A royal occasion

Yesterday Nora invited all the girls to come watch the royal wedding in the basement livingroom, chosen since it had the most regal colours! What she didn't think of was that the TV in the basement room was old-fashioned and small, and didn't provide the picture quality one finds in TVs nowadays. But no-one seemed to mind.

Almost all were there: Besides Nora, there were Polly Line and her cousin Carol Line, wearing a blouse with a heart in a weapon shield for the occasion. Also Nora and Helmer's respective aunts were invited; Fiolett paa Traadén (Aunt Violet's It Slip) and Dolly Barton. They both loves weddings in general, and royal weddings in particular!
Being a huge lover of festive occasions involving fancy outfits and hats, Karl Edo invited himself to the party as well. Cocco Flanell was there too, but like Karl Edo, she said she was just interested in the outfits.

But I'm not sure that was the case, because when the happy newlyweds kissed on the balcony, a unison aaah, was heard from all of the guests...

All the romance and happiness caused Polly's mind to go drifting. In her mind images appeared where Kate and William's faces were replaced with hers and her Doctor Whatson's. Oh, if only, she thought, but had no hope it would ever happen, that they would ever become more than good friends. Her daydreams were interrupted by Cocco, who, intrigued by all the fabulous masks on the wall, asked Nora if they were souvenirs, like so many other items in the room.

Nora told that they were a precious gift from her good friend Oese in Germany, and so was the large oriental floor vase by the TV. "I was so happy to get the masks" Nora said, "because I could never find the right decoration for that wall, and now ... don't they look just perfect there?"

Credits: The basement livingroom is a mix of vintage Lundby leather furniture, re-ment furniture, a selfmade bookshelf and finds from the last 30 years. Thank you, Oese, for the masks and the other wonderful gifts you gave me last year, and sorry for being so late posting about them! For unknown names and backgrounds, see who's who.

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!

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!

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

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.