Knask eller knep! *

* Trick or treat

Happy Halloween!

Credits: The pumpkins are made by me and son out of fimo. (I have never had a real pumpkin, so I hope they look about right)

You Tarzan, we Jane

ENG: In the parcel from callsmall I also got this cool yellow furniture.
I lent it to Polly Line, while she's waiting for her other furniture to arrive. But she was so happy with it, so I don't know if I'll ever get it back! She immediately invited her friends Nora and Cocco Flanell over to show off her new house and furniture. And for a banana daiquiri.


NOR: I pakken fra callsmall fikk jeg også disse kule gule møblene. Jeg lånte dem til Polly Line for å ha mens hun venter på å få resten av innredningen hun har bestilt. Men hun ble så fornøyd med dem, så det spørs om jeg noengang får dem tilbake! Hun inviterte straks venninnene sine, Nora og Cocco Flanell over for å vise frem huset og de nye møblene. Og for en banana daiquiri.

Credits: Yellow chairs, sofa and lamp from callsmall. The carpet is a gift from Oese, thank you both!
The sideboards are by Barton, the dining chairs are from Lundby and the dining table is a Arne Jacobsen table by Brio. Eames elephant from Reac, accessories are re-ment, beads and other finds. The Tarzan poster is a half of a postcard. Green artwork on the wall is a laminate sample.

Finnes det en kvinne

ENG: I'm starting to get a bit worried about Helmer. Callsmall sent him a new guitar and now he's sitting in his study all day, singing and daydreaming of his female fans. One of the songs I heard him singing is by the Norwegian band de Lillos:

Will I find a woman, and will she tell me when?
She may need a bit of spine since I'm stubborn now and then
She'll have to hold my hand if something scary's going on
But mainly she'll just be there, with sweetness and with fun

Will I find the woman, or will she come my way,
who will bring me little presents and smile to me all day.
That I'm a handsome guy, it's a fact she'll never hide
And she'll buy me drinks and tickets for a movie or a ride

It would be nice if she had a job that pays her fairly well
For I'll just sing and play the guitar and the truth is it
will never sell
The things I care the most for are myself and my guitar
But something by the name of love will reach her from afar

Something by the name of love, something by the name of love
Something by the name of love, something by the name of love

(I'm sorry about the blurry picture, I think my concern made my hand a bit unsteady)

NOR: Jeg er blitt litt bekymret for Helmer. Callsmall sendte ham en ny gitar og nå sitter han hele dagen på kontoret sitt og synger mens hans dagdrømmer om beundrerinnene sine.
En av sangene jeg hørte ham synge var denne av de Lillos:

Finnes det en kvinne en slik som jeg vil ha
Hun kan gjerne være streng for jeg kan jo bli litt sta
Og hun må holde meg i hånden hvis noe farlig skulle skje
Men ellers være snill og prøve å få meg til å le

Finnes det en kvinne en slik som jeg vil ha
Som kan gi meg små presanger og søte smil hver dag
Og alltid må hun si at jeg er den peneste
Og spandere røyk og kino og en middag på café

Og hun må gjerne ha en jobb hvor hun tjener ganske bra
For jeg skal bare spille gitar og det blir neppe noe å leve av
Og stort sett er jeg egentlig bare opptatt av meg selv
Men noe som heter kjærlighet det skal hun få allikevel

Noe som heter kjærlighet, noe som heter kjærlighet
Noe som heter kjærlighet, noe som heter kjærlighet

(Beklager det dårlige bildet, jeg tror bekymringen gjorde meg litt ustø på hånda.)

ENG: If someone is interested in the melody as well, I found it here on youtube, but I'm afraid the clip is of a rather poor quality.

ENG: Some new interior details. NOR: Noen nye interiørdetaljer.

- Thank you for the fab guitar callsmall!

Credits: Translation of lyrics: Hubby - thanks! Guitar from callsmall, Arne Jacobsen Egg chair from Brio, other furniture Lundby. Accessories are Lundby, Re-ment, Cocco and Treefeather. Pendant lamps and T-shirt with Henrik Ibsen print by Cocco.

New light on dirty laundry

ENG: Last week I let my dolls see Rebecca's blog where the Praegers were cleaning their home, in the hope that they would follow their good example, since none of their houses have been cleaned for a while. But Nora said Martha, the cleaning lady, was expected this week, and didn't see the point in cleaning the house first. But I reminded her there was also a lot of laundry to be done, and even installed a ceiling lamp in the utility room to make it easier for her to see what she's doing. And here she's at work!

