My grandmother’s house in the forest is like a fairytale

Sist sommer besøkte jeg bestemoren min, noe jeg gjør så ofte jeg får anledning. Hun bor 2-3 timer unna nå og jeg skulle ønske avstanden ikke var så stor. Jeg har så mange fantastiske minner her i livet fra alle helgene og ukene jeg tilbrakte på gården hennes hvert år, med geitene hennes, katter, dype skoger, gammel kunnskap og håndtverk og mye humor. Det er noe jeg er svært takknemlig for å ha opplevd her i livet. I tillegg til å drive en gård, hadde hun også en campingplass nede ved elven med mange små hytter som leides ut til turister. Vi pleide også å dra på utflukter, i fjellet og på setra, og hytta hennes inne i skogen. Vi dro på bærturer og andre turer med geitene. Jeg hadde min egen nydelige geitebukk, og bestemor hadde en geit som vokste opp inne i huset sitt. Geita var så liten da hun ble født, at de nesten ikke så henne blant morskaka. Så denne dvergen av en geit (som het Pernille) vokste opp inne, sammen med en minigris, og ble med på alt vi menneskene holdt på med. Hun var alltid utrolig tam og koselig!

Bestemor elsker gamle ting og hus, og har sterke meninger om moderne funkishus…. hehe. Hun liker seg aller best i det vesle laftede huset sitt, som står like ved der geitene pleide å holde til. Like ved her var det også en hytte oppe i trærne da jeg var liten, men den er ikke lenger helt brukbar…. uansett var jeg utrolig fascinert av den, den var sånn passe stor og bygget oppe mellom 4 høye trær. Like i nærheten var også høye klipper som det selvsagt var veldig spennende å leke ved.

Jeg tok noen bilder av bestemors lille hus i skogen, for det er så koselig og fredelig, fullt av sjel.

English translation: Last summer I visited my grandmother, which I do as often as I get the opportunity. She lives 2-3 hours away now and I wish we lived closer. I have so many wonderful memories from all the time I spent on her farm with her goats, cats, deep forests, ancient knowledge and handicrafts and much humor. It is something I am most grateful to have experienced in life. We also used to go on adventures in the mountains and on the farm, and her cottage in the woods. In addition to the farm she had a camping site by the river where she rented out many small cabins for summer tourists. We went berry picking and on forest walks with the goats. I had my own lovely goat buck, and Grandma had a goat who grew up in her house! The goat was so small when she was born, that they hardly saw her among the placenta and her much bigger twin brother. So this dwarf of a goat (named Pernille) grew up inside, along with a mini pig, and was involved in everything we humans were doing. She was always incredibly tame and cozy!

Grandma loves old things and houses and have strong opinions about modern minimalistic houses …. hehe. She prefers to be in her little log house, which is located close to where the goats used to live. Nearby there was also a treehouse when I was little, but it is no longer safe …. anyways I was incredibly amazed by it, it was quite big and built up between 4 tall trees. Close by was also high cliffs that of course was very exciting to play by
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I took some pictures of grandmother’s little house in the woods, it’s so cozy and peaceful, full of soul.


Her er det 🙂 Hun holdt på å bygge ny veranda, og den var altså ikke helt ferdig enda.


Steinsopp


Skogen rundt, full av bær og mose


Spisebordet


Bestemor selv


Mange fine detaljer


Det er nesten litt som et museum, fullt av gamle fascinerende gjenstander


En bratt trapp opp til hemsen, der det er sengeplasser


Bestemor er nesten like glad i gamle flasker og krukker som meg 😉


​Utsikt fra hemsen


Skog overalt rundt <3

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11 Comments on “My grandmother’s house in the forest is like a fairytale”

  1. Åh, så fantastisk koselig det var der!
    Og så utrolige gode minner du må ha, med geiter, katt, minigris og utflukter! Kjenner jeg er litt misunnelig ;P

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    • Kaja:
      Ja, det er noe av det som gjorde oppveksten min nogenlunde levelig, hehe. Jeg har bare gode minner, og jeg var så heldig å tilbringe mange helger og uker der hvert år 🙂

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  3. Oh, what a beautiful place! It bring my memories of my grandmother’s country house. Grandparents ived there from spring to autumn, and I loved this place! It was in the forest at the lake, I think most of my best memories are tied to this place. When I was a child, there were always chickens and my favourite thing to do was to let them out from their place into the orchard 😉 There were white/yellow wild strawberries in the garden – just a few plants, rest was nusual red, and me and my brother used to race to this plot first thing when we arrived – years later I surprised many people talking bout white wild strawberries, apparently they’re rare, and they’re probably the very best fruit ever. Last summer I discovered them in the forest just outside the old gate, I’m very happy they survived.
    The house has been sold few years before my grandma died (it’ll be six years in summer and I still miss her very much, but luckily I think I’m done mourning her. She was the closest person from the whole family to me. She taught me a lot about nature, herbs, garden and various crafts and I’m so grateful), part of the land next to it went to my uncle and I visit his small house there often, which is good and weird at the same time – because it’s so strange seeing that beloved old house from behind the fence, but it’s wonderful to still be able to visit the place, because thisplace is magical to me. It’s a piece of true inner home, and I hope to recreate this amazing feeling one day in the future.
    It’s great that you can still visit your grandmother, and this place is beautiful. Glass bottles are my favourite. Well, after the view from the house <3

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    • Nin:
      Oh, that sounds absolutely lovely, dear! I loved reading it all. It is a blessing to have someone like that in your life. Wish they and their cozy homes could be around always! My grandmother has been one of the most important persons in my life, someone I trust and someone I can feel free and laugh with. I feel so lucky that she’s still here, and in good health.

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  5. Tro om ikke løpere kan sammenlignes med ikoner? Som vi vet styrkes graden av levende struktur med de 15 transformasjonene, og Alexander har benyttet mye tid på å utlede disse fra gamle tepper.
    – Foreshadowing of 21st Century Art: The Color and Geometry of Very Early Turkish Carpets:
    http://www.amazon.com/Foreshadowing-21st-Century-Art-Geometry/dp/B000OJWCTO/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
    Du har kanskje fått med deg professor Bin Jiangs nye “beautymeter”:
    https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272159333_Wholeness_as_a_Hierarchical_Graph_to_Capture_the_Nature_of_Space
    Meningen er ikke at alt skal fylles med så mye levende struktur som mulig, dette bør forbeholdes hellige steder eller kunst, hvor man ønsker å komme særlig nær Gud eller “the I”. Alexander mener at der hvor de 15 transformasjonene materialiserer seg i sterk grad møter vi “the I” og blir del av dette. Løpere kan således være et medium for denne kontakten med “the I”, på samme vis som ikonmaleriet i ortodoks kristendom.

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