The rules are like this:

1. Put a link on your blog from whom you got it.

2. Give it to 5 new blogs (which in their turn have to give it to 5 new blogs).

3. Put a link on your blog to those blogs you give it to.

4. Give the blogs you give the award to a note that you have given them this award.

5. Write 5 things you are addicted to:

I'm addicted to so much but

1 My family are just great

2 Genealogy

3 Scrapbooking and cardmaking - get to use my hands

4 Old pictures from my Grandfather

5 My job!

I will give it away later - not tonight! Still Good Night! Like now............................

Vidar - a great genealogist

Lena Katrine - the card maker from Nordre Osen

Merete - a great scrapbooker

Gine - a super scrapbooker from "over there"

Sosa - my best friend on MSN - and a superb scrapbooker and card maker

SECOND SUNDAY IN JANUARY

Last fall some of us scrapbookgirls from Hedemarken attended a scrapbook course at Papertrends - a former scrapbookstore in our Capitil Oslo

Here are our "teachers" Tove and Xtine. Tove makes colorful scrapbooking layouts that are amazing - she's a wonderful scrapper. Xtine is colorful and makes wonderful layouts.

It was quite a challenge - making layouts with papertapes, old musicalnotes, plastic and light fabrics. We used glitter and old newspaper and laces. We had fun. Thank you, both of you.

This is my little son - Christmastime some years ago - some toys were always i bed with him - and thats years Christmas present - a radio.

This is the same son - in my sisters boyfriends ox barn. They live far up north in Norway - Troms. My sister is a teacher and her boyfriend is a famer and he have lots of oxes.

It's the same boy - here in Benidorm, Spain making soapbubbles. We spent a lot of vacations in Benidorm and in the nearby area - Albir, Altea and Alfaz del Pi. It's a great place - sun - beaches - sand and warmth - I do like it there.

Sleep tight and good night!

ONE LITTLE WORD

One little Word STARTed this year - 2009 - with the word START. Here's my creation.

It's actually January on my calender that I scrapped - I'm doing some genealogy in my sparetime! so - on the left side it's a reminder over all the people that need a homemade card or for me to light a candle.
The jogging shoes are the - START - the key to my heart. I've tried them - I've been to a gym with them - I've jogged with them and they are okey! I might even enjoy - the shoes - in a while

It' Gudrun that STARted 2009 on OLW. She and Lene are just marvelous! And their making great papers - just look!

Have a good night . I'm going to a crop tomorrow - at Gjøvik - the first this year!

SCRAPPING THE MUSIC PÅ NORSK

Ny norsk blog - spennende - hedemarksjenter med Scrapping the Music på norsk!!

De har en fantastisk bloggcandy som de deler ut. Eller SUKKERTØY som de kaller det. Flott med en ny utfordring - skal prøve å være med på denne en gang. Har funnet ut at jeg ikke har høytalere på min stasjonære PC - total nedtur. Ønsker jentene lykke til!

FIRST SATURDAY IN JANUARY

En utfordring fra Hilde-Stempelgal til alle om å legge ut dine ti på topp kreasjoner.

Her er mine layouter og kort. Hver har sin spesielle historie.

Cindy, Cindy - her med krave og neddopet efter tumor operasjon.

Krympeplast og håndskrift.

Årets siste scrappestafett - utfordringen var hvitt og en farve.

Har brukt blomster - noe jeg ikke fult ut behersker enda!

Enda en scrappestafettoppgave - kun en farve og her er den gulish.

Min søster og jeg har fått sweets fra tante i USA - herlig oppgave.


Mitt første Ett Trykk blad kjøpte jeg i 2007 til jul. Der var det en for meg aldeles fortryllende kortlager. Hun hadde brukt alcoholblekk på ett av sine kort - og så microkuler da!
Jeg har prøvd - og det var fantastisk gøy!


Dette er "brudepikebilde" av to mine tanter. Det er tatt på Fabros i Osdalen for de som er lokalkjente. Et flott stykke Norge som så altfor få kjenner.
Her har jeg brukt rester! og malt alt i hvitt - bare mønsterpapirene er i gode og varme farver.


