Showing posts with label Aunt Violet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Aunt Violet. Show all posts

Thursday, 31 December 2009

Happy New Year! / Godt Nytt År!



New year's eve at the pub. The owner Bart Ender Barton spends the Holidays in England with his family there and Sean Kommer'u stepped in for him, his salons next door being closed tonight anyway. And since Pater Maximillian never turns down a glass of anything, Sean thought this could be a cheap way to entertain his brother. It's common knowledge that a Catholic priest in a bar is never short of free drinks from middleaged women.



Helmer came over for a beer, but left early to be with his family.



But pater Maximilian feels quite neglected tonight, since the interest of everyone in the bar is directed elsewhere!





I want to wish all of you a Happy New Year filled with miniscule pleasures!
It has been great to get so many new friends to share this hobby with and I'm looking forward to see more of your work in 2010!

Thursday, 10 December 2009

10th December



Today I got this wool coat and scarf and I immediately knew who should get it!



Doesn't aunt Violets it Slip (Tante Fiolett paa Traadén) look great in her new clothes?
She was quite pleased with the outfit as well! (And she usually is so sparsely clothed, it was about time she was more covered up!)
Because of the wind when I took the photograph, her hair is all over the place, but the cold wind also made her even happier to get the scarf and coat!


Friday, 26 June 2009

Pubdolls - who's who?



ENG: I have promised I would post a summary of who's who of all the characters you regularly can meet in this blog. And here they are, I'm proud to present, Nora and Helmer's family and friends.
NOR: Jeg har lovet å poste et sammendrag av hvem som er hvem av de som du kan møte på bloggen her. Og her er de fleste av familie og venner av Nora og Helmer du treffer her:


Helmer Lund is a good humoured man, satisfied with his life and family. He loves his children, his wife Nora, and his vespa (but not necessarily in that order). I'm not quite sure what he does for a living, he seems to have much time for leisure activities. But then again, he must have a decent income to pay for all the new furniture and accessories Nora keeps buying.

Helmer Lund er en godlynt mann, fornøyd med livet og familien sin. Han elsker barna sine, kona Nora og vespaen sin (men ikke nødvendigvis i den rekkefølgen). Jeg er ikke sikker på hvilket yrke han har, han ser ut til å ha nok av fritid, men samtidig bør han jo tjene en del for å kunne betale for alle møblene og pyntetingene Nora stadig kjøper.

Nora Lund is a dedicated arts and crafts teacher in secondary school, and also have her own sewing room. She's more enterprising than her husband and loves (re-)decorating their home in a nice mixture of new and old. Her best friends are Polly Line and her sister-in-law Carol Line.

Nora Lund er en ivrig kunst- og håndverkslærer på ungdomsskolen, og har også sitt eget syrom. Hun har mer tiltak enn mannen og elsker å pusse opp og innrede de forskjellige rommene i huset i en blanding av nytt og gammelt. Hennes beste venner er Polly Line og svigerinnen Carol Line.



Tomy Lund is the son of Nora and Helmer. He likes to play football, play with his cars, especially those from the movie Cars, and lego, read comics and draw.

Tomy Lund
er Nora og Helmers sønn. Han liker å spille fotball, å leke med bilene sine, særlig med de fra filmen Biler, bygge med lego, lese tegneserier og tegne.




Annika Lund is the daughter of Nora and Helmer. She's like most girls and loves to draw, play with her dolls and her doll's house and listen to music by her current idols. And she never can get enough stuffed animals, or so it seems.
Annika Lund er datteren til Nora og Helmer. Hun er som jenter flest og liker å tegne, leke med dukker og dukkehuset sitt og høre på musikk av sesongens helter. Hun får heller aldri nok kosedyr, ser det ut til.



Sean Kommer'u (Sean R. U. Coming) is a former agent, who in his agent days had a preference for fast cars and beautiful women (or vice versa). He has now calmed down and is running the local pub and assembly rooms with his wife Glenn Glosenough.
Sean Kommer'u er en tidligere agent som i sine agentdager gikk under navnet Bånn Gass på grunn av sin forkjærlighet for raske biler og snertne damer (eller omvendt). Men nå har han falt til ro og bestyrer puben samt driver byens selskapslokaler sammen med kona Glenn Glosenough.


Glenn Closenough is running the towns assembly rooms with her husband and is the mother of Nora. But in her younger days she used to be a variety artist in France under the name de Ville, together with Arne Vaa's mother Jannemor Vaa. They even had their own show - Vaa de Ville! But soon she was off to Hollywood and became a world famous moviestar!
Glenn Closenough er Noras mor og driver byens selskapslokaler sammen med mannen sin. Men sammen med Arne Vaas mor Jannemor Vaa, var hun tidligere varietéartist i Frankrike under artistnavnet de Ville. De hadde til og med sitt eget show - Vaa de Ville! Men det tok ikke lang tid før hun skiftet beite og ble verdenskjent filmstjerne i Hollywood.


