Old Memories Scraps & Family

New Years Eve 2011

2011-12-31T16:23:00.001Z

Hi - I'm not a blogger - even though I have blog! A Scrapbook blog! A Genealogy blog!
I ended my period in politics in September - after 8 years in the Executive committee of Stange County as well as the County Board! And started a study at HiHm...shame on me!

I packed this glas with gladpack - packed the gladpackglass with a lace - and smeared the lacegladpackglass with plaster - let it stayed to dry for a day - then had some really hot water intop the glass or some seconds - an then the gladpack slipped from the glas!

I placed a tealight in the lacebin...

...lit it and..

Wishes you all a Happy New Year!

...do not forget to enjoy...

The Last Sunday In My Summervacation

2011-08-14T19:59:00.002+01:00

My Vacation is over - it ends like it started - with rain. Norway is pretty green now - I usually have red tomatoes from my garden this late in August - but not this year - the Sun has not been here. Last Thuesday I took a class in making cupcakes - Manuela fron Passion4Baking had classes in Hamar - and I couldn't resist!

Anyway - yesterday it was so warm outside that we could make a BBQ - and my son Nichlasen and my brother made dessert...

...I think they enjoyed it!

My mother made the salad and I took pictures...I was a great evening.

And the Tower of Cup Cakes...cakestand bought in Sacramento!

...do not forget to enjoy life or cupcakes or both...

Last Day in July 2011

2011-07-31T11:14:00.005+01:00

I got an e-mail from Nichlas - who are! is! in Oslo working - with three words and two pictures.

Look how beautiful!

The Flower Sea in front of The Cathedral in Oslo

The City Hall Square

Thank you Jan-Nichlas for sharing - and still - do not forget to enjoy life...

25th July 2011

2011-07-25T13:29:00.002+01:00

Hello to you all - it's still unbeliveable what's happened to Norway.

It's been some horrible days - so many young life has gone away - so many families has been destroyed - because of one man and his thinking.

Here's a link to the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Here is a link I found on Solorlagets facebook site Paradise Shattered

My son, Jan-Nichlas, works in Oslo - just nearby where the big bomb exploded and destroyed the Norwegian Government Office Building. I'll talked to him just minutes after it happened - he is now home - safe and sound.

It's so unbelievable - so tragic - we are a little nation - a little country - not 5 million people - we respect each other - we have a wonderful democracy and openness- we are proud to be Norwegian.

We'll continue to fight for our fundamental values like freedom and democracy.

And it's vacationtime...whatever that is!

Trying to read the paper...with candle in an old glassjar! called Norgesglass!

But it's cold at Stangelandet...about 60 / 70 Farenheit...no Summertime at all!

This is Varg...my Svedish Lappdog.

Thank you for reading my blog...and do not forget to ENJOY...even when the world are kind of black! right now.

Norway 22. July

2011-07-23T11:01:00.002+01:00

...in deep sympathy with all The Norweigan people...

A Scrapped WeddingBook

2011-06-26T15:09:00.001+01:00

I've been looking at so many fantastic blogs. Both cards and layouts - you are creative. Lately I've seen books been made by cardstock - amazing! This is my Wedding Book. I had no idea how it was made - so I took some pictures along the bookroad.

...the back of the book...

...it's kind of pink...

...thank you for looking at my blog - do not forget to enjoy...

A Girly Confirmation Card

2011-06-09T18:49:00.003+01:00

Finally, I have been scrapping again! A girly and pink Confirmatin card. This is how I usually start with a card...

...I always use my edgescraper...

...and so it goes with my sponge and ink...

....I love embossing...

...always Glimmer Mist on my beige flowers...

...simplicity inside the card with a stamp from Stempelglede...

...my own stamp made by Scrapmagasinet on the last page...

...from the right side...

...this is how it turned out after my edging and shrink plastic and inking and embossing...

Thank you for looking at my blog...and do not forget to enjoy the life with scrapping...

17th of May

2011-05-17T10:25:00.001+01:00

Happy Birthday, Norway!

Have a wonderful birthday all of you...and do not forget to enjoy...!

Last Monday in April

2011-04-25T10:52:00.002+01:00

Hello to you all that drops by my blog! I really appreciate that - seeing all the countries that has been a trip to Norway - looking at my blog - Thank you!

Sitting here with my freshly brewed cup of coffee -

...here's to you and here's to 40 years of conversations unfolding, stories being shared and ideas being hatched - all over a cup of coffe... from Starbucks Tribute Blend 40 years togheter - Congratulation!

- and a freshly baked cupcake

...I found this blog - Passion 4 Baking - and I just had to try to make some cupcakes - I did not have the absolute ingredients - so I used maple syrup instead of corn syrup and cane sugar insted of sugar - Delicious!

...have a nice day - and enjoy...it's fantastic!

Easter 2011

2011-04-19T11:33:00.003+01:00

Hello - it's Spring and Easter here in Norway - lucky us! All the snow has vanished and the lawns are getting greener - happy me!
I'm in a lazy mood - doing nothing - just having vacation.

Theese two birds! I made them for my parents Easter Holliday in 1987 - they where fun to make - I wish I had some spirit to make some birds! today!

...and of course it should be 1987...

Happy Easter - enjoy...

An Ordinary Saturday

2011-03-19T10:50:00.001Z

It's only thirteen days untill April comes along and this is how it looks like at Stangelandet right now! Four Farenheit - a super blue sky - and ten centimeters with new! snow! The sun is shining and it's.....noway - it's not Spring.....yet!

Have a wonderful Saturday - and do not forget to enjoy...!

A Sunday in February

2011-02-13T16:58:00.001Z

Hello - when did January end - and when did February come? Time runs too fast, nowadays!
I'm not in the mood for scrapping or card making or any handcrafts - and thats annoying me!
Well I have been doing some genealogy - we got this Folketelling 1910 / National Census 1910 last month. So I have been checking all my ancestors born in January towards this census...fun! Try it!

This is my Great Grandmother Amalie Pauluda Andreasdaughter Torp Holter. Born 1. January 1866 at Lista in Vest-Agder. She married Johan Andreassen Holter in well I don't know - but before 1893. They settled in at Elverum and got eight children. Amalie Pauluda died 12. January 1955 - she is burried at Elverum Churchyard.