Her har mor vært hos fotografen. Og jeg mener jeg brukte veldig mange timer på denne.
Alle bokstaver og duppeditter er malt hvite og embosset.
En liten rull med vitnesbyrd ble det også - en idè jeg ser mange har brukt - flott!

Tror dette var en stafett også! Her er min farmor og hennes foreldre fotografert av profesjonell fotograf. Merkelig da det var sjeldent og dyrt med slike bilder. Til glede for meg da!

Et julekort i vintage med krympeplast og embosset swirvl!

Tror dette var en utfordring på kortets dag!

Min tante Randi spurte om jeg kunne lage ett kort til et gullbryllup hun skulle i.

Mitt første kurskort - og mor fikk det på sin siste fødselsdag - Gratulerer.

Kurs av Kirsten hos Unikhobby.

Det var mine 10 kreasjoner fra 2008 - har du noen?

FØRSTE FREDAG JANUAR

Scrapbook Express - the pink forum - had

"half holidays" scrapbooking relay race

arranged by Ruffa

I always do the relay races, al though I'm a very slow scrapper. This picture is taken by a photographer in Elverum. The Holter family has a lot of familygroup pictures.

And I am - one lucky girl - having them all

We had to redo a sketch of Ingvild Bolme She is just marvellous with flowers. Im not.

We had to start with white cardboard and the paper should be in only one color.

I used The Wonderland Collection from Cosmo Cricket. I love their papers.

The swirvls! are from Inkadinkado - they are so fragile! Embossed in white.

The flowers are covered with clear and golden embossing - having made some retro flowers in The Wonderland Paper. The pinebranches are made by a lovely McGill punch Covered with clear stickles from Ranger I also used some Prima Bouquet Flowers painted in Cranberry color with Acrylic Paint Dabber from Adirondack The letters are Maddie from QuicKutz painted in Cranberry color too. I've inked all parts with my best scrap friend; Versafine Vintage Sepia.

Thank you for beeing with me to the end - have a wonderful Evening!

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Happy New Year to ALL of you!

Today I woke up early - Nichlasen is still sleeping - even the birds are quiet. It's pretty cold outside - minus 15 Celsius - the trees are covered with shiny snowflakes and the sun's trying to breake through the foggy sky. It's winter in Norway!

I've been on sick leave since December 17. - my right arm! has been doing too much in 2008 - inflammation - and the doctors order not to do a thing with my arm! Well, I'm a person that can't sit with my hands in my lap - but this time I had too. The pain was awful! And I'm doing better - it's cribling in my fingers to scrap and to finish the Karinusbua genealogy.

Today I hope to get my Wii fit connected - Nichlasen is helping me - and hanging my new lamp on the roof - I need it for my scrapping. Getting older demands more light.

The picture is taken Christmas Eve 2007 - after returning from Åsnes Church and Christmas Service.

Have a wonderful New Year - and read Alf Prøysens "Du skal få en dag i mårå"

DU SKAL FÅ EN DAG I MÅRÅ
Lyrics: Alf Prøysen Music: Otto Nielsen

Det var en liten gutt som gikk og gret og var så lei

hæin skulte tegna Babylon, men lærer'n hæin sa nei.

Hæin ød'la hele arket, hæin var tufsete og dom,

men så hørte hæin et sus som over furukrona kom.

Du ska få en dag i mårå som rein og ubrukt står,

med blanke ark og farjestifter tel.

Og da kæin du rette oppatt æille feil ifrå igår

og da får du det så godt i mårå kvell.

Og om du itte greie det og æilt er like trist

så ska du høre suset over furua som sist.

Du ska få en dag i mårå som rein og ubrukt står

og med blanke ark og farjestifter tel.

Og så vart gutten vaksin og hæin gikk og var så lei

han hadde fridd åt jinta si, men jinta hu sa nei.

Og hæin gret i ville skauen: >>Detti blir min siste dag<<

men da kom det over furua det såmmå linne drag

Du ska få en dag i mårå som rein og ubrukt står

med blanke ark og farjestifter tel.

Og da kæin du rette opp att æille feil ifrå igår

og da får du det så godt i mårå kvell.

