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Napkins from Zanzibar

 

Our Christmas gift from ElRay & Anton were a set of 6 unique woven napkins bought while they visited Zanzibar. They had also bought handmade napkin holders, but they were lost along with ElRay's luggage on the flight to New York. So I took 6 of our pewter napkin rings, and personalized them using ribbon, cardstock buttons and monogram brads. Quite pleased with the result actually. Happy New Year!

Mitt hjerte alltid vanker...

Det skulle igrunnen vært versjonen hun synger med Tabernakelkoret - men den finner jeg ikke på Youtube... Vi fikk en signert cd igår av misjonærene her i Stavanger. Cd'n 'Spirit of the Season' med Sissel og Tabernakelkoret har ligget på #1 plass på Billboard Classic listen i flere uker, men er ikke å få kjøpt i Norge. Moren til eldste Bagley (misjonær) hadde kjøpt den i Utah, og fått den signert av Sissel i butikken, før hun sendte den hit. Best of both worlds, don't you think?

God Jul!

Afternoon in the blue light

A peaceful Sunday afternoon in Richmond, Virginia.

Eirin

Thanksgiving in Norwegian

 

Some of the ex-pat families in our congregation decided they wanted to invite the Norwegians to a thanksgiving weekend at a cabin in Sirdal. It turned out to be the first weekend of snow. We were about 100 people and a few dogs. ;-) Lots of good food, snowball fights and pleasant company. Truly something to be grateful for.

-Joanna

Goodbye and good luck

I made a card for my manager, Geir, who is leaving my company now while I am away. It is not really a card, it is a box with a little book where the guys in the office can write a little something and wish him good luck with his new job. The bottom of the box unfolds and I have decorated it with words that describe him. The cards I have made in the past have been quite boring if i may say so, but this one I am actually quite happy with.

Then again it took forever to make it…

Cold roses