Lettuce begin

with William Shakespeare: “… in my salad days, When I was green in judgement, cold in blood.” “Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it.” – Charles Dudley Warner “To make a good salad is to be a brilliant diplomatist – the problem is …

“North of the Wall”: A Photographic Trip to the Far North

I’m very proud to present the fine work of Stefano Crosio today. Many of you know him already from Clicks & Corks and Flora’s Table, if not, please give him a visit and say hello! Nikon D2x   200 -400mm f/4.0    f/9     1/250    Iso 400    400mm Canada, Hudson Bay: Arctic fox (Alopex lagopus) and tundra vegetation This first …

In the Wonderland Woods of Norway

One day Alice came to a fork in the road and saw a Cheshire Cat in a tree. “Which road do I take?” she asked. “Where do you want to go?” was his response. “I don’t know,” Alice answered. “Then” said the cat, “it doesn’t matter.” Text: Lewis Carroll, “Alice in Wonderland”, 1863. Foto: Hanne Siebers, …

A Rainy Day at the Opera

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Early Summer in Fredrikstad, Norway

Normally the summer in Norway deserves a speeding ticket, but not so this weekend… 🙂 “Hark, now hear the sailors cry, smell the sea, and feel the sky let your soul & spirit fly, into the mystic…” ― Van Morrison (link to youtube) “The cure for anything is saltwater – sweat, tears or the sea.” –   …

Congratulations, Klausbernd!

Liebe Freunde, heute hat Klausbernd seinen Roman, “Tantes Tod” veröffentlicht. Glückwunsch von unseren Buchfeen Siri & Selma und mir! 🙂 Die ersten 30 Seiten könnt ihr bei Neobooks kostenlos betrachten oder es bei Amazon, Weltbild, Thalia etc. als eBook bestellen. Ist das nicht ein schönes Cover? Und eine schöne Landschaft, etwas weiter als der äußersten Norden …

MILLI

“You can look at a picture for a week and never think of it again. You can also look at a picture for a second and think of it all your life.” – Joan Miró Milli, 8 Jahre, Fredrikstad, Norwegen, 2013                            – …

Eternity

“From my rotting body, flowers shall grow and I am in them and that is eternity.” – Edvard Munch

Axel, Marianne, Leonard

Originally posted on kbvollmarblog:
„Das Wort normal verursacht mir Erstickungsqualen. Ich muss an andere unheimliche Worte denken wie gemeinsamer Nenner oder Lochkarte.“ Axel Jensen „Ikaros“ The word normal makes me suffocate. It reminds me on other eery words like common denominator or punchcard. Könnt ihr euch an Leonard Cohens Song „So long, Marianne“ erinnern? Do…

Stranded

“I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be.” ― Douglas Adams