What do we do when we get snow on our boots? We brush off the snow and get it all over our hands so we wash it off in the snow on the ground. So far, every year has been Lilu’s first snowfall.  It can seem a long time between Winters for a Toddler so [...]

This is a very rare bird indeed!  Native to the southern regions of Australia, this little bird has been known to migrate North to Arctic Norway.  It’s insulated feet are heavy enough to crack through thin road-ice and its red feathers help the bird to be seen by motorist therefore avoiding ending up as ‘road-kill’. [...]

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 [...]

Spring is very different here in Norway.  Instead of blossoming flowers and bright sun it is the time the thick Winter snow melts and the clouds try hard to replenish it.  Eventually the clouds give up to make way for Summer but usually not until the end of May. Even though the green has yet [...]