NOR: Sist helg viste jeg dukkene Rebeccas blogg og posten hvor familien Praeger gjorde rent, i håp om at de ville følge deres gode eksempel, siden ingen av husene deres hadde blitt rengjort på en stund.
Men Nora sa at siden Martha, rengjøringshjelpen, skulle komme til uken, så hun ikke noe poeng i å gjøre rent først. Men jeg minte henne på at det også hadde hopet seg opp med skittentøy på vaskerommet og for å gjøre det enklere å få gjort arbeidet satte jeg også inn en taklampe der. Og her er hun i gang!



ENG: Here is the utility room afterwards. The vacuum cleaner is gone, so I wonder if someone has changed their mind about not cleaning?
NOR: Her er vaskerommet etterpå. Støvsugeren er borte, så jeg lurer på om noen har skiftet mening?



Credits: Washing machine and sink with laundry drawers from Lundby. Led light in the ceiling.
Work bench from Playmobil with re-painted top. Accessories from Playmobil and Re-ment.

A Bocca Lips Now

Karl Edo Spook hopes you're not tired of his shop yet, because he just had to show you his new Bocca lip sofa! It has been on his want-list for ages, and finally he got hold of one. Karl Edo's friend Arne Vaa was happy to be the first to try it.

Update: I came up with a better headline, and my husband convinced me to change it.
If I hadn't, the waisted pun would have tormented him for ages :-)

Credits: Lip Sofa made by me, in polymer clay. Lego table and shelf. Ball clock on the wall made by me. "Pastil chair" and clocks in the shelf are by re-ment. Vases are beads, but the red vase is bought in Venice.

Seven heaven

ENG: Karl Edo loves his furniture and feels sad everytime a piece is taken away from him.
So the new seven miniature chair on the counter is not for sale!

NOR: Karl Edo elsker hvert eneste møbel i butikken og har vansker med å skilles fra dem.
Nå har han fått en ny syverstolminiatyr til å ha på disken og den er ikke til salgs!

Credits: The Arne Jacobsen seven chair is made by Cocco! Most of the furniture is credited before, as the Lundby chairs, the lego shelves and the re-ment counter and lamp. The white chairs are by Barton, the white tabletop is a broken re-ment table top on a knob. Accessories are by re-ment and Cocco and bead vases.

Paris, en messe verdt

ENG: Because of the sudden businesscall Karl Edo had to go to Paris instead of attending the Stavanger trade show. But he managed to do some private shopping as well. I must admit I was a bit surprised about what he brought home from some of Paris' many antiques shops: an art nouveau mirror and an art deco clock isn't what I usually associate with the Spook House style. But it seems he knew what he was doing, because they do look rather nice together with the candleholders he also bought there and the Nora Guldbrandsen vase.

NOR: På grunn av presserende forretninger måtte Karl Edo måtte dra til Paris istedenfor å dra på handelsmessen i Stavanger, men han rakk da å få handlet litt til seg selv i Paris også.
Jeg var litt overrasket over hva han hadde med seg hjem fra de mange antikvitetsbutikkene i Paris; et art nouveau speil og en art deco klokke er ikke akkurat det jeg forbinder med Spook House-stilen. Men det virker som om han vet hva han gjør, for de ser jo ganske bra ut sammen med lysestakene han også kjøpte der og Nora Guldbrandsen-vasen.

ENG: Karl Edo wasn't at home when these pictures were taken. It's election day, so he was out voting. (When he came home he told me he voted for The Democratic Tupperware Party)

NOR: Karl Edo var ikke hjemme da disse bildene ble tatt, som den gode borger han er var han ute og avga sin stemme i Stortingsvalget. (Han fortalte meg da han kom hjem at han hadde stemt på Det Liberale Hofteparti)



UPDATE 15.09.09:

ENG: THE ELECTION RESULTS: (With 99.8 of the votes counted)

The Mutual Surprise Party 42.0%
The Inevitable Reunion Party 10.0%
The Conservative Beach Party 6.6%
The Democratic Tupperware Party 6.9%
The United Working Bee Party 14.1%
The Pot Luck Dinner Party 7.2%
The Innocent Third Party 13.0%
The Anarchist Search and Rescue Party 0.2%

Thanks to Rebecca and Geir for helping me with the results!

NOR: OG HER ER VALGRESULTATENE: (Etter at 99.8 av stemmene er talt opp)

Kald Front - 3.2%
Et Godt Parti 28%
Inngangspartiet 5.1%
Det Liberale Hofteparti 6.9%
Progressivt Hakeparti 7.0%
Det Nye Varepartiet 17.8%
Rått Parti (Tidligere Fischers Legendariske Sjakkparti) 38.4%