Tante Fiolett paa Traadén (Aunt Violets it Slip) is the younger sister of Glenn Closenough and the aunt of Nora. She is married to Knut E. paa Traaden, but they are separated (again!) She loves purple, lilac and violet colours.
Tante Fiolett paa Traadén er lillesøstera til Glenn Closenough og dermed tanta til Nora. Hun er gift med Knut paa Traadén, men de er for tiden separert (igjen!) Hun elsker syrin, lilla, fiolett og purpurfarger.





Dolly Barton is the aunt of Helmer and Henrik. And even though she has been sent to Stavanger for rehabilitation, she still spends far too much time in the local pub.

Dolly Barton er tanta til Helmer og Henrik. Og selv om hun har vært på rehabilitering i Stavanger, tilbringer hun fremdeles alt for mye tid i den lokale puben.





Henrik Lund is the identical twin brother of Helmer. He is an author and is married to Carol Line, they have seven children. (My daughter's family)
Henrik Lund er den eneggede tvillingbroren til Helmer. Han er forfatter og gift med Carol Line. De har hele syv barn (min datters familie) !




Carol Line is Henrik's wife. She loves shopping in second-hand stores, no wonder with seven children! She also loves having a cup of tea with her sister-in-law Nora.
Carol Line er kona til Henrik. Hun elsker å handle i bruktbutikker - ikke rart med syv barn! Hun tar også gjerne en kopp te med svigerinnen Nora.
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Polly Line is Carol Line's cousin. She's an architect and the one who designed the extension to Nora and Helmer's house. She has a younger brother Jon Line, who at the moment is studying IT in another town.
Polly Line er kusinen til Carol Line. Hun er arkitekt og har bl.a. tegnet påbygget til Nora og Helmers hus. Lillebroren hennes er Jon Line, men han studerer for tiden IT i en annen by.






Arne Vaa is a good friend of Polly Line, and like her he's an architect and has designed Spook House and the facade of the pub and has been in charge of restoring the facade of the original part of the building. He was raised in Paris by his mother Jannemor Vaa. He moved to Norway as a teenager but still spends much time in Paris. Vaa is a well known Telemark family name.
Arne Vaa er en god venn av Polly Line, og som henne også arkitekt og har tegnet Spook House og fasaden på puben og ledet restaureringen av fasaden på den opprinnelige delen av bygget. Han vokste opp i Paris hos moren Jannemor Vaa. Han flyttet til Norge da han var tenåring, men er fremdeles ofte og lenge i Paris. Vaa er et kjent slektsnavn fra Telemark.

Cocco Flanell is a designer living in Paris. Through her work she has become a friend of Arne Vaa and Karl Edo Spook. She's also a close friend of Action Man who lives at Montmartre. She has designed the logo for Spook House and the moon lamps.
Cocco Flanell er designer og bor i Paris. Gjennom arbeidet har hun blitt kjent med både Arne Vaa og Karl Edo Spook. Hun er også nær venn av Action Man som bor i en leilighet på Montmartre. Hun har designet logoen til Spook House og moon-lampene.

 

Karl Edo Spook is the owner of Spook House, a shop for modern design, but has a preference for retro. He's Arne Vaa's partner and also a good friend of Polly Line and Cocco Flanell.
Karl Edo Spook er eieren av Spook House, en butikk for moderne design, men har en forkjærlighet for retrostil. Han er Arne Vaas partner og også god venn av Polly Line og Cocco Flanell.



The tall handsome stranger has showed up to a couple of the festive occasions I have taken photos from, but I'm not exactly sure who he is. Rumours have it that he's from another scale. Update: He is now known as Dr Whatson, because he always turns up when something's going on.

Den høye, kjekke fremmedkaren har dukket opp på noen av de festlige anledningene jeg har tatt bilder av, men jeg er ikke helt sikker på hvem han er. Ryktene vil ha det til at han er fra en annen skala.

Saturday, 16 May 2009

17. mai er vi så glad i!

ENG: The 17th of May is the National Day of Norway. It has for over hundred years been celebrated with parades of school children, their teachers and marching bands.
So today the children in me and my daughter's doll's houses have celebrated the day by marching the little "street" I have so far. And the whole town have been watching, cheering and waving flags! As a teacher Nora also participated in the parade.
On the pavement you can see Carol Line with her husband Henrik, Henrik is the identical twin brother of Helmer. Also present are Glenn Closenough with husband Sean Kommer'u, and Dolly Barton, aunt of Henrik and Helmer. Polly Line is apparently more interested in the tall, handsome stranger. Karl Edo Spook, Arne Vaa and aunt Fiolett paa Traadén ( aunt Violets it Slip) must have been too tired to come after last nights party, since they are nowhere to be seen!

On this day people are often dressed in their national costumes; called a "Bunad", but sadly none of my dolls owns one. The only dolls in national costumes attending were the greek pair to the right.



