Reflections from The Blue Table

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Sunday, August 19, 2007

A traveller's year - August. Part 4

I have just read a travel tale Sigrid Undset wrote about a visit she had to the island Selja in the 1930ies. She was fascinated by the Sunniva legend, and spent four spring days there with "the painter and his wife". The story (at least not the story I read) doesn't give the painter a name. But I... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, August 16, 2007

A traveller's year - August. Part 3

Two hours west of Hjelle we were out on the coast. A boat was waiting, we boarded and 15 minutes later we could set our feet on the holy island of Selja. During the last year I have spent time in reflection, silence and prayers on both Lindisfarne and Tautra, and Selja has been high up on my list of... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

A traveller's year - August. Part 2

It is early morning. In a bright, warm sun, which reminds me more of southern France than western Norway, I sit out on the balcony waiting for Terje and the girls to come down for breakfast. The balcony is part of the oldest building of Hjelle hotel, dating from 1886. During the first part of the... Sign in to see full entry.

A Traveler's Year - August. Part 1

"Wouldn't it be nice to see more of Norway this summer?" My husband and I are sitting at the diningroom table with maps and guidebooks planning yet another trip to Italy. Venice, Rome, Terracina, places which have become more and more familiar to us after so many visits these last years. We finish... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Why God?

A young, beautiful woman - wife, daughter, sister, friend. Suddenly set aside. Cancer. Beautiful to look at. Beautiful to be with. I will never forget the huge photo of your face in the newspaper when you were just a tiny little girl. We are many surrounding you in prayers. A close circle of family,... Sign in to see full entry.

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