(Not very) Scary Sophie

It was the Pre-School Halloween fancy dress party today. Needless to say most of the little girls went as ballerinas.

Deer in the garden

It's a risky business being a deer in Norway.

When was the last time you did this?

Hanging around ...

... with the swans in Stavanger harbour

... with one of Antony Gormley's mates

Being bouncy. (We will be inside the building on the right in the next pic).

Trying to maximise calorie intake (... we've just been swimming) whilst avoiding vitamins.

This is what we do on Saturday mornings ...

Today we were loonies

Stavanger swimming pool was closed today so we decided to go to the outdoor pool. The kid's pool there was emptied a couple of months ago but the main pool is still open and caters for the odd loony (... you've seen the types, swimming in the sea every January 1st). Needless to say it was bitterly cold but Sophie insisted on going so we bobbed about until our lips went purple. Here are a couple of pics from last weekend's trip to Aberdeen. The accommodation wasn't roomy but Sophie didn't seem to mind it in the wardrobe.

Just back from Aberdeen ...

... but we only purchased essential items

An occasional series

Horrible weather

I've been travelling a lot recently so it was good to be home this weekend. Horrible weather kept us indoors for most of the weekend with only brief forays out. It's also become quite chilly and we've got through a sack of wood this weekend alone. My Norwegian colleagues (... who don't light their fires until December) would frown. You can tell where the expats live in our neighbourhood by the smoke coming out of the chimney pots.