Showing posts with label Martha. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Martha. Show all posts

Sunday, 18 October 2009

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.

Saturday, 18 April 2009

Gjengangere second-hand shop

ENG: With all the redecorating Nora has done after Spook House opened, she can almost singelhandedly keep a second hand store supplied. Luckily for her, it didn't take long before one opened either and next to Spook House, too, very convenient for Nora indeed! It's called Gjengangere (The revenants), and the owner and manager is Osvald Halving.

NOR: Etter all møbelutskiftingen og oppussingen Nora har satt i gang siden Spook House åpnet, kan hun bortimot egenhendig holde en bruktbutikk forsynt med varer. Heldigvis for henne tok det ikke lang tid før det åpnet en heller, vegg i vegg med Spook House, ganske så hendig for Nora. Den heter Gjengangere, eies og drives av Osvald Halving.













ENG: No sooner has Nora brought some new stuff to the shop, my daughter's doll Carol Line, married to Helmer's brother Henrik, is there to see if there could be something of use for her home.
So the little café in Gjengangere soon became their favourite place for a cup of tea. The café is run by Osvald's industrious wife Martha, who also cleans Nora and Helmer's house. I think she might have given her husband an inside tip of all the old furniture that was piling up, with the sole purpose of being in her way.

NOR: Ikke før har Nora levert noe nytt til bruktbutikken så er min datters dukke Carol Line, gift med Helmers tvillingbror Henrik, på plass for å se om det er noe hun kan bruke i sitt hus, så den lille kafeen i Gjengangere ble fort et yndet møtested for dem. Kafeen drives av Osvalds driftige kone Martha, som også vasker huset til Nora og Helmer. Ikke umulig at hun har tipset mannen om alle de gamle møblene som hopet seg opp hos arbeidsgiverne hennes, uten annen hensikt å gjøre det vanskelig å komme til med støvsugeren.