Showing posts with label garden. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garden. Show all posts

Monday, June 22, 2009

A Midsummer Night's Dream


Many of you might have seen Nannis post at NannisVerden. She has written beautifully about the day we spent together yesterday here at Hvitsten. She is such a great writer and I feel blessed to count her as one of my best friends.

My yellow collage.
(The kissing couple is actually my friend Nanni and her Nanniman...*giggle*)

Even when it is raining this garden is wonderful. Nanni is taking pictures and I'm jumping over rocks with my beloved Calous.

After spending the whole day together we went to see an evening performance of Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream at the Havlyst garden at Ramme Gaard. (If you want to know more about this garden you can see my previous post, The Secret Garden.)

It was a magical evening!
Accompanied by the sound of fountains, exotic birds chirping, wind ruffling the leaves and with a glass of Dom Perignon in my hand, I was exported to an enchanted forest where fairies played and mortals despaired. The setting couldn't have been more perfect and I laughed at the mischievous acts of Puck and the silliness of the amateur actors playing Pyramus and Thisbe.

It was one of those nights that you know that you'll remember for a long time. As we walked through the garden on our way home it was 11.30 at night and still fairly light. It had stopped raining and the sweet smell of flowers lingered in the air
.... oh, those Norwegian summer nights are marvelous.....

I took these pictures on my way out. It was 11.30 at night.

The Royal Shakespeare Company plays at Ramme gard until the 27th of June. There are still tickets available. If you have a chance, get your tickets right now. You won't regret it!

Friday, June 12, 2009

Not on the High Street

Looking around in "Blogworld" I happened upon an internet shop I have never seen before. www.notonthehighstreet.com is filled with goodies! And quite a few of the items they ship to Norway.

Here are some of my favorite things:

Personalized signs of all sorts.
I would come up with a sign that was only mine - like:
A happy, but disorganized family lives here!
Guests bringing chocolate are always welcome!
Don't bother taking your shoes off, the floor is already dirty.
Live, dream, love and eat!

A personalized plantbox for one of my gardening friends. Maybe Nooria...
A tin of love cookies for my lover.

A tin of bugs cookies for my son!
A tin of handbag cookies for my girlfriend Nanni!

A dreamy summer kaftan for those walks on the beach. I think Marit would like it...

A shopping bag for Domestic Diva. She likes to shop...


A pair of cufflinks for my superhero.
A sewing kit so I would know where to find a needle and thread next time I loose a button.

A cake stand so I could invite my girlfriend FruNelia for "5 o'clock tea".

A romantic chalkboard for the messages I need to give my family when I sleep in.


Romantic plates that are just Oh, so Girly!


A pink glitter tutu for my little princess - she would wear it every day!


I would never use a yellow post-it again!

A beautiful birdhouse - o, my gosh!

And my absolute favorite: a wooden swing with my own personalized text. I can just picture it dangling from a branch under an old oak tree...

Se anything you like?

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

A long day

It has been a long day - a very, very long day! My mind is empty and my heart is very quiet. So right now there is nothing I want to say to you all. Instead I have decided to share with you one of my favorite pictures. It is of my daughter and it was taken last May in the garden at Røed gård (farm) at Jeløya. (I know, Norwegian is a strange language...)

Saturday, June 6, 2009

The secret garden



Behind a wooden fence, just a mile up the road from Hvitsten, you'll find one of the most beautiful places on earth. You can walk by on the gravelroad without ever knowing that paradise is just behind that tall fence. But if you ever set your foot inside, you'll have the experience of a lifetime. Petter Olsen inherited Ramme gård (farm) from his parents in 1966. It has been his life's work to establish an amazing fairytale garden in this unlikely place. The garden is called "Havlyst" (which means something like Ocean Delight). A couple of times a year it is open to the public and today was such a day. I took some pictures just so that I could share the experience with you.

From the 18th to the 27th of June there will be performances in the amfitheatre by the British Shakespear Company. The guest star is Kåre Conradi. They will perform A Midsummer Nights Dream and Much Ado About Nothing. The garden will be open so that you can enjoy a beautiful evening in this wonderful ambiance. If you want an incredible experience get your tickets right now! Read more at http://www.rammegaard.no/









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