We had a funny moment yesterday. Sitting together with a group of
friends, suddenly the girl next to me points out that there is a flock (or is
it herd?) of cows leisurely strolling in through the gate and coming into the
property. A random trail of thoughts passed through my mind including, “that’s
interesting... maybe the local cow-herder has an agreement that he can bring
the cows in to graze on the football field...” However, my thoughts were
quickly interrupted (and proven wrong) by a couple of the guys jumping out of
their chairs when they realized what was happening and running outside to shoo
the cows back out using palm branches. I was amazed at the speed of their
reaction (the guys, not the cows- they seemed in no hurry to leave, although
they did eventually make their way out the gate again). It was what you could call
and amusing interruption.
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...