Siri Halvorsdaughter Skjærbekken Ulvevadet is my Great Great Great Grandmother. She married Martinus Olsen Ulvevadet in 1836 and settled in at Ulvevadet Farm in Osdalen, Norde Osen. They had five children - two who died very young. The three ones that grew up where Oline Dorthea Martinusdaughter Ulvevadet Valen - moved to Madagaskar with her husbond Arne Farteinson Valen, Lene Martinusdaughter Ulvevadet Dahl married Per Person Løssetosdalen Dahl and mowed to USA, Ingeborg Martinusdaughter Ulvevadet married Nils Persson from Sweden and they settled in at Ulvevadet in Nordre Osen. So Siri and Martinus had three beautiful girls in three corners of the world. Siri died 4. December 1895 by pneumonia - she is burried at Nordre Osen Old Churchyard.

This is a beautiful picture of my oldest cousin - Ole Andreas born in 1952. He is a farmer and he loves sport. Last week he made Femundløpet - a "dogsledgerace" - Congratulations!!

It was like this when I started this Sunday! Grrr...

Have a wonderful February - and do not forget to enjoy life!

The First Monday in January 2011

2011-01-03T20:26:00.000Z

Hello - just a little note to say it's not so cold in Norway any longer - in fact it's only pluss! 12 Farenheit! This ia a picture from Sætre - a place in Elverum County - Sætre has a fantastic view.

The black bird is a huge crow! Happy New year to you all and don't forget to enjoy life...it's great!

New Years Eve 2010

2010-12-31T14:44:00.003Z

A New Years Eve letter to my family and friends. I did not have time or the effort to make a Christmas letter this year. I hope...next year.
Nichlas and I lost CindyC - our Border Collie - in November 2008 - and we wondered if we ever should have a new dog - Nichlas beeing in Oslo for the next few years and me working in Elverum - well we got this little Swedish Lapdog in January.

His name is Varg - Wolf in english - he is quite a strongminded, barking and loving dog from Sabmebæna. It is like beeing a mother again - with all that comes along. He is a nice little fellow.

During the last decade I have done some genealogy. It is the most creative hobby I have next to scrapbooking. I just love sitting with my computer - searching for long gone relatives - and finding them - it makes life wonderful. My father gave me two pictures of Botolf Martinsen Langerud - my grandmothers oldest brother. I have tried everywhere searching for Botolf - not finding him at all. I turnes out that he had changed his name to Barney Rudd - that I found on Ancestry.com Some of The Story about Botolf and Marie and Steinhild I got from Margit Nysetvold Bakke at DIS-Norge Slektsforum Thank you so very much, Margit. They are all long gone - but Steinhild Camilla had a daughter who lives in Alberta, Canada - lucky me! This was last March and April.

In May month - well everybody who has been in Norway - or lives here - knows that it is pretty cold here during wintertime - that is why we do things like this...

...with all this

Now - in Desember - it's good to have chopped wood on the fireplace. It is around minus 15 Farenheit and warmer during the Norwegian wintertime - brrr....

We did some Evja summertime - my mothers place in Osdalen. Nordre Osen in Østerdalen - the place God left but did not forget - we just love Evja. This picture is my brother making dinner outside - we usually do...

Then September and October came with sun and harvesting - this is our neighbours farm...

...and then suddenly it was Desember. This year - 2010 - did run very fast - to fast - and I have not done what I thought I should have done! But I did this one

So Merry, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all of you! And do not forget to enjoy life!

A Snowy Sunday

2010-12-19T11:01:00.002Z

It's snowing today - the world are just white in hundred of shades!!
Some years ago I got a text in my e-mailbox - I read it and saved it. It came from this site - MADD Drunk Driving. So with MADD's "permision" - here's the text.

I went to a party, And rememered what you said

You told me not to drink, Mum, So I had a sprite instead.

I felt proud of myself, The way you said I would,

That I didn't drink and drive, Though some friends said I should.

I made a healthy choice, And your advice to me was right,

The party finally ended, And the kids drove out of sight.

I got into my car, Sure to get home in one piece,

I never knew what was coming, Mum, Something I expected least.

Now I'm lying on the pavement, And I hear the policeman say,

The kid that caused this wreck was drunk, Mum, his voice seems far away.

My own blood's all around me, As I try hard not to cry.

I can hear the paramedic say, This girl is going to die.

I'm sure the guy had no idea, While he was flying high,

Because he chose to drink and drive, Now I would have to die.

So why do people do it, Mum, Knowing that it ruins lives?

And now the pain is cutting me, Like a hundred stabbing knives.

Someone should have taught him, That it's wrong to drink and drive.

Maybe if his parents had, I'd still be alive.

My breath is getting shorter, Mum I'm getting really scared.

These are my final moments, And I'm so unprepared.

I wish that you could hold me Mum, As I lie here and die.

I wish that I could say, 'I love you, Mum!' So I love you and good-bye.

MADD (Mothers Against Drunk Drivers) IS HOPING TO GET 5,000 SIGNATURES ON THIS

Have a safe and drunk driving free Christmas everyone...and do not forget to enjoy life!

A Saturday in December

2010-12-11T12:42:00.001Z

Hello to all of you! My Matchboxcalender won! Scrappekammeret had a challenge about Advent - and I competed with a lots of excellent scrappers and cardmakers! Thank you so very much!

This is a picture of Santa's legs - he's trying to enter my house...

Have a wonderful Saturday - and do not forget to enjoy life...

The Second Sunday in Advent 2010

2010-12-05T19:18:00.000Z

Hello - thank you so very much for all the nice comments on my Matchbox Calendar. Finally I got hold of some coffe beans for The Advent Candleabra! Is that the right word? My Dictionary is very old.

Have a beautiful Advent - and do not forget to enjoy life...