Og om du itte greie det og æilt er like trist

så ska du høre suset over furua som sist.

Du ska få en dag i mårå som rein og ubrukt står

og med blanke ark og farjestifter tel.

Og nå er gutten gift og går og slit som folk gjør flest

med småbruk oppi Åsmarken der kjærringa er hest.

Og hæin syns det blir for lite gjort og streve titt og trutt

og trøste seg med furusus når dagen blir for stutt.

Du ska få en dag i mårå som rein og ubrukt står

med blanke ark og farjestifter tel.

Og da kæin du rette opp att æille feil ifrå igår

og da får du det så godt i mårå kvell.

Og om du itte greie det og æilt er like trist

så ska du høre suset over furua som sist.

Du ska få en dag i mårå som rein og ubrukt står

og med blanke ark og farjestifter tel.

© 1971 Ehrlingförlagen AB / Musikkhuset A/S

BITTE LILLE JULAFTEN

One December Night - I wonder - isn't that a Christmas Song! I don't remember - anyway it's almost Christmastime and Santa is coming - I hope!

This is my south view. It's what I see when my eyes are wandring around.

Have a wonderful day - today and tomorrow. I'm going to drive Nichlasen at work - shopping some things I rally need - and then decorating the house.

THE FIREPLACE

This card was fun making. I wish I had a lots of spare time to just make cards!

Good Night and Sweet Dreams!

CHRISTMAS CARD

This is a Penny Black rubber stamp - I like her stamps. I've tried to make this years Christmas cards in different colors - not red! The Happy Hollidays are made in shrink plastic - fun to make - try it!

SECOND SUNDAY IN DECEMBER

I'm not a quick blogger - I'm a slow blogger. My life is pretty busy these days - not because it's Christmas - I'm not through with last years Christmas!! Busy because life is busy! I want to partcipate in scrapping - blogging - stamping - politics - genealogy - crops and a lot more that is fun - and gives me a lot of joy!

Here are some pictures of my brother - taken this years September - in Osen. The place God left but never forgot.

Have a nice trip - don't forget to have fun!

SCRAPLIFT

Hello - I'm back! At the pink forum we had this scrapping relay - and we had to lift a layout made by Tracie H. And I do'nt know who she is - sorry!

We have a border collie - her name is Cindy C. She had to remove a tumor from her head - poor Cindy - and the veterinary had to made some stiches on her head - the picture s are taken right after we arrived from the clinic. She loves the bathroom floor - probably because of the warmth in the floor.

The "mouth's" are made by Krumelure and her Scrapmagasinet. She is a wonderful person and she makes amazing stamps - just look! I've painted the mouths with alcohol ink - the idea are from Ett Trykk.

The circle are made by the small retro flower punch. I punched them in shrink plastic and painted them white.

The papers are from imaginationproject - the colors are just me! I do love colors.

Have a safe journey, sleep well and good night!

BEATE AN AMAZING SCRAPPER AND HER CANDY

Beate is a scrapper who gives me a lot - her vintage styled layouts, scrapped in colors.

Her photoes often in black and white - I just love black and white photos.

Here she is! Is'nt it amazing! Enjoy her layouts!

Here is the Candy!

SCRAPPESTAFETTEN HØST 2008

Hello - long time since I wrote in this blog of mine. The world is busy - and so am I! I have a demanding job - that I love. I have hobbies like scrapping and stamping. I have my genealogy that are so exciting. And at last my little big border collie, CindyC. Ohh I almost forgot my son, my own little angel thar are apprentice's in a "nerded" store in our Capitol Oslo.

This layout are one of many in the "scrappestafetten" at the pink forum We were challenged to pick a color - I chose yellow - then we had to make a lift in vintage style - a layout made by Sessad.

I have used Grafton Maxwell Avn cardstock from Scenic Route Colletion The angel is from this collection - I just love the cardstocks from 3ndypapers - the two girls are just fabulous.

I liked the challange - thank you Ruffa!

The picture - taken in our garden at Gamleveien in Flisa - is not very good - and it's a dias. But I can still feel the taste of the sweets that my aunt from California had sent us - the taste of cinnamon - the taste of America.

