Yes, I know it sounds random, and it was random. As I driving home this afternoon there was a huge truck blocking the road, obviously trying to maneuver himself back onto the road (which was not easy, I can tell you that). As I was patiently waiting for him to accomplish the task, I took a look at the load in his truck. At first it seemed like your regular load of donkeys, but when I took a closer look I spotted a small bear stomping around in a semi-covered cage, and a llama mixed in with the donkeys. I do wish I had my camera with me. Finally the driver got on the road and I was on my way, smiling to myself as I thought of how random, yet not surprisingly unusual the whole situation had been.
Tomorrow is the 17th of May. But for any Norwegian, this particular date isn't like any other date in the year, it's the 4th of July of Norway. And this year I am actually here. However, some preparations had to be done to get ready for tomorrow. One was getting my national costume down from the loft. I got it a few days ago and tried it on. It's a wee bit tight, but I think it'll be fine. This evening I ironed (or rather started ironing) the blouse which is hand embroydered and made of linnen (so those of you who have a clue about fabrics, know that linnen is the opposite of no-crease material). And the second part of the preparation was polishing the silver. I tried the "foil-in-hot-water-with-salt" method, but I don't think it worked too well. I did a bit of polishing with toothpaste after that and it looks alright. At the end of the day I'm the only one who will notice the level of polishedness of my silver. I have also got my camera on charging re...