The First Sunday in Advent 2010

2010-11-28T12:51:00.009Z

Hello everybody- have a wonderful Advent - I have a feeling I'll have one - even though I'm still in winter lair! But I've been scrapping! I just love papercraft - scrapping and cardmaking and creative matchboxscrapping. The first time a saw this Matchboxcalender by Tracie Hudson I just knew I had to make one - one day or two!

I've used paper from 3ndypapir - fantastic Norwegian paper. Flowers from the drawer - metallcharmes from Unik Hobby - The Scrap Store in Hamar City!

I've painted the insidewalls! of all the 24 matchbox with white Pebeo High Viscosity Studioacryl - paper from Papirdesign on the matchboxfloor!

Hitch Fasteners from Tim Holtz - and I'm still using Archival Ink - color Sepia

Diamond Glaze from Judi Kins has been with me the whole project!

The walls are made in Bazzil - just Bazzil! And the rubonswords are from Cosmo Cricket

Snowflakes from Spellbinders - white snowpaint from Adirondack Rangers. I've made snowflakes in shrink plastic - enjoyable - try it!

Stamp from Kort og Godt - love their stamps!

All my flowers are beige or white - theese I've colored with Tattered Angels Glimmer Mist Tattered Leather

The Cinnamon did I buy in Moscow, Idaho, USA last summer!

I've used Diamond Glaze on the God Jul / Marry Christmas!

Thank you for dropping by - have a wonderful Advent - and do not forget to enjoy...

Halloween

2010-10-31T17:29:00.001Z

Happy! Halloween to you all! I'm in a mood - scrapping - some. Havn't done that for ages - miss it! Scrapping is relaxing and I just love it.

Theese "kransekake" fingers was an idèe from Lisbeth - Krumelure - and I took it! Thank you, Lisbeth!

Have a Halloweensk! Evening - thank you for your lovely comments, I love them - and do not forget to enjoy...

Another Sunday in October

2010-10-17T12:01:00.000+01:00

This was meant for last Sunday - but time passes so fast I can't follw up all I want anymore. I wish every day had some more hours - specially made for crafts and blogging!

This is an old picture and and an old layout of Rebekka Johansdaughter Holter. She was born October 10th in 1905. My Grand aunt Bekka was a Betanien nurse and she never married. She passed away December 27th 1993 in Oslo.

Thank you for visiting my blog...and enjoy life!

Håndkjerrepionerene

2010-10-11T20:43:00.003+01:00

Today Varg and I walked through Åkersvika Naturreservat towards Norsk Utvandrermuseum. It's a small place with some old houses and a church brought to Norway from USA. I'll tell more abot the houses and the church another time. Today I want to show you Håndkjerrepionerene from Salt Lake City in Utah.

The main Håndkjerrepionerene / Handcart pioneers are placed at Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. It's made by a Norwegian, Torleif S. Knaphus, who emigrated to The Promised Land in 1906. The statue in Norway is a copy of the one he made in 1924. The big one - the one on Temple Square was made in 1947. I'm sorry we didn't have time visiting Salt Lake City last year - but I drove through The City - but next time...

If you ever have time to stop near Hamar and Utvandrermuseet - do it!

Pictures taken in April this year - enjoy your travel...

A Sunday in October 2010

2010-10-10T12:16:00.002+01:00

I tried to blog everyday - it didn't work out - sorry! I'm not a person who have time and energy to blog and talk and show pictures everyday - I kind of admire those who do.

Where September went I don't know - it was here and now it's history! Fall is here - we do have around 40 Farenheit degrees - the birches are turning yellow and then red and then their naked - and then wintertime. I do the same as the Østerdalsbears - I "go to sleep in winter lair". I'm not a winterperson - it's getting stronger every year - this thing against wintertime. It's beautiful here in Norway - it's white snow and clear blue sky and it's freeezing cold! I don't know why that's so good? I like it warm and sunny and I like my lawn staying green!

This time of the year here in Norway - proably many other places too - there are moose hunting - and many counties are kind of shut down because "everybody" are in the woods hunting European moose and having a blast! They say - I don't know - I've never tried it. Both my Grandfathers - Einar Karlotsen and Simon Andreas Johanson - did hunting - moose hunting.

I usually buy half a moose calf - it's delicious meat - try it! Here's Varg getting his part of the moose.

Have a grat Sunday - Thank you for visiting this blog og mine - and do not forget to enjoy...

27th of August

2010-08-27T18:56:00.002+01:00

Hello - Shame on me - I told myself I should write everyday in my blog - but I havn't done that since last Sunday. But - and it's always a but - I had a tough and fantastic week at work. And Nichlasen went to Oslo to his father for a year or six - he's going to work and go to school, I hope!

I could have and I'm doing it now, Congratulations to

Peder Pederson 1818 Nordre Osen

Tilda Andersdaughter 1860 Nordre Osen

Mimi Martinsdaughter Langerud 1898 Hof Åsnes

Mimi is my fathers mother, she is my Grandmother and she died in 24th of February 1965 - to early - far too early. She married my Grandfather Einar, 31th of October 1925 in Åsnes Church. They had four children, Marit, Inger Marie, my father Ola-Martin and Eivind. Inger-Marie and Eivind are living at Flisa. Every time I drive through Flisa, I have to visit my Grandmother at Flisa Cemetery. I only wish we could have had more time toghether. Mimi had three brothers who emigrated to USA and Canada. I've found Theodore in Montana, USA. I've found Bottolf in Alberta, Canada. Now I have to look after Asbjørn Martinson - I know I will find him - some day!

Have a beautiful evening - I'm going to do some treadmillsmiles - thank YOU for visiting my blog - and don't forget to enjoy...

22th of August

2010-08-22T08:59:00.001+01:00

Then it's Sunday and my last summervacation day - I'm going back to work tomorrow and I'm trilled with joy! Last week I didn't do much blogging - shame on me!

My Aunt Randi was here for three days. We did halibut, bacon and swine, we did Edeldesign and Skafferiet, we did shrimps and we did goodbye at Gardermoen. Have a blast in Copenhagen and thank you for visiting us!

Anyway I have to Congratulate on the 18th

Ole Asmund Halvorson 1924 Nordre Osen

Congratulate on the 19th

Hans Johanson 1798 Åsnes

Even Evenson 1854 Nordre Osen

Melius Kenneth Martinusson 1913 Nordre Osen, USA

My mother Grethe and her sister Randi - some years ago - at Vålerbyn!

