tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27836643084058420072011-07-07T22:18:28.889-06:00Earth's crammed with heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes The rest sit round it and pluck blackberries. Elizabeth Barrett Browninglima beannoreply@blogger.comBlogger281100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-1036443709535340242009-07-31T08:29:00.000-06:002009-07-31T08:30:11.882-06:00

lima beannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-70620103808193246282009-07-23T09:23:00.001-06:002009-07-23T09:24:45.882-06:00

A night of decompression and some delicious green tea yoghurt with mochi and blackberries.

lima beannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-35402112893555150502009-06-15T12:13:00.002-06:002009-06-15T12:16:51.737-06:00

it was perfect. it will be forever.

lima beannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-70153883259449022742007-08-25T21:54:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:14.777-06:00

So here are the pictures from Wales...Finally...I know, I'm lame for taking so long and ignoring your need for connection.Typical Welsh country road...totally narrow, high walled, overgrown...in short, not the best place for walking.Sheep...not that there were too many of those around...Caernarfon Castle. Where the "Prince of Wales" is handed power...best not to dig too deeply into the politics

lima beannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-10761293276836652492007-06-07T16:00:00.000-06:002007-06-08T15:15:25.314-06:00

So, sadly I have left the Troxels, but happily I have joined Stasia in Wales...Just barely. A word of warning to those that might enter the UK...have the address that you will be at during your visit on hand, or at least know enough of an address to make something up. I almost had to cry to get in as I didnt have either of those. We wandered around the city today, saw a beautiful church, loads

lima beannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-84450711260972594242007-06-05T07:37:00.001-06:002007-06-05T07:44:33.096-06:00

So, I have a regular birthday mystery on my hands...I got a blank envelope from telenor (the Norweigian telephone company) with a stamp on the back from Bodo radio (a maritime radio station for messages from boats?) The only people I know on a boat currently are the pirates, which if this is from you all...this makes you very cool...but it also says Chicago...so that includes a whole lot more

lima beannoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-11189990778305004042007-06-05T00:50:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:15.753-06:00

I have reunited with my camera base and so bring you these pictures...Technically this is not my birthday...Kristin and I wandered around these parks while Bella was at a birthday party for one of her friends. There is a cool story about the trees in the first park...originally it was just a farm and the farmer agreed to allow the freighters from the nearby port to offload their ballast at his

lima beannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-4836783891322577302007-06-04T15:54:00.000-06:002007-06-04T15:58:32.329-06:00

So, today was my birthday and I did all kinds of great things...we ate pancakes, went to a wool factory, dug through an amazing antiques barn that definitly was not up to code safety wise, went out to lunch, saw Pirates of the Carribean 3, had a great dinner at Patrick's Pub and ran into a bunch of people and hung out until it got too cold to be outside anymore...and I have pictures, but

lima beannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-41145199628498463352007-05-29T13:10:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:16.724-06:00

The last few days we've been assisting Kristin in finishing her art exam preparations and today was the setting up of the exhibit...Everyone's stuff was really amazing. So much creativity. There is a show tomorrow night and I will post pics of some of the coolest projects. Kristin will also be setting up a blog of her artwork, so I will post that address when its up.We also went to an art walk

lima beannoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-37416028435528939802007-05-22T14:32:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:17.318-06:00

Monday was Charlie-Blue's birthday, so we had a big pirate style party for him down by the castle and at Jabes...Sam was quite the swordsman...note his fine form as he vanquishes his opponent...Mike built these awesome pirate ships from which the kids had a cannon battle...Then they practiced their pirate moves...Oh, and I can't forget the pirate cake, Debbie would be proud Im sure...

lima beannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-26181988628659464922007-05-18T10:54:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:18.617-06:00

Yesterday was Norway's celebration of independence...there were lots of parades of various groups of people and everyone wore traditional outfits and there was a carnival and fireworks and a dance...the weather was fantastic, especially compared to today which was grey and raining all day...This is Bella and her friend Sameera in their Bunads...Mike and Matias riding tall bikes in the parade

lima beannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-9647977828405925182007-05-16T02:04:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:21.402-06:00

So Im back in Kristiansand with the Troxels and Camilla and tonight...LENE!! And I was finally able to charge my camera and get my photos off from my Norway in a Nutshell trip...so here is just a small sampling. If you really want to know, I can show you all 5000 pictures when I get home.This is from the train station in Myrdal. On the way there, we went through areas that still had several

lima beannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-59545983348481585232007-05-14T16:57:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:22.815-06:00

So, to catch up on the past few days. We were going to go to kjerag (this rock stuck between two other rocks...kind of like hanging rock, for those of you that have been to Salida) but there was too much snow and they had the road closed...but there was this beautiful waterfall off the side of the road (one of about 500 that I've seen so far) and so we decided to take the time we had and climb

lima beannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-9541867408009232382007-05-11T03:05:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:24.414-06:00

Yesterday Camilla and I and her dog Jessi hiked up to the pulpit rock. I cannot even describe how beautiful it was, nor do the pictures do it any kind of justice. You are so, so high up and it is so, so far down and all around you is just incredibly beautiful. Everyone that I know might read this has a good internet connection, so I will post a bunch of pictures...sorry if I am wrong and I

lima beannoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-10588304688268872142007-05-07T16:07:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:24.971-06:00

