Fall is Here...
I can't believe it. As suddenly as it came, the Summer has disappeared! The first week I was here in May, it was still Spring. Still rainy. Still cool. Now, it is the middle of August, and it's now rainy and cool again!

I did enjoy the summer a lot despite its brevity! Went wild raspberry and strawberry picking! Picked cherries in the front yard! (The apples are ALMOST ready! Yipee! and I HOPE to pick some wild blueberries in the forest this weekend! :) I spent quite a bit of time preparing the fruit to be frozen for the winter! We'll have cobbler and smoothies every now and again for a burst of summer in the snowy winter!

Exploding Romanians
Next week, I will begin my Norwegian courses. I haven't learned many words yet, but I am becoming more familiar with the sounds and the way the written language looks. Last week, I registered for Norwegian class... I stood in line for an hour with many other immigrants from around the world. I met a guy from California who plays for the local soccer team. His wife is Mexican. Small world, really. Three people from the sunny Americas who know more about each other's cultures than they do the new one they are in. :) I also stood in line behind a very interesting fellow from Romania. He told me his whole medical history... I really enjoyed telling his story to my Norwegian friends here because it was SO bizarre! :) Feel free to let me know what you think... (Norwegians find it quite odd that he would share so much and in so many detailed descriptions and using words that Americans would never say in public.) hehe

Once, he was at work, and he noticed his belly button was leaking. He went outside to get a bit of warmth from the sun as he sat. His boss saw him through his office window, came outside, and yelled saying that he shouldn't be sitting down on the job! He went back to work... at which point his belly button exploded and he fell. His boss saw him, the young man yelled curse words at his boss, and then he was taken to the hospital. His mother also had a case of exploding plumbing and can no long poo. He has had four stomach operations, miningitis, and some sort of brain tumour? Poor guy. :oS He shared a lot more details that I won't go into here for those with weak stomachs, but I will just say that it all felt completely commonplace to me... I enjoy hearing about those sorts of things... but for most, it would be... Strange. At least I can say that you only hear these stories happening in third world countries. Karin told me that its because someone in the west would never let symptoms get so bad that a body part explodes. :oP

PHOTO OPS:


Harvest time is almost here! This is half a mile down the road.

Where is Vegar??

Vegar at the top of the cherry tree, picking those that are hard to reach!

Vegar's Bounty in Cherries!

Vegar enjoying Kelly's chicken enchilada's,
mom's recipe... with chips and salsa! :)














One minor issue, though... I could not find packaged or canned cream of mushroom soup anywhere! So, I had to make it all from scratch. I was a bit worried, but it was really good though. :)