Is this Love…
Farfar is now blind and nearly deaf. He usually needs two walking sticks to poke his way around the house. It is getting harder for him to occupy himself during the day. We often catch him falling asleep at the breakfast table, in his rocking chair or in the lounge (usually sleeping with his stereo headphones on!)
Last time we went to Alta there was this curious blue rope tied around the trees. Was is a run for a new dog? Was it to stop people walking on the snow and therefore squishing the Spring vegetation underneath? Was is a marker for the tractor to clear away the snow? Nope. It was the love of Farmor.
All these years Farfar enjoyed his farm. He build it from scratch – even the main house. Now the body is weak but the will is still strong, and so as practical as a farmer’s wife is, Farmor gave Farfar the opportunity to be independent, get some good exercise and fresh air (and probably to get him out of the house for a little while ;D). So just from half an hours worth of work – tying knots, looping rope, hugging trees – Farfar can now be led along his farm, to the letter box and back home to the breakfast table. What more can a man want?
Is this love, or is this love?
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Lathari beach is the only beach in Alta.
The Norwegian smålens goose, or smålsensgås, is a heritage breed of Norway. Our smålensgjess arrived on the farm in September 2011.
A traditional Advent Calendar is made with an orange and cloves.
The Arctic Circle is an imaginary line.
In the winter we rest.
I would have to agree; that is true love! How precious to do that for him. One of the most important things to people as they get old is to be able to maintain their independence for as long as they can. What a gift.
Thats awesome!And yes, thats love, unconditional love.
Very precious – my mother just leaves a glass of wine on the porch table – she reckons that enough to help bestefar find his way home…..
A sweet story and a beautiful picture.
I’m surpriced that you haven’t tried this delicacy as I pictured Aussies as venturesome foodies. It should be part of the process to obtain true Norwegian citizen ship, right along with lutefisk. When I left Norway in 1948, I do not remember the various foods being available in tubes as they are today, but open faced egg sandwiches were popular. Instead of caviar, my mother would put filets of anchovies on top of the egg slices. Yummy soul food, better than lutefisk even.
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from L-Jay:
I’m warming myself up to the idea…lol. But I can tell my little one is a true Norwegian – she eats anything! Yes, even Lutefisk! lol.
Does farmor still ask Geir to play “I love you because”?
I miss them. I have to get back to Alta.
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from Moose:
I think Geir has played it one too many times – he has moved onto ‘Det vakreste som fins’.
from L-Jay:
You should come an visit! – Your whole family! (Before it’s too late.)
Oh, how beautiful.