It’s our paper anniversary today and the husband got Playboy anno August 1975.
Funny side note: As it turns out it the playmate on the centerfold was no other than the Norwegian Lillian Muller.
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TLR camera quite inspired by my Rolleicord IV, done in marker and ink.
My father gave my hubby this camera last time we visited. It was stowed away in a cupboard and is from 1953. Apart from being a curious item to draw it also takes quite neat pictures.
Pigeon
I have a thing for this creature. I love watching these birds. I have been around the world and wherever I go, there are pigeons.
Pigeons for me symbolize something solid and familiar. A bit like the moon.
(This is a doodle! Excuse the bad composition.)
The Lies of Disney
I have always been aware that Disney has a terrible way of distorting a story when they make it into a feature movie. The Little Mermaid does not get the prince in H.C. Andersen’s original fairytale. In fact the witch gets him and “Ariel” is transformed into foam on the ocean!
I recently started reading the original story; “The Adventures of Pinocchio”. and so far… Nothing really relates to the story Disney is telling. Here’s a spoiler for you: Jiminy Cricket gets squashed by Pinocchio within the 3rd chaper!
Damn you Disney!
Today it is snowing. I went for a walk and where ever I went I was the first to make foot prints in the snow. Montreal is very beautiful under a white veil.
Look at that lanky kid! It’s me!
This is a memory I cherish very much. It’s taken at a Botswani game park reserve, but unfortunately the name escapes me. The cheetah was one of four tame cheetahs used for breeding. They would mate with wild females in the park and thus strengthen the Botswani cheetah population.
I remember the cheetah purring and I felt the whole ground rumble with it. I cuddled with him as if it was one of my cats. The keeper also made me stick out my hand so the big cat could lick it. My mum was too scared to pet anything else but the tail.
I {heart} Cheetahs!
I found this image so hilarious, I almost choked on my muffin. It’s so bloody true!!!
I came across this band a couple of weeks ago. “Just a Band” are from Kenya where I lived for a brief period as a child. Coincidence? I think NOT!
Hear them Huff and Puff and be as excited as I am about them!
Change
Looking back at 2011 it has been a year of enormous change for me.
On Jan 22 I got married to the love of my life whom I have been with since the fragile age of 19. I am a happily married woman now. The changes in our relationship are subtle, but they’re there.
I also quit my job, packed up my home and moved to Montréal, Canada with the mentioned husband and two cats. Here we had to find a new home whilst adjusting to a new culture for better and for worse. Changes everywhere.
July 22 was a dark day in Norwegian history when 69 people were killed either in the bombing of our government building or during the massacre at Utøya. It has changed me. Something inside me has shifted. I am more patriotic and less nationalistic than before. Life is fragile and the world is mad.
New Year Resolutions!
First, let’s see how I did in 2011:
-Learn French… Check-ish…
-Get my driver’s licence… Fail!
-Get a (new) job… Check!
-Keep exercising… Check!
-Eat healthier… Check!
Now for my life altering and unique resolutions for 2012:
-Learn French (properly!)
-Get my driving licence
-Get a (proper) job
-Get fit
-Keep eating healthy
-Read more books
-See more of Canada
-Start sewing again
-Draw more
I also have one resolution with some friends that live nearby:
-Go for a midnight walk at least once a month