Have a nice day - thank you for stopping by and enjoy...

17th of August

2010-08-17T20:25:00.002+01:00

Today I've done some gardening, haven't done so much during the summertime. A Aunt of mine came from Kristiansand - Welcome!

Yesterday I should have Congratulated

Peder Pederson 1778 Nordre Osen

Edmond Cammers 1929 Nordre Osen / USA

Today I want to say Congratulate to

Margreta Andersdaughter 1760 Hof / Åsnes / Sweden

Helene Pedersdaughter 1854 Nordre Osen

Karin Olsdaughter 1900 Nordre Osen

This is my Grandmother Agnes Dorthea Persdaughter - My Grandfather took it!

Have a nice Thursday and enjoy...

15th of August

2010-08-15T23:25:00.003+01:00

It's been a out of the house and no internett wek-end - it's been SUN and warmth in Norway for two days! On Friday we did a trip to Sweden and it poured down from heaven with water - thunder and lightning. It's "never" rained like that - roads are destroyed and some places pepole are stuck because of the rain. Horrible.

I would like to Congratulate on Friday the 13th

Arne Einarson 1908 Hof in Åsnes

Yesterday I should have Congratulated

Oline Johansdaughter 1857 Nordre Osen

Martinus Person 1863 Nordre Osen

Anne Marie Hjalmarsdaughter 1921 Nordre Osen

Today I want to Congratulate

Mikkel Olson 1831 Nordre Osen

Per Jonson 1857 Nordre Osen

Ole Martinusson 1929 Åsnes

This picture is taken at Nordre Osen by my Grandfather Simon Andreas.

I would like to say Happy Birthday to one of his grandchildren - Bruce Simon - who were 55 years old last Friday.

And I want to say Happy Birthday - today - to my "aunt" Kari who was married to the little boy on this picture.

Have a nice night - thank you for visiting my blog - and do not forget to enjoy life...

12th of August

2010-08-12T20:26:00.001+01:00

Hi
We did Osdalen for three days - and there are no internett in my mothers cabin! But we had three relaxing days - doing very little - well my brother did the roof on the "bua" - more about that later.

I would like to Congratulate the 10th. of August

Kolbjørn Knutson 1760 Hof Åsnes

Marte Amundsdaughter 1812 Norde Osen

Anders Nilson 1831 Nordre Osen

Halvor Martinson 1846 Hof Åsnes

Marthe Martinsdaughter 1849 Hof Åsnes

Here is the one I have on the 11th of August - Congratulation to

Fred Robert Graef 1911 USA

And today I want to Conratulate

Hans Mortenson 1826 Norde Osen

Tollef Knutson 1840 Nordre Osen

Nice one...enjoy...and thanks for visiting my blog!

9th of August

2010-08-09T21:43:00.000+01:00

Another beautiful summerday in Norway - enjoyable...

I want to Congratulate

Petro Soohie Syversdaughter 1863 Ånes

Amelia Everson 1868 Åsnes USA

Gilbert Godtmarsen 1922 Nordre Osen

Varg and me watching the rainy weather - have fun and enjoy...

8th. of August

2010-08-08T20:37:00.001+01:00

Hello
It's been another wonderful day here at Stangelandet - it's been sunny from a clear blue sky - and it has been warm - love that.

Today I want to Congratulate

Erik Karinus Persen 1820 Nordre Osen

He was a younger brother to Eli Storaasens mother, Kirsti Persdaughter

The picture it's out of focus but enjoy it anyway....

7th. of August

2010-08-07T21:19:00.001+01:00

Hello to you all
Sitting here in my livingroom - watching The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary consert om my television - seeing Ozzy Osbourn and Metallica, Bruce Springsteen, Pattie Smith and all the rockers - remembering all the fine lyrics - I'm glad I got to "know" them all.

Today I want to Congratulate

Lisbet Mortensdaughter 1818 Nordre Osen

Solvår Martinsdaughter 1917 Nordre Osen

Anyway - this is the creek a mile or two up in the mountains from Øverbekken - it's a wonderful landcape in Rendalen. My Great Great Great Great Grandmother Goro Sæmingsdaughter moved here with her parents around 1784. And we had a beautiful day in the wilderness.

Thank you for looking into my blog - do not forget to enjoy...

Happy Birthday!

2010-08-06T13:48:00.003+01:00

Last week i did read - Ett Trykk - a fabulous magazine for cardmakers and scrappers. And I do scrap!
It was a rainy day and I discovered the card article with tealight - it's written by one of Norways best cardmaker - Lena Katrine! Lena Katrines card is wonderful! Thank you so very much for the good description - how to make! Yesterday a third cousine of mine had her Birthday - Congratulation!

It's Basic Grey paper and ordinary plain cardboard.

I always ink my scrapbooing and cards with Archival Ink, Sepia Color from Ranger - I just love that one!

Here are the tealights waiting for their new home!

I use the Tim Holtz ink blending tool - it's beautiful!

This is how I do the gluing...

I love embossing! Here is one stamp from Stempleglede and one from Stampit - I have embossed with Rangers Antiquities Frosted Crystal.

Martha Stewart edger - love them!

The flowers from Kort & Godt are Glimmer Misted with Tattered Leather and Pink Ink from Tattered Angels.

A used a picture from Gudrun Loenneckens collection with vintagepapers on the matchbox - from Minnehjørnet.

So Happy Birthday, Ingeborg!

Here are the flowers coverd with some glitter...

Inside the card i embossed a border from the Grunge Collection made by Stempelglede - marvelous!

I used two small magnets to lock the card...

The front...

...and the back of the card - using nestabilities from Spellbinders - and "my stamp" are from Lisbets Scrapmagasinet.

Vintage Udfordring is a new challenge site from Denmark - todays challenge are about flowers - and this card has flowers and are vintage - join them!

I had a splendid week-end - and I really love this craft - thank you for looking into my blog and do not forget - enjoy...

