Making chicken feed of my mortgage

Goldiegirl

Loving the Norwegian, photos.

I have some similar photos of Bergsn.

I noticed a Costa cruise ship in the corner of your photo.

Greying, I'd always imagined that the houses were brightly painted so they'd show up in the snow, but I understand it's also to do with what the building is traditionally used for.

Cute hedgehog, BTW

muddywhitechicken

:wave: Greying

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

MWC - I am so enjoying these pics

I was just looking at the houses - in your 'Day 8' and in the bigger city of Bergen - there is much colour - much more than I think we would see if we were looking at a similar scene in the UK. Do you know if there is a reason why the houses are so colourful? I did ponder (more especially in the winter snow) if it had anything to do with identification? Enabling you to work out your bearings/location? I don't know Greying (the folk museum was shut when we visited!) but agree that they are very pretty. I don't like that red cedar colour on fences/sheds here in the UK but on houses in Norway it works

Were those cherries on the ground around the 'Nosi' sign? Yes And what was the fruit being grown in rows on the Fruit Trail please? I think those were apples, they also grow pears, plums and cherries - we had some lovely local apple juice and cider

Did you have lots of memorable meals? £60 for 1 small pizza, 1/2 pizza & salad, 1 beer and 1 coke was pretty memorable :eek::rotfl: Or perhaps one or two? I should imagine fish was pretty high on the agenda We did try some traditional Norwegian dishes, as well as reindeer, whale, lots of smoked salmon and Mr MWC ate loads of shellfish (I'm allergic )

Thank you MWC - it's no mean feat to have loaded all those pics up - Thank you again My pleasure - glad you enjoyed them

Utterly, utterly lovely

Greying

ahem_47

MWC

You were right

So cuuuuuuuuuuute

Greying_Pilgrim

MWC - :eek: to the pizza cost in Norway I'm glad that you got to try 'traditional foods' too

And I have to agree, Henry is super cute Love his pic too

I hope the week has treated you kindly.

:wave: for the 'garden girlies'

Greying

muddywhitechicken

Eggs IN 4
Eggs OUT 0

I'm chicken-sitting for a down-the-road neighbour from tomorrow for a fortnight - writing it here so I don't forget!

I've made a novice gardener mistake :doh: I bought some crown imperial bulbs today not realising that they have a funky fragrance and it's a couple of months before I can plant them out...

In other gardening news, we are eating homegrown tomatoes, cucumbers, courgettes, runner beans, beetroot, padron peppers, basil and figs :cool:

In :money: news, I've MOP'd £850, Mr MWC has negotiated a lower price for broadband/TV/phone, we've started another 6-month stint on the RM survey and I found £1 today :T

Alchemilla

My smallest two very much enjoyed the hedgehog pic.

Greying_Pilgrim

MWC - Padron peppers? Are they the green ones that are nice and fruity, until you hit one in every 'X' that is hot? Or am I getting my varieties mixed up?

Well done to Mr MWC on the negotiating, and well done for finding a pound! I get excited when I find a penny :j:rotfl:

Hope you have a great weekend

Greying

muddywhitechicken

Greying_Pilgrim wrote: »

MWC - Padron peppers? Are they the green ones that are nice and fruity, until you hit one in every 'X' that is hot? Or am I getting my varieties mixed up?

That's them Greying - Mr MWC got one that made his eyes water

muddywhitechicken

Plan for today:

Have a lie-in - done!
Chicken-sitting duties (a.m.) - done - 2 eggs from down-the-road chickens (3) :T
Strip bed and wash bedding - done
Take advantage of dry & breezy day and do all laundry - not quite
Grocery shopping - have lots of good nectar point coupons to use (already have £70 of nectar points to use during our frugal January challenge - we're going to live like kings!) - up to £75 now
Go for a ramble through lovely villages where we couldn't afford to buy even the cheapest house - done see post #3035
Pick & pickle crab apples from the garden before tomorrow's storm - not done as apples aren't quite ready for picking
Deadhead & general tidy up in the garden - not done
Chicken-sitting duties (p.m.) - done

muddywhitechicken

Mr MWC has just excelled himself in the kitchen again :T

Vietnamese lemongrass beef banh mi for lunch DELICIOUS!!!