Annelie's travels & more

My flower bed is really coming . It is becoming really nice.

 

The whole lot. Not much but pretty.

 

This once was all green. Now some blue. Pretty

 

Lavender now in full bloom

 

My Poppy flower seeds. Still waiting for the flowers.

 

Here has also come some flowers. They were naked when I planted them.

 

Whant to see more of this?

 

Jeg har tapt all tro og tillit til at få opprettelse.

 

/ Annelie

Please, click the link above to open game board. Game board starts in a few seconds. Main goal is to clear the game board. Start with picking a higher or a lower card on top and lay it on the deck below. Build series up and down. Good luck! If this does not work for you use this link.

 

    

Please, click the link above to open game board. Game board starts in a few seconds. Click OK to start game. Pick pairs and empty the game board.

 

  

Please, click the link above to open game board. Click game board to start. You should fill whole rows to clean up game board. You move and rotate using the arrows on your keyboard.

 

  

Please, click the link above to open game board. Game board starts in a few seconds. Shoot bubles of the same colours to score points. If you clean the game board of bubles you loose the game. Good luck.

 

  

Today I was at the dentist again. This is the last time for this summer repairing teeths. Now I got my crown fitted on my tooth so now it looks brand new!

 

 

The one to the left is repaired and the one to the right is my natural tooth. Nice work, don't you think?

 

Price sucks though, that is the only bad thing. In total for this one tooth 8445 NOK bucks (appr. 1200 USD). Cold sweat thinking of it. Hurts my pockets. Norway sucks on dental prices. There are no insurance for dental health. Expensive? Then one have to borrow money from the bank, if one do not have the cash.

 

/ Annelie

There were no bikini top my size in the store to replace the broken one with, so I had to repair the old one. It is so hard to find a nice bikini in my size, so it is worth the trouble to fix the "old" one. Yesterday I went shopping for something new to lock my bikini top with that broke on Giske beach. And now I have fixed it.

 

 

Home hand made with needle and thread.

 

/ Annelie

It is sunny out today too. And will remain sunny rest of the week. But at least I can put some trousers on today so I can go out. I hope I can wear shoes too. Yesterday I could almost not have after sun lotion on, and the seams of my dress felt like knifes on my skin.

 

Today I will see if can get a new bikini-top from the store or if there is any way to get a new lock for it from the handicraft shop.

 

/ Annelie

Today a colluege sms'ed me and asked if I liked to go to the beach with him. Sadly I had to say no. Lovely weather today too, but I have to stay in cause of my sunburns from yesterday. I have to spend all day and maybe tomorrow too with after sun lotion and cold towels on the sofa.

 

 

This sucks.

 

Sun and  bathing would have been much nicer.

 

/ Annelie

Today was a lovely sunny day with just a calm breeze. So Rosa and I went to Giske beach to sun bath and swim in the ocean. Water was rather cold so we did only wet our feet. But it was absolutely heaven at Giske today.

 

Giske beach

 

This year I found a bikini in my size. First time in many years I found a bikini i liked and in MY size.  Girls a little bigger also like to look nice, and use bikini you know. I always wonder why manufacturers of bikinis are unable to provide us with good looking sexy bikinis. If you are bigger you mostly have to settle with some grandma' bikini with ugly patterns. But this year I found a lovely pink one. Just my taste.

 

My new pink bikini

 

But luck did not last long. The lock broke and I dropped it on the beach first time using it.  There I was without bikini top on the beach! And of cause there where lots of people around (it was later in the day). So now am out of bikini again.

 

Later on we went to Alnes just to take a look.

 

Alnes

 

More photographs in my photoalbums

 

 

 

I too often get contacted by men who want to have sex with me using webcam. What is wrong with them? Do they lack such social skills that they have to intrude mine and other womens privacy with the crap. Go find your self a girlfriend! You make med sick!  Everyone that try this on me get instantly blocked.

 

I am really not interested. Get lost!

 

/ Annelie

Today I bought a kettle barbeque, so today it is BBQ for dinner.

 

 

Next time I'll invite somone.

 

/ Annelie

So now I have started on my third year in my new apartment. I got increased rent this year. Now I pay 4000 NOK a month. I was hoping to keep my rent I paid last year (3500 NOK) to  save money but they increased the rent. But 4000 NOK is ok. Not to bad.

 

/ Annelie

Yesterday and the day before I went to a colluege and friends house. We sat, had coffee and talked for hours. Very nice. I like her a lot.