The First Friday in August

2010-08-06T09:50:00.001+01:00

Hello
This Friday is a little bit different than the others Fridays. It's raining and it's grey weather outside - thats not unusually in August. It's De Nordiske Jakt og Fiskedagene in Elverum...it's Festspillene in Elverum...and it's Landsskytterstevet in Elverum...and one more thing...it's Elverumsdagene in Elverum. It happens in Elverum, Sør Østerdalen - Good Luck!

I want to Congratulate

Karen Halvorsdaughter Skjærbekken Løvhaugen 1824 Nordre Osen

She was married to my Great Great Great Grandmother Siris brother Christen. They had nine children together. Christen died and Karen married Nils Gudmundson Løvhaugen from Elverum. They have no children. They emmigrated to The Promised Land in 1887...I wonder what happend to Karen?

Today my father - Ola-Martin Einarson - would have been 80 years old.

That makes this Friday a little bit different.

This colorful oildraft is one in a million that my father has done. He was a creative soul. Doing a lot of crafts.

Have a beautiful Fridag, thank you for visiting my blog and do not forget to enjoy...life!

5th. of August

2010-08-05T20:50:00.002+01:00

Hello
Today we've been at Edeldesign - a spectacular MadeinNorwayNow place at Nes in Hedmark - you must visit! Our brunch we had at Skafferiet - a charming place at Helgøya - go!

Today I want to Congratulate

Marta Enoksdaughter 1896 Nordre Osen

Harold Ernest Theodorson 1918 Åsnes USA

His father Theodor was a brother - who emigrated to Montana - of my Grandmother Mimi.

This is a picture from The State of Montana - taken last year ather we had visited Little Bighorn Battlefield - a fantastic historical place to visit - have a great Thursday - thanks for looking into my blog and - don't forget to enjoy...

4th. of August

2010-08-04T21:00:00.001+01:00

Hi
It's been a wonderful and sunny day here at Stangelandet today! We had a long bbq dinner at my porch. Now Nichlasen and Varg are having a good and long stroll - and I'm sitting in my green room writing this!

Today I want to Congratulate

Johannes Johansen 1896 Elverum

He was an older brother to my Grandfather Simon Andreas. Johannes died of appendicitis only 22 years old. This is Johannes in his uniform, he was a sergeant in The Norwegian Army.

Have a nice Wednesday, thank you for visiting and don't forget to enjoy...

3.th of August

2010-08-03T20:42:00.007+01:00

Hello
Today has just vanished - it's going so fast theese vacation days - well I got some strawberries in the my freezer and I painted a roof in my mothers house. It's been a great day - warm and sunny - love days like this!

Today I want to Congratulate

Inger Jensdaughter Bekken 1867 Nordre Osen

Per Olson Luvaasen 1828 Nordre Osen

Per was Lene Martinusdaughters first husbond, he died in 1871, some years before Lene immigrated to The Promised Land. Per and Lene had six children, three of them went to The USA and Per has 19 grandchildren over there.

Some nice trout from Nordre Osen...enjoy...

2.th of August

2010-08-02T19:22:00.002+01:00

Hello - I have learned a new word to today. I've used it many times - I even have it in my name - but never tried to learn it. Before today. It's the word patronymic - name derived from that of a father or ancestor. Like mine, Oladaughter - my fathers first name was Ola. But it's hard to say - patronymic.

Today I will Congratulate

Syverine Amine Nilsdatter born 1862 Nordre Osen

She lived in Nordre Osen, she was my Great Grandfathers - Per - oldest sister and she died in childbed fever, only 18 years old. The word is that she was not allowed to to marry the one she loved which was her boychilds father. She mourned to death. Sad story.

Olaf Embretson Engebretson born 1886 Åsnes

He lived in Hof and Åsnes and he was a younger brother to my Great Grandmother - Anne Marie.

This is the marshy bay where my mother has her cabin in Nordre Osen - beautiful?

Have a wonderful Monday and don't forget to enjoy...

The First Day in August

2010-08-01T12:48:00.001+01:00

Hello to you all!
I see that many bloggers have one year with blogwriting everyday - I think that is a good idea!
Therefor I will - try - to Congratulate everybody who are in my Brother's Keeper list. I will just use their first name, their patronymic, the year they are born - no one under 80 years old - and their genealogy location. And perhapes a little story. Hoping no offend!

I have only three genealogy locations. Nordre Osen which is my grandmother Agnes Dorthea Persdaughters family. Elverum which is my grandfather Simon Andreas Johannssons family. And Åsnes which are both my grandmother Mimi Martinsdaughters and my grandfather Einar Karlotsons family.

So Happy Birthday to you all with your Birthday 1.th of August

Karoline born 1858 Nordre Osen

Kristine Dortea 1859 Nordre Osen

Kari 1896 Nordre Osen

Anne Haldis 1904 Elverum

Bjørn 1928 Åsnes

This is Nordre Osa - my brother and my son are canoeing!

Have a nice Sunday...thanks for looking into my blog and remember to enjoy...

St. Olaf's Day

2010-07-30T11:18:00.002+01:00

Yesterday was St. Olaf's Day. We usually attend "olsok" Service in Nordre Osen - The Old Church - not this summer. Having so much to do here at Stangelandet and it was pouring down with rain yesterday - and still are. This picture did I take on "olsok" two years ago - it's night - it's my view to the west.

Thank you for visiting my blog - and do not! forget to enjoy...

A Tuesday in July

2010-07-27T11:05:00.001+01:00

Yesterday my mother, my brother and I did Åsnes Cemetery. After visiting my father - Ola-Martin - who is burried there we did Flisas answer to Hollywood Boulevard, Kaffegata. We didn't do Flisa Bru and Jonsebakken this Monday - but here's The Brigde

Have a wonderful day - thank you for visiting my blog - and don't forget to enjoy...

A Rainy Sunday in July

2010-07-11T14:25:00.000+01:00

A scrapbooklayout made some years ago. My brother trying to catch a fish in Evja, Osdalen in Østerdalen.

Hava a nice and wet day...enjoy...

