Hei !

Nå er det utrolig lenge siden sist jeg har fått skrevet noen ny blogg.  Det er lissom blitt så mange andre arenaer man holder på med.  Facebook, Instagram osv.  Men nå, i anledning feiringen av vårt 30 års jubileum, så bør jeg ta meg selv i nakken og gjøre et forsøk.

Vi har laget en egen jubileumsavis, hvor du kan lese hele historien om oss.  Og hvordan denne reisen har vært.  30 år er en ganske lang tid.  Det har vært gode tider og dårlige tider.  Vi har klart å endre oss med tiden.  Og vi har utviklet oss fra den miste bittelille bedrift, til en ganske stor organisasjon. 

Kanskje jeg kunne fortelle dere litt mer her ?  Bare til dere her inne ? 

Her er jeg på kontoret mitt

Og her er hvor det hele startet.  Dette bildet fant jeg i min mors gamle saker.  Det er fra Boracay i 1981.  Det er meg ytterst til venstre, og Mor som nr 3.  Jeg kan fortelle mange historier fra den tiden der.

 

Our new FLAGSHIP STORE

We are so excited !  In a very short time we are opening our new FLAGSHIP STORE in Oslo.  The location is really something to be proud of.  Its in the main street of Oslo, facing the Royal Castle, and next to the Parliament building.  The adress is KARL JOHANS GATE 25.  Next to Zara.  The building you can see on the right side, is the parliament. 



You can see our sign from far away.  On the picture it looks small, but it isnt.



There is a famous outdoor restaurant just in front of us.





We are working hard to get ready to open the doors.

This is the Facade.  We are starting the season with a great picture of Charlotte. 

We havent opened the doors yet, but it will happen soon. 
The OFFICIAL OPENING will be on August 15th.  Then well celebrate with some great surprises.

If you visit Oslo, make sure to drop by !  We would love to see you there !  Until then, have a great summer !

Gave & Interiørmessen

 

The new year is here, and spring is just around the corner.  We are preparing for the coming giftfair in Oslo, called Gave og Interiørmessen.  Its a good place to meet new customers. 

Jeanette is testing out all our new displays and filling them with jewelry.

The new spring poster is ready !

We will continue our pure silver campaing for WWF

Ths spinners are beeing prepared with the new collections.

Our great basic items.

I år har vi laget 17 mai sløyfer for det norske markedet

Jeanette i farta

We are not quite ready yet, but we are getting there !

Vi ønsker alle forhandlere velkomne til vår stand på Gave og Interiørmessen i Oslo 26.-29 jan

January life

Hi again !  Its January, and time to get moving !  I want to show you my hobby !

We are a group of women who dance African dance with Raymon Sereba as our teacher.

 

This time we had great musicians.  On different instruments.  Most important is ofcourse the drums

Sometimes we sing too.  We learn different kinds of african village songs etc. 

The man in turqize t shirt is Kossa.  He is a marvelous percussionist.  And to his left Siddique.  It was great to have the Cora player also. 

Its quite difficult.  One has to listen to the rythms quite carefully, and train the body to move accordingly.

Raymond Sereba is a fantastic teacher.  And dancing works wonders.  African dance is like laughing with the body !

On the other hand, we dont have any ambitions to become really good.  We just enjoy it.

 

 

 

And when I got home I took a hot lovely bath.

With lit candles, and some nice luxurious oil.  And then just sink back and enjoy !!

 

 

Happy new year 2012

Dear Friends !

I want to wish you all a very happy new year 2012.
My best and sincere wishes that the new year is going to be a good one.

I want to share with you this beautiful video that I found on Facebook.
 Aurora in the sky with diamonds.  Take a little time to enjoy this amazing video.


http://vimehttp://vimeo.com/21419634

Lots of love from Birgit

My christmas

Dear Friends,

I did say I was going to share some pictures from my christmas.
We have had a really nice christmas the traditional way. 

The house is ready, we clean and decorate all over.

This red Nisse sits on the mantlepiece every christmas since the children were small.

Our Christmastree is great !  Franz goes out to cut it himself.  He searches for the best one !

Julenissen comes to Norwegian homes on Christmas eve.  This one in particular speaks german, and his reindeers are always making trouble outside.  And Franz is never there !

Christmas morning we have a nice long breakfast with traditional food.

And on boxing day the whole extended family gets together for a big christmas party.  We even dance around the christmastree singing christmas songs.

So all in all nothing new has happened.  Everything has been like its been for many many years.  And thats really great.  Thats exactly what we wanted for christmas.  Just to be together and enjoy.

Warm christmas greetings from Birgit


 

Merry Christmas

Happy Christmas everyone !

Up here in the north, Christmas is the nicest and most important tradition of all.
The light is turning on December 22.nd.  The daylight is returning, its going to be lighter every day until mid summer.  

The blue hour. Photo: Finn Jørgensen

 

The daylight starts late, and stops early around christmastime.  We have the "Blue hour" every afternoon, when the light is disappearing, and everything looks blue.   I just want to share with you some picuteres from this time.  Some pictures I have borrowed from some friends.

The low winter sun.  Photo: Miriam Sørsvang

 I look foreward to celebrate our christmas with Franz, our children, our parents and relatives.

Iceroses on an old window.  Photo: Eli Kaldahl

I hope the weather will stay cold.  So we can enjoy the winter.  I might share some pictures with you too, if I find inspiration to turn on the computer.  And with this I want to wish you a very happy and peaceful Christmas.

Love from Birgit