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Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Nattåpent på Nordberg

Old and new in unity at Nordberg!

What a lovely view all the way to the ocean! Milla and I brought Besta to Nordberg Fort for a night of musical poems...

...and pancakes, of course.

We enjoyed the very cool, modern murals - breaking even with the ever beautiful 'Lista-landet'.

We visited Nattåpent, where Lars Jakob Rudjord og Ingvild Koksvik Amundsen have put melody to the famous Norwegian poet, Rolf Jacobsen's poems. Toggether with fellow musicians, they performed an amazing and emotional orchestration...we were left in awe, wanting more!

Their performance was a part of Fyrlyd 2012, a string of summer concerts. Get this - one of the concerts was a 'ligge-konsert', a laying-on-the-floor-concert, where everyone was, yes, laying on the floor, indulging in floating tones. Beautiful! A totally new musical experience.

The area and the fortress is so beautiful. And the view is amazing. All the way to the ocean.

Nordberg Fort was built by the Germans during WWII as a piece of the extensive defence line against an allied invasion. The coastal fortress was made to fire at enemy ships from the outside of Lista. From the fort's two highest points there is a fantastic 180 degree view over the ocean. at the same time you see down on the Pennefield, containing fantastic rockcarvings. After the war the interior and exterior of the buildings are mostly unchanged, and therefore it is heritage listed. Today it is a museum, a cafe with art and exhibitions. Walking through the fantastic cultural landscape seeing paintings of the marine soldiers in the trenches, is an experience.

Now we are eagerly awaiting the release of the Nattåpent music - due to be recorded and released in October. I will be first in line to buy the cd!!!

Monday, 2 July 2012

The Writer

Milla is doing so well in school. She is reading and writing - and the other day I found Milla writing down words that she knew. All by herself.

I had to ask her about some of them...

Nina (ok, I got that one)

Cat (yup)

Was

Sbedo (Scoobedoo - the dog)

Puppies (I helped her to add the I in there)

Pudo (puddle, as to splash in a puddle)

Won

Went

Elliot

Mum

Milla

My clever little girl!

Reconciliation Week

At Milla's last Assembly it was all about reconciliation week.

National Reconciliation Week is celebrated across Australia each year between 27 May and 3 June. The dates commemorate two significant milestones in the reconciliation journey. The week is a time for all Australians to learn about our shared histories, cultures and achievements and to explore how each of us can join the national reconciliation effort.

May 27 marks the anniversary of Australia's most successful referendum and a defining event in our nations history. The 1967 referendum saw over 90 per cent of Australians vote to give the Commonwealth the power to make laws for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and recognize them in the national census. 2012 marks the 45th anniversary of the '67 referendum.

On June 3, 1992, the High Court of Australia delivered its landmark Mabo decision which legally recognized that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have a special relationship to the land - that existed prior to colonization and still exists today. This recognition paved the way for land rights called Native Title. This year is the 20th anniversary of the Mabo decision.

The entire school had made artworks and thought about what reconciliation week meant to them:

Milla's class was hosting the Assembly

Beautiful artworks to illustrate Reconciliation

Milla showing off her self-made head piece of art

Milla's artwork about a puppy

Here are some little video snippets of Milla's class showcasing some singing that they have worked on. First they have practiced the months of the year and the days of the week:

Then it's Milla's time to grab the microphone...'and now it is time for an ad-break'...

And finally, the children in the class talk about what reconciliation week means to them:

Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Grocery shopping

Mmmmmm.....grocery shopping with pappa is fun!

I always get to choose a lil' something extra...mmmmmm!

Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Sushi Baby

We have a local Sushi train that absolutely serves the best Sushi I have ever tasted. It opened around the time we learned that Milla was on the way, and during the pregnancy we visited at least twice a week- and we still do! As they saw my belly grow they started to call her 'sushi baby', and they were right; she absolutely loves Sushi! They have watched our family grow and treat the girls like royalty; What will it be today miss Milla? And she normally quips back; I'll have a Salmon Nigiri, please. Agnes and Elliot prefers the Edamame - the salty green beans. It is so much more fun to pick them apart and explore their insides! The beans, that is:)

Sitting there watching all the beautiful dishes rolling by is a quick and easy lunch. Just as much a feast for the eyes as for the stomach!

Here are some of the dishes they serve. Our all time favourite is abalone, I think. Gregg is absolutely crazy about that one! I wonder how many kilos of abalone he alone has consumed during the years...?

Tuesday, 22 May 2012

Pat-Pat-Paaaaatawalonga!

Milla had Sportsday at school last week. She is a part of the green team called Patalawonga. All of the school's students are divided into four teams; green, yellow, red and blue.

Game on!

Go Pat-Pat-Paaaaatawalonga!!!