The first snow came slow and steady today – as if warming us up to a cold winter.

Last night, as we were walking in town, I looked up, and little white specks were floating down in the black sky. Gasp! It’s snowing! We were happy to get white fluffy water in our hair and all over our clothes as we walked. But it didn’t last long – 5 minutes or so. You [...]

First comes snow on the tips of the highest mountains. Then comes the breeze – it chills itself as it passes over the mountain tops before plunging into the valleys. Then comes the Autumn frost. First, it disappears in the morning, but soon it stays longer and longer, until it covers the landscape with a [...]

Halloween is this week so we have beautiful orange pumpkins in the stores at the moment. Living in Norway has really made me value food. In Oz we have everything all the time – pumpkins all year round – so nothing is special any more. But in Norway most things are very seasonal – it [...]