The First Wednesday in July

2010-07-07T18:30:00.000+01:00

Here is a summerpicture of Varg! He just loooves water! I bought him a huge bucket - and he splashes and giggles and bubbles and plays - having a great time!

Have a great summertime and enjoy your vacation...we need it!

Happy 4.th of July!

2010-07-04T10:58:00.005+01:00

This morning in 2009 - we started our trip from Idaho Falls i Idaho. The Ford Flex turnes eastbound on Highway! 26 - 31 - 33 - 22 to Jackson Hole in Wyoming. We saw the 4.th of July Parade - fantastic!

Nichlasen in front of Jackson Town Square - with one of the four elk antler arches - marvelous.

Then we turned northbound on Highway 89 - 191 through Grand Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park.

Geysers nearby Old Faithful Geyser - Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming. It was great to see. Later on the same day we saw a grizzly behind some trees and The American Eagle and lots of bisons.

Highway 287 straight northbound to Ennis in Montana. It was 4.th of July all over in this small American enjoyable town.

Have a great 4.th of July - and enjoy...

An ordinary Thuesday in June

2010-06-29T20:25:00.002+01:00

Last June - 2009 - we started our fantastic trip in The USA. This is the first stop - and of course we had to try American Wendy's burgers! Interstate 90 - north westbound - from Chicago, Illinois.

Then we turned northbound and into The State of Wisconsin - still driving Interstate 90 - we had some rain - me driving - that was heavy!

Some hours!! after we left Stangelandet and Norway - we could point our noses West - this is Minnesota - plenty of Norwegians emigrated to this State.

I did find one of my Grandmothers - Mimi - brothers; Asbjørn Martinson Langerud - in Marsh, Minnesota.

Have a nice evening - and do not forget to enjoy...

Whitsuntide

2010-05-24T12:20:00.005+01:00

I did this layout a long time ago. It's my fathers mother and his aunt. They both lived at Flisa in Åsnes and they had four children, each. They even died before they turned 70 years old. But I got to know them - a tiny bit - just for a few years - I wonder what if I had known them better - would I've then been doing geneology? Or... who knows... anyway I'm glad I met them. Very...

My Grandmother, Mimi Martinsdaughter Langerud Nymoen, born 20. August 1898 at Snapholt, Hof in Solør, Åsnes County, Hedmark.

My Grandmothers sister, Margit Ovidia Martinsdaughter Langerud Linna, born 6. February 1903 at Flissundet, Åsnes County, Hedmark.

Margit married Olav Syversen Linna 12. July 1923 in Åsnes Church. They got four children, Syver Asbjørn, Ole Martin, Eva Marie and Bjørn Harald.

Margit Ovida died at Flisa 17. February 1971 and her housbond Syver died 6. November 1941. They are both burried at Åsnes Curch Cemetary.

My Grandmother Mimi married my Grandfather Einar Karlotson Nymoen 31. October 1925. My Grandfather, Einar was born 4. September 1898 at Råberget, Hof in Solør, Åsnes County, Hedmark.

Mimi and Einar had four children, Marit, Inger Marie, Ola Martin and Eivind. Marit and my father are not with us anymore, Marit died 4. May 1995 and my father passed away 19. March 2005.

Mimi died 24. Februar 1965 and Einar died 1. September 1986. They are burried at Åsnes Church Cemetary.

Enjoy your day...I have to pick up Nichlasen, he's coming by train from Oslo...he dosn't have a drivers license...

Hipp Hipp Hurra! It's Norways Birthday.

2010-05-17T13:56:00.004+01:00

Today is Norways Birthday. Our Constitution Day. Congratulation!
"A day to honor freedom, our rich heritage and our common bond as citizens of this great country" I borrowed this sentence - It says it all.

Nichlasen is in Oslo with his father - Varg and I are home alone - doing nothing! This is a day to reflect over our freedom and to celebrate. We the Norwegian people have a lot to be proud of and to remember.

Today is The day when everybody! talks about the weather - here on HedEmarken it's grey with some ray of sunshine - it's 13 Celsius pluss and 55 Farenheit.

We do have bunads / national costumes from nearly every part of Norway. This is the Solør Odal Bunad. Even though I don't live in Solør anylonger - I'm Solung in my heart! So it was easy to choose which bunad I should wear!

This layout I did some years ago. It's not the layout you should focus on - but the picture.

It's my aunt Randi waving the Norwegian Flag in Kaffegata - The Street of Flisa - on 17th of May 1941. My Grandfather Simon commanded his children out in the snow - with the flag - and he did take some marvelous pictures this day - even tough The World War II was going on in Norway.

The handsome young man is my uncle Johan - he passed away in 2004. You can see the famouc birches in Kaffegata behind my mother Grethe.

This is my Grandfather - Simon Andreas Johannesson Holter - 1898-1969. He dared in 1941. I think he belived in freedom for everyone, he was strict - very! and he was conservative...I think.

Have a nice day - where ever you are and enjoy...Hipp Hipp Hurra!

Happy Birthday!

2010-05-05T19:12:00.003+01:00

During the last week-end I scrapped - it's been a while since I did that. It was fun and enjoyable! I know that scrapping is me. I love it.
My aunt - Randi - is 80 years old today. Happy Birthday to You! This card is on it's way to you - you might even got it today - I hope so. Anyway - it was a pleasure to make the card and the CD to you.

It always start like this

Papers and flowers from Prima

Butterflies from Spellbinders

Floral borders from Provo Craft

Border punch from Martha Stewart I got it from Nichlasen

Tools from Tim Holtz

Enjoy...

My mother and I made a CD with some old photoes from "forna dar"! Hope you like them?

So this was mine National Scrapbooking Day / Week-end...how was yours? Enjoy...

Last Wednesday In April 2010

2010-04-28T15:46:00.005+01:00

Gunn has given me theese two Awards. She is a fabulous craftsmaker and a genealogist. Here is a link to Gunn's blog. Thank you so very much, Gunn! I realy appreciated both awards.

Reglene som følger med er:

1. Give a top ten list of the things that make you happy.

2. Give a top five list over trivia about yourself.

3. Share the award with only five persons and ask them to do the same things.
4. Link the blogs you choose, and link the blog of the person who awarded you.