We were at the cafe on opening night (which went amazingly well...so many people and all different kinds of people adn everyone seemed to have a ton of fun...) and Kristin comes up and suggests that Charlie and I take a ride down to the pier...So we do, and there is the most beautiful boat ever...This fanrtastic girl Terezie showed us all around. It was built by the capitain, Rudolph, who has

lima beannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-36573672790702937042007-05-02T13:25:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:25.358-06:00

This morning I biked to a beautiful old church and just sat and relaxed for a while...You can see where they added on to the church in different styles...the evolution of the church played out in the structure. There were several new graves, which I found a little odd as it is a very old church and has a very full graveyard...Do they just recycle the spots after a while? Have people reserved

lima beannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-16243062193058073432007-05-02T00:45:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:25.647-06:00

We went to the mayday parade yesterday, very interesting...there were a bunch of banners for fairtrade and stopping racism and the environment and the workers union. Mike tried to talk to the fairtrade folks and they didnt seem to know anything about fairtrade anything, which makes you wonder if the party just gave them a flag and told them to march under it...but at least it is raising

lima beannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-34888044352425343942007-05-01T13:07:00.000-06:002007-05-01T13:08:01.056-06:00

Lene, we hope you had the best birthday...we love you so much and we can't wait to see you on the 16th!!!

lima beannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-55817958496658464032007-04-29T11:44:00.002-06:002008-12-09T21:46:26.077-06:00

We went to church this morning, God Bless her, Kristen translated the WHOLE sermon for Mike and I. Very good teaching on relationship, better than I expected given what Ive been hearing about the state of Norweigian Christianity on the whole. Then we went up to Kristen's folk's for BBQ and relaxing in the summer like weather. Yes, never fear, I am as truly pale as ever I have been.Charlie put

lima beannoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-36075189955015142052007-04-28T17:14:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:26.285-06:00

It was Mike's birthday today. We had a big party of friends over with tons of food and all kinds of crazy elephant games. I laughed so hard I cried and spilled tea all over myself. I have met so many wonderful, kind people here, I feel totally blessed. Its quite late, so Happy Birthday Mike. Have fun doing all the dishes tomorrow morning.

lima beannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-71720337513393462002007-04-27T09:24:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:26.584-06:00

Mike gave a talk to the YWAM people out on this island called Flekkeroy. It was amazingly beautiful and the people were very kind. After the talk they all prayed for us and it was a little intense. People praying in tounges and crying and one woman recieved oil in her hands...but I talked with a couple of girls around my age afterwards and they were very kind and I look forward to seeing them

lima beannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-84673326158242933162007-04-24T05:05:00.000-06:002007-04-24T05:07:18.071-06:00

lima beannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-76027404007793239542007-04-22T15:00:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:28.380-06:00

We woke up late today and drove out to Kristen's folks for lunch and a hike around the sticks. Apparently the area that they are in was considered hickville until recently...kind of funny, because it was amazingly beautiful and reminded me a lot of Colorado, apart from the signs in Norweigian...Maybe that was their secret...have everyone consider the area full of hicks so that they could keep it

lima beannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-47119886845211144132007-04-21T11:41:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:28.849-06:00

There is this thing in Kristiansand where once a year all the artists come out and everyone does their thing, whether its dance or music or painting or juggling. We biked up this hill (my legs are still sore) and attempted to learn how to juggle. The girl there is Tylene who is from Washington state and is helping Mike set up the Cafe. The man that looks like he might actually be able to juggle

lima beannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-17828032278174971232007-04-20T01:54:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:29.029-06:00

Just woke up, but I have to share this little bit from last night. We were looking out the livingroom window at the church and Mike tells me that the star next to the moon, the first one you see, is Charlie's special star and when they first moved to Norway it made him feel less alone to know that it was there. The family went on a trip to Oslo and charlie saw the star there and said that now he

lima beannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-35236362277866090182007-04-19T07:01:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:29.512-06:00

Im not actually sleeping on a mattress on the floor in some back room...here's a picture of my real room, very nice and the hammock ensures plenty of visits from my little friend Bella...We went for a walk and then dropped lunch off at the cafe Mike is working at/re-doing...very cool place...totally different than I pictured. Ill post some pictures when I get the chance. Im still adjusting a bit,

lima beannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-52631220973498476832007-04-18T12:04:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:30.359-06:00

So, after several trials and tribulations and a 400 meter dash through the Manchester airport carrying approximately 30 kilos (60? lbs), I finally got here. Mike, Kristen, Bella and Charlie met me at the airport with a resounding cheer. We came back to the Troxel's awesome apartment...Here's a view of their kitchen...And they fixed up a great little room for me...I get to go through this little

lima beannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2783664308405842007.post-50642309041996365592007-03-20T10:44:00.000-06:002008-12-09T21:46:30.511-06:00

Well Yee Haw....We went out to Bushnell last weekend and had a blast. Spike and Tripper let us shoot a couple of their guns and it was *so* much fun. I remember being a little girl and helping my dad make bullets, but this was such an adrenaline rush. I wasn't shockingly bad either...got a couple of cans from about 30 yards...I know, not very impressive, and not quite as good as Shannon, but

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