My sister and I had got pink baby dolls and sweets from aunt S. It's early in the 60s - 1964 / 65 - and we were so proud.

I've used a lot of scrap - painted in yellow - some laces - the sweet are painted with alcohol ink and my ink pad Versafine in vintage sepia.

Have a nice journey - have a wonderful November - the month in front of Chistmas and December. Ho ho ho!

THE FIRST MONDAY IN OCTOBER

It's wintertime and I'm like the bears - making myself a comfortable lair! The candle glasses are from Magnor - a place nearby Sweden. Their making wonderful glasses. Just look for yourselves!

Good Night and have some Sweet Dreams!

STILL SUNDAY OCTOBER 5TH

A blue winter and Christmas card. The stamp is from Anita's, I've used distress ink and grungeboard from Tim Holtz crushed velvet from Doodlebug Varme klemmer stamp from Ett Trykk The cardstock and paper are - well I bought them for a while a go!

Thank you - Ett Trykk - I've had a marvelous time - the challenges - the excercises - the spirit from your designers - it's been a "sunny" week-end!

SUNDAY OCTOBER 5TH

Here's my card - white and beige. The Saint Nick stamp is from inkadinkados The cardstock are plain beige and white. The paper with golden letter - I have no idea which company made that - but it's lovely! I've used string, some old pearls, clear stamp from inkadinkados which I embossed white. I stamped on shrink"plastic" and I don't remember the name of the stamp, sorry! I had a wonderful time making this Christmas card.

October 4th CARD MAKING DAY

Hello - I have to do little dusting and cleaning here - but first - take a look at ETT TRYKK

The very best Norweigian Scrapmagazine ever! The designers are just IT!

Happy birthday to you ALL, cardmakers and scrappers! We are having the very - very best hobby!

This layout is old - its fall here in Stange - the farmers kreeps out from here and there - starts reaping all over. The picture is printed on white bazzil - the straw are real! - I picked them before the flames eat them all. Some farmers still burn down their land after harvesting - its not a good thing to do - neither for us nor for the entire environment. This fabulous land - the very best Norvegian soil - are still farmland and this was the last time they burned it!

I called the layout - de som stod igjen - the remains one

13. AUGUST

I dag har det vært ferie i heimen - har ikke utført noe fra min lange ferietingågjøreliste. Og godt er det!

Har sendt tre kort til Kristiansand - håper det "unseen" faller i smak.

Det er så mange nye blogger og candyer og tagger og awarder som er der ute - jeg greier ikke å følge med på alt - det blir til at jeg roter rundt der jeg er kjent - samtidig så er det inspirerende og givende! noen ganger å løpe rundt fra nye siter til siter. Det er i hvertfall ikke kjedelig!

Her er en blogg - Et Hus - som har festet seg hos meg - ser ut som det blir et kreativt sted å stikke innom - og bli kjent. Flotte designere - kreative og glødende - alle fem - pluss hoveddesigneren med sin egen kjente rosa stil - britastilen! Lykke til alle seks!

SECOND SUNDAY IN AUGUST

This August is wet and cold and theres no summertime in sight. Too bad! But then again I'm able to paint and decorate my scraproom. I'm making myself a scrap / media / genealogy room. I'll post pictures when I'm done.

My aunt from Kristiansand stayed some days with my mother in July. She was going to Cocktailstua with her youngest son, Kristian. He had a new motorbike and drove all the way from Mandal. Tough gay!

My aunt Randi wanted me to make a card for a couple thats having their Golden Wedding Day. It's a challenge at the pink forum and it inspired me to make this - your welcome to leave a few words - have a wonderful week and enjoy whatever your doing!

Tagget...

Denne skulle jeg ha svart på for lenge siden. Kirsten Aune har tagget meg med dette. Og du skulle ha sett det jeg leser akkurat nå - bare scrappeblader!

Book challenge:
Pick up the nearest book. Open on page 123. Find the fifth sentence. Post the next three sentences. Tag five people, and acknowledge who tagged you.