Ten things that make me happy...well Nichlasen does sometimes, Varg too. Summertime, Evja, scrapbooking, genealogy, freedom, my jobb, my car, and my mother.

I'm a typical B-person, I like long evenings, making dinner, I'm curios and unpatient.

I also got this blog with sharm Award. Thank you Gunn!

Det følger noen regler med denne og de er som følgende :
1. Legg ut awarden
2. Gi den til 12 personer
3. Link til de du gir den til
4. Fortell det til de som får den. Fortell hvem du har fått den av.

I'll give theese two beautiful Awards to Scrappelise, Merete, Gine, Mette and Lena Katrine. They are great scrappers and I love their layouts and cards. Enjoy their blogs...

I Turned 5 Months

2010-04-26T19:22:00.001+01:00

I had my fifth months anniversary strolling! with Nichlasen and Bendichte. We usually take a long walk after 8 pm. This evening we did Ottestadstien to Utvandrermuseet. Since I havn't seen real water - we took a "uturn" down to Mjøsa - you know - Norway biggest lake. You also see the contour of Vikingskipet - it was build to The Winter Olympics in 1994 - the very best - ever - winter games!!

...enjoy...

Last Sunday In April

2010-04-25T09:08:00.001+01:00

I'm not a very good blogger - right now. Varg is taking a lot of time - but he's a gorgeous little puppy. My garden is a mess - I didn't do much last fall - getting that now! I have a wonderful job - but demanding - and I just love it. Then I have some voluntary things that I have to keep track on.
That's why I haven't been scrapping or attending any crops lately - and I don't like that. I feel I'm missing the connection to the scrapbooking social set and all my scrap! friends.
Like Scarlett O`Hara said - Tomorrow, yes tomorrow - it's always another day! It's no excuse - I'm looking foreward to Mjøstreff - The Gathering for Scrappers and Cardmakers - A huge thanks to Scrappe Lise and Moia! Take a good and long peek in their blogs - they are just some of the best scrappers and cardmakers I know!
This layout - well I 've used a looong time making this one. It's me sitting on my fathers back, waving to my mother. The picture is taken either at Svullrya - a small place in Grue County or Kjølaberget in Åsnes County. Anyway, I used to say aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa all the time - must have turned my parents "crazy"

Have a nice day, it's grey weather here at Stangelandet today, I'm going to put up! my picket fence and getting Nichlasen to paint it! That's going to be the hardest part - enjoy...

It's April...already!

2010-04-10T10:16:00.001+01:00

This is my little puppy Varg. He just love the snow.

Varg is a Swedish Lapphund and he has a brother and a sister. You can read more about his Sabmebæna family here.

Varg is a playful, stubborn and loving little puppy. He loves beeing outside in the garden, barking at anything that "moves" from leaves to me! We're having a long ang good stroll every night. He likes dried fish, bones and playing with his water. He's one happy dog!

The best thing about Varg - well to me - he is not a morning dog!

Enjoy your day...

My New Bind It All Adressbook

2010-01-31T15:25:00.001Z

There's so many beautiful Bind It All creations around. I just love watching the creativeness that's in many blogs. I've been "buying" a new adressbook for so long - but I bought the Bind-It-All instead. I've made two books - one for adresses and one for birthdays!

Some papers with numbers - some with letters and some thin cardboard with plain lines.......

...measured to fit my cardboard covers...

...making holes with my bind-it-all-machine

...like this

...I've used papers from Graphic 45 and Making Memories for my Birthdaybook

...some stuffing into the wire

...embellishmensts from Tim Holtz I just love his scrapbookingstuff

...this is my Birthdaybook - I'm going to create or buy some plates with all the twelve months

...this is my adressbook

All made by using my bind-it-All. Have a nice Sunday and don't forget...enjoy!

A Swedish Lappdog - En Svensk Lapphund

2010-01-20T17:34:00.000Z

This is the reason why I don't do scrapbooking or blogging......

...isn't he the cuteste, ever? He's a svensk lapphund A handsome little boy named Varg / Wolf.

A Sunday In December

2010-01-10T14:16:00.011Z

Finally I got my water back - it's been frozen since Wednesday! Now it'a only minus 23 Celsius or minus 9,4 Farenheit - anyway, Spring is far away!

Hilde is a gorgeous card maker and she has given me this Award - Thank you so very much, Hilde! I really appreciated the wonderful Award - saying; I am a creativ blogger!

And then Mette gave the same award to me! Thank you so very much! I realy like it! Mette is a marvelous cardmaker - take a good look in her blog.

Her er reglene for awarden

Kopier awarden til din blogg

Link til den personen som gav deg awarden

Fortell 7 interessante fakta om deg selv
Velg 7 andre bloggere som du sender awardeen til
Link til deres blogger

Legg igjen en kommentar i bloggen deres, slik at de får vite om denne awarden

Her er de syv flotte bloggerne som jeg er innom for inspirasjon

Gine's scraproom
Lena Katrine's Scrappeskreppe

Meretes alltid klar til dropp

Anne Lise Scrappelisebloggen

Kirstens Blogg

Moias hobbyblogg

Vidars Slektsblogg

And then seven, or rather eight more wonderful blogs

Gros Papirrom
Filharmonicas Kreative Verden
Anitas Hobbyblog
Ruffas Scrappekrok
Lenes Hobbyblog
Noras Blogspot
Sosas Kreative Krumspring
og selvsagt tilbake til
Mette Pips Lille Rede

And then - the seven "interesting" facts about me - Old Memories

I'm hopelessly in love with scrapping and genealogy

I'm a totally B person - love to do things during nighttime - hate mornings

I don't like snow and wintertime at all

I'm totallt dependent of my Golf and my PC

I really like it - when people leave a blogcomment in my blog

I just loved being 50

I have one of the worldst nicest boy - my son Nichlas

Have a wonderful next week - enjoy...