 

(Photo by Maria)

 

I have gained wight since I moved to Norway and many of my dresses I could not use anymore so the ones that she liked I gave to Maria. One was my favorite dress and one was brand new. I had not even used it once. A dress jacket and other stuff. She is way thinner than me so it fitted her perfectly. I also gave her a bunch of Illustrert Vitenskap (Sience Illustrated) magazines that I was about to toss. It can be read twice.

 

She got very happy!

 

I also wanted to give her my ball gown I have made myself. But unfortunately it was to small (I once was a Swedish 36/38). I have only used it once.

 

my home made dress I have made myself

 

made in this fabric

 

/ Annelie

Monday I was at my friends house to a Tupperware party. I know the woman who was selling since many years. She is friend of friends, I have been to other Tupperware parties and we have worked in the same firm.

 

After eating food, having coffee and been talking for a while, she asked me if I had visited people in Brusdal lately? (I used to live there for about 2 years ago, but moved out from my X.) Then she said with a grin that my X was going to get married next year. And she had that look on her face like when people are fishing for getting a reaction and something to chew on. So I just told her the truth.

 

I think it is good that he have found someone that he function together with. I do not want him for myself. I also told her that he asked me to marry him 3 times when we was living together but I said NO everytime. So why should I mind? I think it is good they found eachother. He and I sertainly is no good match.

 

She got all quite. And she just looked at me.  Ha ha, she did not expect that!

 

I got a mms when they got engaged, I said. And she got surprised. And then she said.. That is good.

 

And really, I will be the first one to congratulate him when he get married. I do not mind being friends with him. I like him better as a friend. But that is all. Living with him, he gets on my nervs. We really are no good match at all.

 

/ Annelie

Giskespelet is outdoors theater that tells the story of Kings and Queens, children, battles and life at Giske year 1027-1030. It is held at an amphitheatre at the old farm "Gamle-Gullik", which is situated only 200 metres from the beautiful Giske Church.

 

The historic play "Giskespelet" about happenings just before and after The Battle of Stiklestad where King Holy Olav fell. The play is held every other year in June, and here we meet mighty men and women from Giske that are involved in the battle in various ways, and we see how their relationship to the king drives a wedge between members of the mighty Giske family.  The play also gives us a good impression of how the Giske farm looked like 1000 years ago, and not long after these important historical events took place, a young girl that was to become Norway's queen was born here.

 

The story of Giskespelet is built on the story told by Snorre Sturlason and tells the Saga about Olav the Holy about 1030 a.c. Torberg Arneson from Giske and his brothers was King Olav Haraldsson's leading men and followed him both at home and abroad in the war for royal power in Norway. Torberg were married with Ragnhild, daughter of Erling Skjalgsson from Sola in Jæren. Erling Skjalgsson had been King Olav Tryggvason's leading man, he was married to the king's sister and was still the most powerful cheif on the west coast. It was not even said that Erling Skjalgsson as "petty" over Vestlandet would bow to Olav Haraldsson's claim of royal power over a total of Norway. Also Erling's children was of Hårfagre family line and could claim the crown and become King. Ragnhild Erlingsdotter grew up  with King Olav Tryggvason as her uncle, and her father was Erling Skjalgsson who was chief over the west of Norway (Vestlandet), and she got brothers and she gave birth to sons, of royal line. Snorre Sturlasson tells a story about a dramatic child bith that almost cost both Ragnhild's and her child Tora's life. Snorre Sturlasson's story tells that Ragnhild had fought long and had great pain when an Islandic man with his men anchors at Giske. He had a priest on-board and the priest is sent to help the poor woman. The young and unexperienced priest says no but the Islander, Stein Skafteson, forces him to join them. Snorre Sturlasson tells that Ragnhild gave birth on marvelous, immediately priest and Stein got into the living room. And who was it who was born here? It is Tora, the little girl who later becomes queen, mother, and also the mother of whole of the Norwegian ancester line. Ragnhild thank Stein Skafteson to love him and help salvage if he ever were to come in Nauders. And Islander suffered for use help from one of the most powerful women in the country, when he fall from grace with King Olav. He came in conflict with one of the king's men and killing him. For this murder the king announced he could be killed by anyone in Norway. Dramatic in Giske game starts when Stein Skafteson come to Giske and Ragnhild asks for help. It Ragnhild so does, gets consequences for her, for her family and for the parish, and consequences she do not have control over... In the saga, we also meet Queen Tora, who together with her court lady visits Giske after fourty years to remember her childhood memories. 

 

 

 

 

 

You are advised to read the story of Snorre Sturlasson. This will also be announced that John Heggland his version, in part, is literally by the thousand-year old tradition in the old Norway Saga.

