Splittet

From the filmfestival for 8 graders. Axel class had made a film about 2 boys friendship and how it may be perceived. The filmfestival is a project all over Denmark where selected 8 graders get the chance to make a short movie in collaboration with a professional filmmaker. The project entails making the script, casting, filming, catering and what not. Axel was a supporting actor together with his very good friend Mohammad. The class took the price for best manuscript.

The movie is now on you tube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AC9dSbQSJO0

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We had a really fun birthday party. Rita said it's the best ever! We took all the girls from her class to a local public pool for 3 hours and had a lot of fun.

We had a cake woman. It was very tasty.

Fastelavn II

Rita was belly dancer. We got her out fit at the bazaar in Aarhus when it was a bit warmer. So it ended up being a belly dancer in long underwear. 

Fastelavn

This year we had both David and Felicia with us for the festivities in the neighborhood. Quite unusual both of them beat both the bottom of the barrel and the final plank thus becoming both queen and king. Rita was responsible for the action shots and got this one of Ellen. 

Green eggs and ham

It is not. But we went for a one day trip to Germany. Nothing was really planned and then we came upon this place in Harmsdorf: Braaschs schinkenräucherei. A small old cottage that has been changed into a ham smokery. It was original a home - the apartment is still in the house - but since it didn't have any chimney, Herr Braasch found it better suited for hams. When we were there 1000 hams were hanging from the ceiling. They make about 4000 a year. The production period is November to March. The rest of the year it is too warm.

Winter vacation in Sweden

Our winter vacation is almost at an end. 7 days in the house in Hørby. We enjoyed lots and perhaps too much good food. And we were so fortunate to have snow. Erik spent a long time trying to get the arm to stick on the snow men. Patience had its way and he succeded in the end.

Ready for superbowl

Thanks, Uncle Paul.

Wintery Paris

Ellen accompanied me on a business trip to Paris. It was blistery cold but we made it around in the streets and the metro. We had wonderful meals. Foie grass with blueberries may sound unusual but something of the most delicious I've ever tasted. I'm certain it won't be our last visit to this city.

Rita's cake

This just showed up in Picasa. It's the cake Rita made for her class' Halloween party. It was poisenous green and had red eyeballs all over. It was spooky!

Hippie dog

Rita and her new friend Elvira and a dog that doesn't quite know what face to put on.

Family shapshot

Christmas at my Mom's place. A fun evening with good food and fun games - and just a little Christmas weariness.

Christmas 5

Yes, I believe we have a picture of us dancing around the Christmas tree every year. But this picture is special. It's the first of all 5 of us on Kløvervej and it is way over due :-)

Christmas 4

Today we got the tree. And it was the right day. It snowed when we left home. Since our regular tree seller didn't have the most exciting trees last year we tried a new place. But it was wrong. No nice trees or as Axel said: What did I say, no need to change tradition! So we went to our regular and got the most beautiful tree.

Oh and the ground was wet and muddy not suitable for young men - or so they claimed :-)

Christmas 3

Rita was a beautiful Santa Lucia the other day.

Christmas 2

Homemade pate is gross in the making but delicious in the eating :-)

Getting ready for Christmas

A snow landscape with angels and pixies are on it's way.

Fun

Last day in Sweden for now.

Kullaberg

The rugged cliffs of the Kullaberg peninsula has claimed the lives of many a sailor. The landscape is so unlike the flat of Zealand. Every cliff and hill just calls out to be climped. We did and we managed. If was fun. It was strenous. It was so that Ellen completely forgot to warn us to be careful.

Vacation bakery

Sweden means turning down the speed dial several notches. And then we have plenty of time to bake or make a special meal.

Orcs, beware!

It's a stone sure tradition. We've hardly entered the forest I'm Sweden when we are attacked by orcs and have to defend ourselves against this terrible fiend with mortar pine cones and hochsitz.

Getting ready for the first frost

Last week we had 26 degrees. Tonight it might be frost. Rita and I figured we'd better bring in the pumpkins. Our first harvest at Kløvervej gave us 13 pumps. So we have plenty for carving and cooking. Can't wait.

Stargazing

Entering the trail of Giacobini-Zinner brings us 1000's of meteors. The best way to watch them is lying down. We did and saw tons of meteors. 

Skærgård

In Denmark it was the warmest October 1st ever. I don't know about Stockholm but the weather was fantastic when we sailed among the hundreds of small island in the skærgård. We got quite the tan. It was hard to get a decent picture of the small islands but this unusual crane turned out quite good,