I’ve had to wait until the first day of Summer before introducing watermelon to Lil’ Red.  He wasn’t too keen at first until he realised he could feed himself. Even though watermelon is imported they are only imported seasonally, (so no watermelon at Christmas for Southerners in Norway). However, it is ironic that one of [...]

High Summer and low tide in Alta.  A sleepy Summer’s day.  When the tide is out you can walk into the middle of the fjord or you can sunbath on the beach and watch other people do it.

I know basil.  I’ve grown it before in pots on my windowsill in Australia.  I loved being able to snip off a bit of fresh basil for my salads and pasta.  So this Spring, imagining all the lovely 24 hour sun we’d be having over Summer and all the lovely basil I could be eating, [...]

The last month we have had to use the lights in our house at night.  This might seem quite normal for most people but since we have been living with the sun constantly through out Summer there has been no need to switch on any light in the house. But now in Northern Norway the [...]