Archive for December, 2009

It’s times like these you give and give again

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

bar rouge, 31.12.08

What a year it’s been, huh? I rang in the year 2009 in a fancy bar in Shanghai with my then boss and some friends. I was working as an English teacher in Changsha. (you can see my new years post from last year here!)

melbourne

End of January I found myself in Australia for the first time in my life, pale legs and all.

F1000010

Melbourne was really good to me.

koala reserve

I saw koalas and penguins in Phillip Island.

apollo bay

And went on a lovely trip to Apollo Bay.

melbourne

By March it was time to say goodbye, unfortunately.

prespringwoods

Back home in Denmark spring was about to come out.

nephew

I got to see my family and friends again after six months away.

misha fish outta water

And the best dog in the world.

london day 1

I went on a short trip to London in August to see Animal Collective and Gang Gang Dance and spend time on the roof drinking fruity cocktails in the sun.

london day 2

And of course making myself breakfast in bed.

conspiracy inc

Somehow, though, it seemed summer came and went and all of a sudden it was my birthday, which I spent at Conspiracy Inc and at home with my family again.

treasures

I gave myself a new camera, which in return gave me pleasures like this to look at.

union square greenmarket

Late fall it was time to go to NYC.

for dan

Boy, do they love pizza.

And I guess most of you will know December: Work, work, work and more work! Then food, food, food and more food! Mostly it’s been an exciting year, I never really could say what was going to happen next and I suppose that is a somewhat positive thing. I don’t want to look back on it with heartache, so I guess I will say it was exciting, yeah?

Thank you, everyone, for reading, commenting, emailing, snail mailing and tweeting. It’s been pure bliss running this blog in 2009 and I hope to continue doing so next year, hopefully with you(!), some new features and more photos of food and feet and flowers, alright!
Have a safe and happy new year!

Sit in the same room. We look the other way

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

christmas lunch

Alright, I promise these are the last of my Christmas photos! But tradition does call for a family Christmas lunch, and this was it.

christmas lunch

christmas lunch

My aunt has lovely little decorations.

christmas lunch

We start off with the fish. Three kinds of herring and eel, both with various toppings (curry, beetroot, egg and onions and herbs). On homemade rye bread, of course.

christmas lunch

Then we move on to the warmer stuff, like this, my mother’s home made liver paté fresh from the oven with some fried bacon on top. Does the ‘liver’ part freak you out? Well I can tell you it’s delicious, and I’m not really that keen on liver paté, but it’s my mum’s hey!

christmas lunch

Some flæskesteg and red cabbage. We also had æbleflæsk (”apple pork”, which makes no sense), black pudding and brawn. I’m not too fond of the last two, I must admit.

christmas lunch

christmas lunch

christmas lunch

Last on the table was the cheese! We do love the cheese with the crackers and the homemade olive bread. Yes, we did have the baked brie again and it was delicious. The pesto and chili goudas were also marvelous!

I’ve got a half day at work tomorrow and then it’s the end of the year, can you believe it?!

What would I want sky

Monday, December 28th, 2009

christmas eve

Welcome to Christmas eve at my parents’!

christmas eve

The tree was beautiful.

christmas eve

And here’s the table. We were only six, if you were wondering. That’s not a lot for our family, and it was quite weird, but also very nice and relaxing.

christmas eve

Hello, Mr. Indecent Turkey! Are you about ready?

christmas eve

A little starter.

christmas eve

Oh yes, Mr. Turkey is ready for his stuffed close up!

christmas eve

Sides.

christmas eve

DELISH. Plus, extraordinarily fantastic gravy, kudos mum!

christmas eve

Traditional dessert, which I can’t stand, unfortunately.

christmas eve

Corner cosy!

christmas eve

Time to head upstairs for the main event – PRESENTS! (after the dancing and singing, anyway)

christmas eve

Yes, Christmas was finally there and how good it was to sit in the company of loved ones. (wow, how cheesy am I sounding in this entry?!)

christmas eve

Yes, the best dog in the world was not feeling the paparazzi.

christmas eve

Klejner and more!

christmas eve

AND MORE! So good.

christmas eve

I ended the night with a couple of gin and tonics with homegrown lemon slices!
I hope you all had a fantastic time, whatever you were doing!

The post that tells you: Happy holidays

Thursday, December 24th, 2009

misha

Dear everyone,
My dog and I would like to wish you happy holidays, wherever you are and whatever you are celebrating (if you are even celebrating at all). We are taking some time off after an intense (long) period of hard work to relax, eat good food and spend time with the family.
Thank you for reading, take care – until next week!

Christmas-busyness-guestposting pt. iii!

Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009

Ah, yes. Three guest posts in three days! Am I spoiling you rotten or what?
Today’s post is by the wonderful Allison! She posts lovely photos on her blog 24:00. I stumbled across her blog earlier this year while she was still in Japan and I’ve been an avid reader ever since. I’m so excited she agreed to do a guest post here and I bet this post is going to be the most portraits you’re ever going to see on this blog again, since for some reason I don’t really photograph anything human!
Thank you, Allison!

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by allison o'connor

1) My boyfriend Paul & his cousin Kyle waiting for the subway in New York

by allison o'connor

2) I took this picture at a free outdoor Grizzly Bear/ Beach House concert in New York.We didn’t actually get in to the concert but listened from the streets just outside of the gates. This young couple sat down in front of us and just looked so romantic I couldn’t resist taking their picture. Its still one of my favorites yet.

by allison o'connor

3) Paul was being silly and reading that writing from right up close, but the photo came out looking pretty thoughtful. I like that the walls around him look like they could go on forever, making him look really isolated.

by allison o'connor

4) This is my friend Amy at Veggie Thai, one of the best vegetarian places in Portland

by allison o'connor

5) I love this picture! Paul and I went to a wedding and he wore fake glasses just for fun – I took this once we got home. (Just for fun, I attached my Japanese friend Nozomi’s painting that’s based on this photo – amazing isn’t it?)

by allison o'connor

6) My friend Simone, carving a pumpkin for Halloween. She has the most incredible blue eyes.

by allison o'connor

7) My friend Lupe at Pho Thy Thy in Seattle’s University District. He always has the most interesting stories.

by allison o'connor

8) My brother Ben. We went out for breakfast and he was not quite fully awake.

by allison o'connor

9) At breakfast in Portland with Hank and Kevin, friends from San Francisco, during Thanksgiving break. Doesn’t it look like they must have been talking about something pretty juicy?

by allison o'connor

10) I just posted this on my blog a few days ago, but this photo set from Uwajimaya, a Japanese supermarket in Seattle, is one of my favorites yet.