Her er min bok - blandt de mange som er i - ved - under - ved siden av - rundt om mitt nattbord. Karsten Alnæs sin Historien om Norge - Under fremmed styre - side 123 - setning fem:

......Efter at vi hadde sett dem slik to ganger, gikk de forbi oss med samme letthet som de møtte sine ene, for det kalde strøket og det at vi til stadighet så dem, påviket oss slik at vi efter hvert ikke brydde oss om det......

Og hvem skal så bli tagged? Moia - Merete - Stine - Hilde - Tea

Lykke til - alle fem! Gøy med bøker!

COLD - ICECOLD SUNDAY IN JULY

Og slik ble After Eight dåpsesken til lille Filip.

Papiret er kjøpt hos Happy Hobby på Gjøvik - hos Hilde.

Var der på treff i juni - alletiders treff.

SANKT HANS 2008

Her er min After Eight box!! Efter mønster fra BeritR og Papirgleder!

SYVENDE JUNI 2008

Today I'm 49 years old! And today I'm starting the countdown for my next birthday, getting 50!! Celebrating in the USA! On the internett I found a map - not an ordinary one - one with no text just names of all the states. Now I'm using my pen - writing down all the people I know in The USA - and the Cities I want to see - to explore!

This is the book - from 1840 - telling how IT started in Osdalen - Lene Martinusdaughter Luvåsen went to Idaho in the USA - Oline Dorthea Martinusdaughter Valen went to Madagascar in Africa - and the oldest, Ingeborg Martinusdaughter Ulvevadet who were "stuck" in Osdalen, Åmot, Hedmark, Norway.

Later I will tell about how it started in Flisa - Hof - Åsnes and who left Norway - for the promised land USA. Have a wonderful "syvendejuni"

18. MAI

Endelig! Finally!

It's a sketch from Ett Trykk. The scrapmagazin has contests and this sketch is for June 08. But I never could make the deadline at 20. April so I finished it yesterday.

It's my mother - Grethe - she's taken pictures at a photograf - probably at Flisa, Åsnes.

I enjoyed doing this layout. I'm leaving a little bit of my soul in it.

I have used Basic Grey's Coellction pack; sultry.

And 3ndypapir.no by Gudrun Loennecken and Lene Solhaug. Marvellous paper!

Flowers by? brads from ? mesh by?

I do not know! Because everything I buy I put in diffrent zip lock bags and thats it! And then I throw away the "garbage" Sorry!

The flowers are glazed. The brads, they were white, are embossed pink and then glazed with diamond glaze. All the letters are pained white and glazed and sprinkled with embossing powder. The wellum are driven through in the Cuttlebug and driembossed and distressed with green distressed ink. The pin are bought for sewing and the pearls are very fake. The "roll" I've made - much wather and distress ink - the metal envelope and heart I've bought at Unikhobby here in Hamar. The lace are from ... you tell me!

Thank you for looking at my mom!

AN ORDINARY TUESDAY IN MAY

This card I made at Unik Hobby in Hamar.

Kirsten Aune was teaching how do to a photostamp and I think I did pretty good!

Kartong: Bazill - Raw Silk Precious, Aloe Vera og svart.Mønsterark: Basic Gray - Sultry Whisper.Stempler: Stampsmith - fotostempel, Ett Trykk - Clearstamps Tekst og En hilsen fra hjertet.Blekk: Archival Ink - Jet Black, Versa Color - Petal Pink og Split Pea.Diverse: Dies fraCuttlebug, krympeplast, diverse perler og garn.

And then we tried the new stampd from Ett Trykk. They are so lovely!

Kartong: Bazill - Canvas Bahama, Aloe Vera og brun (vet ikke navnet på den).Mønsterark: Prima Aurora Collection - Clearwater.Stempler: Penny Black - Hot but cool, Ett Trykk - En hilsen fra hjertet (2) og Tagplate.Blekk: Archival Ink - Jet Black. DistressInk Reinkers - Tattered Rose, Tea Dye, Vintage Photo, Walnut Stain, Peeled Paint, Broken China, Aged Mahogany.Diverse: Dies fra Quickutz Revolution og Cuttlebug, Retro Flower Punch i 3 størrelser, diverse perle-pynt.

