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.

La vespetta

NOR: Helmer fikk denne bittelille vespaen (til høyre..) laget av en av jentene i det kommende palasset til Sans, som likte bildene av ham på vespaen hans så godt! Vespaen kom ulakket, som du kan se her. Men nå har han fått lakket den og var så fornøyd med resultatet at han tok med vespaen til Karl Edo Spooks hus for å få skryt av ham og Arne Vaa.

ENG: Helmer got this tiny vespa (to the right..) from one of the girls from Sans' palace-to-be , who liked the pictures of him on his vespa very much. The vespa came unpainted, as you can see here. But now he has got it painted and was so pleased with the result, he took the vespa to Karl Edo Spook's place to show it off to him and Arne Vaa. When I took this photo of them for the blog, he waved his hand to say hi and thanks to Sans' girl!

NOR: Nå står vespaen på arbeidsrommet hans, så han kan kikke på den og drømme seg bort.
ENG: Now the vespa's in his study, so he can look at it and let his dreams fly east.

Credits: Stockholm house: Barcelona chair from Reac, table and "tent" from Re-ment. Helmers study: Carpet, shelf and lamp by Lundby. Recordplayer by Barton/Lundby. Arne Jakobsen egg chair by Brio, vespa from Sans, painted by me, accessories from Lundby and ebay finds.

Helmer's study

ENG: This is the study in Nora and Helmers house, mostly occupied by Helmer. But I haven't yet found out what he really does there, except listening to his records or playing his guitar.

NOR: Her er kontoret i Nora og Helmers hus, oftest brukt av Helmer. Men jeg har ennå ikke helt funnet ut av hva han gjør der, bortsett fra å lytte på platene sine eller spille på gitaren.


Som meg, har Helmer dilla på pingviner.

ENG: Like me, Helmer has a thing for penguins.
This one he found in a tourist shop in Paris.



















NOR: Rommet med og uten overlys. Under er Helmer på plass ved pc-en.
ENG: Daylight through the ceiling window. Underneath we see Helmer at his computer.




















Credits: The desk, book shelves, cd player, radio, telephone, lamps and rug from Lundby. The pendant lamps and the kitsch woman on the wall by Cocco. The Arne Jacobsen Egg chair and foot stool from Brio (I have had them since my childhood) Computer and newspaperholder from Re-ment. The books are mostly from Lundby, TreeFeathers and self made.