NOR: 17 mai måtte jo selvfølgelig bli feiret i 1:16 også. Så alle ungene i dukkehusene til min datter og meg gikk i tog, mens hele byen jublet på fortauet. Nora gikk i toget med elevene sine. Både Carol Line og mannen Henrik, som er Helmers eneggede tvillingbror, var der. Det var også Helmer, Glenn Closeenough med mannen Sean Kommer'u og Dolly Barton, tanta til Henrik og Helmer. Polly Line var visst mer opptatt av den høye, kjekke fremmedkaren.
Karl Edo Spook, Arne Vaa og tante Fiolett paa Traadén må ha vært slitne etter festen, for de er ikke å se.




NOR:
Og etterpå var det kaffe og kransekake i hagen.

ENG:
Afterwards the Lund family had coffee and almond "tower cake" in the garden.

Here is a photo from todays lifesize parade, with our school marching to town to join the other schools for the main parade.

Credits: Coffee pot by re-ment. Tower cake made by Christel Jensen.

Eurovision - the party's on


ENG: The party has started - everyone is in a great mood, especially Helmer, waving the Norwegian flag. Karl Edo plays along, but Greece, who are on right now, is his secret favourite.

NOR: Festen er i gang og stemningen er høy. Særlig Helmer er feststemt og veiver med det norske flagget. Karl Edo spiller med, men egentlig er det Hellas som er favoritten hans.


ENG: The party, seen from the terrace.

NOR: Festen sett fra terrassen.








Credits: Barcelona chair on terrace by Reac. Table and jug by re-ment

Tuesday, 21 April 2009

Happy Birthday to me!

NOR: I dag er det fødselsdagen min og jeg fikk lyst til å feire den med en fest med mine minste venner i et av selskapslokalene drevet av Noras mor og far Glenn Closenough og Sean Kommer'u.



ENG
: Today it's my birthday and I wanted to celebrate it by throwing a party for my not so great friends in one of the reception rooms owned by Nora's parents Glenn Closenough and Sean Kommer'u. (Sean R. U. Coming)


NOR: Rundt bordet sitter Karl Edo Spook, Cocco Flanell, Arne Vaa, Glenn Closenough, Helmer og Polly Line. Sean Kommer'u går til og fra og serverer, men holder seg helst i nærheten av sin kjære kone.

ENG: Gathered around the table are Karl Edo Spook, Cocco Flanell, Arne Vaa, Glenn Closenough, Helmer and Polly Line. Sean Kommer'u is serving, but prefers to be close to his dear wife.













NOR:
Glenn Closenough har valgt interiøret i rommet med utgangspunkt i favorittbildet sitt.

ENG: Glenn Closenough has chosen the interior, based on her favourit painting, but she's forgotten who painted it, so if anyone knows, she would be grateful if they could tell her! (the large painting)

NOR: Nora, i nytt antrekk for anledningen, står og konverserer sin mors søster tante Fiolett paa Traadén. (Etternavnet fikk hun da hun giftet seg med Knut E. Paa Traadén, men de er for tiden separert)

ENG: Nora, in a new outfit for the occasion, is conversing her mother's sister tante Fiolett paa Traadén (aunt Violet's It Slip)




NOR:Først mot slutten av middagen dukket Helmers tante Dolly Barton opp, etter å ha tilbrakt det meste av kvelden i puben til sin andre nevø, Bart Ender Barton.

ENG:
First towards the end of the dinner, Helmers aunt Dolly Barton showed up, after spending most of the evening in the pub of her other nephew, Bart Ender Barton.

Credits: Furniture and lamps mostly Lundby, fruit by Cocco, spungecake by me (my first attempt) kransekake (tower cake) by Christel, fruit cake and other accessories are gifts and ebay finds.
Paintings are by Diego de Silva y Velásquez, Orazio Gentileschi, Pierre-Paul Prud'hon and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres.

Tuesday, 10 March 2009

You know where to find us - or Who's who?





NOR: Så var vi her igjen... Nora sitter ved bordet med sin beste venn Polly Line og sin tante Fiolett paa Traadén. Bakerst ved disken ser vi Arne Vaa, Polly Lines eksmann, med vennen Karl Edo Spook. Som du kanskje kan gjette pga de svarte klærne er både Polly Line og Arne arkitekter.

I forgrunnen står Helmer og prater med tanta si, Dolly Barton, som også er tanta til pubeieren, Bart Ender Barton (sønn av Dollys bror Bartholomew Barton og Mae West Ender). Dolly står for en vesentlig del av omsetningen...

ENG: And here we are again... Nora and Helmer back in the pub.

Nora is sitting at the table with her dearest friend Polly Line and her (Nora's) aunt Fiolett Paa Traadén (VioLet's It Slip). In the back by the counter we can see Arne Vaa, Polly Line's ex-husband, and his friend Karl Edo Spook. As you may have gathered from their black clothes both Polly Line and Arne are architects.

In the foreground Helmer is chatting with his aunt Dolly Barton, who is also the aunt of the publican, Bart Ender Barton (a son of Dolly's brother Bartholomew Barton and Mae West Ender). Dolly is responsible for a fair share of her nephew's turnover...