 

Below you find the family tree of the royal family Hårfagre in that time of appr. 1000 a.c. (click to view all)

 

 Please, view more of my photographs from Giskespelet in my photo album:

 

/ Annelie

 

Got a nice phone call from my friend Rosa today, she asked if I liked to come along for a walk?

 

At my car I saw there was another fellow liking my "Big blue". But he left when I started the engine.

 

Did'nt want to come along anyway?

 

 

I went to her place and we had a cup of coffee.

 

 

Then off we went. We desided to walk to Rollon Cabin. It took about 1,5-2 hours.

 

 

 

It was a rather long walk, but very nice.

 

Se photographs in my photoalbum

 

Have a nice day!

 

/ Annelie

 

Jeg låg på puta i morges og tenkte på alt mulig. Så plutselig husket jeg en gang på jobben jeg faktisk brukte pausa til ekstra service.  Jeg ble for litt siden spurt av min nettvenninne Camilla hva bussjåfører gjør for å yte ekstra service? Da jeg fikk det spørsmålet og vi snakket om det da hadde jeg glemt at det faktisk har skjedd at jeg har brukt pausa til jobbing.

 

Det var en gang i fjor og det var høytrafikk. Det var skikkelig møkkavær og iskalde ute og så hørte jeg på radiosenderen en kollega rope at der sto igjen folk fra Sunnmøre Museum til Moa fordi han hadde full buss. Jeg var på Moa Trafikkterminal da jeg hørte det. Akkurat den dagen hadde jeg et skift som var litt spesielt. Der var en lang pause midt i skiftet og på Moa Trafikkterminal. Det er veldig uvanlig at der er så lang pause der. Men da jeg hørte ham rope og da jeg hadde masse tid da kjørte jeg likegodt og hentet de folka også om jeg hadde pause. Der var Ufyselig kalde den dagen. Da jeg kjem til holdeplassene fikk jeg bare klaging og syting over kulda, at den andre bussen ikke stoppet, og suring overfor meg. Dokk hadde jo ikke jeg gjort noe, bare komt for å hente de. Klart jeg skjønte de klaget over den andre bussen som kjørte og at det var kalde ute, men de kunne vist seg litt gla for at der kom en buss? Vel, da de bare klaget og suret fortalte jeg de at jeg hadde brukt pausa min for å hente de når jeg hørte kollegen min rope på radiosenderen at han hadde full buss. Da de hørte det da ble det gladere miner.

 

En annen gang jeg stod på litt ekstra var etter endt skift på Moa Trafikkterminal om kvelden kl 0100. Jeg skulle tilbake til garasjen og der var ei ung dame som skulle i Olsvika og det gikk ikke buss dit. Hun syntes det var litt skummelt å måtte gå hjem. Da jeg hadde endt skiftet mitt kjørte jeg henne til Vegvesenet sin trafikkstasjon slik at hun kunne gå derfra. Mye nermere hjem. Bare en liten omvei på 5 minutt. Men gjett om hun smilte!

 

Men igjen, jeg snakker jo bare for meg. Dette er ting jeg har gjort.

 

Men egentlig er det feil å måtte bruke pausa til slikt synes jeg. Pausa er til for å spise, ikke å jobbe. Pausa er ubetalt tid og fritid. 

 

/ Annelie

I have struggled a bit with finding products I can use since I got astma and allergies. Here in Norway it seems like the shops do not prioritize such products. It has been hard to find something that works. Before I got my occupational asthma I could use anything and my absolute favorite was Palmolive Sensual Shower Cream in a red bottle. It smelled lovely. But now I can not use it anymore. So I have had to try less parfumed products. I tried other Palmolive products, different soaps, and also low scented baby products (among those Barnängen from Sweden), low price brands like First Price and such. But I get asthma problems by all of it. Searching the net I fount Natural at naaf.no and now I have tried that. I works better. There are no parfume and no colours added and the content of chemicals are minimized. It should suit most people with allergies. Me however on bad days I have also felt my ashtma using Neutral, but it is absolutely much better than many other products you can buy in Norway.

 

The dish wash liquid also was much better than I thought. No asthma difficulties and it is also very good doing its job. Best dish washing liquid in Norway is Zalo so far, in Sweden it is Yes. Now they have got competition! I can really recommend this one!

 

If you are living in Norway or are going to Norway for the holiday or vacation and got asthma and allergies. I recommend you to look for this logo:

 

 

This is the logo of The Norwegian Asthma and Allergy Association. Products with this logo is granting for products that give you less problems with your asthma and allergies.

 

Have a nice day!

 

/ Annelie