Moose has always gone out on the farm in the middle of Winter with just shorts and no shirt on, and sometimes without shoes!  And I always profess that he is absolutely crazy! It just so happens that last week I found myself in the middle of a paddock in just my pyjamas!  Boy, do [...]

People always complain about how expensive Norway is, especially Norwegians.  However, Norway really knows how to put on a sale.  I have never seen things cheaper on sale than in Norway.  In fact, we rarely need to buy clothes full price.  There is always a sales clothes-rack with 50-70% off somewhere in each store.  Quite [...]

It can be very frustrating not knowing what clothes to buy your new born in Norway.  The weather is so extreme especially in the north.  Knowing what will keep your baby warm in Norway is common knowledge passed down from mother to mother, however, being an immigrant on the outside this information is very difficult [...]

As an Outlander, you might not have the ‘inside’ knowledge of what to buy and what not to buy for your baby’s nursery.  This information in Norway is usually past down from mothers, discussed in mothers groups or even posted on mother and parenting blogs – however, some of us don’t have the luxury of [...]