søndag 29. august 2021

SUMMER 2021 / SOMMER 2021

 


Nå har det blitt et langt opphold på bloggen min. Denne sommeren har  gått med til å klargjøre huset vårt for salg, og rydde og kaste. Det er et gammelt hus som trenger mye vedlikehold, og hagen krever også sitt. Derfor bestemte vi oss for å ta den jobben det er med rydding av et hus hvor vi har bodd i 40 år, mens vi har helse til det.  Så sommerens kjøreturer har stort sett vært til fyllinga og til bruktbutikken :) Vi føler nå at tiden er inne til å leve et litt enklere liv. Vi skal flytte til en leilighet i desember. 

It has been a long time since I wrote on my blog. This summer has been spent making our house ready for sale, and clean out and get rid of all that has been collected through the years.  It is an old house that needs a lot of maintenance, and the garden also needs work. We decided that it was the time to clean out and sell  while we have health to do the job. We have lived here for 40 years so it takes time to declutter!  So this year's summer trips have mostly been to the landfill and to the thrift store :) We now feel that the time has come to live a  simpler life. We are moving to an apartment in December.


Med gode hjelpere hjemme på sommerferie ble det orden på litt nødvendig maling! With good helpers at home on summer vacation, some necessary painting  was done!



Og ikke minst, utallige esker med gamle barndomsminner fra loftet ble gjennomgått. Noen skatter ble tatt vare på, og resten kastet. Jeg har vært av den typen som har kastet svært lite, alt ble bare puttet i esker etter som ungene vokste fra det :) De hadde det veldig moro alle tre og gjenopplevde mange gode minner.  Og jeg kunne glede meg over et tomt loft da de var ferdige😃. (Og en full garasje med skrot som skulle kjøres til fyllinga.) And countless boxes of old childhood memories from the attic were examined. Some treasures were taken care of, and the rest thrown away. I have been a collector who has thrown very little, everything was just put in boxes as the kids grew out of it :) They had a lot of fun all three and shared  many good memories. And I could enjoy an empty attic when they were done😃. (And a full garage with scrap to be driven to the landfill.)

 

Iris syntes det  var morsomt med tomme esker, og mange til å gi henne kos. 😻
                      Iris thought it was nice with empty boxes, and many people to cuddle her. 😻



Gode arbeidere fortjener  mat! Good workers deserve food!


Det ble også tid til litt lek og spill. There was also time to play 😃


Vi feiret 46 års bryllupsdag mens de var hjemme og ble overrasket med denne vakre blomsterbuketten fra ungdommene. 💗 Vi er veldig takknemlige for de flotte ungdommene de er, og de fine årene vi har hatt sammen som familie her. Takk til svigerdatter og tre sønner! Takk for god hjelp og fine sommerdager. We celebrated our 46th wedding anniversary while they were at home and we were surprised with this beautiful bouquet of flowers from the young people.  We are very thankful for the great young people they are, and the good years we have had together as a family here. Thanks to daughter-in-law and three sons! Thanks for good help and nice summerdays.



En kveld jeg tittet ut av vinduet fikk jeg øye på denne gjesten, et pinnsvin. Kanskje den bor i hagen her? Den fant seg en snegle som den satt og spiste! Det har vært lite plager med brunsneglene her i år, så kanskje det er takket være pinnsvinet? 
One night as I looked out the window, I spotted this guest, a hedgehog. Maybe it lives in the garden here? It found a snail that it  ate! There has been little trouble with the brown snails this year, so maybe it's thanks to the hedgehog?





Det har også blitt tid til strikking, men det får jeg vise i neste blogginnlegg. I have also been knitting, but I will wait to my next blogpost to show.

7 kommentarer:

  1. Glad to have you back. You said you wanted to move and I thought you were very busy!
    We are doing the same here, before retirement and moving to another place. Still four years to go. You did a good job with your sons!

    SvarSlett
  2. We have recently retired and there was SO MUCH to get rid of in our house too. But your family will be grateful that you did it while you were fit and able.

    SvarSlett
  3. Big changes coming for you and your husband. After so many years in one house one does accumulate a lot of "stuff". It's the same for us ( 44 years in this house now).
    Good luck with all the necessary work to be done in the coming months. I hope you find a lovely apartment.

    SvarSlett
  4. Lovely to read your blog again :)
    You are so wise to move house before it becomes difficult to do so. Some people leave it too late and have all sorts of problems.
    Are the red-heads your sons? I had to ask, because my two sons are both red-heads :)
    Have a great day, Mxx

    SvarSlett
    Svar
    1. Yes, the red-heads are our two youngest sons :)

      Slett
  5. Så koselig blogginnlegg! Litt av en jobb dere har fått unna! Kjenner meg igjen i det å samle i esker. Vi bor på småbruk, og her blir vi nok boende så lenge vi kan. Barndomsheimen til mannen min. Det har blitt dårlig med blogging her også. Det er så mye som skal foregå om sommeren. Får tro det bedrer seg når høsten kommer.

    Klem

    SvarSlett
  6. I have NEVER seen a hedgehog in the wild before. That is just amazing. INCREDIBLE! What a great day you and your kinfolk had! You are very wise to move while you have the strength and can do it in an orderly fashion.

    SvarSlett

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