When the rest of the house was still a building site, but work paused for a month during the summer, we put in furniture. The living room and kitchen space were not done yet as you can see below. The reason why we did this was partly because we needed somewhere to live during the […]
Furthermore, we had an errand on this island: to look for lime stone for our home renovation and specifically for the floor of our hallway and one or two out of three bathrooms that we plan to clad entirely in stone; floor; walls; and ceiling. Of course it is an experience to visit the very […]
I had to get away, to a place that was not mine but that I could lend for a few days. Away to get closer, move to reach stillness. How ironic life can be at times. In the eye of the storm it is quiet. The silence speaks in a different tone in places that […]
Some days it just doesn’t click. I do not know why. Maybe it is when I am not fully present or maybe not in tune, could that be the same thing? Some days it doesn’t reach even half the way, it is not close to getting there. When life suddenly becomes challenging, when it is […]
I made this flower pot with a friend in mind. I wanted to make something that resonated with her and her life view, and so I came up with this expression. She wants to be as grounded as possible before she takes the next step, to make sure she knows what she is doing before […]
This summer the liberty of having a bridge of our own has been so luxurious. There has been no need to plan or transport ourselves any further than down the slope from our house to take a swim. A few evenings we have put on the sauna and gone back and forth between the heat […]
In June we moved ahead with the kitchen and living room space as well as the bedroom (gym?) on the first floor. The floor was mended and given a new finish, which we redid twice. Striving for a top result made us do that. 😉 We met a wonderful man who made stone everythings and […]
It has been a year since I started posting. To have a blog had been floating in the back of my mind for years. Previously I have had a blog or two but not been able to keep them afloat, to have continuity and not abandon what I started. This experience contributed to my recent […]