The last card today.....weel it is soon Christmas! It was a challenge at Scrapbookexpress to make one card with coffefilters, not used! It's handmade with scraps!

Enjoy your day! Its soon 17. may! Hurra! Hurra! Hurra!

OLINE PERSDATTER FRA LØSSETOSDALEN

This is Oline, Lenes oldest daughter

My mothers cousine, Nils, gave me this familypicture of Oline and her family.  It has been at Fabrossetra in years.  

Oline is Lenes oldest daughter.  She emigrated to The Promised Land in 1883.  Together with her mother Lene, and her housebond Per and all the other children.  They settled in at Moscow in Idaho, USA.

Lene Martinusdatter Ulvevadet, 23. sep 1839 - 15. oct 1918, was first married to Per Olsen, 
3. aug 1828 - 20. jan 1871, from Luvåsen in Slemdalen in Osen, Åmot, Hedmark.  They had six children togehter.  

Per died and Lene married Per Person, 22. jul 1846 - 21. feb 1925, from Løssetosdalen in Osdalen, Osen.  They had four children.
There were a brother Ole, born 18. Jan 1858.  He died 16. Feb in 1859.  Thats why Oline is oldest.
Olnie, 30. Apr 1860 - 1940, married Johan Ingvar Kristiansen, 24. Dec 1856,  from Holmslien, Ytre Rendalen, Åmot.  They had two children here in Norway.  And got seven more in The USA.

The second picture are Lene Martinusdaughter Ulvevadet Dahl with daughter Oline Persdaughter, here daughter Mina Bue and Olines granddaughter Oline Margaret.

The lady on the second layout is Lene.  Picture taken at Hamar before they left for The USA. Familypicture taken in Moscow, Idaho after 1903.

Its not a god scanning.  I'll put in the pictures some day.  If you know anything or have any connection with this family - The Ulvevadet Family - let me know - thanks.

EVA AND SOLVEIG

Eva Pauluda 1923 - 1999 and Solveig 1924 - 1983
At Fagerheim in Elverum.

Here they are in a "sluffe" with their mother
Agnes Dorthea

Pictures taken by my Grandfather, Simon Andreas, in 1926

THE LAST MONDAY IN APRIL

This is Kaffegata - The Main Street at Flisa, Åsnes.
It's a postcard, taken around 1930 - 1935.
Do you see the shadow of the airplane, down in the left corner?

For en stund siden ble jeg tildelt "Award" Det var Sosa som delte den ut til meg med denne begrunnelse.

for alle våre msn-samtaler som etterhvert har utviklet seg til vennskap som gir meg mye! Og dine utrolig detaljrike og kreative layouter som det ligger masse arbeid bak

Og nå er det min tur til å dele ut fem "Awarder". Jeg har tenkt og tenkt - hvem er det der ute som har gitt meg noe som jeg har hatt nytte av. Og her er de, de fem som har gitt meg kick, som er inspirerende, som er inkluderende og som rett og slett fortjener en Award.

Kriteriene for awardsen er som følger: "Awarded parties must nominate five people who have not received the award. The blogs that receive the award must serve some purpose. Awarded parties must post the award banner on their site. The banner must remain linked to the above linked site.

Her er de - mine fem Awarder - hulter til bulter

Krumelure - Lisbeth. Din kreativitet, din inspirasjon og dine Rakler. For alt du har lært meg fra krympeplast til stempling! Jeg er meget imponert over dine kolleksjoner. Det er en ære å kjenne deg.

Tovetyll og Andersdatter. For den smittende glede dere overfører og viser i deres layouter. For deres inkludering av den "eldre" garde. Det er en ære å bli invitert. Tusen takk!

BeritR - Mammalie og Scrappelise - Anne Lise. For deres genuine interesse i stamping og scrapping. For den innlevelse dere gir meg gjennom deres "papirarbeider" For at jeg har blitt kjent med to flotte jenter.

Snuppeline som jeg aldri har møtt og som ikke aner hvem jeg er. Med et kort av alkoholblekk i julenummeret til Ett Trykk - da visste jeg at det måtte jeg prøve. Siden har jeg vært innom hennes flotte blogg uten å legge igj