My ScrapMediaGenealogyMusic Studio

2010-01-03T10:07:00.006Z

This story started during the last Christmas my father lived - in 2004. I had teared down a wall between my livingroom and a bedroom - and I told my father that this room of mine should be ready next Christmas! He knew me - and said - no way!
Today - five years later it's pretty okay - so welcome to my green studio! Here I listen to music and sometimes watch television - I have my computer that's on most of the day and the night - I do my genealogy here - and my scrapping!
It's my room - it's my studio - and you are welcome to the grand tour!

Here I keep my genealogy book - my dictionaries and encyclopedias - my Norweigian history books and my churchbooks. It's knowledge in thoose shelves - all I have to do, is to use it!

My latest layout...

I do have some love for blue glass - and my curtains are not finished - but one day...

Here I keep all my collected stuff about ny grandparents - and I keep everything I get..

The small boxes are for postcards - stamps - napkinds and fabrics - all for my scrapping!

You see the teared book - when my border Cindy was little - she eat most the back of the Åsnes Bygdebook - it's a memory...

Oh yes - I do clean up after my scrapping - isn't that one cute?

All the boxes are from IKEA - I just love IKEA! Don't you?

I.m an old lady and when your getting older you need moore light - so this is hanging over my working space - it's IKEA...

Here are my latest layouts - they hang in a wire together with some zinkbuckets.

...this layout from O'Hare Air Port is not finished - I'm going to put some text on it - later...

Those roses did I get on my fifthiest birthday from my colleagues at my work -

I dried them - the roses!

This is the only corner in my studio...

It's IKEA - with some old typesetter's cases and some new boxes with ornates plates from Tim Holtz

Here's my Gazelle - here's my old vinyl LP's - and my bind it all...

I'm using old china and ceramics to put stuff in - thoose blue cups did I get from my aunt Randi - who lives in Kristiansand - a nice place in Norway to visit...during summertime...

Here's more from Tim Holtz - an old rack for gloves - and yes I do collect colotful roosters...here's one I bought in Spain - it's a Tiffany lamp...

And my very old casettes...

...they are still working here in my very own and very old B&O...

Here's my workingplace...

...two Expedit shelves from IKEA bound together with two desk topps and I did put some wheels under so I can move the desk..

...here I put all my rolled! papers...the oak shelves did I buy at Clas Olsson...

Thats my PC! And The Christmas Gift from my mom - a Canon scanner 8800 F - it's a dream...The blue vase is an empty thermos bottle - without the bottle! I'm going to put some paint brushes into it...

...and here's my Canon printer - it's another dream...

...collected flowers - coffeebeans - ribbons - old treadspools... in some old and some new glass jars...

...colorful...

...all my letters are in thoose boxes...

...thoose white and silver jars are the best - I can "crash" them in any way I want to - and I just love doing that in my scrapping - the little jar with the ladylikestuff I got from my mom...thank you...

...red is festivas..

...the brown form is for making cakes - I have my dabbers in it!...

...the oilpaint from my dad - I did put it in a roostercup..

...the small boxes are marked with clips from Making Memories - they don't make them any longer - and a selfmade papertag that says whats in the box...

...pink flowers and a pink little Bambi - bought at Scrappegodis...

...at the topp shelf I have my big ink pads and my big trimmer from Fiskars...

...on this shelf I have what I use daily - the small paper trimmer - and my craft mat - and my score-pal...I just need a course to learn how to use it!...

...if you wander about my stuff - be free to ask...

Thank you for taking your time - visiting my studio! Enjoy...

New Years Eve

2009-12-31T14:58:00.002Z

Yesterday was cold - it was minus 26 degree Celsius or minus 15 degree Farenheit! And I'm the lucky girl with a fireplace and tons of chopped firewood - so it can be as cold as it want too, outside! This is my driveway and you might! see the golden sun - she'll be with us now - stronger and stronger - day by day! I just love that.

This is my view toward south. The sky was blue yesterday and the "fog" is from Mjøsa. She's like me - she doesn't like the cold weather - so she's "fogging" because she is hot and the air is freezing cold. Amazing.

This is west - the picture is taken from our second floor - here you really see Mjøsa and her "fogging" In a couple of years - we hope to go west one more time. Thank you so much - all of you - that made our trip go through.

I wish YOU all a Happy New Year - might the new year be the very best, ever! Enjoy...

The Day Before New Years Eve

2009-12-30T15:15:00.000Z

It's not Christmas untill the tree are in the house and decorated! Well the tree was in the house on Christmas Eve and I did some decorating on Christmas Day! So Nichlas, Christmas is here! Welcome!

I just love red Christmas flowers - and I have no clue - what so ever - what their names are in English - so please help me out!

Here are some white flowers - I love them too!

This is my snowy porch - it's about 40 centimeters / 15 inches white snow - and I do not like snow.

Anyway - it's Christmas - have a wonderful time - where ever you are - and enjoy life!

The Last Sunday In December

2009-12-27T10:38:00.000Z

Yesterday, my son Jan-Nichlas turned twenty years old - Happy Birthday to you! He's not very pleased having his Birthday during Christmas - he was hoping to be a May boy!

Here he is shoveling snow in our driveway

Here's my brother - helping out! Thank You so very much!

It snowed 32 centimeters or about 12 inches! Why?

Have a fun Sunday - play and enjoy...

The Last Friday This Year

2009-12-25T10:17:00.000Z

Whishing you all a very Merry Christmas!

And if you wonder - Santa is here! Enjoy...

It Snowed Yesterday...

2009-11-15T10:43:00.001Z

...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

2009-11-01T18:12:00.000Z

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

2009-11-01T08:38:00.003Z

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

2009-09-20T11:06:00.018+01:00

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

2009-09-08T18:43:00.010+01:00

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

2009-09-08T18:03:00.007+01:00

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

2009-09-06T09:57:00.006+01:00

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

2009-08-30T19:09:00.012+01:00

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

2009-08-29T10:05:00.011+01:00

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

2009-08-23T07:47:00.008+01:00

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

2009-08-15T08:17:00.012+01:00

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

2009-08-10T20:40:00.007+01:00

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

2009-08-03T21:16:00.005+01:00

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

2009-08-02T10:26:00.005+01:00

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

2009-07-18T16:04:00.004+01:00

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

2009-07-15T16:23:00.002+01:00

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!